Oh crap, you forgot to recognize your professional on Secretary’s Day. Well, at least you can make it up like I am.

Owners, managers, you got busy doing the day to day things and the next minute the day has slipped by until your eyes pop opden like a shot thinking how could I have forgotten these amazing people that work with me and for me. Yep, I did it too. Now we have to do clean up because it really did slip our minds. They are thinking, “I work my a.. off  and you didn’t recognize me for the amazing person I am and what I do for you to make your day easier?” Really. I did. Shame on me as a business owner.

It doesn’t matter that you have a lot going in your personal life or business life, you are the chief instigator, the CEO of your life, the CFO, the Marketing specialist,  the President of your company and believe me you may have created your world but you “ain’t” nothing without your team. I know. I appreciate the girls that I work with and don’t tell them enough. I’m one of those perfectionists that I can always find ways to improve something. So let me translate from them, “nothing I do here is good enough, she will always find something wrong” True from the horses mouth. However; if I wasn’t that way, believe me we wouldn’t be able to create the best hairstyles and the best haircuts, manicures, pedicures, waxing, and highlighting that could possibly be provided to you without this expertise attitude. I wear it with pride.

Aromatic facial 65.00 at Indulge salon York Pa for Secretary’s Day

Carson McCord picked up thank you pretzels from Snyders to say thank you to the girls at Indulge Salon York Pa

Here is me sucking up to my staff, my ultimate appreciation for my crew out there telling the world how amazing my team is from managers that put up me (Kimberly Acworth, Owner) with the day to day talking with our clients on the phone, managing staff, paperwork, mailings, post office, running back and forth for the emergency pick up of product we needed yesterday, etc and scheduling and rescheduling appointments, the front front desk making appointments cordinating services, skin care specialists that are keeping our clients hairless, wrinkle reducer, stress reducer, our nail technician keeping our appendages from looking like they were dragged through dirt looking like we belong on Planet of the Apes, to our stylists that keep all of you looking up to date with a fresh haircut and color to keep you competitive at work so looking all sexy and such and lastly our assistants that bust their you know what’s shampooing, cleaning up after us stylists that don’t feel like washing our dishes. THANK YOU!!!

Above all to the behind the scenes team (you know who you are) THANK YOU for putting up with me with my high demands on timeliness on our promotions, artistic designing, reporting, mailings, exaustive meetings and helping me with all that you do.

To help with your own clean up on Secretary’s Day. try these ideas:  Natural Nail Sport Pedicure 35.00, Citrus, Almond, Chocolate, Blossom Pedicure 50.00, give her a haircut at Indulge Salon to make her feel special DURING HER LUNCH HOUR. Or give an Indulge Aromatic Facial for 65.00 to help her relax. Call for an emergency gift card for 50.00 at 717.846.4424

Natural Nail pedicure at Indulge salon York pa for Secretaries Day

It’s coming around the corner quickly. 14 days away till May 10, 2015!

Alex Acworth Crawford 29 weeks pregnant Mom -to-be

Think about how special your mom (or someone that has been a mom to you) and all of the sacrifices she has done for you through the years. She has fed you with good food while you threw it off your tray table (young or old), helping train you in the ways to help you blossom into the beautiful person you are. Along the way, you acted up for sure and she had to set you back in your place (time out chair or nose in the corner) on the path to prosperity to be self sufficient, fend for yourself and to be able to be part of community. If you had the the type of MOM like I’ve had, she has also told you when you acted stupid and to pull yourself together and then gave you a boost of confidence to encourage you to try something that she knew you could do.

Think about honoring your mother with a gift card to Indulge Salon for a manicure and pedicure for $50.00.  Try an Aromatherapy facial for $65.00 this month till 5/31/15 or if that is to much, just an Indulge Pure Original lotion or cream that runs about $19.95. You know she is going to say “you don’t need to do anything for me” but really she secretly would love for you to spend time with her or take her to lunch and to be honored with a little recognition of all she has done for you. She is proud of you for how you have grown and are being selfless by taking time with her. You know how they are, they will give you the shirt off their back to make sure you have more than they ever did. Our mothers have scrimped and saved to make sure we had a better education than what they did. Our mothers are the friends we love being around as we mature and have children of our own. We pick up the phone to call them to tell her about our day. Even though they may be talking about their list of health appointments or vacations they are planning, our mothers are still young girls at heart. Help keep them young by giving them the gift they won’t spend on themselves such as a facial treatment www.indulgesalon.com/facials or schedule to have a manicure or pedicure with your MOM.

The best Mother’s Day gift I’m getting is my daughter is coming to visit for the weekend!!! Yeh! My daughter Alex Acworth Crawford  is 29 weeks pregnant with fraternal twins for the first try and can’t wait to see her. She is a MOM-to-be!

We wish you the best day with your MOM (special person you call MOM)! Remember May 10th, 2015

Good morning everyone! I want to introduce you to our newest team member Maria LoPresti, our natural nail expert manicurist and pedicurist.

Maria Lopresti,Expert Natural Nail manicurist and pedicurist Indulge Salon, York Pa

She hails from Pittsburgh, Pa brought here to Indulge Salon, York, Pa. If you have ever been plunked down in a new area where you don’t know anyone, you know how hard it is to get used to a new environment, finding new Dr’s, dentists, gynecologists, hairstylist, manicurist, garage for your car to be worked on and making new friends that might be a little different culturally than what you have been used to all your life. My daughter Alex Acworth Crawford did this when she went to college, then off Georgia, then to Texas for a new job and back again to Georgia. Its not easy meeting new people because you just aren’t confident enough about how you will be received. We understand and want to make her feel welcome with York County, Pa friends. She doesn’t know how wonderful our heritage is here in York and when you get the chance, please welcome her as we have. She is a gem.

As with all of our interviews for potential staff, we have to see their actual skills, meet with them to see if they are compatible with our culture within the salon. She had to do a model to show us her work. We were impressed with the natural nail manicure she provided on the model. It’s not often that you have a new nail technician that comes in with such a highly regarded appreciation for natural nails. She told us in Pittsburgh, Pa that the salon she worked in previously, they were moving towards the natural nail manicures and pedicures. She does enjoy the gel and shellac manicures and pedicures. Then on top of this, she surprised us by saying she is a professional massage therapist. She achieved a Bachelors of Art degree in addition to her Cosmetology license in Pittsburgh, Pa. Please note that she had to tell me that she is highly allergic to hair color and cannot apply or have her hands in the dyes that we use at the salon or she will break out. She  showed me a picture of her scalp when she had color done and how it broke out. Whew, her scalp looked painful and uncomfortable. With that being said, we are cool  with her staying over in the spa and front desk area. It’s already been her second week and she is booking up quickly.

Maria’s schedule for nail services:

Tuesday/Thursday 9:00 a.m – 9 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Still have room for walk-in’s on Saturdays and during the week however we recommend that you call to reserve your time.

Compliments and reviews from our current clients:

I was working behind the chair with a client and one of our fun clients (whom I know is very particular) comes over to me and says, “Kimberly, she is good!, I’m telling all of my friends about her and we need to get her busy.” Mary Bahn, York, Pa

“Kimberly, this girl is good, look at the way the edges are precise, look how neat the polish is applied and she is a delight to talk to.” Rita Carp-Fisher, York, Pa

“Hey, I want to tell you about your nail girl, she did a great job on my nails. I was running late and needed to have them done and she worked me in her schedule. I loved the shape of my nails.” Amy Harlacker, Cleveland, Ohio (she drives 5 hours to have her hair and nails done here at Indulge Salon)

Another long term client walks over to me and says, “excuse me Kimberly, but I just had to tell you how wonderful my nails look and I’m going to book another appointment. I love having my nails done but it’s been hard to find a really good manicurist here in York. I think I found her.” Randi Cohen, York, Pa 

Updates on our Spa!

If you weren’t aware we have two pedicure chairs now and we invite you to bring your friends and family to enjoy some time pedicure time together. Our current special for Mother’s Day ideas are

• Indulge Salon Gift Card – available to purchase on-line at www.indulgesalon.com/gift-cards or call us and you can stop by to pick one up
• Mother’s Day special – Manicure and pedicure for $50.00 you save 15.00 on this deal. Citrus pedicure, Blossom pedicure, Almond pedicure, Chocolate pedicure, and Rose Petal pedicure are included in this bundled package. Your mother’s feet will be scrubbed, masqued, massaged, and polished to perfection. This offer expires 5/31/15
• Aromatic Facial – this is a facial treatment that focuses on the relaxation of the facial muscles, reduces stress and tension in the body and leaves you with fresh clean and moisturized skin. All of this for $65.00. This offer expires 5/31/15
• Indulge Salon Gift Bag – load her up with her favorite Indulge Pure Originals soap made from natural products plus they smell good and handle well in the shower or bath. Included in this gift bag  is a Indulge Pure Originals Lotion and Indulge Pure Originals Cream for dry skin. If you want to go the extra mile for your mom why don’t you add a small gift card for $25.00 for a blow dry for a special occassion. All of this can be done over the phone and we will have it ready for you to pick.
• Newest pedicure is the Indulge Sport Pedicure for athletes, runners, work out people that run their feet ragged and golfers both men and women. Our sport pedicure includes a relaxing massage that will focus the energies into the heels and pads just underneath the toes. Schedule about 40-50 minutes for this treat. Respect your feet for what you put them through on a daily basis. Your expecting them to give you the foundation for all of the pounding you do to keep your body humming like a well oiled machine. Reward our feet with this newest Sport Pedicure for only $35.00.

We look forward to seeing you soon! Call 717.846.4424 for an appointment or email us at [email protected]