Ready to have your hair cut, colored and styled by highly skilled experts in luxurious style? The Salon at Spa Gaucin at St. Regis Monarch Beach recently debuted its redesigned luxury salon services. The Salon at Spa Gaucin offers a bespoke experience and a tranquil respite for locals and guests at one of California’s only resorts to receive Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond award.
Book an appointment for indulgent nail and makeup services and for hair, premier stylists Dennis Lee and Elizabeth Castillo are bringing with them years of experience working with industry greats and celeb clients. (And as an added bonus, anyone receiving a salon/spa treatment can take an extended stay in the spa and use the facilities (saunas, steam, and whirlpool) all day- including the spa pool.)
Dennis Lee studied under his uncle, the famed celebrity stylist Allen Edwards, and has worked at Edwards’ salon, as well as Salon Gregorie’s, Gods & Heroes and Arhmando Joshua Christopher Salon in Newport Beach. Lee is offering his talents on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and through Labor Day, you can take advantage of Lee’s offer of a 20% discount off your first visit to The Salon and/or complimentary hair cut with a hair color service.
Castillo’s roster of celeb clients have included Sarah Jessica Parker, Kelly Ripa, Kelly Rutherford, Jennie Garth, as well as with photographer’s Annie Leibovitz and Harry Langdon. She’s worked at the Langham, and Peninsula Hotels, Vidal Sassoon and at Umberto Salon in Beverly Hills. She’s available Fridays and Saturdays.
The Salon at Spa Gaucin also offers and uses exclusive lines as Schwarzkopf, Davines, Cuccio, Essie, Spa Ritual and TRUE.
Open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
To schedule appointments with Lee or Castillo of any pro stylists at The Salon at Spa Gaucin call (949)234-3367.
St. Regis Monarch Beach is at 1 Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point. For more information, visit [url=http://www.spagaucin.com/]http://www.spagaucin.com/[/url]
Rock n Roll
Catch a special live performance by Chevy Metal with Foo Fighter’s member Taylor Hawkins plus Chris Shifflet and Whiley Hodgen at the White House in Laguna Beach Thursday from 7 to midnight in support of Mauli Ola Foundation that introduces surfing as a natural treatment for people with genetic disorders such as Cystic Fibrosis.
General admission costs $50, VIP costs $100 (all access, food and two drinks). Pre-purchase tickets at [url=http://www.mauiliola.org]http://www.mauiliola.org[/url]. Only 200 tickets will be sold. The White House is at 340 South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach.
949.494.8088
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