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A GRAND SENSES EXPERIENCE AWAITS YOU Let Us Rejuvenate Your Senses
WORDS BY Katie Ingram PHOTOS BY Evan Ceretti
For those taking a trip down south this winter, vacation prep includes more than packing, booking a hotel and activities, and buying plane tickets.
"In
the winter in Canada we bundle up, but when we go south, we unveil our bodies again,” says Virginia
▲ Virginia MacIsaac
MacIsaac, manager of Grand Senses, an Aveda Lifestyle Spa, Salon and Boutique in Charlottetown. “There’s a different type of body care we do from a winter season to a hot, summer season.” Grand Senses, MacIsaac explains, offers a variety of services to help clients get beach- and warm-weather ready. One thing MacIsaac highlights is nail care, with manicures and pedicures that include gel polishes. “It allows the nail to breathe,” she says. Gel polishes are also specifically designed to help improve nail growth, and are useful for those with weak or brittle nails. They can’t be removed using regular nail polish remover, but MacIsaac does caution that being in a chlorinated pool can weaken the formula. Grand Senses is more than just nails, though. “People tend not to be as concerned about their body hair during the winter season as our bodies are covered trying to stay warm. Traveling to hot sunny climates where our wardrobe changes, creates a need for waxing services that the Grand Senses provide.” Some of these services include, but are not limited to, stomach, chest, full leg and bikini line, bikini line only, Brazilian, underarms, and back. The spa also sells products for those looking to continue care at home, such as an aloe vera hydrating mask, a product MacIsaac swears she never leaves home without.
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