Happy 5th Birthday to Vitalia Medspa!

 It's always an inspiration to hear about someone who followed their dreams and are doing something their passionate about...especially when it has led to a successful and thriving business after 5 years!

That's the story of Cathy Hill and Vitalia Medspa www.vitaliamedspava.com in Falls Church.  Cathy's earlier career was in senior management with the U.S Geological Survey where she gained experience in organization and leadership.  But she really had a desire to help women look and feel their best through non-invasive treatments.  So she combined her skills and passion to launch Vitalia in 2007.

Vitalia offers a full menu of services for the face and body including facials, laser treatments, injectibles and permanent makeup. Clients enjoy taking advantage of  special pricing on their Botox/Dysport Appreciation Days which they offer two days of every month.

When asked what she's most proud of as the medispa plans their 5th anniversary party on 4/26, here was Cathy's response:  "What I am most proud about is helping women feel more confident about themselves, through the use of our services.  We have had so many women tell us they get positive comments from their friends about their skin, and how they look younger!  I even had one woman tell me she was being excluded from office meetings by her younger colleagues.  Then, as her skin and appearance began to improve they were including her more.  I'm sure it was not intentional on the part of the younger colleagues, and I also suspect as our client's skin began to improve her self-confidence improved. But that's what we are all about, and it humbles me to hear this from clients.  Everyone deserves to feel proud about their looks!!

You can join in the celebration at the Vitalia Medspa Anniversary party on Thursday, April 26th from 4 to 8pm.  Every room of Vitalia will be full of specials and experts answering questions about popular treatments.  The spa's Medical Director, Dr. Eric Khairalla  will be on hand  as well as reps from Allergen (Botox, Juvederm & Latisse), iS Clinical, GloMinerals and Obagi.   Have a mini-makeover while you're there and join in the drawings for door prizes and giveaways.

In addition to the party specials Vitalia will be offering many other anniversary specials on treatments  (you can find them all in BeautyInDC.com's Hot Deals section http://www.beautyindc.com/hotdeals.php) as a thank you to their clients.

Happy 5th birthday to Vitalia and here's to many more!

Vitalia Medspa
7506 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA   22043
703-356-SKIN (7546)
www.vitaliamedspava.com

5 Cosmetic Treatments Under $500

The economy may be improving a bit but you’re probably still being cautious about the money your budget for clothes and beauty services.

With that in mind BeautyInDC.com made it a point to find 5 products and services that can brighten your skin, shave years off your face, shorten your makeup routine and increase your confidence! Since the sky is the limit when it comes to improving our looks, the challenge was to keep each treatment under $500.

Here are 5 that you can do easily and with little recovery or downtime.

1) Reducing Wrinkles with Botox or Dysport—These are injected into the underlying muscles to relax them and reduce wrinkles. They’re used most widely in the area between your eyes on “frown” lines; forehead wrinkles and “crows” feet. Prices vary widely but an average cost to relax one problem area is around $350.

2) Permanent Makeup Application—If you have dreamed about waking up and looking great without having to apply makeup then permanent makeup might be for you. Permanent makeup is a form of cosmetic tattoo with natural pigments to form lip liner, eyeliner or eyebrows. As the name implies the results are permanent and will not wash or rub off so you’ll have less steps to your makeup routine. A typical cost for permanent lip liner is around $500.

3) Q-Switched Laser—if sun damage and brown spots are a concern the Q-Switched laser is a cutting edge procedure that emits short, higher pulses of light to remove spots, tattoos and improve the look and brightness of your skin. It’s an anti-aging treatment that starts at an average of $200 per session but you may need multiple sessions for optimal results.

4) Latisse—this solution was approved by the FDA in 2009 to help improve the look of eyelashes by making them fuller, thicker and darker. A prescription for an average of $99 is applied on the upper eyelid near the base of the lashes. You should start to see results in a month with the full effect achieved in about 4 months.

5) Facial Peel—Much more than a facial, a chemical peel is a treatment which involves an acid peel applied to remove the damaged, outer layers of the skin. They’re used to enhance and smooth the texture of the skin and can help with acne scarring, fine lines, wrinkles or uneven pigmentation. Prices will vary based on the strength of the peel but they start around $150 on average.

If you decide you want to try any of the products or services mentioned it’s important to find a board certified doctor or licensed aesthetician to make sure you get the best and safest results.

You can find professionals and special deals on these services at www.beautyindc.com.

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