Video Features From ALBB's Beauty Guide: The Blushery (Laser Hair Removal) and Sant De La Rosa (Hair Layers)

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A Little Beacon Blog takes you inside of some of the beauty destinations in town, as listed in our exclusive Beauty Guide. Today we enjoy Laser Hair Removal from The Blushery. Best investment we have ever made. Our journey in laser hair removal began over 20 years ago in NYC, and continues in Beacon. Blushery owner Stephanie is well trained in the service, and offers two different laser heads for your treatment. Pricing and scheduling is on their website and can be booked from the link in their Instagram.

Erica Ricotilli, owner of SANT-de-la Rosa Hair Collective on Beacon’s East End of town, has some of the sharpest sheers in town. No one does layers like she can, or bangs. Book now with her or any of the other stunning stylists at the salon. Booking is also possible via their Instagram.

Alchemy Opens - The Wellness Spa 3 Stories Up - Feels Like You're In A Different Country

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Last Saturday seemed like a collective day of release mixed with expressions of feeling uncertain. It was also the day that Alchemy Beacon opened, the wellness spa in the long awaited building that was Kitchen Coffee Beacon (formerly Ella’s Bellas) and now is again at 418 Main Street. The restaurant Carter’s is down there also. Both Carter’s and Kitchen Coffee are known for their delicious gluten free options. Kitchen Coffee goes the extra step of being vegan.

The Station Dispensary and the soon to be Piggy Bank 2.0 (formerly The Vault) is just down the block also.

Inside Alchemy, on the 3rd floor, there are yoga classes available, sound experiences, reiki, massage, acupuncture (face or whole body), craniosacral therapy, and LED platinum heat therapy. Soft, thick blankets are available everywhere.

There is also the opportunity to just sit. In the sauna or steam room.

Followed by a shower in one of the uniquely designed showers that make one feel like they are in Morocco maybe. Three stories up from Beacon’s Main Street. For some reason, we took an affinity to the hooks placed all around Alchemy for hanging convenience. Shampoo, conditioner and body wash is from Public Good and smells citrus-y.

In addition to class packs and other membership levels, there’s an introductory sauna/steam room membership going on now for $39/month for the sauna and steam room exclusively (like…if you aren’t committing to classes and just want to sit in the heat). They say you could go to the sauna unlimited times. Like 3x a day if you wanted! Not that you would want to do that. But it’s an example of the flexibility. Lockers are available for your bag. Bring a robe or bathing suit for sitting. Alchemy provides the towels.

On a day like last Saturday, before the snow storm, and in the middle of the figurative storm, this exhale-sit-sweat was deeply needed. Personally, ALBB jogs outside. So it was a jog out on the ice, followed by the warm sit.

So far, there isn’t a lock-it-in contract. One could try the intro rates. If the wind blows the price higher and they no longer suit the budget, one could exit. But for now, the fluffy towels, the plain water, the special water, the showers, the hair dryer (!!) was worth feeling like you were somewhere else for a little bit.

When you go for the first time - watch out for the elevator! It opens backwards :)

Christmas In July 6 Month Holiday Advertising Sale With A Little Beacon Blog

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ATTN Main Street Storefronts!

Winter is the hardest time for all of us. It’s a time when businesses need to get the word out the most, but budgets are low as tourist traffic dies down and snow shovels are out.

ALBB is offering a Christmas In July sale on advertising! For Main Street Businesses only.

Lock in 6 months of advertising now and enjoy the promotion onward. Partner with us each week to get the exact message out you want.

WEEKLY AD PRICING

REGULAR $200/month
HOLIDAY SALE! $170/month
BEST DEAL $150/month (Discounted Sponsor Subscription program auto-billing)

INCLUDED

Storefront Photo
A square photo (your choice) of your business placed in the shopping guide + Logo.

Photo Gallery
A few pictures of your establishment.

Event Listings
List any and all of your events, and get them listed in ALBB’s Things To Do weekend newsletter.

Newsletter Weekend Feature
Guaranteed placement in our weekend newsletter, known as the “Things To Do In Beacon Guide” or “Retail Therapy Guide.”

Weekly Instagram Post
We will pull a photo from your Instagram every week & re-share it to our Instagram! Sometimes, we will come in & take photos of things we love & share them with our readers as well. *If you have a photo & specific writing that you want us to share, please email it to us by Wednesday of each week.*

Member Meetups
A monthly member networking meeting (optional)

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Beauty Guide Update! Welcome Mane Street Hair & Co To Beacon

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Beauty Guide Update!

Welcome Mane Street Hair to Main Street in Beacon! Mane Street is where you go to turn your hair dreams into reality. Genta created a "comfortable, inviting space where clients feel welcomed and stylists feel at home".

If you're a blondie, you'll want to know that Genta offers a "lived in" service to create the most beautiful, dimensional lived-in blonde.

Other services that are offered include "Bright and Blonde", "Reverse Balayage", "Pick Me Up", Gloss Refresh", and more!

Check out our Beauty Guide for all things Beauty on Main St! Including Mane Street Hair & Co.

Are You In The Linup? Business Sponsorship Opportunities On A Little Beacon Blog

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A Little Beacon Blog provides free listings of Things To Do to the community, but there are ways to elevate your business and personalize how ALBB’s audience is seeing and experiencing what your business offers. We do this in a unique way. Different than any magazine. More time consuming to produce than any magazine or newspaper does, but we do it because it works with our readers. Our job is to tell stories and build relationships. Here is how we do it, and how your business can partner up:

Shopping Guide

A Little Beacon Blog's Shopping Guide is one of the biggest draws to this publication. Every store is listed in it for the best experience for our readers. Google rewarded A Little Beacon Blog with a #1 ranking for "boutique shopping beacon ny."

Designed to elevate your store from the rest, this advertising campaign is integrated with our Instagram. Show your storefront in the listing, share new arrivals and products, discounts and promos, upcoming events, and more! Get your business a permanent weekly feature in A Little Beacon Blog's Retail Therapy Newsletter sent on Fridays (see examples here), as well as weekly Instagram features. We do the work for you.

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Restaurant Guide

This subscription package is designed specifically for restaurants to be found in the “Restaurant Guide” & more. A Little Beacon Blog’s Guides are strong on the Internet. When people are Googling, these Guides are what come up first, and is often how people discover their favorite restaurants. Let your restaurant or eatery stand out in this guide with your logo, a photo gallery of your mouth-watering eats, rotating specials, upcoming events, and more! Sponsoring this guide allows you to feature something special every week on our Instagram and be included in our weekly newsletter. Don’t worry if you don’t have the time to send us the special stuff, we can dig deep and do this all for you.

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Beauty Guide

This Beauty Guide subscription package is designed for anything beauty located on Main Street in Beacon! From hair & nail salons to laser hair removal and makeup application. You name it! Feature your beauty salon, your favorite beauty products, beauty services, hours, events, specials, and more! This will all be featured weekly in our Instagram and in our weekly newsletter of 2,700 subscribers.

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Kids Classes Guide

Kids Classes are popular in Beacon and the Hudson Valley. Especially during this time of year when parents are scrambling to find Summer Camps and Kids Programs for their kids. Our Kids Classes Guide as been developed with Beacon families in mind; it's for people who attend classes in town as well as anyone who drives to neighboring areas for popular programs. Advertising in this guide allows you do feature a storefront photo and/or logo, a photo gallery, event/class listings including days and times, newsletter weekend features & weekly Instagram features.

Want to share your Summer Camp Program in our Summer Camp Guide too? We can do both and offer a 25% discount on our Summer Camp Guide Pricing! A win-win.

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Business Directory

Readers love A Little Beacon Blog for its comprehensive coverage and listings. Readers come here looking for the best resources, and your business needs to be one of those. Levels of sponsorship in the Business Directory include basic listings for a budget-friendly option, as well as more integrated options with our editorial and social media. Advertising and sponsorship is subscription based, and can be upgraded or downgraded at any time.

Some categories include Accounting, Catering, Event Spaces, Floral, Health & Wellness, Home Improvement, Photography, Real Estate and so much more! Best part about this…? If you don’t see a category that fits your business, we can create one just for you and your business!

The Business Directory includes businesses not only in Beacon but around the Hudson Valley area.

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Branded Content

Our highest and most integrated form of marketing… Branded Content. This package is great for businesses, artists, or organizations who want to show and tell to our readers by using many photos to color the story that we will write for you.

Branded Content includes 1 Article designed specifically for you, an extensive Instagram + Facebook feature, and a special newsletter featuring YOU to our 2,700 subscribers. Up to 5 photos are included. Our photographer can come to your place of business if in Beacon to take photos. Or, we can use photos you already have. However, if we feel that the photos are not adequate, we will want to send out our photographer, which may involve an additional fee if outside of Beacon.

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New Businesses In Beacon Are Popping Up!

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As you walk down Main Street, you’ll notice new businesses are popping up all the time! Like, Healthy In Color and Butterhead Salad Company (opening in April).

We try to keep up with new businesses as we notice them! Then we add them to our Shopping Guide, Restaurant Guide, or Beauty Guide. Main Street businesses get a free basic listing in these guides.

If you’re a new business or if you notice a new business and don’t see it listed in one of our guides, let us know. It’s not intentional — we’re just a small mighty team and sometime’s it’s hard to keep up.

If you’re a business who wants to sponsor one of these guides, be included in our weekly newsletter, and be featured weekly in our Instagram, you can find all of the details here > or reach out for more information!