Queen Bee Salon & Spa

COLONICS. Really, is that necessary!!?

Jodi Shays — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:10:58 +0000

I’ve been on a quest to get my body back to wellness this year. I have fallen off of the horse – a lot – which is disappointing and frustrating. So here I am again ready to saddle up and keep trying. After my energizing B 12 shots, I knew I had to do something about how grotty I was feeling inside. My diet has been crappy – too many carbs, chocolate and wine (sounds heavenly right!!!?) as well as eating late at night after an evening waxing clients. My skin was also beginning to show the signs of misuse as some you unfortunately see this in yourselves. What I wanted so desperately was to feel “empty” inside and get rid of all of the junk I had been storing in my increasingly wobbly tum!!! – a starting from scratch sort of feeling.

There really is only one road I could take to acquire this feeling and all fingers pointed to a “colonic”. I’ve had one of these before and it, pardon the pun, “sucked”!!!!! It was impersonal, painful and I left feeling as though I had been abducted by anal prodding aliens who didn’t know what “lube” was!!! Horrid!!

More recently, a pal convinced me that a place in Santa Monica called “Gentle Wellness” was really the only place to go to in Los Angeles. I looked it up and booked my appointment with “France” one of the owners. Let’s cut a long story short and get to where I’m in the room, lying on my side ready to get clean! In walks “France” - a registered nurse (she’s also Canadian which makes her even more cool!!) and uber friendly doll of a woman. She made me feel so comfortable for that hour that I didn’t even really know what was going on. I felt comfortable and not once little bit of pain. France is a dab hand at reflexology and also knows how to read your body when you start to stress. She didn’t leave my side the whole time and her hands worked on my muscles for the entire appointment.

I got some education about colonics - who, what and why. I also received another fabulous colonic the next week. So was I happy? YES!! Would I do it again? Yes… but not for a while. I won’t get addicted, I’m not that sort. I will also tell you this – my skin has never looked better, the whites of my eyes seem brighter and I feel like a million bucks. I definitely saw a difference in how I ate in that I just didn’t want to put any toxins (I mean other than a little good Scotch here and there…) in. I have much more energy, my pants fit better and I had no bloating left whatsoever. So those who tell me that I’m full of s**t, I am happy to tell you that I am not!

France or her partner Suzanne Childre can be found at Gentle Wellness http://www.gentlewellnesscenter.com/index.html

Blog special of the month: 20% off of our Beespoke Brentwood Facial through April 30. Mention “BlogSpec”

Next up…… how to feed my skin from the inside and what’s up with all this bloody talk about “juicing”!!!!!

The Derminator – W Magazine, April 2012

Todd — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:37:05 +0000

Featured in the April, 2012 issue, W Magazine dubbed Jodi Shays, “The Derminator”. Read more here:

»View a pdf of the page here

»View the article on the W webpage

B12. A shot to the bot! But did it work?

Jodi Shays — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:14:04 +0000

As part of my venture to be more healthy this year, I was steered toward getting some B12 into my system. My biggest complaint is that I am always tired, so when I mentioned this to my pal Ashley Koff R.D. she got me in touch with Dr. Jeremy Fine (trust me when you meet him you will understand how he got that last name).

Dr. Fine and his staff are probably some of the most delightfully nice people I have met in Los Angeles. It is so rare to find such great customer service – you know, people who actually are happy to do their jobs.

Most of you who know me well, know that I am not a B.S. kind of girl. I want it short and sweet and I don’t want to be swindled. Dr. Fine talked me through B12 shots and why I might need them. As a vegetarian since I was 14 (what was that? 10 years ago? Ok…… I’m 42 this year give me a break), I’m probably lacking in some things that most carnivores have. I completely agree. I wanted the shot and crikey how happy was I? BTW, I didn’t even feel it. Is that because I got it directly into my right love handle and let’s face it, there are significant layers of protection there?

Results: At about day 3 I began to experience what I can only describe as a “good” high. This must obviously be what “normal” feels like. I wasn’t tired in the late morning and I just wanted to keep going. I was also more happy. I can say that this lasted about 2 weeks for me. Am I hooked? Yes. Will I got back for more? Yes. Should we offer them at Queen Bee once a month? You tell me.

Dr. Fine is also something of a rarity. He makes house calls. You can reach his office at 310 556 8899

Next entry: Colonics. Why?
After that: Falling off of the health and wellness wagon.

Genlux Magazine – Beauty Editor Picks for Spring 2012

Todd — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:10:10 +0000

The Genlux beauty editor hilighted Queen Bee’s Epic Enzyme Signature Facial as a pick for Spring 2012. Read more here:

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»View the article on the Genlux webpage

Getting Oscar Ready on Good Day LA – Fox 11 – Feb 24, 2012

Todd — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:30:36 +0000

Lauren Sivan from Good Day LA visited Queen Bee Brentwood prior to the 2012 Academy Awards to become “Oscar Ready!” This segment was the final of five that day.

Queen Bee Featured in Angeleno – Feb 2012

Todd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:24:50 +0000

We were thrilled to be featured on a full-page spread in the February 2012 issue of Angeleno Magazine.

View the page here.

Kelly Wearstler Loves Queen Bee

Todd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:32:55 +0000

Design Superstar Kelly Wearstler tells Refinery29.com what makes her tick and shares her secret LA beauty spot!

To read more, visit the website here.

Beso.com: The 10 things that help Queen Bee’s Jodi Shays decompress

Todd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:31 +0000

Check out Jodi’s cheat sheet of products that keep her calm and stress-free – courtesy of Beso.com…

To read more, visit the website here.

Bee-utiful Brows – Pure Wow, Jan 2012

Todd — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:22 +0000

Pure Wow visited the Queen Bee Brentwood location and wrote, “…after 45 minutes at Brentwood’s new Queen Bee Salon & Spa, we were humbled by how a little expert brow maintenance took five years off our face.” »View the whole article here.

Happy New You!

Jodi Shays — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:22:05 +0000

What?! 2012? Really did 2011 go by that quickly? It amazes me how insanely fast time passes me by. Honestly I have to question myself as to why my life is such a blur. Is it age? Do I take on so much more responsibility that I just don’t appreciate the days and hours I am given? I think it’s the latter, and that is why 2012 is going to be such a significant change for me. I have recognized and acknowledged that I’m not allowing myself to enjoy what I’m given. Sure, I still intend to work my British bottom off as hard as I always have – it’s in my nature – but now in my early 40s it’s important to understand that I am not invincible and that health and wellness should be my #1 priority, as it should be yours.

I am so excited about the Queen Bee Blog! It gives me/us an opportunity to share our views and opinions about life and wellness. I’ll be inviting guest speakers, the top people in their trade, to post important information that we should devour and retain (just like a fine wine!!).

So! What was my first change in 2012? Wellness. I have not felt this in some time, and it’s time to get serious. It started with a three-day cleanse, an email to a doctor to get my vitals checked, a mammogram and some essential B12 injected into my ever-growing, taking over the world, bottom!!!

At least for the early part of this year, the Queen Bee Blog will be devoted to “us”. The worker bees! Look out for some pretty amazing posts by some incredibly knowledgeable people.

Happy new you!!!

Jodi