Category Archives: Beauty & Health

Pure Barre Bridal Special

Danielle Nicole Barr

Pure Barre bridal special

Looking to get into shape for your big day? The ladies at Pure Barre Whitefish Bay are offering a 3-month bridal special. The package includes three months of unlimited classes to help you lift, tone and burn your way to your big day.

Whether Or Not You Should Tan For Your Wedding Day

Danielle Nicole Barr

Whether or not you should tan for your wedding day

Every woman wants to look glowing the day of her wedding, however, how does one achieve the perfect fake glow without looking like an Oompa Loompa? I’ve put together a list of recommended steps to achieve a natural, yet stunning glow.

Glam It Up With False Lashes

Danielle Nicole Barr

Glam it up with false lashes

For those looking for a more semi-permanent lash, especially with all of the festivities that go on the weeks prior to the actual wedding day, you may consider lash extensions. Eyelash extensions enhance the length, thickness and fullness of natural eyelashes. The extensions may consist of silk, min...

Secrets To A Flawless Face On Your Wedding Day

Danielle Nicole Barr

Secrets to a flawless face on your wedding day

In my last post, we tackled a few of your hair concerns. But we still have one of the most personal and transformational services to cover…The Makeup Application. As I’ve mentioned previously, at WELL Spa + Salon, we really recommend scheduling a trial ahead of time, as makeup can be tricky and we w...

5 Wedding Day Hair Decisions

Danielle Nicole Barr

5 wedding day hair decisions

Most brides would agree the grand task of wedding planning can seem daunting. My first piece of beauty advice is to put your thoughts into bullet points and categories, from most important to least. Make a list of things to consider and questions to ask. Here’s a list of five common wedding day hair...

Embrace Your Wedding Day

Danielle Nicole Barr

Embrace your wedding day

Having worn both sides of the crown—both running a salon and spa full of brides every weekend, plus having been down the aisle herself, Elizabeth Walsh-Zimmermann, the Director of WELL Spa + Salon, shares her advice for planning a wedding.

Top 5 Mascaras For Any Occasion

Amanda Shallow

Top 5 mascaras for any occasion

When you walk into a store to buy a tube of mascara there are so many options to choose from. Most brands promise you luxury lashes with no clumps, no flakes, and the illusion that even the scarcest of lashes will turn into Ardelle Demi Wispis. These are our top 5 mascaras.

Milwaukee Wedding Nails: Polished Nail Bar

Danielle Nicole Barr

Milwaukee wedding nails: Polished Nail Bar

One step in your wedding day beauty regimen: nails. Oftentimes, brides will make getting their nails done into a girls day - adding brunch, wine or laughs into the mix.

Planning A Milwaukee Wedding: Start To Finish

Amanda Shallow

Planning a Milwaukee wedding: Start to finish

Within the next year I am going to take you with me on my adventures in planning a wedding in Milwaukee, from my engagement to the honeymoon and getting back to reality.

5 Ways To Get Fit In Milwaukee

Ellie Martin Cliffe

5 ways to get fit in Milwaukee

If you’re getting married this summer—or even if you’re not!—now’s the perfect time to tone up and slim down.

Destination Bridal Beauty Made Easy

Amanda Shallow

Destination bridal beauty made easy

If your wedding doubles as an escape from not-so-tropical Wisconsin weather, you’ll want to pack smart so you can look your best wherever your paradise of choice may be. Take stock of what you want to bring so you can keep your hair, makeup and outfits fresh throughout your trip.

Milwaukee's 2013 Wedding Trends

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Milwaukee’s 2013 wedding trends

You’ve spent the first few days in January creating a better-than-ever you, right? Well, engaged couples and wedding pros alike are busy making this year’s nuptials better than ever, too.

6 Quick Bridal Beauty Fixes

Amanda Shallow

6 quick bridal beauty fixes

The week before your wedding, you’ll probably be checking, re-checking and confirming every last painstaking detail to ensure a perfect day; hotel, transportation, seating chart, centerpieces, music…even the weather! As you’re rounding third and entering the the home stretch, you realize...

Look Gorgeous Your Whole Wedding Day

Amanda Shallow

Look gorgeous your whole wedding day

The day of your wedding finally approaches! Fast-forward through the ceremony, formal photos and cocktail hour. How do you think your makeup will withstand the craziness? As hectic as your day is, you’ll probably be keeping a checklist that includes items from your dress and shoes to accessories and...

Wedding Guide: Beauty

Ellie Martin Cliffe

Wedding guide: beauty

A bride’s gown and winning smile are only part of her wedding-day look: head-to-toe beauty plays a big role, too. That’s why it’s important for brides-to-be to truly trust their stylist, makeup artist and nail technician. With the growing popularity of hair and makeup trials and fr...

How To Tame Your Inner Bridezilla

Ellie Martin Cliffe

How to tame your inner bridezilla

It happens across the country, and we aren’t immune. Countless brides-to-be promise their friends they’re not the bridezilla type. But that’s before they discover just how stressful planning a wedding really is, whether it’s due to family pressures, budget woes or absolute wedding overload.

Voodoo Massage Puts Focus On Healing First

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Voodoo Massage puts focus on healing first

Massage therapist Anne Lewison certainly knows how to give the kind of relaxing massage you’d expect at an upscale spa. In fact, she’s been there, done that, starting her career a decade ago in that kind of environment. But while Lewison appreciates (and still practices) that type of mas...

Blush Beauty Adds Talent, Plans To Expand

OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers

Blush Beauty adds talent, plans to expand

Seven years ago, Sarah Brucker opened a Third Ward beauty boutique called Blush Beauty at 249 N. Water St. Recently, she joined forces with two ladies, Kelly “Paulina” Perner and Hilary James, and now, the three co-owners plan to move forward with multiple locations in the near future. P...