A Girl’s Gotta Spa! was launched in October of 2005 as only one of a handful of beauty blogs at the time. Since that time it has been named one of the Top 50 Beauty Blogs (Konector), Top 9 Beauty Blogs (Beauty Store Business Magazine), Top 20 Beauty Blogs of 2011 (Shape Magazine), and Top Beauty Blog (VOGUE Australia.)
Meet our team:
Founder: Shannon Nelson
Shannon’s ability to balance her role as a blogger and social media consultant have given her unique insight into the beauty industry from both the consumer’s perspective, as well as from a branding standpoint. Her vast experience and knowledge of social media combined with a strategy-driven focus and ability to explain various initiatives in straight-forward, easy to understand language, have positioned her as a go-to resource for many beauty brands.
She is currently the social media expert for WBRE TV’s PA Live, has been a guest speaker for ICMAD, Spa Clique, the HBA Expo and Cosmoprof North America. She has been quoted in publications such as Glamour, Woman’s World, NailPro, Trendi, GCI and On Makeup Magazine, American Spa, Beauty Store Business Magazine; among other press. She has had the privilege of working with beauty brands such as Three Custom Color Specialists, Renée Rouleau and Amala. Shannon is a mom of 4 boys and currently lives in the Pocono Mountains. Tweet her @ShannonNelson
Contributing Editor: Gail Lewis
As an advocate of natural beauty, Gail believes that beauty begins with a great skin, healthy shiny hair and full, natural brows (well groomed of course.) She is always on the quest for the supplements, products or spa treatments that will help to achieve all three. As a working model Gail is constantly subjected to her fair share of primping and grooming and as a result prefers a less is more approach to beauty. She should also mention that she has a serious addiction to lip balms, conditioners and glosses…and maybe lip scrubs too! Gail spends her time between Miami Beach and Minneapolis. Tweet her @GailSLewis
Contributing Editor: Amanda Huggins
Amanda is a NYC-based social media professional by day and a beauty-obsessed blogger by night. When not managing communities at VaynerMedia, Amanda can be found Twittering away on her iPhone or rooting through Sephora in search of that just-perfect shade of red lipstick. She lives by the phrase: Look like a woman, act like a lady, think like a man, and work like a boss. Tweet her @AmandaHug
