Cielo Salon and Spa: Quality Treatments, Products, and Personalized Care in Boulder City

In this episode of The Best Dam Podcast, Jill sits down with Penny Walton, owner and master hairstylist of Cielo Salon and Spa in Henderson, along with her daughter Kennadie McGovern, a senior hairstylist, and master hairstylist Liz Ladd. They share how an apprenticeship program, built because new stylists leave beauty school without today's technical skills, grew into a full salon and spa in Boulder City when their landlord offered the space next door.

The team explains how junior, senior and master tiers work for hair, nails and skin care, and why clients can book with confidence at any level. They walk through services from men's color and pedicures to lash lifts and advanced facials, share why they want clients buying professional products in the salon instead of on Amazon, and preview their fall specials. Along the way, listeners hear about first jobs, favorite books, life lessons, and Penny's new U.S. citizenship.

DISCUSSION

1. Why an Academy: Penny explains that the state cosmetology curriculum skips men's cutting, foiling, blonding and corrective color, so she built an apprenticeship program. About seven apprentices have come through in two years.
2. A Daughter's Path: Kennadie earned her cosmetology certification through SECTA, a technical high school in Henderson, then trained with Penny and Liz and went to Master Goldwell training in New York in May.
3. Room to Grow: In March the landlord offered the space next door. Downstairs now holds retail, two pedicure bowls and three nail stations. Upstairs has three rooms for advanced skin care and lashes, with massage on the way.
4. Boulder City Foot Traffic: Liz describes passersby peeking in, neighbors sending people over, and how few full-service salons are left.
5. The Family Hairdresser: Kennadie wants the mom-and-pop feel in Boulder City, where the team of eight has time to know clients, compared with the 45-person Henderson salon.
6. Junior, Senior and Master: Tiers across hair, nails and skin care are based on consistent quality, not years out of school, and pricing reflects each level. The first skill apprentices learn is the blowout.
7. Color and Creativity: Colored lashes and booming nail art show how fast the industry changes, and why continuing education matters.
8. Advanced Skin Care: Dana, with about 30 years of experience, offers laser work, permanent makeup, peels, microneedling and HydraFacial. Christine, with 25 years, focuses on waxing, microdermabrasion, masks and relaxing facials.
9. Men's Services: Haircuts, color, gray blending, highlights, pedicures, manicures, facials and waxing are all on the menu. Beards can be cleaned up, but straight-razor shaving is outside their license.
10. Accessibility: Hair, nail and pedicure services are all downstairs. The team is looking at options with the landlord for the upstairs rooms.
11. Chiropractic and Massage: Penny describes the walk-in chiropractor at the Henderson location, why massage fits Boulder City's licensing, and a possible red light therapy service for local seniors.
12. Pro Products vs. Amazon: Why the team recommends salon-sold products, how purchase points fund stylist education, and how those points helped send Kennadie to New York.
13. Getting to Know You: Penny's first job in Canada and new U.S. citizenship, Liz's love of Riley Sager mysteries, and Kennadie's lesson to keep going.
14. Fall Specials: A tiered product discount, a $99 lash set, a blow dry, manicure and brow wax for $75, pumpkin facial and peel for $85, and a deluxe HydraFacial for $199.

LEARN MORE

To learn more about Cielo Salon and Spa, visit https://www.cielosalonandspa.com/ or on these social sites:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cielosalonandspanv

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cielosalonandspa/

To learn more about the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, visit their website at https://www.bouldercitychamber.com

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