We had the good fortune of connecting with Robin Glicksman and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Robin, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
We opened BB Beauty Lounge in Tucson, Arizona in 2018, during the height of the pandemic. My partner and I, at the time, were running an integrated healthcare medical clinic and operating the first COVID-19 drive-up testing tent. For all of us, the pandemic brought to light a lot of things, from awareness, self-care opportunities, new hobbies, DIY projects, loneliness, stress, just an overall period of adjustment. The thought process behind starting our own business was to provide joy, self-confidence, and a community. BB Beauty Lounge is a medical spa. offering a wide array of cosmetic injectables. Despite starting a business in the midst of a global pandemic, we have seen great success. I attribute this to the quality care we provide, the personalized experience, and the uplifting energy of the medical spa. Coming from a background of integrated healthcare, the concept of a one-stop-shop to meet all of your health goals, and now beauty goals, was the motivating factor to adding something special to the Tucson beauty industry.

What should our readers know about your business?
BB Beauty Lounge opened in November 2018. There are several amazing medical spas around Arizona. What sets us apart is our one-stop-shop. Co-located within VG Beauty Lounge, when you come to the salon and spa, you can receive a myriad of treatments in one day such as: body contouring, weight loss treatments, hair extensions and color, cosmetic injectables, facials, eyelash extensions. We create a treatment plan unique to the clients and their goals. As mentioned, coming from an integrated healthcare background providing primary care, therapy, and psychiatry, we see the benefit in treating the person with a “whole-health approach.” I believe the same concept applies to self-confidence and beauty. Our injectors do not over-inject or push treatments just to sell. We want you to leave our spa feeling like an enhanced version of your already beautiful self!

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Tucson is an amazing gem! I moved here from Los Angeles, CA in 2012 and have fell in love with it. When I have family or friends visit, I love doing a weekend getaway to Bisbee, walking downtown in Tucson, and of course, the amazing Mexican food. Our favorite restaurant is Rosas Mexican Cafe! The mountain views are a must see and going up Sabino Canyon or Mt. Lemmon.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
BB Beauty Lounge consists of an amazing team of women: Emily I. (Medical Director, Injector, Nurse Practitioner), Kelly W. (Injector, Registered Nurse), and Katrina (Partner). We hear over and over again, the culture and synergy while at BB Beauty Lounge is fun, empowering, friendly, and “feels like a girl’s day,” every time.

Website: www.beautyloungeaz.com

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