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PHOTO GALLERY : Bird Key Yacht Club Spa Day at The Met


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 4:00 a.m. June 25, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY : Bird Key Yacht Club Spa Day at The Met
Michael Tendall moved to Longboat Key from Minnesota 15 years ago.
Michael Tendall moved to Longboat Key from Minnesota 15 years ago.
Owner Geoffrey Michel talks to ladies about the men’s services at The Met.
Owner Geoffrey Michel talks to ladies about the men’s services at The Met.
Barbara Chalson moved to Lakewood Ranch from Princeton, NJ six months ago and Marie Hunter has lived on Lido Key for eight years.
Barbara Chalson moved to Lakewood Ranch from Princeton, NJ six months ago and Marie Hunter has lived on Lido Key for eight years.
Lynn Smith moved to Bird Key from New York City nine months ago for the weather and the culture. Mary Reiling moved to Sarasota from Connecticut eight years ago.
Lynn Smith moved to Bird Key from New York City nine months ago for the weather and the culture. Mary Reiling moved to Sarasota from Connecticut eight years ago.
Martha Schantz enjoys the spa day with a mimosa. Schantz moved to downtown Sarasota in 2009 from Virginia.
Martha Schantz enjoys the spa day with a mimosa. Schantz moved to downtown Sarasota in 2009 from Virginia.
Hairstylist Raquel Ruiz curls Robyn Collins’s hair. She teaches ladies to avoid curling the ends so they don’t get damaged.
Hairstylist Raquel Ruiz curls Robyn Collins’s hair. She teaches ladies to avoid curling the ends so they don’t get damaged.
Hair stylist Raquel Ruiz gives Katie Cornell’s hair volume. She has 13 years of experience and taught ladies to brush and blow dry hair away from the scalp for added volume.
Hair stylist Raquel Ruiz gives Katie Cornell’s hair volume. She has 13 years of experience and taught ladies to brush and blow dry hair away from the scalp for added volume.
Laurel Oaks resident Robyn Collins gets ready to get her hair curled. She wants to know how to keep her hair curly in the summer humidity and heat.
Laurel Oaks resident Robyn Collins gets ready to get her hair curled. She wants to know how to keep her hair curly in the summer humidity and heat.
Robyn Collins has lived in Sarasota for 19 years and Sally Reed moved to Sarasota from Des Moines, Iowa 17 years ago.
Robyn Collins has lived in Sarasota for 19 years and Sally Reed moved to Sarasota from Des Moines, Iowa 17 years ago.
Bird Key resident Ronni Minnig and Siesta Key resident Tami Walsh
Bird Key resident Ronni Minnig and Siesta Key resident Tami Walsh

 

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