A new nail and wax salon focusing on using natural products is now open at the corner of Alhambra and S Street in the Alexan Midtown building. “We really wanted to be green,” said GG Salon owner Thuy Ho, 37, who also owns Melody Salon, 1809 S St., in Midtown. “Most of our products are almost 100 percent natural.” Ho said she called the salon “GG” as an acronym for “going green,” and she uses O.P.I. products of Los Angeles, which don’t contain a lot of the harsher chemicals such as formaldehyde that other nail polishes use. A sea-salt scrub is used for pedicures, Ho said, since it is a more natural product. BeBe waxes are also used, since they are all-natural. The salon does work with a

 From the versatile dances to the colorful scenery, Shen Yun is a unique traveling show that presents its audience with an understanding and a visual of the traditional Chinese culture. Shen Yun will be coming to Sacramento on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both showings will begin at 8 p.m. at Sacramento’s Community Center Theater at 1301 L St. across from Capitol Park. “Every year, Shen Yun has brand-new performances,” said Sherry Zhang, who works for the Asian Arts Foundation as a local presenter for Shen Yun. “The 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture have so many stories and legends. Dancers in Shen Yun bring to life many of these legends and stories,” Zhang said. Every year, Shen Y

 Dr. Darce Slate DDS of PURE Dentistry has chosen the finalist for his Mother’s Day makeover. Gloria Andre of Rocklin was selected from over 300 candidates who were nominated. “I read each and every entry and my heart broke with some of the stories that were submitted,” said Dr. Slate “I chose Gloria because of her husband’s beautiful words and the fact that I could restore her smile before Mother’s Day.” He described a woman who had overcome huge obstacles to be an effective, loving wife and mother. “His story was the most touching and I was drawn to reward her courage and stamina.” he said Her husband David saw the article about the makeover on the Sacramento Bee website and knew he ha

Up at the crack of dawn, get the kids ready for school, remind the husband for the umpteenth time of the honey-do list he has conveniently forgotten about for weeks now. Traffic - when will people learn to drive? I skid into work, annoying office stalker looking at her watch. Emails – oh, look the boss wants me to redo work I have already completed because he didn’t bother to do his job and provide me with all the information I needed. Lunch - day dreaming with the girls about spending a day at the spa and promising each other that one of these days we were going to do it, because we deserved it. Sound familiar? I finally got to have my day and was it all that I had dreamt it would be? Y

  A network of local women business owners in the downtown area are putting on a free event event for women on Saturday, April 18. The Spring Extreme Makeover Party was initiated by Denise Fraser, owner and trainer at Ftizone Studio in midtown. Five professionals representing various facets of the health and beauty industry will be showcasing their expertise from hair and organic skin care to workouts and diet/nutrition tips. The evening's program includes hair demos, health tips, makeup demos and eyebrow design as well as a special exhibition by a Las Vegas based hair expert. "I'm trying to help women through education and opportunites to see how they can improve their overall health an

Take a walk around midtown and it won’t be long before you realize that Sacramento has a wealth of hair salons. Trendy, fancy, casual, fun salons -- it's clear that we live in a city that cares a great deal about its hair. Spring brings many new hair trends, and the Sacramento Press checked into a few salons to see what's new, what's next and what's hot. The economy hasn't had too much of a negative impact on salon owners, apparently. Many of them said that business has never been better. “Last year was one of our best years,” said Keri Carr, the owner of Honey Salon. The economy has had an effect on the styles that woman have chosen for spring. The boho/hippie look is popular and women

Let’s face it – it's finally getting chilly in Sacramento and being albino isn’t necessarily the best way to go about things. I don't care if you're a girl or a guy - when winter hits we’re all having to face that dry pasty look! If you want to take the more convenient, and certainly more affordable approach at keeping your skin bronze here’s a few tips to help you maintain a successful tan that doesn’t make you come out looking like you went and painted yourself in orange stripes. Hint number 1 – Make sure that you apply it in the bathroom – fake tan will stain carpet, sheets, and towels so it would probably be the best idea not to do it in your bedroom. Hint number 2 - In order for y