Renew Salon & Spa

10 S. Main St., Suite 101 | Victor, ID | 208-313-8832 Booking.Mangomint.com/RenewSalonAndSpa

When clients walk into Renew Salon & Spa and say they feel like they’re in Los Angeles, Catherine Carson knows she made the right decision to dream big.

The salon and spa opened in October in Victor, Idaho. Carson was part owner of a “tiny little salon called Wispy Gypsy.” Once she needed a new space, the only place she could find was in Victor. This was perfect, since she wanted to start a salon and spa in her own community.

Timing worked out well, she said.

“A lot of really good service providers were getting done with school, so it all came together at the same time,” Carson said. Twelve people work at Renew: stylists, aestheticians, nail technicians and massage therapists. Soon there will be a lounge with an infrared sauna.

Carson and her staff keep tweaking things as they go along. “It's been a work in progress,” she said. “We’re still building walls and adding things. We’re evolving and getting better and better.”

Carson has been in the business for 30 years and is a 30-year resident of Victor.

She enjoys being able to provide services local- ly so people don’t have to go to Idaho Falls or other places that offer spa services.

Hair services include cuts, coloring, blowouts, deep conditioning, scalp treatments and perms. Color services include all-over color, bayalage, root touchups, highlights and gloss. Extensions also are available.

Manicures and pedicures are on the service menu as well. Eyelash extensions and waxing, including Brazilian waxes, are offered.

Massages are available in 60-, 75- and 90-minute time increments. Aestheticians offer facials and dermaplaning.

The salon and spa also provides consultations so people can look their best.

Carson has worked at several places in the valley over the years and enjoys being able to give people in the industry a chance to work at a spa.

“It's pretty exciting that we offer everything in one place,” she said. “We’ve had such good feedback. People are saying, ‘We’ve needed something like this.’ They say it feels like LA, and I love that.”