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FEATURE
GLOW GIRL
CARLY KNOWLES
Carly Knowles is a powerhouse clinic owner, mum of two young children and now a skincare mogul, who’s taken her philosophies and expertise as a Skin Therapist to sculpt a boutique skincare line that’s giving wowfactor results normally only achievable with big name cosmeceuticals. We asked Carly to tell us about her inspirational journey and how she has found herself where she is today…
“I have always been an industry enthusiast. Growing up and having bad skin as a teen, my Mum took me for treatments with a super talented skin therapist to seek answers and results I think the help that therapist gave me all those years ago, was probably one of the major inspirations for me in joining this industry as I was in awe of her knowledge. I am a therapist of just under 20 years, since 2006 a business owner/ entrepreneur, Mum of two maniac toddlers, Miller & Bonnie, and am a country girl from a rural area in Victoria. I have certainly had a busy career jam-packed full of opportunities so far! I was lured to the Gold Coast in my early days to pursue working in the film industry because back then there was so much work happening in QLD. I worked in some high-end clinics for a few years, where I snagged quite a few contracts working with some A-grade celebrities as their private therapist, and also working in the make-up trailers assisting. I opened my first ever clinic, Bella Pelle Body Clinic, on the Gold Coast in Mermaid Beach and had that clinic for 10 years. It was my baby, and I nurtured and loved it like it was my own child. My husband and I then decided it was time to move closer to family, to have our own family, and relocated back to country Victoria where I would then open my second clinic in the small regional town of Yarrawonga. located on the mighty Murray River on the border of Vic and NSW. I ran both clinics flying back and forth between them for about 4.5 years until real baby number one came along and showed me that I could not be in two places at the same time and now have the one clinic in Yarrawonga,
SALON EXPANSION
This year, Bella Pelle Body Clinic has just gone through some exciting new changes as we expanded from a 5 treatment room to a 9 treatment room plus Pedi/LED lounge, doubling our floor space to enable us to have a quiet and relaxing zone with a wellness focus for our clients to de-stress and be away from the hustle and bustle of our busy skin clinic. Our clients know us as the place where beauty meets science. They have confidence in our reputation for combining therapies and customizing treatment plans with an emphasis on clinical skincare and advanced technologies, unparalleled service and proven results.
