Michele’s Salon+Day Spa was founded in 1993 by Michele M. Wilkinson in the spirit of creating a soothing and supportive environment for her clients. She envisioned a workplace that nurtured the technical proficiency of her staff while encouraging their spirit and ambition. One step at a time, Michele aimed for the day when vibrant, creative, fearless beauty work would be possible in the Berkshires. Prompted by Kristina Barrett Biviano, Michele began to realize that more than hair needed to be attended to if her shop was going to provide the kind of mind and body experience she sought for her clients and staff.

More than anyone else, Kristina was the friend and colleague who inspired the path Michele's follows today. Kristina began offering facials and esthetics to clients in a small back room of the salon. Her vision grew, and the complete day spa, in its current location, was opened in 1998. As a tribute to Kristina, Michele’s logo contains the Bird of Paradise, because it was in her beloved Hawaii that Kristina lost her long struggle with ovarian cancer. Over the years, Michele's has grown into a wide-ranging beauty and wellness environment, with tranquil spa therapies and treatments, facials, hand and foot treatments skin care, massage, and a full menu of beauty services, including hair design and cosmetics. And Michele's has gone a long way toward realizing a fun, gutsy, supportive work culture in which beauty and spa professionals thrive. As a result, Michele's has become an unrivaled source of beauty and spa services in the Berkshires.

Michele’s professional staff is on the cutting edge of the current trends in hair and makeup techniques, body treatments and products. You'll see Michele's staff members at the seminars, competitions and demonstrations offered by leading professional organizations, such as The Salon Association, I-SPA, and the National Cosmetology Association. Twice yearly, Michele and her staff travel to the Redken Exchange on Fifth Avenue, to learn the very latest in hair design, cutting technique, geometry, and color. Michele's spa specialists make frequent use of International Dermal Institute's training in skin care therapy and advanced massage techniques, such as La Stone therapy. Michele's makeup artists maintain their edge at Aveda's frequent "Face to Face" classes. Training builds bonds among Michele's staff as well as great sprit and ambition.

The emphasis that Michele places in educating her staff means that her clients will experience the most exciting and current trends in beauty and wellness information and techniques. Come in and experience true professionalism in a soothing and supportive environment.

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