DOCTOR BABOR Training

BABOR training days take place once a month and are held for all stockists and therapists who work with our unique products and treatments in their spas and salons. Training days are interactive, informative sessions that focus on specific products within the BABOR range wherby attendees get to experience BABOR on both a theoritical and practical level to gain maximum exposure to BABOR products.

The first part of a training session often focuses on theory and therapists are trained on the product  desciption, benefits, effects and active ingredients. The latter part of the training then covers the practical side of  DOCTOR BABOR and therapists are able to work with the products by performing treatments on one another and learning the procedure to perform an effective BABOR treatment.

DOCTOR BABOR is a synergy of medicine and nature. The aim is to offer consumers the highest-quality cosmetic products to solve their skin problems and achieve convincing results. Along with Dr. Michael A.Konig, a leading authority in plastic surgery, BABOR developed the DOCTOR BABOR range of skincare products based on the company’s longstanding knowledge and experience. The range is a stunning alternative for clients who do not want plastic surgery or botox but can also be used in conjuction with these surgeries for optimumn results.

The following product ranges fall under DOCTOR BABOR.

BIOGEN CELLULAR: For intensive skin regeneration. Intensively regenerating skincare with the unique BIOGEN PLANT extract. Ensures sensational results in cosmetic pre-and-post operative skincare.  

 

DERMA CELLULAR: A gentle solution with a powerful effect. A high-tech skincare range designed to solve specific skincare problems. Through the use of cosmetics, the aim is to achieve convincing, visible results that come close to those achieved through surgical intervention.

 

 

NEURO SENSITIVE CELLULAR: This skincare range effectively regenerates the skin’s protective lipid layer and restores its normal balance of lipids and moisture. The products intensively strengthen the skin’s natural defenses, lowering the risk of bacterial skin reactions and reducing irritation and redness significantly with long-lasting effects.

 PURITY CELLULAR: For acute skin impurities.

 

BRIGHTENING CELLULAR: To lighten the complexion and reduce pigment disorders

BABOR's Marketing Meeting

BABOR’s marketing meeting was a great success. It was a two day meeting;  the first day being an Out of Africa experience at the Lion Park and the second day being a more serious meeting at the BABOR Head Office.  Nadia was flown up from Cape Town and Carolyn from Durban, which meant the whole BABOR team was together in force to do some BABOR bonding and brainstorming for the remainder of 2012, and can you believe it, the start of 2013.

The team building part of the marketing meeting was a fun day out at the Lion Park.  Experiencing Africa on your doorstep was amazing and the opportunity to interact with African animals such as Giraffe and especially the baby Lion Cubs was fantastic. The team was treated to a game drive and afterwards we all enjoyed a picnic under the trees before setting off to Belles Pattisserie for high tea. http://www.bellespatisserie.co.za/

The second day of the marketing meeting was a very constructive one, it was full of serious discussions, a number of presentations and brainstorming around the brand and our future plans. It was very successful and the whole team left feeling inspired for the future!

The BABOR team is looking forward to taking on the next few months and we are hoping you are feeling as inspired as we are!

Le Chic Beauty Clinic

 

 

BABOR is excited to blog about Le Chic Beauty Clinic to all of our BABOR fans and blog followers. BABOR lovers situated in Pretoria will especially be interested as Le Chic Beauty Clinic is situated in Brooklyn Mall, a central shopping centre for Petoria residents and an ideal visit for a BABOR treatment and pampering session.

Le Chic Beauty Clinic is owned and run by the lovely Paula Bhana who started the clinic in 1983, in Laudium Pretoria, where she was influential in educating and beautifying the Indian community. Paula has much faith in the industry, and mentors students from Pretoria Technicon and Private Beauty Schools, as she believes that putting back into the community will earn the profession the respect it deserved. Paula works closely with her staff to ensure good relationships, it is this caring, passionate and family atmosphere at Le Chic that makes clients feel comfortable and welcome to the Clinic.

 

 

 

Le Chic Beauty Clinic has been in the BABOR family for 29 years and has been situated in Brooklyn Mall for ten of those. The Clinic believes that your face is the future, and that healthy, well looked after skin contributes to your overall appearance and therefore the impressions that you make on people in both your personal and professional lives. Their aim is to help you improve your skincare routine, your skins appearance and therefore your overall confidence in a stressful busy world where beauty and skincare is not a priority.

Le Chic is also very focused on anti-aging and pigmentation and aims to meet the beauty needs of clients who do not want to go under the knife or have surgery to treat specific skin problems. BABOR treatments are available to treat these clients and effective results keep them coming back. Le Chic designs treatments for various skin problems and packages to suit all budgets so that their clients needs are met.

The Clinic is open on Saturdays and Sundays for clients who have no time during the week and a 24hr client service line enables clients to receive feedback and answers to any concerns immediately.

Le Chic is all about service and providing their clients with only the best. They know that in today’s society, ladies and gents struggle to find time for themselves. This however is essential and pampering and relaxation should be a part of daily lives.

Le Chic came up with a concept that would enable their clients to pop in and out within an hour, all while having time to relax, be pampered and receive more than one treatment within that time. A few therapists are booked for busy clients to ensure that all their beauty needs are fulfilled in the time that  they have available to them. Corporates and busy moms can receive a BABOR facial, mani and pedi all within an hour! So the next time you’re in a rush but fancy a beauty pick me up, make sure to pop into Le Chic Beauty Clinic where you can get the beauty boost you need.

If you would like to learn more about Le Chic Beauty Clinic visit:

http://www.lechic-clinic.co.za

                                

 Paula and Jess meet for a BABOR chat over coffee.

 

BABOR Training

In June 2012, BABOR Cosmetics provided estheticians with SKINOVAGE^PX, a new, effective skincare system. This new skincare range not only combines the expertise of the previous product lines for specific skin types – System Gold, Skinovage and Pure – but also targets the special needs of individual skin types with new, even more effective formulas.

SKINOVAGE^PX training began once the new range had been launched at the BABOR International Seminar in June. SKINOVAGE^PX training is essential for all therapists working with BABOR and therapists who attend are introduced to each product in full. They are trained up on all the product ingredients, the benefits, effects and the process of application.

Training days are a great way for therapists to experience the brand hands on, the days are fun, informative and interactive and give therapists an opportunity to meet one another and share their BABOR experiences while learning more about the different products in the range.

Training begins at 09:00am and therapists enjoy a morning coffee and introduction from the BABOR trainer before the theory begins. The theory is an informative session that goes into the range in full detail and each therapist is provided with a BABOR product guide to assist them during the day. Product guides are given to the therapists to keep so that they can consult them in the future or when required during their time working with the brand.

 

Training room prepared for theory.

Lunch is provided for guests who are trained at the BABOR head office and therapists are able to take a break and enjoy the sunshine while the information sinks in.

The second half of a training day is generally focused on the practical side of the range and therapists are taught how to use the products, each lady takes a turn to be client and therapist to gain full knowledge of the brand and are then also able to touch, feel and smell all products.

Training beds prepared for practical demonstrations.

Training is a great opportunity for all therapists. Stockists of BABOR are encouraged to please send their therpaists on training days to keep up to date with BABOR and all we have to offer.

For all stockists who are interested please see the training dates for August & September below:

Johannesburg: August

6^th and 7^th: Skin Training

13^th and 14^th: Skin Training

Cape Town: August

6^th and 7^th: Skin Training

Johannesburg: September

The DAVINCI Hotel and BABOR Ladies Lunch

Saturday the 28^th of July was the DAVINCI Hotel and Suites ladies lunch, it was a fabulous afternoon filled with chatter, laughter, good food, wine and the opportunity for the ladies who attended the event to share an afternoon with their friends, learn more about the BABOR brand and be a part of the M-Net cares Naledi Initiative.

BABOR was thrilled to get involved in the event, skin specialist Jessica Jacobs presented an
anti-aging workshop to the guests; each lady received a mini BABOR facial kit and were
delighted to learn how to do their own facials in the comfort of their homes with BABOR products.   

It was great to see all the guests with their BABOR head bands on and ready to get involved. Therapists from the DAVINCI Spa were on hand to assist with questions and application of BABOR products while Jessica explained the steps and benefits of the products they were using on their skin. All the ladies that experienced the mini facial were delighted with the results and their skins looked gorgeous. 

It was a great afternoon and BABOR was happy to be present. Thank you to the DAVINCI Hotel and Spa and to all the ladies that attended the afternoon.

http://davinci.legacyhotels.co.za

BABOR Beauty Launch

 

The BABOR Beauty Launch took place yesterday, the 17^th of July at the BABOR Head Office in Lonehill. Beauty Editors and representatives from a stunning range of publications were present and BABOR was thrilled to introduce them to SKINOVAGE^PX and Dr BABOR.  

The Boardroom looked stunning and was decorated in true BABOR style. SKINOVAGE^PX and Dr BABOR displays were placed throughout the boardroom, product packaging was on show, while stunning roses and lilies added a fresh fragrance and a touch of something special to the morning.

The presentation by BABOR Beauty Professional Jessica Jacobs, was very interesting and informative and the products being discussed were passed around so that the ladies were able to test, feel and smell them as Jessica explained each product, its ingredients and benefits.  

After the presentation, champagne and delicate canapés were served. Belles Patisserie platters tantalized the taste buds and guests were treated to mini veggie wraps with a sweet chilli sauce, crème fraiche and dill Sushi,  mini slow roasted tomato and herb tartlets with Danish feta and  mini beef fillet kebabs with a relish. Mini French macaroons and Mini red velvet cupcakes were also served for ladies with a sweet tooth.  www.bellespatisserie.co.za

Thank you to the following Beauty Editors and representatives that attended the event.

Kelly Willows (Essentials), Roberta Montali (People), Hannelie Diedericks (Rooi Rose),
Gugu Maduna (Bona ), Megan Jade Kuhn (Longevity), Elsa Kruger (Shape), Shanee Smart
(Good Housekeeping),  Mathahle Stofile (Marie Claire), Sally Harvey (Professional Beauty),
Nadine de Freitas (Les Nouvelle esthetiques), Lynn Larson (SA Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review), Imke Mostert (Get it magazine) and Elesha from Neofundi.com.

The BABOR Beauty Launch was a successful event. It was lovely to put faces to names, to chat with the ladies personally and of course to educate them further on BABOR.  We look forward to working with the beauty editors in the future and hope to see BABOR in many of their fabulous publications going forward.   

The Les Nouvelles esthetiques Spa Conference

The Les Nouvelles esthetiques Spa Conference

The 8^th ANNUAL Les Nouvelles esthetiques Spa Conference 2012 took place on the 8^th and 9^th July 2012 at the Monte Casino Ballroom in Johannesburg. The BABOR team attended the two day conference and as always were proud to represent BABOR.

We all met on Saturday at Monte Casino to set up for the event. Our creative juices were flowing as we assembled banners, put together displays and arranged roses to create a stand that would look stunning and perfectly represent BABOR, once finished and happy we left for the evening, content in the fact that a good job had been done.

Sunday was an early start but we didn’t want to miss a thing. The conference was due to start at 9:30 and with wonderful speakers lined up we knew that the day was going to be very informative and interesting. “Expanding your Spas Potential”, “Brand Leadership” and “Innovation through Imagination” were just some of the great presentations on the first day and with so many people to meet, catch up with and introduce to BABOR, the day flew by.  Before we knew it the Les Nouvelles Sunday night Gala dinner had arrived and it was time to relax and enjoy the company of friends and colleagues in the industry.

Leigh-Anne, Shannon and Laura-Beth attended the Gala Dinner on behalf of the BABOR team.  Guests were dressed up to the nines, many of them looking gorgeous while others looked nervous as they waited to hear who the winners of the many nominations were.

We want to congratulate all nominations and winners who took home awards on the evening.  A special mention goes out to Amani Spas Group Operations Manager Chantelle Parsons who was up for the The Spa Management Excellence Award Nomination, and congratulations to Ilze Bowen from Spa de la Veille on taking home the award. 

The Gala dinner was a great success and while some stayed to party the night away, others returned back to their hotel suites and homes to get some beauty sleep for Day Two of the conference.

Day two was just as great as day one and was filled with informative knowledge and great presentations. An Out of the Box Marketing Panel Discussion had the guests debating particular beauty industry topics while a presentation on Communication Strategies by Rianette Leibowitz had spa managers and owners thinking about integrated communication strategies they could implement in the future.

Both days were very exciting and it was great to be part of such an important event in the beauty industry. Thank you to Dr Nadine de Freitas and the Les Nouvelles team for such a successful conference.  BABOR looks forward to next year!

The BABOR Journey

BABOR SA is blogging and what better way to begin than with the BABOR journey.

BABOR South Africa was bought over 21 years ago by childhood sweethearts Lynn-Ann and Dirk Fuchsloch.  Lynn-Ann ran her own beauty salon, while Dirk, who studied BSc Building and Civil Engineering was just starting off his career in the building industry.

Four months into their brand new marriage, the news that House of Gallia was selling BABOR, a brand that beauty professional  Lynn-Ann knew well, came to her in the form of a driver and friend named David who mentioned during a relaxed conversation that he would be missing her because BABOR was being sold and he would no longer be delivering her salon products on a regular basis.

This passing comment was the start of something new. After closing up the salon as quickly as she could, Lynn-Ann dashed home to chat to her hubby Dirk; the newly weds decided that they were going to take the risk and put in an offer for BABOR, little did they know that their first baby, BABOR, was on the way, their offer had been accepted and a whole new adventure had just begun.

With a brand new marriage, company and little experience in running their own businesses, the two beat all odds and nurtured, loved and grew the brand in to what BABOR is today. The company journey has been full of blood, sweat and tears but mostly joy, success and gratification.

Lynn-Ann and Dirk share a special relationship as business partners, husband and wife and more importantly friends. It has been their friendship and commitment to one another and the business that has seen the brand flourish over the years. Once BABOR was up and running, the couple then started a family and welcomed in their two beautiful boys Michael and Bradley, completing their family.

BABOR SA is not only a brand. To many BABOR is the beautiful product that adds luxury to a bathroom shelf, to others it is the solution to their skin insecurities. It may be someone’s indulgent skin routine in the evenings or their energizing lift in the morning before work. What ever BABOR means to you, remember that this is just not a skincare range, it is a brand that aims to provide people with products that have been made with passion and intelligence, that are beautiful on the outside but full of innovative ingredients within. It is the story of a young couple who were not scared to take a risk and believed in the beauty of BABOR and we’re so happy that they did.

What would one do without BABOR!

Childhood sweethearts Lynn-Ann and Dirk .