Dr. Laura Bennack Radiance Med Spa Radiance Med Spa, like its moniker, feels like a tranquil getaway. Lighted mosaic installations decorate the lobby and clinic areas. The entire decor is one of soft lighting, comfortable chairs and fuzzy blankets. Radiance feels...
Roma Kumar Sonterra Laser Med Spa A savvy businesswoman who worked in the corporate arena at Dell for seven years, Roma Kumar became interested in medical spas after her husband, Dr. Sanjiv Kumar, a Harvard-trained opthalmologist, returned from a conference in 2007...
Lizette Altieri, M.D. White Pearl Medical Spa Dr. Lizette Altieri of White Pearl Medical Spa is a walking billboard for how natural and beautiful one’s skin can look with noninvasive skin care treatments. She is also a dedicated physician whose thoughtful approach to...
San Antonio experts offer insights on three new skin treatments gaining popularity As you flip through the pages of an old photo album, you come across a decade-old photo. It shows your youthful face glistening and soaking up the sun, not a wrinkle in sight, as you...
Treatments to reduce the appearance of imperfections on the face, such as acne, wrinkles, scars and pigment issues, involve many trips to the doctor and aren’t really a “quick fix.” However, a therapy called micro-needling offers an approach to minimize wrinkles and...
If you knew there was a treatment that could reverse the effects of sun damage and environmental factors, even clear acne and act as an aging preventive for younger skin, would you want to take advantage of it? Most of us would, and luckily ViPeel is a therapy that...
We all know celebrities have more than one trick up their sleeve to get “camera ready” in an instant, and aside from their often-publicized little plastic surgery tweaks, one of the biggest celebrity beauty secrets is the oxygen facial. “This treatment is perfect for...
2015 Holiday Gift Guide Peñaloza & Sons If you enjoy the sparkle of icicles dancing on a Christmas tree you’ll fall in love with the beauty and elegance of Emerald and Baguette cut diamonds (Also see back cover). Always sourced through ethical channels and...
Glorious Gifts for the Gardner in your Life As a long-time nature lover and gardener, I’ve been the lucky recipient and giver of a wide list of gardening and yard art gifts: serene wind chimes, vibrant hummingbird feeders, practical pruners, pre-potted plants and...
Local Tastemakers Share What's Trending for the Holidays With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, dressing yourself, your home and choosing gifts for others can oftentimes be overwhelming. So we’ve asked local fashion experts and tastemakers to weigh in on...
Name: Krastina K. Reynolds Company: Choicolate – Artisan Chocolates Title: Owner/Chocolatier What do you do? I craft specialty chocolates with natural ingredients and premium European chocolate. I also do recipe development and testing for new products as well as...
Mobilizing a Global Business to Save Lives Linda Myers was only a year into her career as a lab scientist when she assumed her first leadership role. “I was always a problem solver,” she says. “To be an influencer and get things done it’s always better to be in a...
Texas favorite Gulf Coast destination enjoys a new Golden Age “Galveston, Oh Galveston, I can see your sea waves crashing,” sings Glen Campbell in a wistful song about a soldier who longed to return to his love—and his Texas hometown. Sure, the rest of the world may...
Last May, I graduated from my 200-hour yoga teaching training and became a certified yoga instructor. The first piece of advice our teacher gave us upon completing the training was to find a mentor. Believe it or not, in my 29 years on this Earth I had never received...
For Home with Family at its Core For attorneys Kelly and Jim Satel, a nurturing nest to raise their teenage twins and to bring family together for gatherings around a bountiful table was found in a home that had cultivated generations of another clan. As the childhood...
Where to find the best celebrations of the season Santa can make it to every house in Texas in one night, but unless you have eight enchanted reindeer and a magic sleigh, there’s no way you can possibly get to all the great places there are to visit in the Texas Hill...
One of the more fascinating agricultural stories in Texas depicts Saundra Winokur and her journey over the past 17 years establishing a successful commercial olive tree orchard just outside of San Antonio. The orchards are thriving and orderly, with lovely facilities...
San Antonio Botanical Garden Tour the various garden walks, architecture and ever-changing garden exhibits. Eat lunch (or brunch Sat./Sun.) at the charming Anne Marie’s Carriage House Bistro (closed Mondays). You can also give your gardener one of the Botanical...
