Beauty Up and Comer Kristen Marrah

Beauty Up and Comer Kristen Marrah

I caught up with Kristen Marrah, owner of Gloss & Glamour Salon and Spa in North Providnece. This multitalented beauty rock star tells us how she got her start and how her business is booming.

GoLocalProv: Kristen, it’s been quite a year! Tell us what’s been going on.

Kristen: Yes, it has, thanks! We’ve been really successful since we opened Gloss & Glamour this past May. In addition to receiving a lot of press (including GoLocalProv!), we were involved with the very first Providence Styleweek as well as charitable events for the American Diabetes Association. Plus we’ve built up a fabulous roster of amazing clients.

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GoLocalProv: What motivated you to open your own place?

Kristen: I love that it’s mine and that feeling really inspired me. I control my own brand, I get so much from it and I love what I do so it does not feel like a job.

GoLocalProv: Does your love of beauty go back pretty far?

Kristen: Since childhood! I used to love to go through my mother’s makeup drawer and as I got older, I was always the go-to girl for makeup when I went out with my friends. I decided to make it a full-time career and attended Rob Roy Academy. I also trained in skincare with Dermalogica, my salon’s skincare line and completed my post graduate degree at its International Dermal Institute. I take every opportunity to learn within skincare and makeup, there’s always something new.

GoLocalProv: Best piece of beauty advice?

Kristen: Moisturize! Young or old, everyone needs to moisturize for hydrated, plump skin!

Gloss & Glamour is located at 1006 Mineral Spring Avenue in North Providence. Services include facials, airbrush tanning, reflexology, makeup application and/or lessons, waxing, eyelash tinting and more.