April 1, 2020
McAllister Spa in the Press
McAllister Spa was established in 2010 to fill a gap in Miami Beach for high-quality salon and spa services under one roof. The reputation that followed came from the people on the floor — a team recruited from across the world — and the press that followed the reputation is collected here, with dates, as a matter of record.
Features and recognition
| Publication | When |
|---|---|
| American Salon Magazine — "Our Town" section, one of Miami Beach's best salons (the feature) | November 2014 |
| The Miami Herald | November 2014 |
| Modern Luxury Miami (page 70) | January 2015 |
| South Florida Luxury Guide | January 2015 |
| Indulge Magazine — a profile of the owner | March 2015 |
| Ocean Drive Magazine | April 2015 |
| Deco Drive — spa review | April 2015 |
| Brides Magazine | August 2015 |
| Pinecrest Magazine | August 2015 |
| DaySpa Magazine | 2015 |
The Indulge profile
Indulge Magazine's piece told the story behind the building: a 35-year-old owner who had been studying bioscience when he decided to apply that analytical habit to salon services, and who turned a family property into what the magazine called one of the most popular hair and beauty hubs in the city. It also recorded that, after only a few visits, the team behind The Villa by Barton G. commissioned McAllister to oversee its spa services — the kind of recognition that comes from being used rather than from being written about.
What the dates are for
These are features from the salon's first five years, and we keep them as history rather than as a current claim. The more useful record now is the one clients write themselves: our reviews, unfiltered, which say more about the last twelve months than any 2015 feature can.
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