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Written by Christi Snow Thursday, 07 December 2006

Country home transformed into luxury salon

Greg Lura, owner of Baby Face Salon and Day Spa, did not plan to expand from his Austin location to Leander. It just literally happened over night.

Several of his customers who drove to his spa on Research Boulevard repeatedly asked him to open another store closer to their homes, but he was satisfied with what he had. Then one day, a client told him about a little country house ready for lease in downtown Leander. Lura laughed and said it was not an option, but she kept pressing. After she left, he continued to think about the suggestion and decided to investigate.

Baby Face Salon employee highlights customer’s hair

Once he saw the multi-roomed house with the gabled roof, porch and white picket fence that surrounded it, he knew this would be the site for Baby Face Salon and Day Spa Too.

“She was right,” he said. “It was the perfect place. I called the man about leasing it and by the end of the night, we were signing the contract.”

That was at the end of October 2005. By Thanksgiving they were in full operation.

“I didn’t know how we were going to do this, but when it all came together, it seemed like a sign from God this was going to work,” he said.

Lura’s grandparents bought him the first Baby Face Salon and Day Spa eight years ago from the original owner. Under his guidance, what started as a business that primarily focused on facials expanded to a full-service salon.

Now Baby Face Too has celebrated their one-year anniversary, and since opening the second spa, Lura also started another Baby Face in New Mexico with the help of his sister and mother.

However, he does not plan to expand again in the near future. Lura wants to keep his business small, where he knows his employees and they know him.

“I am pretty content with what I have,” he said.

So far, at both his Texas spas, he has retained all his original employees despite working in an industry known for high job turnover—a fact he attributes to a family-oriented environment.

“Everyone works together,” he said. “Everybody treats their clients well. We’ve all been here for awhile, so [customers] know if I have an emergency and can’t be here, anyone else can do just as well. We’re like family.”