MOMMYLA Spa & Salon, which offers affordable beauty and hair care services, held a “soft opening” in Garapan on Saturday.
Located behind Lollipops Store, the new salon offers spa, quality hair care, makeup, and many other beauty services amid a very relaxing ambience in a stylish building facing the Saipan lagoon.
Father Chaui A. Borja blessed the salon as he joined its owner Marlyn Dougherty, general manager Debralyn Santos, hairstylist Sharmaine Casquero, friends and special guests in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Miss Earth Northern Marianas Crystal Fiona Rio also graced the event.
Santos said what will make them stand out from the other beauty parlors on island are their “best quality services provided in a friendly and relaxing place at very affordable prices.”
She said she, her mother and sister had been planning to open their own spa and salon for a long time.
With further encouragement from Casquero, she said they finally decided to go for it.
“Our long-time dream finally became a reality,” Santos said.
She also shared how they came up with Mommyla as the name of the beauty salon.
She said it is a combination of mommy and “lola,” the Filipino word for grandmother.
She added that her mother, Marlyn Dougherty, who hailed from the Philippines “is already a grandma, and is known as everybody’s mommy so we call her ‘Mommyla.’ ”
On behalf of her family, Santos thanked Casquero for sharing her vision; Hapi Canezares Gabriel for helping them organize the event; Malou Callejo Lambat for the last-minute printing of banner and invitations; Zaiyra Marjorie and Camille Samonte-Bocago of Moment Maker for the multi-media coverage; and Lito and Malou Mendoza for the chairs.
Santos also expressed gratitude to her “papa,” David Dougherty, for supporting and giving her mother “everything she wants.”
Mommyla Spa & Salon general manager Debralyn Santos, delivers her remarks as her mother, the owner, Marlyn Dougherty, looks on. Also in photo are Zaiyra Marjorie and Camille Bocago of Moment Maker.
Father Chaui Borja blesses the newly opened Mommyla Spa & Salon in Garapan on Saturday.
