South Park Personality of the Month A New Esthetician is in Town!

‍ ‍Tanja Gylfadottir is a delightful person and a licensed Esthetician whose skills include facials, skin care therapy and consulting, eye-brow shaping and dyeing, eye lash dyeing, waxing, and coming soon, full body waxing. She is a skin care professional who specializes in cosmetic treatments to improve the health and appearance of skin for both women and men.

Tanja was born and raised in Iceland in a small town near one of UNESCO and National Geographic’s 25 Wonders of the World:  The Blue Lagoon.  Located near Keflavik International Airport in the capital city of Reykjavik, The Blue Lagoon is a result of a huge geothermal power plant that provides heating and power to the area.  Byproducts of the power plant are large lagoons with 99 to 102 degree milky-blue seawater charged with high amounts of silica, salts, and algae that have been proven to be extremely effective in treating eczema and psoriasis. The blue waters of the lagoon have become one of the top attractions of Iceland and the spa is world famous.  Tanja knew from an early age she wanted to be part of the spa operation.

When she graduated from high school, she enrolled in the two-year (plus internship) esthetician program and went to work for the Blue Lagoon Spa.  During her employment there, she was instrumental in creating the atmosphere and visitor experience of the spa while practicing her new trade.

However, she and her boyfriend (now husband) yearned for a climate “that was not cold or colder and colder all the time.  “We wanted to be warm and craved a lot of sunshine 12 months a year”.  This feature was not available in Iceland so the two went searching for a new place to live and California was the perfect location. When she was accepted into FIDM to study Beauty Marketing and Product Development in 2019, they decided to move to San Francisco to live with family. After her first year there, they moved to Los Angeles for her second and final year and have lived in Downtown LA ever since

In addition to eyebrow and eye lash shaping and dyeing,  waxing, and skin care consulting, Tanya offers three types of facials:  45-minute, 75-minute and 90-minute sessions.  The 90-minute program includes an oxygen treatment using a state-of-the-art medically approved machine.  She offers free 30- minute consultations for new clients to help them decide on a road map for their skin care.  Tanya is careful to provide a relaxing, holistic experience much like the one she helped create at the Blue Lagoon.  Her office/work area is quiet and private and features  soothing Icelandic music.  She exclusively offers a full line of Luzern Labs beauty products made with luxurious, alpine-inspired clean elements known for combining Swiss organic botanicals with high-performance ingredients like oxygen, peptides, and hyaluronic acid.

Tanja has opened her new practice in South Park at the locals’ favorite - Cut to the Feeling Salon, 1000 S. Grand Ave.  Make your reservation with Tanja at

Cuttothefeeling.com or 213-505-5967

‍ ‍ P.S. Tanja will be featured in the Summer Bazaar coming up June 7 in Wishbone Park!

                    By: John Nilsson