ABOUT ATSUKO
PROFILE
ATSUKO OBO ESTHETICIAN
| A successful 7-year career in weight loss and esthetic salons in Tokyo, Japan... | |
| 1989 | Comes to America for the purpose of studying esthetics. |
| 1992 |
- Graduates from Los Angeles Yamano Beauty College. - Certified as a licensed esthetician by the California Department of Consumer Affairs. - Starts her career in the U.S. at a Japanese-American salon in Los Angeles. |
| 1995 | Starts independent private room practice from the Scandinavian Skin Care Institute in Beverly Hills (see press release in the "Beverly Hills Courier"). |
| 1996 | - Starts private room practice in the long-established Beverly Hills salon, “Juan Juan.” Neighboring private room occupied by renowned eyebrow expert Anastasia. - Moves into neighboring room after the opening of “Anastasia” two years later. |
| 1999 | - Moves to a private room in the newly-opened “Sublime,” an art deco-style salon that is introduced on television, and a mere two-minute walk from Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive. - Sublime changes owners and becomes “Lush Beverly Hills” (see press release in "Front Desk"). |
| 2007 | Lush Beverly Hills celebrity hairstylist Kevin Josephson buys Lush, which becomes the “Kevin Josephson Salon.” To coincide with the takeover, Atsuko realizes her long-cherished and extensively-researched dream of manufacturing her own cosmetics line, “Atsuko Beverly Hills.” She launches her Recovery Serum and Lifting Cream at the Kevin Josephson Salon. |
| 2008 | Magazine articles regarding the cutting-edge technology of the treatments appear in both “Genlux” and “944” (see press release). |
| 2009 | The superior quality of ATSUKO BEVERLY HILLS has achieved recognition and its products are carried at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii. |