Rest In Peace Jamie Lopez - Babydoll Beauty Couture

Photo of Jamie via her personal Facebook profile

Years ago, about a decade ago, I was introduced online to a young lady named Jamie Lopez.  She was a nail technician, make-up artist, and hair stylist, who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The goal between our online meeting was for me to go to Las Vegas and participate in massaging a few of her guests at a Spa Day for Supersized Women.

That spa day never happened, so I never went to Las Vegas to work on clients.  The door remained open in the event she decided to try again.

Jamie was a larger than life woman.  At her most, she weighed over 800 pounds, that's 200 pounds shy of an average car's weight.  She carried it well.  She remained beautiful no matter what.  Her spirit was gorgeous and the glow and beauty radiating from her was way bigger than she ever was.  

Jamie began to lose weight, and shared this journey on her profiles (business and personal) on Facebook.  She began to walk again after being bedbound for a long time.  She went on to share how she cooked and what she did for exercise.  

It wasn't 'til after her death, that I had realized she had a reality TV show called "Super Sized Salon."  I guess I knew, because I shared it on social media, but didn't really know the extent of popularity her show was.  It was on WETv.  I went years without having a television and so I never got a chance to see her rise to stardom.  Even still, she was a star to me.  She had a thriving business, dedicated to keeping bigger women feeling safe getting beauty treatments and pampering at her salon, Babydoll Beauty Couture. 

That said, Jamie Lopez will be remembered for being a kind woman, compassionate about her clients, and a star to me.  I am glad I had the opportunity to meet her, even if only online.  

June 19, 1985 - December 18, 2022
Rest in peace, Angelita.

Internal Review

My job has a review form that is sent after a guest receives a massage.  I remember the client that wrote this splendid review.  She wanted to try cupping and when I initially applied the first cup, it was too much for her.  I readjusted the cup, immediately.

The cups I use are silicone, and can easily be manipulated by squeezing the air out.  Once the cups were applied, they could be glided over the skin to reduce the pain felt by adhesions in the fascia.  The massaging movement also works the upper layer of muscular tissue and can feel great.

I have my own set of silicone cups at home and have used them on myself, as well as my family members.  The first set of cups I ever used were glass and came with a gun that sucked the air out of the cup in order for it to stick.  Those can be incredibly intense.  So, silicone cups are a great way to be I produced to cupping.