CINCINNATI, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- P&G introduced the first-ever Beauty & Grooming Salon & Spa at the P&G Family Home at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The P&G Family Home will provide Team USA athletes and their families a place to come together in an inviting and comfortable environment for the duration of the Olympic Winter Games. The P&G Beauty & Grooming Salon & Spa is the ultimate destination for pampering services including makeovers and massages.
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The P&G Beauty & Grooming Salon & Spa will offer Pantene hair styling, cosmetic mini-makeovers with COVERGIRL products, and Olay and Venus leg treatments. Athletes and their families are welcome to relax and enjoy these services at the P&G Family Home daily from 11 am-7 pm from February 11-28.
"As a proud partner of the U.S. Olympic Team, we hope to enhance the experience of Team USA athletes and their families by offering the P&G Beauty & Grooming Salon & Spa," said Joe Arcuri, Vice President, P&G Beauty & Grooming. "U.S. Olympic Winter Games athletes need beauty products that perform as well as they do. Offering these services with P&G's beauty brands is our way of helping the athletes and their families relax in the midst of their busy schedules."
As part of the sponsorship, P&G has partnered with top-performing Team USA athletes Lindsey Vonn, Tanith Belbin and Allison Baver, and Olympic gold medalist Vonetta Flowers. These athletes have physically demanding lifestyles and recognize the importance of an easily accessible beauty routine. The athletes rely on beauty products they can trust to help them showcase their feminine side and look and feel their best.
"My travel and training schedules are so hectic, I try to keep other aspects of my life as simple as possible," said Vonn.
Facebook fans of Pantene, Secret, COVERGIRL, Olay and Venus will have a chance to win a year's supply of P&G beauty products every time a U.S. Olympian takes home the gold. Follow these U.S. Olympians throughout competition on Facebook and at thankyoumom.com.
About P&G Beauty & Grooming
P&G Beauty & Grooming products help make beauty dreams real for women worldwide and help men look, feel and be their best everyday. With more than 100 brands available in nearly 130 countries, P&G's beauty and grooming products delivered sales of over $26 billion in fiscal year 2008/09, making it one of the world's largest beauty and grooming companies. P&G Beauty & Grooming offers trusted brands with leading technology to meet the full complement of beauty and grooming needs, including Pantene®, Olay®, Cover Girl®, Herbal Essences® and Venus®. Please visit http://www.pg.com/ for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.
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