Not only is Brooke Vratil new to Renue Salon, Spa and Fashion Boutique, so are some of the services she offers.

Vratil, a 2020 Great Bend High School graduate, is available now to provide eyelash lifts and tints, and eyebrow laminations. She also offers facials and pedicures.

“A lash lift and tint could be compared to a perm for your eyelashes,” Vratil said. “We simply change the shape and sometimes the color of your natural lashes.”

Lamination lifts and smooths eyebrows so they are sleeker and neater, and look fuller.

“I am really eager to offer these new services at Renue Salon,” said Vratil, Great Bend. “I have been here just a short time but am already bringing in new clients for eyelash and eyebrow treatments, as well as the facials and pedicures.

“Renue has such a good reputation in the area and word-of-mouth is spreading about the new eye treatments. I look forward to building a strong clientele.”

In addition, she noted, “everyone here is so welcoming and personable; it really is quite a team. My colleagues and I connect with one another and I feel like I have found many new friends.

“I was initially attracted to Renue because it is more of a spa than just a salon,” she added. “Now I can add another attraction – the people and the great services they offer.”

Vratil earned an associate’s degree in health science at Barton Community College in 2022 and graduated from Hays Academy of Hair Design this year.

Her employment background includes lifeguard duties at Club West in Great Bend and the Hoisington Swimming Pool.

Jennifer and Jay Vratil, Great Bend, are her parents; Braden and Kade are brothers.

Susan Williams, Renue salon and retail coordinator, said “all of us have every confidence Brooke will succeed here. We are thrilled she is on the team and that her new services are available here for the first time.

“Brooke fits in perfectly with our goal of being a one-stop shop for personal care,” Williams continued. “She is just another example of how we are expanding our services in this wonderful environment.”

Renue, 1419 Main, offers all hair-care treatments; face creams; lotions; facials, waxing and other skin-care treatments; manicures and pedicures; nail polishes; body wraps; hot-stone and deep-tissue massages; infrared sauna; and event room.

The boutique offers clothing for women of all ages.