Fairfax City Native Cuts Ribbon On 1st Business Venture — Smiley Skin

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Fairfax City business leaders, elected officials, and family members joined Stephanie Dallojacono celebrate the grand opening Friday of Smiley Skin Beauty, a skin care and spray tan studio.

A Fairfax City native, Dallojacono is a graduate of both Paul VI High School and George Mason University. Although Smiley Skin is her first business venture as an owner, she has worked four years as a licensed master esthetician and a certified airbrush spray tan artist.

"Having a woman-owned business in the city, I'm always excited about women entrepreneurs, and the fact that we are both Mason grads," Mayor Catherine Read said, prior to Friday's ribbon-cutting ceremony."

Citing statistics shared by GMU President Gregory Washington, Read noted that 73 percent of Mason grades stay in the Fairfax City area.

" I've stayed in the area, Stephanie stayed the area," the mayor said. "She was born and raised in Fairfax County. This is really important to know that we want to keep our entrepreneurs. We want to keep our Mason grads. We want to encourage and support people to open businesses in our city."

Also on hand for Friday's grand opening were members of Dallojacono's family, including her husband Ben, Commissioner of Revenue Page Johnson and representatives of both the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and the Fairfax City Economic Development Authority.

Located upstairs at 10373-B Democracy Lane, Smiley Skin offers Glo2Facials and air brush tanning by appointment only. Reservations can me made online, by email at smilelyskinllc@gmail.com or by calling or texting 703-686-5955.