In Memory Of Garey Hall (1967-2009)

October 22, 2009 was an extremely sad day for the Bellissima International family.  We lost the Importer of Bellissima Gel UK, whom was not only our dearest friend, but truly the King of Gels.  Garey Hall, 42, was taken from us to be with the Lord and became that brightest star that you will see in the sky.  Garey had the absolute best smile, with the whitest teeth that you could ever imagine.  Garey’s teeth blinded you when he smiled, which was almost every minute of the day, as much as all his diamonds did!  Diamonds were definitely a favorite of Garey’s!  After Garey’s passing we renamed our white gel and called it Garey’s Smile.  We also renamed our green gel to be Garey’s Mojito, because if you ever had a Mojito with Garey, it was never just a few mint leaves, the glass was totally green!     

Garey Hall had been a Nail Technician for over 15 years.  Marnie and John had met him at a training workshop in North Bay, Ontario Canada, with Calgel, prior to becoming the Importers.  Over the next 8 years, a solid friendship grew and Garey became more like family than just a friend.  Garey was the International Educator for Calgel and Marnie and John hired him to educate and attend various tradeshows with them.  Garey’s exuberant personality was infectious!  If you ever attended a workshop held by Garey or sat with him at a tradeshow, you definitely left with a wealth of valuable information and a feeling like you just left your best friend.  With Garey’s vast knowledge of the nail industry and experience from owning his own salon, lead him to embark in the opportunity with John and Marnie to take on the distributorship of Bellissima Gel UK.  Garey launched the Bella Forma Collection in Manchester with great success, just weeks before passing, with the help of great friends Loretta, Nad and Emma.  
Emma Beauchamp, a dear close friend of Garey’s, along with Garey’s brother David, sister Sandra and mother Marion have now become the Distributors for Bellissima Gel UK.  Emma, an extremely motivated and business oriented person will manage and operate Bellissima Gel UK in honor of Garey.

We truly miss our dear friend daily and struggle with his sudden loss, but comfort in the fact that Garey is definitely an angel in heaven, smiling down on us with those brilliant white teeth and helping us with every aspect of Bellissima – right down to our every brush stroke.  Rest in peace our dear friend, we all love you.