Recover from LFW at The MalvernSpa
February 25, 2010 by Clare Saxon · Leave a Comment
As London Fashion Week ends with a bang and we reminisce over leather florals and look-at-me prints, it’s time we all took a breather. Take the quiet après-LFW weeks to really kick back with a conscience at The MalvernSpa in Gloucestershire.
Tried & tested: Pinks Boutique Manicure Try Me Set
February 14, 2010 by Eleni Sardi · Leave a Comment
The Pinks Boutique Manicure Try Me Set sat on my desk for many days because thoughts of cleaning the house and doing the laundry just put me off anything that would take care of my hands. Then the right moment came to treat myself. Eleni Sardi writes. Read more
Tried & tested: Primavera’s cold therapy eucalyptus oil
February 11, 2010 by Eleni Sardi · Leave a Comment
Are you troubled by constant sneezing and an annoying cough that won’t go away? For the cold winter days ahead, why don’t you try Primavera’s Cold Therapy line? Eleni Sardi writes.
Tried & tested: Essential Care’s Organic Coconut Candy Scrub!
February 7, 2010 by Jen Marsden · Leave a Comment
We love trying organic beauty products, and we’ve found an absolutely sweet treasure with Essential Care’s Organic Coconut Candy Scrub! Jen Marsden writes.
Top 10 Fabulous fragrances
January 9, 2010 by Jen Marsden · 1 Comment
So, the Christmas decorations have come down, the festivities are over and we all now face the seemingly endless trudge through winter’s blighted landscape before spring arrives. But while everyone around you is signing up for gym memberships they will use once, or renouncing carbs/sugar/dairy/wheat/meat, you can shake off the January blues in a trice with a new signature scent, and to make your life even easier we’ve sniffed out some of the most delectable offerings. Louise Black writes.
Tried & Tested: Silver Pearl Beauty Clinic
November 2, 2009 by Yanar Alkayat · 1 Comment
During Breast Cancer Awareness month, beauty salon Silver Pearl in London was celebrating its first year of offering paid-for pampering services for cancer patients. Founder Rachel Simkiss has created a compassionate beauty service through a unique charity business and Yanar Alkayat finds out more, in between a facial, of course…
Tried and Tested: Nail Girls
October 1, 2009 by Yanar Alkayat · Leave a Comment
They are all the rage in New York and the UK is finally catching up. What are we talking about? Nail bars of course! Yanar Alkayat discovers the best manicure in town, with a natural twist.
Celebrity hair colourist Karine Jackson explains organic hair dye
August 13, 2009 by Yanar Alkayat · 1 Comment
When hair dye horrors hit the headlines, it’s a sudden reminder how highly chemical hair colourants are. Karine Jackson hairdressers in London loved by Neve Campbell and Patricia Arquette, specialises in a low chemical, organic dye. Yanar Alkayat trialled the service to see how well they work and what benefits they bring…
Tried & Tested: Hot Lava Shells massage
July 14, 2009 by Clare Saxon · 1 Comment
Clare Saxon tests the new alternative to hot stones, the Hot Lava Shells massage and finds the eco answer to an indulgent escape from the stresses of the working week. Any excuse to lie around and get covered in shells. Read more
Titanic Spa: My weekend of guilt free relaxation
June 29, 2009 by Clare Saxon · Leave a Comment
With ever mortifying headlines and now the tragic news of Michael Jackson, it’s about time we all had a bit of a break from it all. Save up for a day at Titanic Spa and get pampered, preened and polished the eco way, while watching your troubles float away faster than Andy Murray’s double-handed backhand. Read more
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