Get your body summer ready

I’m living in hope that we get some sunshine soon, so in this months newsletter I thought I would put together a guide into the best treatments and skin preps before summer and hitting the beach!

They say you make your summer body in winter but if you’ve overindulged, eaten your way through the dark winter months, pushed the body cream to the back of the bathroom cabinet and your body brush hasn’t seen the light of day then you’ve come to the right place!

Let’s talk Vitamin A

VITAMIN A is the ultimate ingredient in skincare. High doses of Vitamin A known as Retinol, Retinal and retinoic acid encourage healthy skin cells, production and growth.

Vitamin A stimulates fibroblasts, these are the cells responsible for developing tissue that keeps skin firm and healthy.

Whether you add more vitamin A to your diet or apply it topically, the properties of vitamin A keep your skin healthy, firm and radiant.

Things a beauty therapist should never say to a client

You really do hear all sorts of stories being a beauty therapist and obviously to remain professional I can’t disclose the stories I hear.  So, for a bit of fun, I’ve put together a list of things a beauty therapist should never say to a client. Some are things that I have heard in a beauty salon, some are from clients’ previous experiences and some are things I may have slipped up and said. I’ll let you decide for yourself which is which.

Eyelashes – hints and tips to enhance your lashes

Over recent years “lashes” have become BIG business, we seem to be all striving for the perfect, long, thick lashes, so I thought I would share some hints and tips on how to keep them looking their best and ways you can naturally (lets use that term loosely) enhance your lashes to be the envy of all your friends.

Winter Skincare Tips

Winter can play havoc with our skin! The cold weather, harsh winter wind and central heating steals moisture away from your skin. To reduce chapping, redness, itching and dry skin conditions try these tips…