Professional Aesthetic Treatments

We know you love our Murad facial treatments.  They are refreshing and relaxing and make your skin sing a little song afterwards.  OK, not literally – but I do believe if skin could actually sing a happy song, then it would do just that after one of these facial peel treatments.

And, like we do, we want to share and we’re using Groupon to get this out to as many people as possible.

The offer is a Murad facial peel and eye mask, together with a massage of your choice – either Indian Head or hands and arms.  You’ll have all of this through Groupon for only £29 total – which is 75% off the full price (£86 savings in total). 

Christmas has passed and in the next few months we will all need some little happy moments, some pampering and some relaxing.  Not to mention our faces will be taking a beating with the winter air outside and stale heated air inside.  And the massage?  That’s just a little extra reward of calm in the middle of your busy schedule.  All together the three treatments are a nice way to treat yourself well and walk out looking refreshed, relaxed and ready to take on the darkest days of winter.

There are always things to know and keep in mind with Groupon.  I don’t like these technical bits (they’re so boring), but here they are:

• Appointments can be made 3rd January through 27th June 2012
• Booking required – please have the security code from your Groupon coupon available when booking
• Be sure your appointment is at a convenient time. If you do need to make changes, you should do this more than 24 hours ahead of the appointment time – and you’ll need to be flexible as appointment times do fill up quickly;
• Cancellations made within 24 hours will be subject to a £13 cancellation fee (Sorry – but if we just can’t have appointments left open!  I’m sure you understand.)
• Security code is required.  Appointments attended without valid security code will be charged at full price of £115 (without upgrade).

I think that’s all the important (but dull) parts of the offer you need to know about.  Oh, except that these make great gifts in fact - and you just might have a friend who would love this kind of pampering break after the rush of the holidays are over.  Of course, you could probably use that yourself as well.

Really, who couldn’t use a bit of pampering, relaxation and better skin in the dark, depressing days of winter?

Real question for all our clients: What is the most ridiculous Christmas gift your partner has ever given you?  Off the top of my head I can list those I know about from my friends (and, ahem, myself):

• A hoover
• DVD box set for a series he wanted to see
• pajamas 3 sizes too big
• endless amounts of bath products
• tire pressure gauge (seriously)

I’m quite sure you each have your own story to tell in this department, because unfortunately it’s all too common a tale.  I know he does try, doesn’t he?  And from time to time, yes he hits the mark – we won’t take that away from him.  But I might suggest that the kindest thing we can do is to gently (or not so gently) point him in the right direction so it happens a bit more often.  This way we’d be happy, he’d be happy – it simply would work better this way. (Yes, I’m still talking about Christmas presents here, ladies – stay with me!)

For instance, if you would really fancy some winter pampering and beauty treatments – there is nothing at all wrong with mentioning the great gift vouchers on offer at your favourite beauty clinic, and how lovely one would be to get as a present.  Be coy if you’d like.  Or just go for it and put it on the list of things that you’d like him to get you.  Simples, really.

Personally, this year for me is all about being practical so I can relax and enjoy my family and friends.  Giving him a list of what I want?  That’s a practical solution – and it’s just so easy, why wouldn’t we?  xx

OK, so let’s talk.  Where were you when you heard your first Christmas song this year?  I was in a department store that shall not be named, happily looking through handbags (I have an obsession).  It was a lovely, carefree moment, I had not a worry in the world and was in a perfectly wonderful handbag trance – and that’s when it happened.  Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ piped through the store, hit my ears, and that was it.  A line was drawn then and there.  It’s officially the Christmas marketing season.  

And yes, it is too soon really.  How many weeks’ worth of songs and adverts can any of us really stomach?  It’s too much, too soon.

Clearly we don’t have this reaction because we’re hard-hearted Christmas haters.  Certainly not.  I think it’s more to do with how Christmas songs and adverts remind us of the frenzy and looming huge list of this and that one last thing that we need to rush around for in the days leading up to the big event.  With each day it seems, the list somehow seems to get longer, and our lives get busier and busier and well, this just isn’t something to be excited about.  Not at all.

For me, this has been a bit of a revelation and I have for the first time in my life, started buying presents for people already.  (Anyone who knows me has likely just fallen on the floor.)  I am determined to set myself a deadline of the 15th December and have all my running around finished by this date.  It’s a Thursday, so that’s a bit awkward – but I have it circled on my calendar and I’m aiming for it as though it were the day itself.  

Sounds a bit mad, but I’m firmly picturing myself on the week of the 20th December.  I’ve got the last minute food shop finished (can’t get around that one!), I have some lovely cookies in the oven (an American thing), and of course I have a nice glass of wine in my hand. Relaxed and enjoying what we’re supposed to enjoy at this time of year.  I can picture it, and I am determined to make this happen!  

Who’s with me?  

All the best,

Kristin xx