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Manicures

Make life better with a manicure

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Our hands take plenty of punishment every day, whether typing on a computer at work, doing the washing up or working in the garden. Like our face, they are more exposed to the elements than any other part of our body and without proper care, one of the first places to show signs of ageing. In recent years they have had a new starring role as fashion points with manicures, nail art and nail bling becoming ever more daring. Nails are accessorized and glammed up to suit every outfit and occasion and are an easy way to add sparkle to a special day or even just cheer you up with some pampering time.

Manicure

 

Getting a manicure is great for your self-esteem levels and how we are perceived from outside. We – and anyone we come into contact with – catch sight of our hands all the time and they are a very visible part of our ‘look’; knowing they look nice and are in a healthy, well-groomed condition really boosts confidence. A manicure or nail treatment will improve the health, texture and strength of your nails, giving a uniform look in a variety of styles from the simple white tipped French Manicure to natural American style versions. Nails that are in good health will take polishes and nail art applications better and spending time boosting the surrounding skin with moisturisers and cuticle treatments ensures your polish looks wonderful and draws attention to the best parts of your hands.

As well as looking great, a manicure is brilliant for reducing stress levels and bringing some relaxation into your life. The hands are full of pressure points that link to other areas of the body and many manicurists will use reflexology techniques to massage your hands and put the ‘aaaaah’ into your treatment. Other techniques include paraffin wax treatments which warm and deeply moisturise your skin, adding softness and longer life to the treatment. Exfoliating, shaping of cuticles and an application of a special mask using heated mitts all put the luxury into your experience, making sure that when you leave, it isn’t just your hands that feel better.

Top Tips for Going for a Manicure.

  • Check the type of polish or nail art is on offer when booking.
  • Remember to clean old polishes off your nails before arrival.
  • Make sure you have time to rest after the treatment to allow the new application to dry.
  • Avoid hand intensive activity immediately after the manicure to give it time to harden.

 

Health and Happiness

Count down to the perfect sleep

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We should spend one third of our lives asleep and many of us regularly complain that we don’t have enough time sleeping but making space for good quality shut eye can be difficult. In a world where we can take work to bed with us in the form of our inbox on a mobile phone and watch films, play games or read books on brightly lit screens until moments before we need to be asleep, it’s not surprising that this essential bodily function can be hard to come by at times. Insomnia can leave sufferers almost incapacitated with exhaustion, with lowered concentration levels, poorer health and significantly impaired quality of life.

Up to 30% of people will experience insomnia or sleeplessness at some point each year, where their sleep is affected enough that they do not feel refreshed when they wake up the next day. Insomnia occurs when the opportunity to be asleep is disrupted by not being able to drop off initially or by waking during the night or too early the next day. This can be caused by stress, depression, health issues or environmental factors. It impacts mood and psychologically can be self-perpetuating, with anxieties about staying awake escalating into an issue which keeps the sufferer from falling asleep through worry.

Credit: NHS.uk
Credit: NHS.uk

There are a number of ways to combat sleep issues, including making sure a relaxing bedtime routine is followed, not eating heavy meals late at night, avoiding consuming large quantities of alcohol and having a relaxing bedroom environment. Turning off gadgets and leaving them out of the bedroom is also useful, since bright or blue light stimulus wakes the brain up and having a warm but well ventilated room makes it easier for the body to relax. The benefits to health of enough sleep and a properly dark environment at bedtime are well documented with some research even suggesting it can affect our weight as well as our mental health.

Social Media has recently been alive with talk about the 4-7-8 sleep trick – a yoga breathing exercise that can help to calm the body and mind and produce a physically soothing effect. It works by learning a breathing pattern that triggers deep relaxation; described as part meditation and part ‘natural tranquiliser’, it’s a trick that takes a little practice but can then be used both for helping sleep and combating anxieties, cravings and tension. Combined with the tips above, this latest craze sounds like it might just be the perfect way to retrain a tired mind and help it relax enough to enjoy the perfect night’s sleep.

Health and Happiness

Can you get slim by drinking wine at night?

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Social media channels have been buzzing this week with the news that a glass of red wine at night can actually help you lose weight. As stories go, it is one guaranteed to produce an eye catching headline that will stick in your mind and make you feel better about curling up on the sofa last thing with a cheeky vino. But as with any news story, there is more to it than a glance at the headline tells you; knowing the facts is at least as important as knowing what your preferred variety of wine is.

The good news is that drinking red wine in moderation can have some health benefits. Red wine contains polyphenols and particular antioxidants that seem to reduce incidence of heart disease and cancer. Moderate drinking may reduce the rate of heart disease in men over 40 and post-menopausal women, with moderate deemed to be around 3 units a day as an absolute maximum. In younger people however, there are no evidenced health benefits associated with this type of drinking, particularly as they are not yet at risk of heart disease.

Credit: SuperHumanCoach.com
Credit: SuperHumanCoach.com

So can a glass of wine help you lose weight? It is a story to be treated with caution, not least because while it would be lovely to imagine the red wine eating up some body fat for us, this is sadly not entirely the case. However, some studies seem to show that wine can raise levels of the ‘good’ HDL cholesterol and others that red wine may have benefits in helping to metabolise glucose and possibly even fat; there is also another school of thought that advocates the psychological benefits of a glass of wine.

Supporters of a nightly tipple say that looking forward to a bedtime glass of wine helps them stay strong through the day and enjoy their measured alcoholic treat later on. Mentally they benefit because they don’t feel deprived and have a reason to be ‘good’ all day so they can sit down and enjoy their last minute luxury. A glass of wine, while only having a similar number of calories to a bar of chocolate, tends to be consumed more slowly and is part of a relaxing end to the day that helps us unwind ready for a night’s sleep.

As with most things, the key to success is probably moderation; used sensibly and as part of a balanced diet, a glass of wine is far from the worst reward for a day of sensible eating and may have health benefits too. Unfortunately having 3 glasses of wine a night is unlikely to turn you into a size zero model and if you use it to wash down the late night munchies, it most certainly won’t!

Body Treatments

What are the benefits of regular massage?

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Contemporary lifestyles leave precious little time for rest and relaxation; whether our day is taken up with full time jobs, parenting, study or evening commitments, it is easy to forget to schedule down time into our daily routine. Financial pressures and a very British sense of soldiering on no matter what make it hard for busy adults to remember that all work and no play make Jack and Jacqueline very dull indeed!

The truth is that the rush and bustle of modern routines take quite a toll on our mind and body and coupled with the sedentary manner of office jobs, we end up physically and mentally stressed, with a strong sense of guilt about the impact it has on us. While it can feel hugely indulgent to spend on revitalising ourselves, it is money well spent to keep our body in tip top condition and mentally rejuvenated.

Treatment Room

Having a regular massage can make an amazing difference to our posture and back. If you spend your days sitting at a computer, neck and shoulder pain can result from an imperfect working position. Massage helps relieve tension and allows muscles to recover; since being in pain inevitably reduces productivity, a regular massage is likely to positively impact on your working week. Neck and shoulder pain often causes headaches which are debilitating and distressing and cause lapses in concentration, so caring for posture and muscle health is essential.

Physical touch is enormously beneficial to our sense of well-being and has a positive impact on anxiety and depression. Since both those issues can affect sleep and day to day focus, permitting yourself to make time for ‘me time’ and engaging a professional to administer a stress busting treat will be good for the soul as well as the body.

A whole body massage will include working on key areas of tension and soothing the stress that accumulates in the scalp, hands and even feet. Warm oils and hot stones are added to the treatments to give an exotic but calming experience that leaves you refreshed and ready to face the challenges of the coming weeks. Far from an over-indulgent treat, they are a highly affordable part of your personal care that will more than reward the time and expense in terms of the vitality it will bring to your life.

Decleor, Facial Treatments

Decleor Treatments – Training Finished

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Decleor Facial Mask

Each of our Beauty Therapists has now completed their Decleor Facial Training and we are now offering each of the key Decleor Facials. A full list of the Decleor Facials we offer can be found on the following page of our site:

Decleor Facials at Pure Beauty in Lichfield

Whilst there are quite a few facials in the Decleor range they fall into 3 distinct categories.

Decleor Customised Facial

The Decleor Ultimate Vitamin Glow is a wonderful place to begin for a relaxing facial using Decleor products. It will be tailored to your skin’s needs based upon a skin analysis by your Beauty Therapist.

Decleor Aroma Expert Facials

There are 5 Aroma Expert Facials that we will be offering:

  • Decleor Moisture Quench
  • Decleor Oxygenating Pure and Matt
  • Decleor Intense Nutrition
  • Decleor Harmonie Calm
  • Decleor White Radiance

Each of the Aroma Expert Facials have been designed to deal with specific skin issues such as Dehydrated Skin, Oily and Congested Skin, Dry Skin, Sensitive Skin and Skin with Hyperpigmentation. Each of the facials uses key elements of the Decleor Range of Products to ensure that the best results are delivered to help deal with the issues and concerns experienced.

Decleor Anti Ageing Facials

There are 3 Decleor Anti Ageing Facials:

  • Decleor Hyaluronic Acid Wrinkle Resist
  • Decleor Collagen Plump and Lift
  • Decleor Advanced Sculpt and Lift

Each of the Anti Ageing Facials is designed for a different age from 30+, 40+ and 50+ they have been created and designed to help deal with the signs of ageing. Each one tackles different concerns and issues that may appear  as a result of the passing years and each uses key ingredients and proprietary formulations to deliver the best results possible.

Salon Special Offers

Our January 2015 Offers

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Pure Beauty’s January 2015 Special Offers

 

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Our Special Offers this month are there to help you look and feel at your very best. We have a special focus on Eye Care and Relaxing Body Treatments along with LCN and Gelish offers from Emma and Kim in The Nail Room.

Eye Care Offer

Our January 2015 Eye Care Offer will help your eyes look their very best for the new year.

The package is for an Eyelash Tint, Eyebrow Tint and an Eyebrow Reshape which would normally cost £23.50 for only £16.00 – and it will only take 45 minutes!

Back Treatment Offer

Our January 2015 Exfoliating Back Treatment Offer will help you ease away the new year worries.

The package is for an Exfoliating Back Treatment and Relaxing Back Massage which would normally cost £33.00 for only £19.50 – and it will only take an hour!

LCN Nail Extension Special Offer with Kim

We have a great offer for LCN Hard Gel Nail Extensions with Kimberley

A Full Set of LCN Nails has a usual price is up to £40.00 and we are offering them for only £30.00.

Gelish Manicure and Pedicure both with Removal Special Offer with Kim

We have a great offer for a Gelish Manicure and Pedicure both with Removal with Kimberley

The package’s usual price is up to £50.00 and we are offering them for only £35.00.

Each of our offers end on 31st of January 2015 but can still be booked after this date if we don’t have any appointments in January.

For further information on any of our offers do not hesitate to email us at salon@pure-beauty.co.uk or call reception on 01543 547707.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Decleor, Facial Treatments

Decleor Treatments – Published

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Decleor Facial MassageWe are pleased to announce that we have finalised the list of Decleor Facial Treatments that we will be offering from January 2015. The treatments are as follows:

Decleor Ultimate Vitamin Glow – 60 minutes

Power-packed with vitamins and anti-oxidants, this award winning facial melts away stress. Combines a rebalancing Essential Oil elixir plus warm, de-congesting mask for skin that’s purified, perfectly replenished and glowing.

Decleor Moisture Quench – 75 minutes

This super-hydrating facial quenches the thirstiest skin. Includes gentle exfoliation to smooth then a nutrient-rich mask to intensively rehydrate for skin that’s supple and cashmere soft.

Decleor Oxygenating Pure and Matt – 75 minutes

For instant clarity on dull, devitalised skin, this antibacterial and mattifying facial blitzes spots and shine. Includes Aquatic Plant Powders and an oxygenating power mask for a brighter and shine-free complexion that’s simply flawless.

Decleor Intense Nutrition

By cocooning skin in deliciously nourishing Essential Oils and active nutrients, this facial comforts, renews and repairs. Ultra-nourishing to feed dull, dry, exposed skin, it transforms complexions to radiant and satin smooth.

Decleor Harmonie Calm

Acting like a calming comfort blanket, this blissful treatment relieves stressed, angry skin. Power-packed with skin strengthening Essential Oils and including a skin-perfecting peel-off mask, it works immediately for clear, soothed and resilient skin.

Decleor White Radiance

Like looking at pigmentation and uneven skin tone through a soft focus lens, this illuminating facial dramatically restores radiance. Using advanced Vitamin C technology and a precision plant power mask, skin is left glowing and beautifully even.

Decleor Hyaluronic Acid Wrinkle Resist

The secret to eternal youth, this targeted facial offers dramatic and immediate results thanks to one of the most effective anti-ageing ingredients plus powerful youth-boosting botanicals. Fine lines and wrinkles are smoothed and your skin is glowing.

Decleor Collagen Plump and Lift

Energising but luxurious, specialised massage helps recharge skin tissues while an indulgent, collagen-rich mask infuses the complexion with skin-plumping nutrients. The skin’s natural renewal process is kick-started for firmer, radiant skin.

Decleor Advanced Sculpt and Lift

Targets the seven signs of ageing to plump out lines and increase tone. Strengthening from within, skin becomes less sensitive and satin-smooth, with a new freshness and luminosity.

As soon as we have further information regarding the prices of each of the facials we will update our Decleor Facials page which can be found on the following page of our website:

Decleor Facials

 

Decleor, Facial Treatments

Decleor Treatments – Training Booked

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Decleor Treatment Body Wellness

We are really proud to be the only Decleor Salon in Lichfield and we are pleased that both Charlotte and Alex will be going through their Decleor 5 Day Facial Training at the beginning of January.

The Decleor Professional Training Program is recognised industry wide to be one of the best training programs available covering the Decleor products, their uses and who they are suitable for along with application techniques and therapy refinements.

We are strong believers in the ethics of products that can only be used in Salons and then sold by Fully Trained Beauty Therapists and in order that our clients may experience the wonderful products and excellent treatments we will be making them available at very special offer rates throughout January, February and March of 2015.

We plan to publish of full list of Decleor Treatments before the end of December along with their prices. We will commence our offer for these treatments and publish the offer on our website, in our salon, via our Monthly Newsletter and via our Facebook page.

 

Salon Special Offers

Our December 2014 Offers

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Pure Beauty’s December 2014 Special Offers

We have a number of Special Offers available in our Lichfield Beauty Salon for this month and they include a Special Offer on a Manicure and Pedicure (Ready for Christmas Offer 1), a Special Offer on Waxing (Ready for Christmas Offer 2) and our LCN Nail Offer with Kim. Along with these 3 offers we have our standing offer of 10% Off all treatments with Charlotte whilst she is gaining her Salon Level Experience.

 

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Get Ready for Christmas Offer 1

This offer is an Express Manicure and and Express Pedicure both for £15.00. We usually offer both of these treatments for £23.00 (£11.50 each) making a saving of £8.00 which is about 35%.

The offer only takes 60 minutes and includes polish for both your hands and your feet. This offer ends on 31st December.

Get Ready for Christmas Offer 2

This offer is for a Half Leg, Underarm, Bikini and Eyebrow Wax for £25.00. We usually offer all of these treatments for £41.00 making a saving of £16.00 which is about 40%.

The offer only takes 75 minutes and is all the waxing you need in time for Christmas. This offer ends on 31st December.

LCN Nail Extensions with Kimberley

This is a great offer for a Full Set of LCN Nail Extensions using tipe with Kim from the Nail Room for only £25.00 which is a saving of £15.00 off our usual price.

The full set of nails takes 120 minutes. This offer ends on 13th December.

For further information on any of our offers do not hesitate to email us at salon@pure-beauty.co.uk or call reception on 01543 547707.

We look forward to seeing you soon!