CHARITY NIGHT FRIDAY 17TH MARCH for HUNTINGDON DISEASE...

We are holding a CHARITY NIGHT Friday 17th March, 6 - 9pm in aid of Huntingdon Disease. 

Sufferer Sharon Cook (see link at end of post) is running the London Marathon to help fund research and raise awareness of this disease. Treatments for just £5 (which goes directly to charity) include nail files and paint, spray tans, wash and blow dry, hair up, hair curled, eye tint and wax. Plus there will also be some stall holders and a raffle. Details of these will be posted here soon so keep checking our facebook page. 

If you cannot make our event you can also donate to Sharon Cook's fundraising page.

Huntington’s disease, which is often called HD, is an hereditary disorder of the central nervous system.

It used to be known as Huntington’s Chorea or HC.

Huntington’s disease usually develops in adulthood and can cause a very wide range of symptoms.

The disease affects both men and women. More details on their website.

SALCURA NATURAL SKIN THERAPY FACE HYDRATOR..

This amazing Face Hydrator from Salcura has Omega 3,6, 7 and 9 in it for maximum dehydration.

You can use it every day and I found it amazing for my skin dryness. It is 99% natural and has no harsh chemicals in it with a pleasant neutral fragrance.

The texture is light and easy to apply leaving your skin feeling silky soft. I have combination skin and I found this left no greasy parts on my face.

With it's high concentration of the Omega's mentioned above it is also is packed with Jojoba Oil for nourishment and Lavender to regenerate your skin and cell growth as well as Chamomile for its ant-inflammatory benefits and its suitable for all skin types.

READY FOR A DETOX?

With the New Year upon us and Christmas now behind us. I am sure most of us have slightly expanded waistlines and our skin feeling a bit rough!

Well have no fear as a detox will soon sort it out.

You could start with a simple home facial massage to increase circulation to your facial tissue.  Facial massages can help to lift and firm skin reducing the appearance of puffiness and wrinkles.

Start your day with a detox tea, lots of health and food shops sell it. Follow up with a new keep fit regime then book to have a full body massage to thoroughly cleanse your body, using the best Clarins products.

HAIR AND BEAUTY LOUNGE COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS...

With the countdown to Christmas now well and truly under way keep checking the Hair & Beauty Lounge Facebook page for #Salon Selfies, Xmas opening times, Festive Cocktails, lots of gift ideas and details on our sweepstake.

Book your appointments early to avoid dissapointment.

L'OCCITANE & BRTISH DESIGNER KELLY HOPPEN MBE...

L'Occitane teamed up with British designer Kelly Hoppen MBE, to make some pouches which were inspired by Kelly's extensive travels. Kelly's Limited Edition Pivoine Flora Collection contains -

A delicate floral beauty collection capturing the fresh, feminine essence of the peony flower in the early days of Spring. This gift collection includes:
• 250ml Pivoine Flora Shower Gel
• 75ml Pivoine Flora Body Lotion
• 30ml Pivoine Flora Hand Cream
• 75g Pivoine Flora Petal Soap
• in a travel bag designed exclusively by Kelly Hoppen.

Kelly’s ever-evolving design style is underpinned by a fusion of East meets West: clean lines, neutral tones and a rich mix of texture blended with her signature charm, warmth and opulence. For this collaboration, Kelly chose to embellish the designs using striking vibrant coloured prints which reflect the colours of Pivoine Flora.

It would make a great Christmas present :)

 

#VINTAGE BEAUTY ADS BY MAYBELLINE...

 

 

I just love vintage beauty ads and these two 1960's Maybelline Adverts are brilliant. 

 

The first one is for the  'New Automatic Magic Mascara', which is REALLY waterproof without any sting or smart and separates and curls lashes in a new gentler way. It comes in for colours, velvet black, sable brown, midnight blue and jade green !!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

The next one is for their Ultra brow, which is just like the ones on the market nowadays and comes complete with contour brush in the lovely ivory with golden rose case.

 

Do you have a vintage favourite beauty advert?

 

 





SIX FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT LIPSTICK ...

Sarah Bernhardt (French stage and early film actress)created scandal by applying lip rouge in public.

Queen Victoria considered lipstick 'hugely impolite' and intended only to mark the most 'impolite' of women.

Winston Churchill found lipstick to be a wonderful moral booster and refused to limit its production during World War 11.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and other early feminists painted their lips as a symbol of emancipation when they marched in 1912 NYC Suffragette rally.

The first lipstick was used in 1880. In 1912 fashionable American women had come to consider lipstick acceptable, but an article in the New York Times advised on the need to apply it cautiously.

FOUR REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK A SPRAY TAN...

A tan makes you feel and look good but the four reasons you should get it with a spray tan are-

1. No exposure to dangerous UV's, which as we all know can cause skin cancer.

2. No tan marks, which as we all know can be a real pain if we have a new outifit which shows the marks.

3. No sunburn, which we all know can be rather painful.

4. It's cheaper than a holiday, no contest on the price.

Pop down to the Hair and Beauty Lounge soon and book your spray tan.

 

 

FOUR REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK A SPRAY TAN...

A tan makes you feel and look good but the four reasons you should get it with a spray tan are-

1. No exposure to dangerous UV's, which as we all know can cause skin cancer.

2. No tan marks, which as we all know can be a real pain if we have a new outifit which shows the marks.

3. No sunburn, which we all know can be rather painful.

4. It's cheaper than a holiday, no contest on the price.

Pop down to the Hair and Beauty Lounge soon and book your spray tan.

 

 

FOUR REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK A SPRAY TAN...

A tan makes you feel and look good but the four reasons you should get it with a spray tan are-

1. No exposure to dangerous UV's, which as we all know can cause skin cancer.

2. No tan marks, which as we all know can be a real pain if we have a new outifit which shows the marks.

3. No sunburn, which we all know can be rather painful.

4. It's cheaper than a holiday, no contest on the price.

Pop down to the Hair and Beauty Lounge soon and book your spray tan.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING A WOMAN CAN HAVE...

 

I think the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course

is her hairdresser.

 

Joan Crawford

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING A WOMAN CAN HAVE...

 

I think the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course

is her hairdresser.

 

Joan Crawford

WHAT'S IN YOUR MAKE-UP BAG?...

What's in your make-up bag? I keep a separate make-up bag which has my core essentials in it for when I go away so that I know I won't forget anything.

I couldn't live without my eyelash curlers which I heat up with the hair dryer first as I find this makes my eyelashes really curl up. Do take care not to burn yourself though.  My mascara is Rimmel Wake Me Up Extreme Black Mascara.

I then use Sleekmake-up.com's Clear Eye Brow Gel for my eye brows. I love the gel as being a brunette my eye brows are very dark but this clearly defines them and keeps them looking perfect all day.

At the moment I have a bit of a tan on my face so I only need some blusher and my favourite is L'Oréal  Le Blush 145 Rosewood which I apply with a Boots Blusher Brush. I wasn't really into L'Oréal until my daughter started working for them but I really like their cosmetics now.

 

After reading an article about which type of eye shadows you should use if you are over sixty, I bought L'Oréal's Matte 101 L'Ombre Pure Eye Shadow as it was in matt. The reason I was looking for a matt eye shadow was because the article stated that a matt finish disguises lines more than  glossy eye shadow do. L'Oréal have a great tutorial video on 'How to get the Matte Eye Look'.

I also use Boots Natural Collection Eye Shadow Fragrance Free Crush Walnut and Sea Shell to finish my eyes. Although these do not state that they are matt they are definitely not glossy.

For my lips I use a lip liner first and will only buy the ones that you can twist to open and not the pencils as I find them hard to sharpen and look as good as new. Rimmel is one of my favourites and the one I use is Rimmel Lip Pencil Exaggerate 024 Red Diva. I then finish it off with Miss Sporty My Bff Lipstick 201. I was introduced to Miss Sporty while on holiday on the Costa del Sol when my own lipstick had melted in the sun. The Supermarket I popped into had this particular range and the price was so good that I decided to give it a go. You cannot fault the fantastic choice of colours they have and at the very reasonable price of only £2.99 !!!!!

Well that's my summer's cosmetics - what's yours? ...

WHAT'S IN YOUR MAKE-UP BAG?...

What's in your make-up bag? I keep a separate make-up bag which has my core essentials in it for when I go away so that I know I won't forget anything.

I couldn't live without my eyelash curlers which I heat up with the hair dryer first as I find this makes my eyelashes really curl up. Do take care not to burn yourself though.  My mascara is Rimmel Wake Me Up Extreme Black Mascara.

I then use Sleekmake-up.com's Clear Eye Brow Gel for my eye brows. I love the gel as being a brunette my eye brows are very dark but this clearly defines them and keeps them looking perfect all day.

At the moment I have a bit of a tan on my face so I only need some blusher and my favourite is L'Oréal  Le Blush 145 Rosewood which I apply with a Boots Blusher Brush. I wasn't really into L'Oréal until my daughter started working for them but I really like their cosmetics now.

 

After reading an article about which type of eye shadows you should use if you are over sixty, I bought L'Oréal's Matte 101 L'Ombre Pure Eye Shadow as it was in matt. The reason I was looking for a matt eye shadow was because the article stated that a matt finish disguises lines more than  glossy eye shadow do. L'Oréal have a great tutorial video on 'How to get the Matte Eye Look'.

I also use Boots Natural Collection Eye Shadow Fragrance Free Crush Walnut and Sea Shell to finish my eyes. Although these do not state that they are matt they are definitely not glossy.

For my lips I use a lip liner first and will only buy the ones that you can twist to open and not the pencils as I find them hard to sharpen and look as good as new. Rimmel is one of my favourites and the one I use is Rimmel Lip Pencil Exaggerate 024 Red Diva. I then finish it off with Miss Sporty My Bff Lipstick 201. I was introduced to Miss Sporty while on holiday on the Costa del Sol when my own lipstick had melted in the sun. The Supermarket I popped into had this particular range and the price was so good that I decided to give it a go. You cannot fault the fantastic choice of colours they have and at the very reasonable price of only £2.99 !!!!!

Well that's my summer's cosmetics - what's yours? ...

MELTED#CHOCOLATE LIQUIFIED METALLIC LIPSTICK BY TO FACED...

They say a moment of chocolate on your lips is a lifetime on your hips !!! But not with Too Faced Melted Chocolate Liquified Metallic Lipstick.

Its made from real cocoa powder and a mood-enhancing aroma of chocolate to match. The biggest problem will be if you can stop yourself from licking it off :)

Their bestselling Melted and Melted Metal Liquified Lipsticks went through the candy factory for a delectable makeover in six new cocoa-powder-infused shades. Each mouth-watering tube comfortably coats lips in bursts of intense, high-impact, saturated colour, while an innovative, angled velvet tip allows for precise application. Exclusive technology inspired by the molten form of lipstick during lab production keeps lipsticks melted for the most high impact colour and rich shine possible.

MELTED#CHOCOLATE LIQUIFIED METALLIC LIPSTICK BY TO FACED...

They say a moment of chocolate on your lips is a lifetime on your hips !!! But not with Too Faced Melted Chocolate Liquified Metallic Lipstick.

Its made from real cocoa powder and a mood-enhancing aroma of chocolate to match. The biggest problem will be if you can stop yourself from licking it off :)

Their bestselling Melted and Melted Metal Liquified Lipsticks went through the candy factory for a delectable makeover in six new cocoa-powder-infused shades. Each mouth-watering tube comfortably coats lips in bursts of intense, high-impact, saturated colour, while an innovative, angled velvet tip allows for precise application. Exclusive technology inspired by the molten form of lipstick during lab production keeps lipsticks melted for the most high impact colour and rich shine possible.

27 CHARTS THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF #MAKE-UP...

This great site on Buzz Feed has 27 charts that will help you make sense of make-up covering the top ten essentials for everyday make up.
1. Cleanser
2. Serum/Treatment
3. Moisturizer
4. Primer
5. Foundation
6. Concealer
7. Powder
8. Bronzer
9. Blush
10. Highlight