Tesco has launched a new health and beauty service which includes hairdressing, nail and threading bars. Nail bars and threading are currently being trialled at stores in Wembley, Cambridge Bar Hill, Milton Keynes Kingston and Manchester (Walkden) and standalone beauty salons - which will also offer hairdressing services - will be opened in Leicester and Chesterfield on January 31st.
One of the benefits of the service is that no appointments will be necessary.
The services on offer at Leicester and Chesterfield will be hair styling and colouring, waxing, manicures and threading. Customers will also be able to purchase top of the range products including Redken and TIGI Bedhead professional haircare ranges.
Andrew Carpenter, Beauty Category Manager at Tesco, said: "We recognise the beauty market is a huge opportunity and we know there is a lot more we can be offering our customers. We know Beauty Treatments are very popular with many people these days, and we feel the convenience of great value and quality services from manicures to full waxing and styling could be a success with customers. We are only at the testing stage currently and keen to understand how our customers receive the service in these stores."
Prices will be competitive - £20 for a cut and blow dry, £15 for a shampoo and hair cut and £12.50 for a hair cut. A half leg wax is £10 and full leg £15.
In the UK there are approximately 1.3 million people (about one in every 45 people) who have visible scarring or a skin irregularity on their bodies; for over half a million of these people (one in every 111), the marking is on their face.
For some, these differences - whether large or small - can cause self-consciousness. If a child is being singled out, teased or bullied because they look different they may find it particularly hard to cope. Part of that coping strategy can be to cover the mark with skin camouflage (also known as cover cream) which can provide immediate change, disguising marks on any part of the body.
Unlike conventional make-up skin camouflage is highly durable, waterproof, is suitable for all skin types and can be used on a variety of skin conditions including port wine stains (birthmarks), eczema, acne and scarring. It is suitable for children and adults.
Skin camouflage expert Vanessa Jane Davies has recently launched a new skin camouflage cream called Varama which can be blended to match any skin tone and adjusted should the marking change colour. The Varama website also provides useful information on what conditions skin camouflage can be used on and how to select and blend the creams.
What if your child has a birthmark or blemish that they want to keep covered up? If they're at a sensitive age even a freckle can make them feel self-conscious. Varama could help children feel more comfortable and help if their skin condition,blemish or scar causes bullying.
Vanessa Jane Davies is the creator of Varama and advises children how they can cover up with skin camouflage Varama if they wish and how parents can help their children if they feel self conscious or unhappy about a visible difference on their face or body.
There's nothing to beat wearing floaty skirts and dresses as soon as the temperatures start to rise. But with this comes the dilemma of what to wear underneath - tights or stockings? What if they snag while you are out? If it's a warm day, am I just going to get hot and sticky? Do I need to buy a fake tan, too, since my legs are now reflective from being under wraps for months?
With spring coming closer, and the albeit faint promise of warmer weather, our thoughts turn to our wardrobes and shaking off the lighter clothing. There's a solution to all of these matters and it comes in the form of Nyce Legs spray on stockings. These amazing 'stockings in a can' come from the United States and look great, any time you need them.
Nyce Legs is made from non-toxic ingredients. Simply shake the can, spray over your legs and feet and smooth in to give a perfect, flawless, streak-free finish which lasts for hours and will not smear on to your clothes. You can wear Nyce Legs whenever you want - even in the swimming pool or at the gym.
Nyce Legs will cover up all your imperfections, from spider veins to scars and blemishes and leave a beautiful matt finish to your legs. It'll look like you're wearing nylons, but you'll know better!
So say goodbye to pinched, tight waistlines; ladders, sagging ankles and say hello to a beautiful, flawless finish with Nyce Legs.
Nyce Legs is available in three colours: light, medium and dark. Each can lasts for approximately three applications. Nyce Legs can be removed using soap and water.
Please note, Nyce Legs will not cover up tattoos.
Nyce Legs is available from Peak Nutrition.
The Boo Boo Baby Range was devised by two Mums who were shocked to learn that many toiletries sold for using on the delicate skin of babies contained harsh detergents and questionable synthetics. Concerned about the products they were using on their babies (and themselves), they decided to create their own range using only natural ingredients - which also look beautiful, too.
Boo Boo Soft & Creamy Body Smoother
A wonderful blend of Hibiscus, Centella and Shea Butter to help reduce the appearance of stretch marks and cellulite - the bane of any mum-to-be's life! While being easily absorbed and non-greasy, Boo Boo Soft & Creamy Body Smoother keeps the skin supple, soft and moisturised delightfully!
With its soothing properties, this Body Smoother is also great for itchy tummies, too - gently rub this into your tum and those irritating itches will simply vanish!
Keep your skin supple and soft and intensely moisturised.
Boo Boo Soft & Creamy Body Smoother is available from Peak Nutrition for £13.00.
Boo Boo Perineum Massage Oil
The Boo Boo Perineum Massage Oil contains rich wheatgerm and soothing sweet almond oils to help stretch the skin in the delicate perineum area - helping to reduce the risk of tearing during childbirth. For use in the perineal area from week 34 onwards, it can also be used to help heal Caesarean scar tissue or simply as a relaxing body massage oil - quite versatile, we're sure you'll agree!
Boo Boo Perineum Massage Oil also contains Comfrey Oil which has traditionally been used as a salve for skin problems. It was also known in herbal remedies as 'knitbone' due to its apparent ability to help heal broken bones!
Boo Boo Perineum Massage Oil is available for £9.50
Boo Boo Super Stretchy Miracle Oil
Help diminish stretch marks with this wonderful blend of Argan, Passion Flower and Sweet Almond Oils, rich in Omega 6 and 9 to help nourish, firm and return the elasticity to the skin.
This truly is a 'Miracle Oil' which can help to reduce the appearance of old scars and damaged, uneven skin tone.
Argan Oil is one of the rarest oils in the world and is believed to help prevent stretch marks and enhance the skin's resilience and elasticity while reducing fine lines and scarring.
Boo Boo Super Stretchy Miracle Oil is available for £12.15
The whole Boo Boo Range is free from:
* Parabens
* Petrochemicals
* Sulphates
* Synthetic Colours
* Triethanolamine (TEA)
* Diethanolamine (DEA)
SpaRitual presents two products to strengthen, grow and revitalize the nails with remarkable botanical key ingredients that improve the overall health, beauty and resilience of natural nails.
Treatment Basecoat
Nutri-Thick® Growth Support for thin nails
Nutri-Thick brings powerful growth support to thin, weak nails. Fortified with SpaRitual's RevitaPlex system delivering a strengthening blend of Wheat Protein to rebuild the nail structure and Green Tea and Ginko Biloba to stimulate circulation, boosted with Calcium for extra nail building resilience, promoting nail growth for healthy resilient nails.
Cuticle Treatment
Cuti-Treat™ Cuticle Gel
Made with 78% Certified Organic ingredients, Cuti-Treat Cuticle Gel brings nourishing growth support to thin, weak nails by treating dry damaged cuticles at the root. Formulated with SpaRitual's RevitaPlex System bringing a therapeutic blend of Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein to condition and boosted with Pineapple to soften overgrown cuticles, while sealing in natural antioxidants to promote healthy cuticles and nails.
Each SpaRitual Nail Elixir comes with a sleek, patented Plum Cap®. This rubberized and texturized cap allows easy opening of the bottle and a non-slip grip while applying product. SpaRitual's signature brush is also specially designed to allow for precise lacquer application. The shorter brush length offers more control and accuracy of treatment and lacquer application.
0.5fl oz/15ml £8.95
"SpaRitual is a luxury, vegan, eco-conscious spa lifestyle brand composed of effective multi-purpose treatment products and beauty rituals for the hands, body, feet and nails. SpaRitual's dedication to the environment is the cornerstone of the brand, and by supporting SpaRitual you are supporting an eco-conscious holistic beauty movement" said Shel Pink, founder SpaRitual
Each SpaRitual product is vegan, biodegradable and free of synthetic dyes, parabens, preservatives and petrochemicals.
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