Tan Tuesday- NEW HeShi Gradual Face Tan

The NEW Overnight Ageless Tanning Balm from HeShi has arrived!! 

This gradual tan is designed as a velvety, anti-ageing product to smooth fine lines and give the skin a subtle bronzed glow. It contains jojoba protein and hyaluronic acid to moisturise and hydrate the skin. 

Best used after gently exfoliate the face, neck and décolleté areas. Apply 5-6 pumps of the tanning balm as an evening moisturiser applying all over the face (including eye area) neck (including ears) and décolleté. Blend thoroughly into hairline and eyebrows. 

Avoid contact with water for 6-8 hours to allow Overnight Ageless Tanning Balm to develop. Reapply twice a week to maintain a bronzed, youthful glow! 

Skincare Saturday- Sleep deprivation

Sleep deprivation is becoming more of a current topic and is being discussed in the press, round the dinner table and over coffee. It affects many different types of people- city flyers, parents of young children, those suffering with illness and others who are just plain stressed out! 

The skin has different requirements during the day than at night. During the day the skin is exposed to environmental assault, makeup, caffeine and poor diet.  So the skin needs sunscreen, antioxidants and other ingredients that help to fight free radicals and anti ageing. 

Pure Light spf 50 brightens the skin, helps hydrate and protects it from the ultraviolet rays. 

At night the skin can become dry and dehydrated from heating and lack of water consumption, excretes less sebum because the body is less active and it can become hotter.  It is essential to help the skin repair itself by ensuring it is clean, nutrients are restored and it is moisturised with a heavier cream. 

Overnight repair serum increases the skins luminosity and combats the signs of ageing. 

Help your body unwind in an evening with activities that help to reduce stress.  Exercise such as yoga, swimming or an evening run can help release the daily tensions. A long soak in the tub, listening to relaxing music or meditating can help free the mind from work and worry. 

Stress Relief Treatment Oil can be used in the bath, as a body moisturiser or massage medium to aid relaxation. 

Get some sleep and it will improve your skin condition and lift your mood! 

Feature Friday- Refresh your skin for Spring!

For a limited time only Orchids Retreat are offering the 30-30-30 promotion!  It's a great way to give you skin a boost and to kick start your skincare regime.

• 30 days of products- Meet Dermalogica Kit is a gift with treatment. Kit includes four of their favourite products. 

Special Cleansing Gel- Use a 5p sized amount twice daily to cleanse the skin.  Apply gel to wet hands and create a foaming lather then massage into skin using upward strokes. After 60 seconds remove with a warm cloth and repeat once. 

Daily Microfoliant- Shake a 10p sized amount into damp hands and create a smooth lather. Massage all over face, neck and decollate for 60 seconds and remove in the shower or with a warm damp cloth. 

Multivitamin Power Firm- is an eye cream, but any residue can be used on your lips.  Using the ring finger squeeze a pea sized amount onto the fingertip.  Gently dab around the eye area. 

Skin Smoothing Cream- a medium weight moisturiser that can be used both morning and evening. Apply a 5p sized amount all over the face, neck and decollate. 

• 30 minutes of Skincare- with an exclusive Orchids Express Facial. 

An Orchids Express facial has been created specifically to give your skin a gentle boost as the season is changing. It incorporates the Dermalogica double cleansing regime, Face Mapping Skin Analysis, a professional exfoliation and prescribed masque, and moisturiser to suit your skin type. 

This offer is available while stocks last.

Treatment Thursday- BioSurface Peel- Get the results!!

The Today I had a client in who is currently half way through her Bio Surface Peel course.  After two facials her family have noticed a significant difference in her skin.  Our main focus is to improve the pigmentation and overall skin appearance. She's been told her skin is 'glowing' and has said she looks 10 years younger.  

In her treatment she mentioned she burned her chin on a tray coming out of a 200 degree celsius oven- OUCH!! Because the facial is so gentle we agreed to treat the area and if there was any discomfort then I would remove the product.  As this was facial number three in her course we used five layers of the Acid Active, none of which were uncomfortable at all. It was amazing the result after the facial.  

Picture after facial of the burn, skin is slightly red but it helped remove dead skin cells and promote cell regeneration.