Beauty

Back to the Future. Beauty salon believes old-fashioned customer service is the way forward.

SERVING clients well is all about paying attention to their needs and doing that little bit extra. These days there are too many similar businesses selling too many similar products.

But Jaks Hair & Beauty in Ryde believes reverting to traditional values equals regular, loyal customers. Salon owner Paul Wyatt puts emphasis on top notch service, a warm and friendly atmosphere plus highly trained, knowledgeable staff.

Chocolate- Superfood or Super Treat?

Chocolate’s growing reputation as a health food is mainly due to the cocoa bean being a fruit rich in flavanols and polyphenols.  Indeed, a recent study* by Hershey Centre for Health and Nutrition found that cocoa powder has more anti-oxidant capa...

Hair tips by Take 2 Hair and Beauty, Newport

Now that Spring is in the air, we may feel like a pick-me-up in the form of a hair dye to bring a fresh look for the new season. Take 2 hair have a few tips for those willing to take the plunge, either in a salon or at home these tips should steer you through the perilous world of precautions to take, where to go and how to keep your hair looking shiny and new for Spring.

Spring Radiance for Your Skin by Caroline Hurley I.I.H.H.T. ART(Redg)

It is only natural that we want to emerge from the gloom of winter with healthy fresh skin. Months of cold winds and central heating can leave you with a dull complexion. Help is at hand – if you follow my simple tips your natural glow should be restored...

Importance of correct bra fitting

We have probably all just made a new years resolution to improve our health, fitness or general wellbeing.  Wearing the correctly sized bra can do just this, and research has shown that at least of 70% of women are wearing the wrong size!

Beauty Tips-Nails

File nails in one direction- don’t saw back and forth as it will weaken the nail. To protect and strengthen nails wear a hardener eighty percent of the time. The rest of the time, rub almond oil in to the nails and surrounding skin to soften cuticl...

The Backworks Clinic

The Backworks Clinic is a new and original venture started up by Nicola Fahey focussing predominantly on back massage with her original back chair. Nicola has worked as a therapist all over the country; in the Grayshott spa with A list Celebrities, a...

Hidden Gems at Isle of Wight Pearl

Jon and Ros Tallon have joined forces again after almost 5 years working apart and are promising exciting things at the Isle of Wight Pearl Café. The location boasts some truly spectacular views and they aim to do the same with the food.

Beauty at Vogue’s Fashion’s Night Out

So what is beauty really all about? Is there a purpose or a use for it? I went to Vogue’s fashions night out in London where at Browns Store Robert Rowland-Smith, an Oxbridge Master of philosophy from The School of Life, gave us a Talk on the thinking behind beauty. The evening buzzed with fashionistas from every part of the industry including the senior fashion editor of Vogue whose talk on this season’s styling was complementary to the evening’s entertainments. So what of beauty...?

Carisbrooke High School - When Art Met Fashion

A night of amazing talent – from the artwork on the walls, the layout and set up of the main hall, the behind the scenes organisation and of course the designs themselves.