My Top Groupon Beauty Deals For Today!

Along with the LED teeth whitening in Manchester that I noticed a short white ago, I also noticed a similar deal for 'Laser Teeth Whitening for £87 at The Harley Laser Specialists (Value £350)' in London - for any of you that may be interested in having yours done!

Another London deal that caught my eye is the 'Piscean Fish Pedicure for £12 at Anesis (Value £30)' - I had my first fish spa experience in Kuala Lumpur last year and I really loved it, they're a lot cheaper over there but this deal really seems like good value. If you do go for this then don't do what I first did and waste 15 minutes squealing with your feet hovering over the water!

In Leeds you can get 'Three Sessions of Diamond Microdermabrasion for £39 at Foxy's Hair Salon (Value £120)'  and also 'Ten Fitness Boot Camp Sessions for £19 with The BEST Boot Camp (Value £70)' which could be great for getting you in tip top condition for the summer.

People in Cardiff can also have get their workout on with 'Five Personal Training Sessions for £35 with Cardiff Personal Training Studio (Value £150)'.

If you're in Sheffield then you can get a cracking deal with 'One Day Spa Access Plus Either a Full Body St.Tropez Spray Tan, a Manicure or a Pedicure for £16 at LivingWell Sheffield (Value up to £47)' and in stark contrast to the previous 2 exercise related deals you also get a slice of cake and standard Costa coffee included... plus other benefits too!


Finally, not beauty related but I thought still worth a mention is the 'National Deal' as you can get a £50 voucher for just £20 to spend on hotel accommodation (worldwide) at Alpharooms.com... you can always get a spa or beauty treatment with the saving you make. ;-)

As always, these deals are all available on the Groupon website!

Cosmetic Dentistry & The Celebrity Smile!

I'm not that confident in 'real life', and that includes about my teeth - they're not terrible but when I see celebrities that have perfectly straight, bright white beautiful teeth it does make me feel like I'd like a piece of that action too!

I have thought about getting dental veneers many times, I love the way they can look when done well (i.e the expensive ones) but at the moment my budget would not allow for it by any stretch of the imagination, I’m sure that I'm not the only one who would consider it either?! However after seeing a photo of Nicola Roberts (at least that’s who I *think* it is lol) it’s made me think a little harder about it. I’ll show you the picture before going on...

Now... I really don’t mean to sound like a mean girl here (as I am certainly far from perfect myself) but she looks like she’s fresh from the doggie dentures advert with those gnashers!! Yes they’re straight and pearly white but those good points fall by the wayside because they clearly look too big for her mouth/lips - I actually think I prefer her natural teeth to these!

Now the reason that this one picture has made me think twice (apart from the obvious) is that I would assume that somebody like Nicola Roberts would have the means and contacts to go to the best cosmetic dentist there is to get her work done... and if this is the outcome then I do wonder what a mere mortal like myself would end up looking like when I know I probably couldn’t afford to go to the best in the business.

Anyway, it hasn’t put me off completely (if I was to ever win the lottery or whatever), but it certainly has given me food for thought. I am tempted to maybe have mine whitened first, see what that turns out like - especially after seeing a deal on Groupon (Manchester for once, yay) for LED whitening for £75 instead of £299. I'm going to spend some of my day looking into it, seeing how effective it is as to whether it's suitable for me!

What do you make of Nicola's new teeth, would you have veneers?

New MeMeMe Nail Polish Shades - Part 2, 87 Defiant!

 

Next up we have number 87, ‘Defiant’ which looks like quite a dark teal-y colour in the bottle but when on the nail resembles more of a very deep, and very dark forest green with just a very small tinge of blue in – to me anyway!

This is another one that is a lot darker on the nail than in the bottle, again to no detriment but just thought it worth a mention. The swatches show 2 coats which I think works perfectly well, my application lets it down somewhat though – so sorry about that!

Again please excuse my nails and cuticles, I did all three polish swatches on the same day, and you might notice some odd marks on there too, that’s rain but I was determined to get these pictures done for you so soldiered right on through it.

What do you think, do you like it?

Disclosure: PR Sample

Two London Groupon Deals That Caught My Eye...

Remember when I mentioned about Floatation exxperiences yesterday in the new Nirvana Spa's Celestial Spa product competition? Well I’ve just noticed this deal come up on Groupon for people in London (or who would travel to London for the treatment) under the 'London Special' deal page, it's for a ‘one hour floatation experience’ for £17 instead of £45 - lovely if you're local (ish).

I just love the idea of being able to lie there, relaxing in the water... I love to float when I’m in the pool (should probably be swimming though to shift the weight, but that’s a whole other post) and it’s such a simple thing, but really very effective for relaxation.

Anyway, if you’re in London and want to check it out then you need to visit the Groupon website to purchase it... if you do decide to go for it, be sure to let me know how it goes.

Also available in London is a deal for a ‘24K gold facial treatment at Depicool’ which is £99 instead of £350 apparently – this is a new thing to me and I’m very intrigued. On the Depicool website they list the benefits as:

• Accelerates Cell Renewal
• Slows collagen depletion
• Assists lymphatic drainage
• Improves blood circulation
• Reduces the appearance of age spots
• Decreases inflammation
• Enhances elasticity

Have any of you had one of these? Did it work if you did?

Again, as with the first deal you can find this on the Groupon site under the normal London deals.


Can you tell that I love looking at Groupon? I may also have a slight Wahanda addiction too (shhh)!

Competition - Win Celestial Spa Authentic Products!

Hello lovely ladies (and gentlemen?), I have a new competition for you! If you’ve ever wanted to go to a spa but couldn’t afford it, don’t have the time or just haven't ever managed to get around to it for whatever reason then you might like to enter this competition to win some Celestial Spa products.

“Nirvana Spa, the UK’s largest award-winning spa based in Berkshire provides the ultimate experience of peace and tranquillity with treatments that have been specifically selected to restore, relax and refresh senses.

Renowned for its pure water source, Nirvana Spa is home to six pure, natural pools fed by a spring deep underground with water clean enough to drink. The spa’s famous floatation therapy pool contains hundreds of tons of minerals and salts from the Dead Sea so you can enjoy a relaxing floating experience while treating your whole body to a therapeutic experience at the same time.

Nirvana Spa have a variety of luxurious celestial treatments available that you will really enjoy. These range from indulgent facials, aromatic body massages and other nourishing body treatments that will restore and replenish the mind, body and soul.

Nirvana Spa also specialise in professional spa products. The Celestial Spa Authentic Range contains essential oils, designed to enhance the appearance of your skin and minimise stress- just what you need! Find out more at www.celestialspa.co.uk 

For more information on treatments, latest offers and what Nirvana Spa has to offer, visit www.nirvanaspa.co.uk”

I don’t know about you but I think the spa sounds divine – I would love to go in their flotation therapy pool, what an experience that would be! Anyway, if like me you don’t see yourself getting to a spa in the immediate future (I'm too busy, *sob*) then I'm thinking that the Celestial Spa Authentic Range could be the next best thing.

For a chance to win a selection of spa goodies from the Celestial Spa Authentic Range, here's how to enter this competition.

1. Be a follower of this blog via Google Friend Connect, only followers via GFC will have a valid entry.

2. Answer the following question:

Which Royal County is Nirvana Spa based in?


a) Buckinghamshire
b) Berkshire
c) Bristol

3. Have your entry in by Monday 9th May at 11:59pm UK time.

I will announce the winner on the site so please so be sure to come back to find out in the days after as I will need you to email me your details if you are the winner that has been announced - I thought this more preferable than everybody having to post their email addresses for all to see.

New MeMeMe Nail Polish Shades - Part 1, 86 Enigmatic!

 

I got 3 new MeMeMe polishes in the post at weekend, completely out of the blue but completely welcome as they are beautiful. Edited to update information: the new colours are on the MeMeMe website right now and you can get an extra 20% off using the code Bliss2011 (thanks to Jo at www.beautyliciouslove.com/ for the code)!

I’ve decided to do each colour in its own post so that each post doesn’t end up even more picture heavy, and also so that each gets its own little bit of the spotlight!

First up is the beautifully smoky shade ’86, Enigmatic’ – I find it really hard to describe this colour as it looks different in every light so I'll let the pictures do the talking. It’s also darker than it looks in the bottle, but this is not detrimental to the colour or how it looks on my nails!

It applies very well, I think this was a solid 2 coater – and also very quick to dry too which is ideal for me. What I will say about the brush though, is that I have a bit of a love/hate relationship going on with it. I love that it is generally a decent brush, it gets plenty of product on and for most people the extra wideness of it would probably make it very easy to apply the product... however for me and my skinny nails it can be a bit cumbersome.

Hope you like the swatches, please do excuse my pre-clean up application and also my slightly messy cuticles and nails that need cutting!

Disclosure: PR Sample

Speechless Sunday - Nicki Minaj

Literally speechless, other than to say... cauliflower anybody!?

Today's Groupon Beauty Deals!

Bit of a new feature for you here, a beauty deals post - this one has deals that come from the Groupon website!


Bath - Cut and Blow Dry plus Mini Manicure or Eyebrow Tint and Shape for £24 at Generations Hair Salon (Value £65)

Belfast - One Night Stay Including Full Use of Spa Facilities and Breakfast for Two People for £79 at The Mount Errigal Hotel (Worth up to £206)

Birmingham - Dental Grade Laser Teeth Whitening using the POLA System for £99 at Denora (Value £350)

Bradford & Leeds - Enjoy a Facial and Body Wrap for £39 at The Spa Lounge (Value £120)

Bristol - Semi-Permanent Makeup with a Choice of Eyebrows, Eye Liner or Lip Liner for £99 at Flawless Nails and Beauty (Value £229)

Bristol 2 - Facial Radio Frequency Treatment and Virtual Mesotherapy for £27 at Biothecare Estétika (Value £90)

Bristol 3 - Facial, Garra Rufa Fish Spa Pedicure and Choice of Massage for £29.50 at iCandy Hair, Nails and Beauty (Worth up to £81)

Cambridge - Chic City Getaway for Two People including Full Use of Spa and Lifestyle Centre and Two Course Meal for £175 with the 4 Star Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel & Spa, London (Worth up to £391)

Cardiff - Full Head of Colour or Half Head of Highlights plus Cut and Finish and Conditioning Treatment for £38 with Yume (Value up to £105)

Cardiff 2 - £17.50 instead of £44.00: Back, Neck and Shoulder Aromatherapy Massage, Facial and Manicure at Addiction Beauty Salon

Coventry - £17.50 instead of £44.00: Back, Neck and Shoulder Aromatherapy Massage, Facial and Manicure at Addiction Beauty Salon

Edinburgh - £17.50 instead of £44.00: Back, Neck and Shoulder Aromatherapy Massage, Facial and Manicure at Addiction Beauty Salon

Essex - One Hour Laser Teeth Whitening for £69 at White Smile Studio (Value £199)

Essex 2 - £29.00 instead of £72.50: Cut, Blow Dry and Style, Plus a Kerastase Conditioning Treatment with a Senior Director at the Award-Winning RUSH Hair in Ilford or Romford.

Exeter - Six IPL Hair Removal Sessions on Two Small Areas or One Medium Area such as Underarms or Bikini for £99 at Tao Skin Care Clinic (Worth up to £510)

Glasgow - £19.00 instead of £48.00: Cut and Style with Shampoo and Blow Dry at the Award-Winning Ellen Conlin Hair

Hull - Wash, Cut or Restyle, Deep Conditioning Treatment and Head Massage for £14 at Gorgeous Hair (Value £44)

Leicester - Six Sessions of Either Laser or IPL Hair Reduction Treatments on One Medium or Two Small Areas for £99 from Chic Hair and Beauty Group

Leicester 2 - £22.00 instead of £75.00: Cut or Restyle and Finish, with a Sear by Schwarzkopf Conditioning Treatment at Winfield and Jones

Liverpool - Cut, Colour, Style, Finish and Head Massage for £27 at Salon One (Value up to £85)

Liverpool 2 - Pamper Package for Two Including Back, Neck & Shoulder Scrub and Massage Plus Fish Pedicure for £28 with Caroline & Co (Value £96)

London - £41.00 instead of £166.00: Full or Half Head of Highlights or Semi-Permanent Colour Plus Cut and Express Manicure at Divine Holistic

London Special - Ninety Minutes of Pampering Including One Hour Full Body Massage and a Half Hour Multivitamin Facial for £32 at Urban Bliss (Value £82.50)

London Special 2 - Eight Weeks of Beginners Pilates Classes for £35 at The Pilates Institute (Value £120)

Manchester - £95.00 instead of £960.00: Six Sessions of IPL Hair Removal on a Choice of Areas including Leg, Bikini and Underarms at Smile Clinics

Milton Keynes - Garra Rufa Fish Spa Treatment for Hands or Feet for £8 at Feet Therapy (Value £20)

Newcastle - Haircut and Finish, Back Massage, Collagen Eye Mask and Eyebrow Shape for £29 at Coccolare (Worth up to £86)

Newcastle 2 - £14.00 instead of £35.00: Session of Acupuncture and Chinese Massage at Sun Hie Acupuncture

Norwich - Pamper Package including Manicure, Pedicure and Neck, Back and Shoulder Massage for £29 at Clinical Beauty (Value £83)

Nottingham - Choice of One Hour Massage for £18 at The Relaxation Den (Worth up to £45)

Oxford - Back, Neck and Shoulder or Indian Head Massage Plus Manicure with Gel Polish for £24 at True Balance (Worth up to £65)

Oxford 2 - £20.00 instead of £56.00: Cut, Restyle, Finish and Blow Dry at The Hair Gallery

Reading - £175 Worth of Facial Injection Treatment for £49 at Laurabella

Southampton - Cut, Blow Dry and Kérastase Treatment with a Senior Director for £26 at the Award-Winning RUSH Hair Southampton (Worth up to £67.50)

York - Make-Up Lesson and Makeovers for Three People for £39 at Adonia Beauty (Value £144)

I think that these are fabulous deals to make you look and feel even more fabulous. There are loads more deals to be had but these are just my pick of the best ones, in my opinion - ones that I would personally go for without hesitation if I was in the area!

All daily deals can be found at the Groupon website.