Hidden Treasures - Spray Tan

I don't like being pale. I'm not one of those people who can carry it off. I look ill. The kind where people say 'Are you ok? You don't look well.' Yeah. That.

So I'm partial to a bit of self-tan - and when the need arises - a spray tan.
If you're of the same thinking you'd best be getting yourself off to see Busi at Beauty Essence in Curzon Street in Central London.
Nothing fancy going on here - just a perfect Central London location and a no-nonsense team. I don't think I'll ever get used to wearing paper knickers (and nothing else) and being told to bend forward - basically sticking my not-small behind in Busi's face. God Bless Her. The woman is a pro - doesn't flinch. They use Xen-Tan, which is one of my go-to tanning lotions of choice. Nice and dark and tends to fade altogether rather than go patchy - certainly on me anyway.

Beauty Essence has other branches in the City and Soho

And be gentle with Busi - she's seen me in positions that no-one needs to see. Nekkid.

Hidden Treasures

I'm always asked about treatments/hair/tanning and where to go? etc so thought I'd start sharing some favourites as I remember or as I'm specifically asked...

First up is an old school facialist who you need to seek out.

Sally from West One Beauty is the kind of therapist you hope to find everywhere, but in this day and age of 'any little course makes you a trained therapist' is sadly not the case.

No matter.

Sally is old school and has the hands that only experience can give you. She also has absolutely no ego unlike some of the 'celeb' facialists out there these days AND doesn't charge more than a dermatologist for an appointment (don't get me started). Another score.

She has two salons, the one above in Marylebone and another in Camden. She works out of both on alternate days.

Go see her. You won't regret it.

Highly recommended.

West One Beauty