Lipstick & Lip Gloss – the easiest way to give yourself a lift after over spending on a holiday and the tan is fading. The average cost of a good lipstick is £15-£23 and well worth it in my book – a cheaper form of retail therapy. If you’re sitting down most of the time…
We recently reviewed some of the stylish and accessible spa’s in the UK and we thought we’d do some more research on your behalf: Four Season Hotel, Hampshire This Spa offers Sodshi Therapies which “successfully harnessed the benefits of plant essences and other natural ingredients to formulate luxurious, effective, 100% natural skincare products.” Although most of the…
A few of our readers asked if we knew of any accessible Spa’s so we’ve found some of the most stylish from around the UK and added our ratings on Accessibility: Cowshed Spa, Babington House “Babington House opened in 1998 for those who wanted to enjoy the countryside but weren’t prepared to compromise on…
What a result in the cricket I was absorbed all week in the ups and downs of England in The Ashes. Keeping cool under the pressure of watching required more than one glass of wine but I managed to enjoy it, possibly!?! Later in the week I went to Petersham Nurseries in Richmond on a…
Being in a wheelchair can mean there are restrictions on the clothes you choose to wear. If you’re wearing a dress, you have to consider how floaty it is – in case it gets stuck in the wheels – if it’s too short or long and whether its too tight and uncomfortable. And that’s just…
My ankles and feet swell in the hot weather mainly because of lack of movement. I’ve tried many things but usually just wear nothing on my feet except nail varnish. My latest colour is Yves st Laurent Parme Graffiti No.13. A purple/lilac colour it also doesn’t stand out when my feet go red!! Expensive as a nail varnish but…
For too many years to mention I have been going to my hairdressers Laurel S , just over Richmond Bridge on Richmond Road. During the ‘many years’ my needs have changed and no matter what, they have been able to accommodate me. A testament to any hairdresser is their turnover in staff and at Laurel S this is very…
Here is a good therapeutic site – Head Space – it’s a meditation technique that gives you a ‘whole calmer, clearer, happier way of living’ I’m for all that so I’m going to give it a try!
For many years I have used acupuncture for general well being. I found it gave me energy and more importantly it reduced the length of time a cold/virus would last, from a week to one day of discomfort. More recently I have found my legs and ankle swell due to lack of movement. I tried…