Bye bye smudged nails, HELLO Shellac!

If you are like me and smudge your nails minutes after painting them, then leave the chipped smudged polish on for days until you have time to remove it then Shellac is the answer.

Shellac is the fast and effective way to achieve perfect nails with a beautiful finish. Unlike other semi permanent nail colours Shellac does not contain formaldehyde therefore is much kinder on the nail. The Shellac procedure is also a lot kinder to the natural nail bed as there is no buffing prior or post treatment.

The application of Shellac takes no longer than 40 minutes for a solid colour and 50 minutes for French meaning it is much quicker than other gel manicures.

Nails are left with a high shine and perfect colour for up to two weeks and best of all no peeling or chipping. Shellac dries instantly meaning no waiting around after your manicure and definitely no smudging!

Another fantastic benefit of Shellac is that the removal is so simple you can do it at home and only takes minutes, homecare is also minimal.

Shellac manicures and pedicures are available at both Zen Bruntsfield and Zen Teviot.

Ellie, Therapist at Zen Teviot.

Love the smell of christmas?

Zen Lifestyle is a stockist for the Neom Candles which are an excellent gift for birthdays and Christmas. These candles are luxury organic candles which mean they do not give out any toxins and actually smell when they are burning. They are made from vegetable wax and essential oils so you can get an aromatherapy treatment at home while you relax.

We stock 4 different candles and have a limited edition Christmas candle which is perfect for burning on Christmas morning or even when you’re putting up your Christmas tree. This candle has the perfect Christmas blend of warm, spicy notes of Cinnamon, Ginger, Mandarin & Tonka Bean – a perfect mix to create that festive mood at home.

It is recommended to only burn for  maximum 4 hours at a time as the oils can become quite strong. The candles burn for 55 hours in total and also come with a silver sniffler to use when putting the candle out.

We do also have other candles which have a mixture of lavenders and sweet basil and lots of other choices to suit everyone’s tastes.

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

Zen christmas shopping evening

We would like to say thank you to all our clients who battled the cold, the snow and the travel nightmares and made it along to our christmas shopping evening. Despite the arctic conditions outside both evenings were a great success.

Clients were greeted from the cold with a mince pie and a warming glass or two of mulled wine. Kevin from Cosmeceuticals was on hand giving advice on all things Priori, he also introduced the new Coffeeberry Mineral make up which really is amazing! 

Fiona Fowley was advising on those perfect christmas presents and chatting about semi permanent make up and HD brows. We were also showcasing the Elemis and Murad christmas gift sets, not only are these great gifts, but they look good and are fantastic value for money.

Clients who purchased items on the evening received a goodie bag worth over £40. Each goodie bag contained a Murad make up purse with mini sizes of 6 Dr Murad products (including the Intensive Wrinkle Reducer -known Botox in a bottle) 3 Elemis body products were also included along with a copy of Dr Murad’s new book  The Water Principal oh and lets not forget a £15 Zen gift voucher! Amazing!

If you havent made it to one of our shopping evenings please do in the new year. You can keep up to date on the next date, whats happening at Zen and get information on promotions by prescriding to our monthly news letter, just add your email address to the special offers box on the left hand side of the Zen home page.

HD Brows…Seven steps to the perfectly shaped celebrity brow.

Celebrities love HD Brows and so will you. In seven unique steps you will achieve the ultimate shaped brow, bringing dramatic yet natural change to your face.

HD Brows uses a range of hair removing techniques such as waxing, threading and tweezing, combined with tinting to give you beautiful sculpted brows, even the most over plucked eyebrow can be transformed.

Latest celebrities to have the treatment done are:

Hollyoaks actresses Emma Rigby and Jennifer Metcalf, Jenny Frost, model Emma B. It’s not just for girls either – singers Duncan James and Simon Webb love the HD look too!

HD Brows are available at both our salons, appointments take 30 minutes and cost £38