Pre-Christmas pampering with Korres

To celebrate the end of a successful year, beauty brand Korres will be holding two skin care pamper events in Surrey this week.

The events will include free skin care consultations, hand massages and makeovers. Customers will also have the opportunity to take home free skin care samples and mini shower gels - it's an ideal pre-Christmas pampering treat!



Korres Quince Lip Butter

Korres will be offering a 20% discount on its 12 best sellers including Korres Quince Lip Butter, Guava Shower Gel and Pomegranate Balancing Moisturiser...the perfect opportunity to stock up on beauty essentials or indulgent Christmas treats for friends and family.

The pamper events will take place at Lloyds Pharmacy in Addlestone on November 29 and Lloyds Pharmacy West Byfleet on November 30. The discount will run at all Lloyds Pharmacies until December 24.

Happy pampering!

Stop wearing the wrong size bra, start feeling confident

The outfit you wear is only as good as the bra you wear underneath but many women still walk around wearing the wrong size bra.

With this in mind House of Fraser in Guildford is hosting a Chantelle fitting event this week, where women can get professionally fitted, receive a free gift on purchase and be in with a chance of winning a trip to Paris.

House of Fraser and Chantelle, which is one of the oldest French lingerie manufacturers with origins dating back to 1876, want their customers to understand the importance of getting fitted regularly and the impact of wearing the right size and style bra can have on their wardrobe.

The wrong bra can cause women to feel uncomfortable - many women comment that a proper bra fitting makes them feel more confident.

To help explain this, Chantelle fit experts will be on hand to do personalised fittings, work wonders on customers' silhouettes and answer lingerie queries.

The event takes place from Tuesday October 9 to Saturday October 13.

Guildford Radisson Edwardian celebrates 1st birthday

This Saturday (September 29) will be exactly a year since the Radisson Blu Edwardian opened its doors off Guildford High Street.

The 183-bedroom property is Guildford's first luxury 4* hotel and has stunning interiors by internationally renowned Rabih Hage, inspired by local author, Lewis Carroll

In keeping with this whimsical interior design, characters from Alice in Wonderland will be giving out birthday cakes to shoppers on the High Street in an all-day Mad Hatter’s tea party.

The interior at Radisson Blu Edwardian was inspired by Lewis Caroll

The hotel will also be offering a special birthday deal offering 111 rooms for just £1 each. Anyone who sends a birthday card to the hotel with their name and address enclosed before Saturday will also go into a draw to win one of the overnight stay, which are anytime between 29 October 2012 to 28 September 2013.

Birthday cards should be sent to Radisson Blu Edwardian Guildford, 3 Alexandra Terrace, Guildford GU1 3DA.

For further information or reservations call 01483 792300 or visit www.radissonblu-edwardian.com/guildford
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Guildford doctor nominated for aesthetic award

Dr Natalie Blakely, of The Light Touch Clinic in Guildford, has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category of this year's Aesthetics Awards.

The awards brings together the cream of the crop from the aesthetics industry to acknowledge the success stories of the past year and reward those who are excelling. They have been designed to recognise those who have gone above and beyond in their dedication and service to the industry

The Rising Star category aims to find the doctor striding ahead of their peers within the industry and is ‘one to watch’ in the future.

Dr Natalie has been instrumental in helping launch the revolutionary INTRAcel skin-tightening machine to the UK and has been asked to present her findings at the annual British College of Aesthetic Medicine conference in London this Autumn.

She said of her nomination: "I am so happy to have been nominated for a Rising Star award at the prestigious Aesthetic Awards 2012. Now I just need to conquer the competition and bring the award home – my own version of an Olympic gold medal!"

If you have experienced Dr Natalie's expertise and would like to vote for her, visit http://cosmeticnewsuk.com/news/item/aesthetic-awards-voting-now-open

Make do & mend at Cath Kidston

There's something quite romantic about the old fashioned value of "make do and mend".

Harking back to those good old days, Cath Kidston is hosting an in-store event later this month at its Guildford store in Chertsey Street, where guests can learn a new skill.

At the workshops on Tuesday, September 18, and Wednesday, September 19, participants will be shown how to make a lampshade using Cath Kidston's famous printed fabric.

Tickets cost £15 and include a lampshade making kit, Cath Kidston fabric, an instructional tutorial and drinks and snacks.

Each ticket holder will aslo receive 15% off any purchases made at the shop on the night and will also be entered into a raffle to win a Trailing floral white filled sewing basket.

For more information or to book tickets, call 08450 262 440.

Celeb favourite Gamila Secret hits Guildford

Natural Israeli beauty brand Gamila Secret, coveted by celebrities such as Madonna, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake, will launch at House of Fraser in Guildford next week.

Created by Gamila herself - a Druze lady who has always lived by the power of healing herbs and plants - the range is a premium quality beauty range produced in Galilee using completely natural ingredients.

Using a unique combination of 15 handpicked Active Healing Herbs, Gamila Secret is a range of organic products to help skin return to the way nature intended.

Developed with the philosophy that skin should be replenished from the inside out, all Gamila Secret products penetrate the deepest epidermis layers for optimal results - giving it a moisturised, radiant, healthy glow.

Gamila Secret Beauty Bar (£20.99

The range, which includes the hero product - a natural olive oil soap available in ten varieties including rose, geranium and spearmint - will be available as part of House of Fraser's Apothecary selection from Wednesday, September 5.

Tracy Van Heusden, senior beauty buyer at House of Fraser, said: "Apothecary was created as a platform for new niche brands to be discovered by beauty lovers looking for something different and special which Gamila Secret offers.

"Gamila’s passion particularly appealed to me – each soap is handmade in Galilee using traditional methods and 100% natural ingredients."

Beauty Buy of the Week

It's been a year since Benefit launched its hero mascarea They're Real! and it has since become a top beauty hit.

Since it first hit the shelves last summer, the jet black mascara, which lenghtens, curls volumises, lifts and separates lashes for a spectacular look, has become the UK's number one selling mascara.

To celebrate the product's first anniversary, Benefit has released a booster set, which includes a full-sized They're Real! and a deluxe, clutch-friendly version - all for the price of one full-sized mascara (£18.50).

The special birthday booster sets area available from Benfit counters across Surrey now.