Beauty, Health & Wellbeing
The Luxury Insider: AIRE Ancient Baths London Review
This subterranean spa is one of London's most luxurious wellness spots.
It’s Monday morning and I’m floating in a warm salt bath surrounded by flickering candlelight and tall rustic archways under London’s ancient streets. I really am in heaven! Next, it’s time for a hot stream and some cold therapy in the plunge pool, set to 10C, before a full body massage and glass of fizz. I’ve had worse Monday mornings.
Luxury spas are my ultimate indulgence, there is nothing better...
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Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London: A Balance of Yin and...
24th July 2024
An iconic landmark in the heart of London, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park holds a prime position in stylish Knightsbridge, an apt setting for the decadent, 120 year old building that boasts stone turrets and top hat clad butlers in red tails. Hidden deep inside its walls you’ll find the spa, a luxurious retreat known for its exceptional service and extensive range of treatments, offering a serene environment that promotes relaxation and rejuvenation.
The Best In-Clinic Treatments For Beating The Bloat
9th July 2024
Finding relief from bloating doesn't have to be a daunting task. Drawing inspiration from the holistic approach to health and wellness offered by Buxton Crescent Health Spa, coupled with complementary therapies available in London, I embarked on a journey to beat my bloat and rejuvenate my body from within. Liberty Mills, a leading expert in nutrition coaching, emphasises the importance of acknowledging the gut's pivotal role in overall well-being. She highlights the significance of the gut as the "Second Brain" and suggests monitoring its health through subtle indicators like the condition of the tongue. Mills advocates a functional medicine approach, outlining a four-step process: removal, replacement, replenishment, and restoration. This methodology involves eliminating irritants from the diet, incorporating pre and probiotic foods, replenishing the gut with essential supplements, and optimising gut health with antioxidants like Glutathione. Below, discover the best clinics and treatments to aid with bloating.
Review of Luxury hair: The Sybarite Summer beauty edit
26th July 2022
So it is time to go back to basics and get the most important thing to get right - your shampoo and conditioner! Here’s the Luxury Insider’s pick of the best hair cleansers to get a little va va vooms to your summer locks.
Featuring Ragdale Hall – pure heaven in the Leicestershire...
15th July 2022
What better way to treat myself than head to Ragdale Hall Health Hydro and Thermal Spa. With a team of over 460 staff, this privately owned retreat set amongst the soothing peace of the Leicestershire countryside is a relaxing heaven. The guests are predominantly women (90%) and the 93-bedroom spa offers luxurious pampering with a huge range of facilities including six pools, heat experiences, tennis, boules, pitch ‘n’ putt, croquet, cycling, and a mind gym are all available. My aim for my Overnight Reviver Break was total relaxation. On arrival, my mum and I were greeted by the friendly and polite Guest Liaison team who offered a refreshing drink while we were booked in. Valet parking is offered to all guests, and our luggage was whisked up to the room in a matter if minutes.
Featuring The Light Salon Boost LED Mask
15th July 2022
Why invest in this? It’s for someone that wants the benefits of light therapy without committing to a consistent salon visit and paying for it each time. This is for someone that wants a medical-grade professional product and is serious about it. For me, it’s more than a treatment, it’s a support system for my skin. This has become a beauty tool that is part of my religious skincare routine and I feel that pairing it with active skincare creams and serums really has helped my skin improve in terms of sag, texture and complexion.
Review of Santorini traditionalism – ikies hotel review
7th July 2022
Some believe the Caldera Island may have been one of the possible locations of the fabled island of Atlantis. Another legend has it, Euphemus, son of Poseidon, created the island following a dream where he made love to a nymph. Certainly explaining the island’s tendency of a romantic nature; one does not find a more beautiful view of the Mediterranean sea than from this Greek island, and the sunsets are the most photographed in the world. Ikies Traditional Houses is a special type of boutique hotel; a five-star complex of dug-out cave houses, it’s elegant design comprising of honeymoon suites, maisonettes, and studios located at the edge and facing the picturesque village of Oia, which guests can watch as the sun rises and sets on the private terrace. The staff are incredibly helpful - attentive but inconspicuous, which only adds to the privacy of the hotel.
Review of Inanch London – a hair salon with a touch of class
5th July 2019
Set up by the award-winning hairdresser Inanch Emir and her husband Joe, the small yet stylish salon sits on Great Portland Street in London’s exclusive Fitzrovia, nestled among fine-dining restaurants and private clinics. Inanch has been in the business for over 25 years, starting out as a hairdresser at a nearby high-end salon and soon making a name for herself in the world of extensions. Having her own salon was always her dream, and in 2005 she and Joe took the plunge. With a long list of famed clientele, the salon specialises in extensions, and as Inanch understands the need to keep hair healthy, has introduced various hair loss treatments, designed by the much-celebrated trichologist Philip Kingsley. Not one to be over ambitious with my hair, I had booked in for a colour, cut and blow-dry. As many hairdressers have said over the years, ‘I have very fine hair, but lots of it!’. Therefore it’s important that I do as much as possible to keep my hair in good condition by limiting the amount of heat applied to my hair, as well as using hair products that do not include sulphates or parabens.
Featuring Leo Lourdes: The Mind, Body and Spirit of Yogasphere
30th July 2018
Sitting on level 24 of the Shard, looking out over London whilst the summer sun was gleaming on the buildings with trains coming and going from London Bridge Station, we chat with Leo about all things yoga and wellbeing.
Review of Penhaligon’s Perfumes – a regal treasure trove of scents
24th July 2018
Taking your breath away, captivating and divine, Penhaligon's perfume selections are treasure troves of gorgeous potions in delectable vintage-esque bottles boxed up in their own individual intricate parcels of aesthetic curiosity.Some might call them old-fashioned and it is true, they do boast an apparent antique look and feel about them. But they are beautiful things nonetheless, and beautiful things come with style and grace like their Elisabethan Rose – mildly sweet, feminine and delicate. Though the bottle may be old fashioned, the scent is not. If there is such a thing as a modernized rose scent, then this regal fragrance could be it. It is alluring and not for every women, but for that particular woman who wants a “commanding presence”. On its head notes are, hazelnut leaf, almond oil and cinnamon with heart notes of red lily and rose finishing off with base notes of vetivert, musk and wood. Then there is something even more intriguing and one we much prefer – Empress – a scent of savviness, panache and absolute posh.
The beauty edit
20th July 2018
The focus: antiaging and hair care. Two diverse sectors but two equally important areas of concern. These are the ones to watch (and invest in) now.
Review of Health and wellness at the Corinthia Hotel in London
12th July 2017
The attention to detail throughout this world-class hotel is second to none. We visited to try out their new health and wellbeing package, The Brain Power Package, which promised to leave us feeling refreshed. As soon as we arrived, the doorman was already at our service, ready to whisk us into the hotel’s lobby. The first thing we noticed? Every member of staff that we met always introduced themselves first, which signifies the establishment’s friendliness and approachability. We checked ourselves in with ease as our concierge led us straight to our room via the lobby’s set of lifts (note, there are quite a few ways to get to your room via the different lifts) and then proceeded to give us a little tour of the room, which was indeed, spacious, temperature-controlled and utterly refreshing. If you are travelling with little ones, The Corinthia Hotel is nothing short of accommodating. We travelled with our 5-month old son and to our delight, a beautifully laden-out cot was prepared with the little one’s own amenities including a set of Burt’s Bees toiletries, blanket, stuffed toy elephant and a set of robe and slippers.
Featuring Bayerischer Hof: A most luxurious hotel in Munich
4th July 2017
With the hotel’s proximity being smack in the centre of the city as well as being a historical piece of the past, this five-star hotel – as we have witnessed – lives up to its high expectations. Bayerischer Hof has everything one can ask for – style, high-speed wifi, fine dining options, an outdoor sky pool, sky roof and bar with literally the best views of Munich and perhaps the only hotel that offers such expansive picture-perfect views, attention to detail and above all, hospitable staff who are at the ready when attending to a guests needs. Staying at the Bayerischer Hof is like being a part of history that dates back to the 1800’s. It was during that time when the hotel, which belonged to Anton Von Maffei, a revered railway pioneer of Bavaria at the time, commissioned the architect, Friedrich von Gärtner, to build the hotel. When Maffei passed away, a man known as Herrmann Volkhardt bought the hotel and further expanded the property. Perhaps the most interesting fact and what makes the Bayerischer Hof a true historical landmark is that when the hotel was almost completely destroyed during the war in 1944, only the hall of the mirrors was left unharmed (you can still find the original mirrors in the hall of the hotel today).
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