The days leading up to your summer holiday are never as leisurely as you would hope. Last minute washing, shopping and meeting work deadlines leave little time for that essential pre-holiday beauty prep. Never fear, weve rounded up the six must-have express treatments that will have you beach ready, top-to-toe, in little over four hours. Hop to it!
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A Brazilian wax should be quick and thorough, this isn’t the time for idle chit-chat. The fastest in the business has to be Nadiya at Michaeljohn. She will have you fuzz-free, with very little pain and one of the neatest waxes you’ll experience, in 15 minutes. Pricey, but worth it. Michealjohn, Hollywood and Brazilian waxes with Nadiya, £50.00 for 15 mins
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There is nothing more laborious than scrubbing your body from head-to-toe, so why not treat yourself to the luxury of having someone else do it for you? It will be more thorough too, as they’ll be able to get to all those hard-to-reach places you can’t. Enter the Clarins Gentle Skin Smoother. A therapist will slough at your skin with a body scrub that contains both granules and fruit enzymes (that gently ‘nibble’ away at dead skin) to leave your skin glowing and ready to tan. Clarins Gentle Skin Smoother, £40 for 40 minutes
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If your skin is looking as stressed out as you feel, book in for a fast, effective facial. The Bliss You ’glow’ girl facial, with plenty of complexion boosting massage, uses the world-famous Triple Oxygen products to breathe life back into your skin. Your skin will be treated to a thorough detoxing cleanse, followed by a face mask containing anti-oxidants and vitamin C to protect and brighten. Your eyes will be treated to their own puff-reducing mask. Finally, a massage using a vitamin C-rich face cream will leave your skin revived and glowing. What are you waiting for? Go girl!Bliss You ‘glow’ girl, £25 for 20 mins
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If you’re off on a two week beach holiday ensure your mani/pedi lasts by booking in for a super durable gel mani. Artistic Colour Gloss, housed in Urban Retreat, is the brainchild of celeb manicurist Tom Bachik who tends the talons of stars like Victoria Beckham, J-Lo, Cameron Diaz and Beyonce. With 66 shades to choose from you’ll be spoilt for choice. A mani/pedi takes 40 minutes (ask to have your mani and pedi done at the same time) and lasts 21 days. Brilliant.
Artistic Colour Gloss Manicure and Pedicure, from £30 each at Urban Retreat Harrods.
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At Blink you are in, brows threaded, and out of the chair before you can say hey presto! Emma Watson, who has seen her fair share of magic, won’t trust anyone but Blink staff with her perfectly groomed brows. Book in, you’d be ‘potty’ not to. Blink Threading, £17 for 15 mins
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Sienna X’s new ‘Tonight’s The Night’ spray tan takes less than 30 minutes and develops at the speed of light, well in two hours which is fast for a tan (you can leave it for up to four hours if you want a deeper colour). Just think, no more stained bed sheets and lingering biscuit-y smell while you wait for the DHA to do its job. But, make sure you shower this off before the four hours is up, if not you’ll resemble an Oompa Loompa because this stuff waits for no man (or woman) and keeps deepening in colour. Sienna X Tonight’s The Night, from £50 at Urban Retreat Harrods; also available nationwide.