A final reminder to everyone that our Beauty & The Geeks Night is being held tomorrow night (26th November) At Heaven Spa Didsbury. If you are coming please don’t forget to drop me an email at cath@heaven-spa.co.uk. I hope to see you all there and hope you have a great night.

Thanks

Cath

We are finally able to confirm the full line up for our up and coming Beauty and the Geeks night. Everyone is welcome and the event will be held at our award winning salon in Didsbury. So here is the outline for the night:

• 6.30 – Doors open and guests will be provided with complimentary drinks and food. A good opportunity for guests to talk amongst themselves and meet new people.
• 7.00 - Lorna Mitchell will give an excellent speech on digital communities and how to engage with them. She is of course one of the most influential female bloggers around and is frequently asked to speak at high profile events such as PHP North West.
• 7.30 Josh Lowe our in house hair expert will give a couple of demonstrations on how to style your hair in various different ways.
• 8.00 – 9.00 Two of our in house experts will then put on a variety of demonstrations in which you will get to take part in. These include the much loved skin scanning machine. This particular machine will show how your skin is ageing and where cracks are beginning appear by lighting up various patches on your skin. Other treatments being demonstrated include how to put in Velcro rollers.
• 9.30 – The event will finish at 9.30

Why Should You Come?

Well there are many reasons as to why you should come but some of the main benefits include discounts being offered on both treatments and on products. 10% off all products will be available on the night and if you book a treatment on the night you will also be offered a 10% discount.

If you would be interested in coming to the event then please drop us an email at:

cath@heaven-spa.co.uk

We are delighted to announce that influential blogger Lorna Mitchell will be making a guest appearance at our Beauty and the Geeks event and will be giving an interesting speech on… That bit is still a surprise but we assure you that you won’t be disappointed.

Lorna specialises in development, training and consultancy on various web related topics and is considered as one of the industries leading experts. She is also appearing at this years PHP North West event. Lorna has long been an advocate of female programmers and is a prominent member of PHP women.

In Lorna’s spare time she is an avid netball player and plays for Shipley Netball Club. Also when Lorna was a child she represented her county in the game and now plays in the goal shooter position. Her other interests include cooking, sewing and knitting.

We would like to take this time to thank Lorna and make you aware of her excellent blog. Well worth a read we feel.

Your current pair of straighteners has just died and you’re left with the life changing dilemma of which straighteners to buy next. This difficult decision would ruffle anyone’s feathers so at Heaven Spa we have decided to give you a little helping hand in making your decision. To gain an insight into what brand people love best and where people are getting the best experiences we ran a poll on Facebook. The poll asked 97 women what are your favourite hair straighteners?

The results in someway are fairly surprising. We expected the GHD’s to come up highly as they have an excellent product and the marketing for the product is quite staggering. Despite the early safety worries with GHD’s they have gone on to create high quality and reliable straighteners. The biggest surprise from the results is the performance of She. At Heaven Spa we see She Hair straighteners as an up and coming product and many of our customers have been asking about them. At our salons we like to let customers try out different straighteners.

The other surprise was how close Remington and Babyliss came together. We thought that people would either favour one or the other as they both offer quite similar products and at reasonable prices. It maybe the case that people test both brands and that the difference between the two is minimal.

Other things to consider include budget and usage. GHD’s for example are expensive but you are paying for the unrivalled quality. Whereas if you are on a budget then you may wish to consider Remington or Babyliss straighteners. From the poll we can see these products are popular with people and they are known for their sturdiness. If you are really flash then you may want to consider purchasing a pair of GHD straighteners for everyday use and then a secondary cheap pair of straighteners for travelling. This seems to be a popular option at the moment.

Whichever straighteners you decide to buy Heaven Spa can help. We sell a range of straighteners including GHD straighteners and She Hair straighteners.

We are glad to let you know that Heaven Spa has been included in the Open Directory Project (Dmoz). If you do any work online, be that business or blogging, you have probably heard about the ODP. As their website reads, “The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors”. The submission is free, but because every website is meticulously checked before approval, it can take anything from 2 weeks to many months to be listed. To indicate how long we had to wait, we shall say that it took us much longer than 2 weeks but less than 3 months to become the member of Dmoz.

While you may have heard some people criticising Dmoz, it is still by far the single most influential web directory, a place in which is craved for by many a site or blog. As the ODP state themselves, they want to be the Oxford English Dictionary of the WWW. For the reasons why Dmoz is so important, read Peter Pelland’s Don’t Underestimate the Open Directory Project article.

We are grateful to our Dmoz category editor, and we will be very pleased to hear your cheers. This is a great recognition for all the work we do both online and offline to bring you the best in Health & Beauty. And indeed, this is a very lovely gift shortly before our new website’s launch…

Until Friday, 11 July 2008 all Now magazine readers have the chance to win an amazing Treats for Two package at Heaven Spa @ luxurious Hilton Hotel in Manchester Deansgate. The package includes “a Pevonia prescriptive facial to leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed, delivering visible results to your skin; a Jessica prescriptive manicure or Zen Spa Pedicure to make sure you look your very best; plus a full body massage for ultimate relaxation”. Better yet, the treatments take place at the same time and in the same treatment room, so you can invite someone special and bask in heavenly bliss together.

For details and entry, visit Heaven Spa Treats for Two Competition page.

Every year they conduct a survey to find out in which profession people are the happiest. In the past, the happy folks were hairdressers. This year, it’s beauty therapists. So, this Friday, 6th June 2008, two of Heaven Spa team have been invited to the BBC Radio Manchester morning show, to discuss the shift in the field of professional happiness. Rebecca Hough, a beauty therapist from Heaven Spa @ Hilton in Manchester Deansgate, will be accompanied by Josh Lowe, Heaven Spa’s Creative Director, and one of UK’s certified Redken colourists and Redken platform artist.

Rebecca and Josh will appear on Eamonn O’Neal and Dianne Oxberry show from 7.30 am. BBC Radio Manchester broadcasts at 95.1 and 104.6 FM, or you can tune in and listen online at http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/local_radio/.

Are you one of those darlings who love reading Moving Manchester magazine? If so, then we have a special treat for you. During May and June any reader of MM can enjoy an ultimate heavenly experience at Hilton or Didsbury salons - and at half of the price, too! The offer is valid on massages, face, hands and feet treatments, and body wraps. What is a better way to unwind, to prepare to your long-deserved holiday, or to just spoil yourself? It all happens at Heaven Spa in Manchester!

To book an appointment, call us on 0161 448 8786. You may wish to check our price lists, or our location and how to get to us.

This week VOGUE.COM is giving you and a friend the chance to relax and unwind by winning an overnight stay at the luxurious four-star Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel. You’ll also enjoy the Heaven Spa Treats for Two package - worth £250 - which includes a Pevonia prescriptive facial, a Jessica prescriptive manicure or Zen Spa pedicure, and full body massage.

You’ll have full use of the 18-metre swimming pool with stunning panoramic views across Manchester, and, can enjoy a mouth-watering breakfast at the hotel’s Podium restaurant.

This prize must be redeemed within one calendar month of the winner being notified. Full terms and conditions apply and are available on request. This competition closes March 10 2008.

(Taken from The Manchester Evening News)

HEAVEN Spa, situated in the luxurious four star Hilton Manchester Deansgate hotel, will help you and your guest escape to treatments that help you unwind and forget all your worries….

The award-winning spa is offering its new Treats for Two package.

This includes a Pevonia prescriptive facial to leave you feeling relaxed and refreshed, delivering visible results to your skin; a Jessica prescriptive manicure or Zen Spa Pedicure to make sure you look your very best; plus a full body massage for ultimate relaxation. The treatments take place at the same time and in the same treatment room.

This prize will help you escape together and send you straight up to be pampered in Heaven.

To enter the competition click here.