Day two -looking good!

Ok, so day two of my steam burn. It's looking pretty good. The skin has gone brown and it's stopped hurting. I've now used 2 drops of oil in total.

The new hotness??

I think I've found some liquid gold.

Its  a new oil blend from my all time favorite place to get oils and things raindrops.

Its called Skin repair blend and I think it might just be filled with awesome.

Lets list 'em

• Emu Oil - anti inflammatory
• Calendula - Antiseptic, Antioxidant
• Carrot - Antiseptic, Antioxidant
• Hypericum (St. Johns Wort) - anti inflammatory
• Jojoba - Antimicrobial, consistent to the sebum of the skin
• Evening Primrose - Antioxidant, Antinflamitory, Hormone Balancing for sebum and skin cell production  
• Sea Buck Thorn - Rejuvenates the mucous membranes of the skin and helps with cellular regeneration. 

Now I reckon that sounds pretty cool.
I've mixed it into a serum with Patchouli, Lavender and Sandalwood and it smells divine!
 
Anyone wanna try it out? I'm using it in my facials and I will also have some to sell. I'm curious to try it out on those with Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis and other skin conditions. So if you'd like to try it out give me a buzz or book a facial HERE

Anatomy of a great Lash and Brow Makeover

This is a HUGE Post, So I am going to break it up in to a few smaller easy to digest chunks.

The eyes have it lash and brow makeover has been a signature treatment at Peachy ever since I started. It one of my favorite treatments to perform because it's easy, dramatic and combines my love of brows, and some massage.
Its not a difficult treatment to perform, but with out a few key ingredients it can be a less than special experience. At Peachy the endeavor is to always make every treatment memorable and awesome.
So this is how we do it.

Clean Equipment = Hygienic Equipment

the Ambiance...

Step 1: Creating the right ambiance.  
The space that you have your treatment in sets the mood. The room should be comfortable and clean and at a good temperature. Your therapist should have towels on the table and something to cover you when necessary (if you get cold) Also in Winter I like to make sure that there is a heat pack or heated blanket on the table so things are extra toasty.

 Step 2: 
 Talk to your client! My wonderful model Madeline was a client who was virtually new to me. I'd seen her once many many moons (and clients) ago, so I needed to TALK to her about what she was looking to get out of her treatment. This is a fundamental step that seems to be overlooked all the time in salons and why I see so many women with misshapen brows that are too short over over plucked. I know that I have been able to help bring back some brows from the brink of destruction (yep dramatic i know!) But for lots of women their brows are really important. They are right there on their face and if you stuff it up EVERYONE will notice (again dramatic but that how people think)
So taking the time to look your client in the eyes and ask them some simple questions before you start ripping the hairs out of their face is just the right thing to do.
Here's a great list of questions:

1. How can I help today? 
2. What do you like about your current eyebrow shape? What changes would you like to make? 
3. Is there anything that bothers you about your brows?
4. Do you have any allergies?
5. Are you comfortable with having a lash tint? 
6. What have you had done in the past? Good expereinces or bad?

Part of helping clients is understanding their needs. Talk TO them and work with them.
Want to book in for one? Click here to go to the Peachy online booking site or Follow us on facebook and twitter. 

Move on to the Next installment of the Anatomy of a Lash and Brow Makeover. 

 

Mother Day...You better get me something good...

Happy Mothers Day!

This is my first Mothers Day, I am expecting BIG presents.

I've workd DAMN hard this past 6 months, FIRSTLY there was giving birth, then there are the late
night feeds, the constant holding, the sleepless nights, the crying, the vomit, the poo, THE WASHING and the list goes on.

So if I don't get some thing AMAZING for mothers day Im going to be well annoyed.

I figured that there must be LOTS of other mums out there who feel the same as me and need something to help them feel appriciated.

So I've designed an amazing package to help pamper those hard working mums out there.

The Peachy Mums Pamper Pack

• A 60 min Custom Fresh Facial -$80 Read more about Fresh facials here

• A Full Body Dry Brush Exfoliation - $45

• A 30min massage (including a complimentary 15min Consultation) - $50

• "The eyes have it" lash and brow make over - $50

• Prompt Pedi - $50

• Total Value $275

• As a gift to all those Mumma's only - $137
  Save a whopping $138!

We have 10 of these amazing Mummy Pamper Packs and you have till the 7th of May to get a voucher and keep your mum or your wife happy!

How we make a Fresh Facial

What is a Fresh facial I hear you asking...Well its where you take fresh ingredients and apply them to your face in a facial. At Peachy we use everything from fresh brewed tea to things like Greek yogurt and honey.

We have an awesome example of a Deep Cleansing Facial we did on Chanell.

As you can see for the before pic, Chanell had some blemishes on her chin and lower cheek also her skin look dull and a little sallow. The goal of the treatment was to brighten her skin and help reduce the redness of those blemishes.

We Prepared the fresh products using "Pick Me Up" tea (available at Peachy for only $9.95) which contains Ginger - to increase

bloodflow, Lemongrass - for its anti bacterial properties, Hibiscus - rich in Vitamin C helps to tone and clarify the skin and Calendula - for its skin

calming and cell rejuvenation properties. Normally this tea would make amazing drinking, but when its mixed with Red Clay - which has calming properties, it can create a fantastic masque. We brewed a whole cup so that we could use it for a toner on the skin as well.

Once Chanells skin was properly prepared with a through double cleanse using Mukti Foaming

Cleanser we

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pplied an Enzyme masque to help gently but throughly exfoliate the skin and remove dirt and dull dead skin cells. Our enzyme masque is made from Papaya and is a IN SALON ONLY treatment.

So you'll have to come and visit us at Peachy to have this one

After Steaming for about 10 minutes the masque was removed using a hot towel, we then used the Pick me up tea to tone the skin. After this we applied the second calming Fresh Masque. We also infused some cotton pads with the tea and placed them over the eyes.

After an other 10 minutes of steam, we then massages and infused the skin with Peachy's very own Roshehip and Jojoba oil blend. These nourishing oils are able to assist with the rebalance of the Sebastiano (oil) flow on the skin and help to balance out hormonal breakouts.

You can see in this after photo that the redness in the blemishes on Chanells chin and cheeks has dissipated, her skin looks brighter and we also gave her a little lash and brow makeover while she was relaxing. Making her lashes look plumped up and defining her brows.

If you would like to experience your very own Fresh Facial at Peachy simply give us a call on 3392 8188 and make a time to book in!