Spa News

Call of the Wild

Nail experts Bio Sculpture’s latest collection, Vintage Africa, is inspired by some of the continent’s most iconic locations. From khakis and olives to camel, beige and nudes, make a safari statement this winter. Available from nail salons nationwide.
www.biosculpture.co.uk

Gold Finger

The new, 120-minute Golden Body Treatment, at Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort in Tuscany, Italy, combines ayurvedic techniques and aromatherapy with anti-ageing 24-carat gold. After an exfoliating scrub, a gel containing gold flecks is applied. Next up, a Pinda Sweda massage, using oils infused with calendula, camomile and lavender. Finally, a gold dust and ground ginger body mask.
www.termedisaturnia.it

Facial Challenge

Armathwaite Hall Spa is challenging spa goers to try its new Just Be Anti-Ageing Facial. It claims by having the facial and then using the Just Be Hydrated Serum and Just Be Radiant Treatment Oil, every day for three weeks it’ll give you brighter, younger-looking skin. Suspicious? Give it a go — £50 for 45 minutes.
www.armathwaite-hall.com

Over Here

Winging its way to the UK from Japan is the new Hyalogy o2 Hydraderm Facial, using professional cosmeceutical range Forlle’d. Based on nano technology, the facial uses ingredients such as low-molecular hyaluronic acid — which reaches deep into the dermis — to allegedly deliver similar results to invasive treatments such as mesotherapy. A-list facialist Sherron Holder-Culver has treated celebrities including Renee Zellweger, Katy Perry and Natascha McElhone and has brought the Forlle’d facial to the UK at SP&Co in Chelsea. Be one of the first to try it! £225 for 70 minutes.
T: 020 7351 3332.

Medi Spa News

Notox the new Botox for 2012

Notox will be the treatment of choice to eliminate frown lines in 2012, according to Dr Mario Luca Russo, who predicts the FDA will approve the toxin-free jab — suitable for pregnant women and those breast-feeding — in the first half of the year. It sends radio-frequency beams via a tiny needle to create temporary paralysis, with immediate results lasting 12-18 months. Dr Russo believes Notox will be more precise than Botox. “With Notox, the practitioner can insert the needle with low energy to stimulate the muscle to confirm it’s in the right place before paralysing the muscle.” He expects the treatment to cost around £950 for a single area such as a the forehead. Dr Russo, whose flagship clinic is in Harley Street, recently opened a clinic in Canary Wharf. He plans to launch a skincare range in March that will include two cleansers with active ingredients designed to stick to your skin. One has in-built SPF15 while the other includes antiseptic for acne sufferers.
www.therejuvenationclinic.co.uk

Jill Zander Clinic launches environ anti-frown facial as an alternative to botox

Notox will be the treatment of choice to eliminate frown lines in 2012, according to Dr Mario Luca Russo, who predicts the FDA will approve the toxin-free jab — suitable for pregnant women and those breast-feeding — in the first half of the year. It sends radio-frequency beams via a tiny needle to create temporary paralysis, with immediate results lasting 12-18 months. Dr Russo believes Notox will be more precise than Botox. “With Notox, the practitioner can insert the needle with low energy to stimulate the muscle to confirm it’s in the right place before paralysing the muscle.” He expects the treatment to cost around £950 for a single area such as a the forehead. Dr Russo, whose flagship clinic is in Harley Street, recently opened a clinic in Canary Wharf. He plans to launch a skincare range in March that will include two cleansers with active ingredients designed to stick to your skin. One has in-built SPF15 while the other includes antiseptic for acne sufferers.
www.jillzander.co.uk

Face-lifts with only a small nip and tuck offered under local anaesthetic by Dr Roberto Viel

The Chicago, or Short Scar, face-lift is a procedure to lift the lower two-thirds of the face with local anaesthetic. The idea is that only a limited amount of excess skin is removed, leaving only a light scar in the crease in the front of the ear and in the hairline above the ear. £4,800.
www.lcas.com

New gentle laser treatment with little downtime offered by Dr Tracy Mountford

Winter may be an ideal time for a face peel, but not everyone can afford to hide at home for a week while they shed skin. Dr Tracy Mountford is now offering Clear + Brilliant, a gentle laser designed to create radiant and glowing skin in just four to six 20-minute sessions. From £200 per treatment.
www.cosmeticskinclinic.com

Dr Sister launches cardinal synergy therapy, an anti-ageing skin package

Dracula therapy — when blood is taken, platelets are separated and mixed with vitamin-infused serum before being injected back into the skin — is now combined with fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing, red pulse light and carboxytherapy to boost collagen and reduce wrinkles, acne, scars and age spots. The treatments require three visits over 20 days. £1,650.
www.beautyworkswest.com

Where acid peels target the epidermis, a CO2 fractional laser also treats the dermis, stimulating collagen and tackling fine lines, pigmentation problems and acne scarring. It’s a one-off treatment, but clear your diary — you’ll be at home for at least a week. Mr Kambiz Golchin regularly performs TotalFX laser — an alternative face-lift — under general anaesthetic at The Cadogan Clinic and the Dr Rita Rakus Clinic.
Priced from £2,000
www.cadoganclinic.com
www.drritarakus.com