Cowes Week round-up

What a fantastic week despite the somewhat changeable weather! Early in the week there was excitement on and off the water;  gusty winds created great conditions at sea for competitors who were battling out for the Britannia Cup and on shore there were the Ladies Day Award celebrations that highlight the achievements and contribution of women in sailing.  On Tuesday  evening a special ceremony was held in Cowes Yacht Haven where Sam Davies was announced the overall winner.  Sam completed her first solo, non-stop round the world Vendee globe race earlier this year in an incredible time of just over 95 days – just missing out on beating Ellen MacArthur’s record of 94 days.  Spectators on Ladies Day were also able to see many of the top women sailors like Dame Ellen MacArthur, Sam Davies, Dee Caffari and Miranda Merron join a fleet of nine Open 60s for the Artemis Trophy.

Our team on the Parade have been pampering customers non-stop and meeting friends old and new.    The girls were excited to spot Alan Titchmarsh and Ben Fogle who have also been enjoying the atmosphere here at Cowes. 

Mid-week the wind turned a bit calmer but the parade seemed to get busier, our hand and arm massages proved particularly popular and were booked solid every day.  The rain tried to dampen spirits but failed and Cowes remained buzzing all week culminating with a fantastic firework display on Friday night.

Finally all the sailing achievements of the week were celebrated at the Prize Giving on Saturday evening when Bob Cheek and his crew on Buccaneer won our Liz Earle Close Shave Trophy.  

If any of you popped into see us at Cowes we’d love to hear from you and find out what you thought about the whole event.

QVC Beauty Awards – hot off the press!

I was honoured to be part of the buzz and excitement at the QVC Beauty Awards on 31st July. We’re thrilled to receive two awards for Best Cleanser - Cleanse & Polish and Best Moisturiser - Superskin Moisturiser. We never tire of the excitement and never rest on our laurels. It’s such fun taking the awards on a mini ‘tour of honour’ around The Green House, and seeing everyone’s face. It means so much that it was voted for by our customers too – so happy to see that our heroes make a real difference to the lives of so many of you.

Thank you to everyone who took the time and care to vote. It truly is an honour for us and Friday night’s event will be a memory that I will personally feast upon for months to come. For those of you who are fans of the two winning products – Cleanse & Polish and Superskin Moisturiser - here are some unusual extra uses for the products that customers have shared with me:

Cleanse & Polish – Try this gentle yet effective cleanser to remove children’s stubborn face paints – takes seconds! Motorbike fiends and engineers have also extolled this super cleanser’s virtues to us, in swiftly and easily removing oil and thick grime. Make-up artists use this as the perfect ‘base’ to begin making up models. You can also leave this on in a thick layer for 5-10 mins, as a mini hydrating face mask – great to save packing space when travelling.

Superskin Moisturiser – Do you know that you only need to use about the amount of your little fingernail? One of the key problems with moisturiser is that many people use too much. Jo Givens, our Treatment Rooms Manager, recommends that you also apply moisturiser like foundation – i.e. dot over the face and massage in. This avoids the issue of just going straight in and applying too much. Stressed and busy people love Superskin for helping balance out stressed skin – it’s not just for the dryer-skinned amongst you.

Do add to these tips with your own – we’d love to hear from you!