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Katie of the Playboy Mansion

I hold my hands up now, my guilty tv pleasure is / was watching The Girls Next Door / Girls of the PlayBoy Mansion. Not the new girls, but Kendra, Holly and Bridget. I blame those 3 ladies for my quest for platinum blonde hair! ha! I even adore the almost spin off film – The House Bunny which reminds me completely of Bridget!

I was obsessed with the show and I sky +’d every episode! It was both an interesting insight in to a life I’d never have (thankfully) and it was full of pert pretty blondes… who can complain! Hef always struck me as an old romantic that just happened to be in love with 3 ladies, rather than the seedy old man alot of people think he is. He always comes across as such a sweety and really lovely. In fact, just as i’m writing this, news has broke that his engagement and super close wedding has been called off – poor Hef!

I’m not the kind of Playboy tattoo / bed linen / car stickers kind of fan but I did push the boat out to include some fluffy Playboy slippers with dangley dice… they remind me of my honeymoon in Vegas and are now much loved and a lovely shade of off white… and a Playboy lipgloss (that was incidentally super reduced in TJ Hughes a few year ago!)

The infamous Playboy London club first opened its doors to eager society gamblers in 1965 and re-opened after an overhaul on the 4th June this year.

Look how devilishly handsome Hef looks! *swoon*

The club has a new modern look to bring it up to date. From the website it looks like a sleek swish modern club set up with a high standard and finish. With uniforms designed by Marchesa, the club certainly has gone along way from moving away from the perceived sleazy image it induces in some people, the way Stringfellows does. I’d love to go, just to say i’ve been!

I’ve seen the Playboy Club in Las Vegas not long after it opened in 2006 so it would be nice to see the version in the UK. Maybe I should drag Mr Tramp!

What prompted this waffle and declaration of love over scantily clad blondes was this fab set of treatments from Wahanda I spotted whilst trying to book my mother in law a birthday spa day! I don’t think she’s quite ready for the Playboy Club yet but Wahanda is certainly right, every lady deserves to feel amazing in her own skin.. whether you cover that skin with a Bunny uniform, Asda uniform or a tracksuit… we all need some TLC!

I think i’ll be booking myself in for that Hollywood glow!

Playboy bunny beauty busters

from Wahanda

It’s hard to miss the excitement and controversy stemming from the opening of the new Playboy Club in London these last few days. Nonetheless, whether you agree or not, it is sure to say that the girls will look fabulous. At Wahanda, the UK’s largest online community for spa, beauty and wellness, there are a fantastic range of spas, treatments and deals that mean that you too can look and feel gorgeous for yourself if not anyone else!

Despite the difference in opinion on the club’s opening, it highlights the fact that we girls deserve to look and feel great, and what better way than treating yourself to a little ‘me’-time. Whether you’re strutting around in your underwear at home or strolling round the office, every girl should feel every inch empowered and gorgeous. At Wahanda you can quickly, easily and without shedding too much out of your purse find treatments that will leave you hopping for more!

Cellulite treatments: Playboy bunny or not, no-body is perfect. Cellulite affects nine out of ten women and is a common enemy to us all. Using Wahanda’s easy to use search tool you can find great treatments local to you. There are a number of different ways to reducing the appearance of cellulite; from body wraps to specially a tailored lymphatic drainage massage. All are aimed to ensure you feel and look at your best below that bunny tail!

Facial treatments: One thing is easy to notice: the bunnies always have a smile on their faces. No doubt this is helped by good skin and a glowing complexion, so we highly recommend a facial to leave you feeling cleansed and gorgeous. Our faces, unlike our bodies (unless you’re one of Heff’s girls), are always on show, so keeping our skin looking beautiful is all part of keeping it healthy. There are a variety of different types of facials and at Wahanda you can make sure you find the right one for you.

Getting that bunny body glow: No doubt these new Playboy bunnies are going to struggle to keep up that sun-kissed look thanks to traditional British weather, but you don’t necessarily need sun to glow like an LA star. There are plenty of tanning salons around the country and, at Wahanda you can easily find salons or spas local to you and rated and reviewed by other users. All fake tans work best after a good exfoliation so why not look up a venue that offers a body scrub too!

As well as those suggested above, Wahanda have a huge range of different treatments as well as spa days and spa breaks, available throughout the UK. Wahanda Beauty and Spa Gift Vouchers are also available to buy online from £25 to £200 and so can make the perfect gift to treat someone special!

Visit www.wahanda.com for more information.

Katie Beauty

Hello my old friend…. products and brands you just can’t let go

Whilst perched on the side of the bath last night dying my hair, it got me thinking about all the brands and products out there, but I keep coming back to the same old ones.

Take my hair dye for example. I’ve been dying my hair pretty much since I was 12/13, so for 15/16yr I have been buying dyes and exposed to all the brands, types, shades etc. I have tried pretty much everything on the market, and a host of salon colours yet I still always come back to Nice & Easy super pale blonde. Why is that?

Familiarity? Product excellence? Afraid of change? NOPE! It’s because I have found a product that truly fits me and I couldn’t improve on it.

I am an SB1 (summer blonde) and I have been an SB1 girl for more years than I care to count. I have been there with Nice & Easy through their rebrandings (Remember the odd heads coming out of the water?!) and new colours and yet I still stay loyal. That has to be testament to the quality of their products, combined with their very reasonable prices and huge selection of colours…. I truly cannot find a better at home permanent dye. So I have stopped even looking at others in shops… regardless of what mega offers are on!

I even use the conditioner in with the dye.. and they are quite notorious for being rubbish…. not this one, you can even buy it seperately!

Amusingly, when I first spotted SB1 as the lightest N&E offering in Boots, I was too afraid to try it because I had it in my head that it would be discontinued as soon as summer was gone, but one day I bit the bullet and I’ve never looked back since… and they didn’t pull the product either – win!

The same goes for my deodorant. It’s a basic, staple item that everyone uses (I hope!) and I have tried lots of different types but I always come back to Vaseline Active Fresh. The scent is lovely and even though it’s quite pricey compared to some, I always go straight for it without even looking at anything else. My husband on the other hand will wear whatever is on special offer at the time he goes!

It got me thinking, at what point do you accept that you will always use this product for as long as you possibly can? When do you stop looking for a replacement? Do you ever get tempted? Don’t get me wrong, I do switch it up with a lot of other products but I do have a set of things I just will not veer from!

Do you have any products that you have used forever and just can’t see yourself ever stopping? Or are you brand adventurous and never stick to the one thing?

Katie Beauty

Leopard Print Love

I am not ashamed to admit, I love leopard print…. and no, i’m not Bet Lynch! Although wait… blonde hair… tan… leopard print…. NO… i’m definitely not Bet Lynch!

But I do indeed love leopard print. It seems to be making a resurgence in popularity. It has veered away from the territory of older ladies and the stereotypical floozy’s to be main stream height of fashion. I thankfully like to keep the print to my accessories, bags and shoes…. no one likes print overkill do they!

I am loving leopard print make up too. I have not tried any of these products before, but I think I certainly will do. I keep looking at them but never bite the bullet.

Here is a few of my favourite leopard print make up bits on the market …..

Dior’s new Mitzah palette, as inspired by Mitzah Bricard

Too Faced Pink Leopard Bronzer (£22.00 from Debenhams)

Too Faced Peach Brightener (£22.00 from Debenhams)

Benefit’s Glamazon tint – Now I think this has sadly been discontinued but you can still find it on a few websites / ebay

And finally, no leopardy make up look is complete without the perfectly sculpted brows.

Tweezerman Leopard Print Slant tweezers ( £22.00 from Beauty Bay)

Oh and of course at the time of typing this, I am rocking a rather amazing matching leopard print mani – pedi!

Katie Beauty

Exfoliating Favourites

In the spirit of Lady from a tramp, I am starting my annual (shame on me I know) exfoliation battle.

In the run up to summer exposure, an abundance of fake tan and a holiday on the cards, it’s time to battle those lumpy bumpy corned beef arms and dull flaky shins!

Despite my facial skin being super sensitive, the skin on my body can take a battering. I prefer my exfoliators and body scrubs to be nice and super gritty so you can really really feel it sloughing away at the dead skin cells and smooth rough areas.

I am currently using Treacle Moon’s That Vanilla Moment scrub.

The blurb from the Treacle Moon Website :

This is a dreamy creamy scrub that takes all the yuck and debris from your busy skin (in a gentle unassuming sort of way) and leaves you cleansed softened and smooth. make the household chores wait and find a couple of minutes twice a week to polish your special skin… you will be amazed.

The scrub isn’t overly gritty or as grainy as i’d like but it is a beautiful decadent scented product that really feels like it leaves a little bit of moisture on the skin so it not only feels exfoliated but nourished too. The scent isn’t as cloying or overpowering as something like the Body Shop vanilla line but gently scented like a sweet cake. The smell also doesn’t interfere with any scented shower gel or body lotion you’d apply afterwards which is fab.

To supplement the scrub, I also recently purchased the Calypso Natural Scrub Sponge which I absolutely love. I seriously cannot rave about this sponge… which is a bit sad I know. On one side is a traditional yellow cellulose sponge and on the other is a coating of what I can only describe as sand paper! It sounds terrible but it isn’t dangerously rough, it is actually made of roasted corn grains.

It is the rough sandpaper side that I love. I think it just really gives a great exfoliation and it makes me really feel like it’s working straight away.

I paid £2.89 for the Treacle Moon scrub which comes in a 225ml tube. It is normally £3.99 but I bought it whilst on offer. The exfoliating sponge was £3.44, also from Tesco.

Katie Beauty

Fangirl Friday – Katie Alves

As a new segment to the blog, I’m going to share with you all something I have been coveting during the week, whether it’s a make up item, brand, inspiring photo or a hairstyle.

For a while now I have been following the work of a girl called Katie Alves (i’m biased, great name!) who absolutely blows me away with her artistry. It’s not so much the perfectly blended smokey eye of the perfectly sculpted cheek that all of us make up geeks (and wedding artist for my part) can do but for her sheer, amazing artistic talent.

Each of Katies eye and lip pieces are works of art and to rock such perfect scenes, impeccably executed on the lumpy uneven surface of the skin.

I am quite lost for words and failed miserably to recreate one of Katie’s pieces.

On with the awe… a selection of my favourites from her deviantart site – http://katiealves.deviantart.com/

I hope you all go and check her out.