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5 Reasons to visit Absolut's new beauty room
Very popular with 5pmers, Absolut Salon has just opened up a new beauty room and 5pm went along to take a look and get a couple of treatments. Here are five reasons why we think you should check it out too. 1. Therapist The therapist Lindsey is very personable and makes you feel at ease and comfortable...
Nail colours to suit your skintone #manisweek
Jennifer’s nails before As part of #manisweek, Jennnifer in 5pm’s Customer Care team visited Beauty Boutique and Day Spa on Glasgow’s Bath Street for a 21 day gel manicure. Like Ruth when she got a manicure at PURE Spa Silverburn, Jennifer told them to do whatever they wanted, she gave her therapist...
Go grey! 3 reasons to try grey nail polish #manisweek
The smart manicure area at PURE spa Grey. Yes it’s grey outside more often than not but have you ever tried it on your nails? Nope me neither, never even considered it. Leighton Denny polish colours Not until Shannon at PURE Spa Silverburn picked it for a manicure I had this week. Given complete freedom...
5 steps to a party makeover at Macs Glasgow
Glitter, sparkle and fake eyelashes… party season is about to hit full pelt and Macs Glasgow invited me to get a party makeover and gave me top tips on how to create the perfect party look for this season. Getting party ready. Hard work but someone’s got to do it… 1. Book up early Everyone wants to ...
John Frieda's Luxurious Volume Range
Volume – the hair quest of many women including me, and John Frieda’s Luxurious Volume range, in its teal coloured packaging definitely stands out from the rest. Shampoo & Conditioner The shampoo and conditioner leave your hair smelling lightly perfumed, a lovely, fresh smell that lasts throughout ...
Glowing Skin
Glow Skin Centre & Tanning Salon is a popular venue on 5pm Health & Beauty so when they invited me to give their facial a try, it was a great chance to see why our customers love it and keep going back. Prescriptive Dermalogica Facial Mid-facial. Argh, it’s the creature from the deep!!! I was going ...
Spring Fever!
We’ve got Spring fever at 5pm Health & Beauty and for the next 6 weeks we’re going to be giving you all the Spring beauty offers and tips you need! This week, we’re focusing on tanning and moisturizing – treatments we know you 5pmers are very keen on! There’s nothing like glowing skin to make you look...
Guest post from SK:N Clinics: Hair Removal Techniques for Women
SK:N Clinics, who you might have know from ’10 Years Younger’ or ‘Embarrassing Bodies’, has given 5pm Health & Beauty their top tips for ladies looking at different hair removal techniques. Read below for their expert tips and advice – what suits you best? Hair removal methods for men are not that different...
John Frieda's new full REPAIR range
John Frieda has launched some great new products for overworked hair – the full REPAIR range. The Inca Inchi in the products makes them smell beautiful and leaves your hair smelling wonderful all day. Inca Inchi is a lightweight micro-oil that repairs the look and feel of overworked hair. It also helps...
R UV UGLY Campaign Tours Scotland with Skin Scanner
A SKIN scanner which aims to show young shoppers the damaging and ageing effects of sunbed use is set to tour Scotland as part of a new campaign. The machine is part of a campaign called ‘R UV UGLY?’ which is being launched by Cancer Research UK in partnership with the Scottish Government. It will take...
Lil-Lets New Packaging
OK ladies, it’s something lots of us suffer every month and a fact of life but Lil-Lets have made it a little prettier with their new updated sanitary protection packaging. It looks feminine, taking cues from beauty which helps to eliminate indiscretions when you’re at the counter buying them! The ...
Win! A Summer Beauty Package Worth £80
5pm has teamed up with Peaches Wax & Beauty Bar to offer 5pmers the chance to win a summer beauty package worth £80! The lucky winner will get… Win a summer beauty package! A spray tan Party lashes Acrylic or Minx nails Based in Glasgow city centre, Peaches is a trendy and funky salon specialising in...
Spa in the City - this weekend in Edinburgh
Spa in the City, Edinburgh’s biggest free beauty event, is set to return to St Andrew Square this month for a stylish celebration of vintage beauty and an expansion into the city’s Rose Street – both planned to mark the event’s fifth consecutive year. This hugely popular beauty bonanza will take place...
Introducing 5pm Beauty Spot with Craig Alexander Wilson!
5pm Beauty Spot with Craig Alexander We’re pleased to announce the launch of 5pm Beauty Spot with Craig Alexander Wilson, a weekly magazine section covering the latest beauty news, seasonal trends, and product and treatment reviews. You might already know Craig, who’s been in the industry for over ten...
5pm.co.uk Announces Winners of Scottish Health & Beauty Awards
The Scottish Health and Beauty Awards After much anticipation and over 35,000 votes cast by the public, we’re pleased to announce the winners of Scotland’s first Health and Beauty awards. Gongs were handed out to salons, spas and therapists from across the country during a special ceremony at the glamorous...
Vote in the Scottish Health and Beauty Awards
The Scottish Health and Beauty Awards 5pm.co.uk has launched The Scottish Health and Beauty Awards, created to celebrate and support the health and beauty industry and to give you the chance to vote for who and what keeps you looking fabulous! In true 5pm style, they are giving you the power to nominate...
Mother's Day Spa Offers
Aveda @ Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort Mother’s Day Delight Spa Package – £50 per person. Normally £90. Includes a 1 hour Elemental Nature facial, full use of the facilities, light lunch in the Spa Cafe, robe and slippers. View offers and book » The Spa at the Carrick in Cameron House, Loch Lomond Mother...
Mother's Day Offers
5pm Health and Beauty has got some great Mother’s Day offers coming up so why not treat your mum by making her look and feel even more fabulous! Tina Steenberg’s Boutique Spa – Clarkston Road, Glasgow Yummy Mummy Offer – £25 for 3 of the following treatments: Mini back massage, discovery facial, file...
Claire's Hair & Beauty, Glasgow
Claire's Hair & Beauty We’d like to welcome Claire’s Hair & Beauty, based in Giffnock Glasgow on board 5pm Health and Beauty. Claire’s is a stylish, modern and busy salon offering customers over 25 years experience in hair and beauty. Top products are used like LÕoreal, Sparitual and OPI, to ensure ...
Dentistry on the Square, Glasgow
Dentistry on the Square, Glasgow 5pm Health and Beauty have signed up Dentistry on the Square in Glasgow and have fabulous offers to keep your smile bright. Based in Niddrie Square, Dentistry on the Square is a stylish, modern practice which uses state of the art dental and beauty technology. Offering...