Post Party Season Pampering

We here at Freak Deluxe never take the time out to treat ourselves, the only time off we have is when we’re sleeping and we don’t even get enough of that. So it was lovely to get out to Chelsea just before Christmas for a navigated tour of all the best spots to hit for the perfect “me time”.

Chelsea is the new hot spot for a bit of R&R, head to toe treatments from some of the top beauty brands. From the hidden treatment rooms in Peter Jones, and the tranquil underground treatment rooms in Liz Earle, to the hair and metrospa at Richard Ward.

We were treated to a facial in the Lancôme treatment room in Peter Jones, the therapist tests the hydration level of your skin prior to treatment to specifically target what products to use. The bag, wrinkle, and jowl areas were all massaged to perfection to prevent them making an appearance in the near future.

Liz Earle in the Duke of York Square gave us a guided tour of their underground treatment area. All of the rooms are named after Bays on the Isle of Wight (where the company is based), down there you can enjoy bespoke facials and massages.

Not only is it a New Year, it’s also a New Decade! One of our resolutions will definitely be to treat ourselves to regular trips down to the King’s Road for a treatment or three.

Top Christmas Scents

If you are thinking of giving the gift of fragrance this Christmas look no further. Freak Deluxe has sniffed out the best scents for you to give to your loved ones.

For Him

Marc Jacobs BANG, £38.50 for 50ml EDT, The Perfume Shop

For the young spirited fashionisto this fragrance has a sensational bottle and scent. It’s the perfect masculine scent for men with a free and unapologetic approach to life. BANG is a heady fusion of pepper, wood and spice resulting in an explosive, elegant and sophisticated scent that embodies the sensuality of the wearer. The heart is enriched with masculine woody notes, while the base includes Vétiver, White Moss and Patchouli. The chic design of the bottle is dynamic, daring and artistic; a classic approach with a sudden bang.

Bvlgari Man,  £41.50 for 60ml EDT, The Perfume Shop

For the sophisticated man in your life, Bvlgari Man is a luminous and sensual woody fragrance with elegant crisp top notes, a sensuous woody heart and musky base. Inspired by an unedited vision of natural elegance, it represents the absolute declaration of masculinity and innate charisma.

Bleu de Chanel, £42 for 50ml EDT, Chanel

This fresh new fragrance goes against the grain for Chanel, Bleu de Chanel embodies a tribute to masculine freedom. Its enigmatic blue defies definition. Too blue to be black, too black to be blue. A bottle of dense, solid glass which blends authority with elegance. The scent is infused with notes of bergamot, lemon, grapefruit, “deep blue sea accord”, peppermint, frankincense, pink pepper, nutmeg, ginger, jasmine, cedar, vetiver, patchouli, and labdanum.

For Her

Love Chloe, £49.50 for 50ml EDP

The perfect addition to any dressing table with pink gold accents and a chain attaching lid to bottle. Love Chloé is a feminine, elegant and multifaceted fragrance that will seduce an assertive and sophisticated lady. With top notes of Orange Blossom and Pink Pepper; Iris, Lilac, and Hyacinth at the heart; and Talc and Rice Powder at the base.

Trésor in Love by Lancôme, £41.50 for 50ml EDP

Trésor in Love is a chic addition to the Lancôme family with it’s black rose decoration on the neck of the bottle. The Trésor in Love woman expresses all her femininity and grace to seduce the man who falls for her charms, the fragrance of the treasured moment in love. The fragrance opens with accords of nectarine, bergamot, peach and sour pear. A heart blooms with Turkish rose and elegant jasmine, while a base includes cedar.

Dolce & Gabbana The One, £47.50 for 50ml EDP

This scent has fast become a timeless classic, with notes of mandarin and peach that leads into a heart of jasmine and ends with a base of vanilla, amber and musk. Dolce & Gabbana The One is a warm, oriental floral with modern sensuality. It’s a fragrance with a strong personality and a contrasting golden sweetness. Created for the ultimate diva, the one is at once tempting, modern and glamorous, embracing a touch of classicism.

Idylle by Guerlain, £45.50 for 50ml EDP

For the Gossip Girl fans out there Idylle by Guerlain is the perfect stocking filler, a sensual floral fragrance for women who dream of love. Idylle is a bouquet of fresh and sensual flowers: lily of the valley, peonie, freesia, lilac and rose. The Bulgarian Rose, the star ingredient, is balanced by patchouli and white musk to give a sensual base to the fragrance.

All ‘For Her’ scents from The Perfume Shop

Top Holiday Nail Colours

As we know nail colour has been a huge thing for the past few seasons, brands from Models Own to OPI are giving us on trend camels and festive metallics so there should be no excuse for bare nails this particular holiday season!

Rudolph Reds

Clockwise from top left: Scarlet Sparkle, £5, Models Own; Dorothy’s Shoes, £2.99, Miners; Red Alert, £5, Models Own; Siren, £7, No.7; Ali’s Big Break, £9.95, OPI;

Christmas Camels

Clockwise from bottom left: Beanie, £7, No.7; Over the Taupe, £9.95, OPI; Cadogan Square, £11, Nails Inc; Highland Mist, £7, No.7; Nude #1, £10, Nail Girls.

Fir Tree Greens

Clockwise from top left: Cuckoo For This Colour, £9.95, OPI; Zulu, £13, NARS; Evergreen and Green Flash, £5, Models Own.

Golds, Frankincense, & Mehr

Clockwise from bottom left: Gold #1, £10, Nail Girls; Molten, £2.99, Miners; Glitzerland, £9.95, OPI; 25 Carat Gold and Gold Digger, £5, Models Own.

Christmas Bauble Purples

Clockwise from left: Midnight Lavender, £2.99, Miners; Damson Dream, £7, No.7; Magenta Divine, £5, Models Own; Purple #8, £10, Nail Girls; Violetta, £7, No.7.

Silent Night

Clockwise from bottom left: Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous, £9.95, OPI; Grey, £2.25, Claire’s; LBD, £2.99, Miners; Mushroom, £5, Models Own.

Mulled Wine

Clockwise from top: Temptress, £7, No.7; Burgundy, £2.25, Claire’s; Tease-y Does It, £9.95, OPI; Mulberry Shimmer, £2.99, Miners; Queensgate Mews, £11, Nails Inc.

Freak Deluxe Meets WAH Nails

If you read my post here, you will know all about the collaboration between WAH Nails and Models Own. A bunch of us went down to the launch at the WAH Nails flagship store in Dalston and got our nails did in various patterns and colours…

Lili Vanilli cakes

The choice was ridiculous! I opted for something a little closer to my own heart…FREAK DELUXE NAILS. If you were with me from the start you’ll remember that the last time I had a WAH-do I did a step by step of the WAH leopard print. Here’s how the FREAK DELUXE was done…

Draw the outline with the WAH Nails/Models Own nail art pen…

Fill in with your colours of choice, they had the perfect FREAK DELUXE pink and yellow…

I asked for just a lil hint of the signature WAH leopard on each nail, so she put matte topcoat on one of the black squares and did black on black leopard with the WAH Nails/Models Own nail art pen…

Now to fill in the space with white, for this Sunam used the white WAH Nails/Models Own pen…

The swirls and a lil FD were added to each of the “ring” fingers, then top coat…

Et Voila! (Please sidestep the fact that I hadn’t lotioned my hands yet, the nails were still a lil wet!)

My nails also look super amazing when I’m drinking from my FREAK DELUXE cup!

Here’s what the other gals (+ 1 guy) got done that night…

Aztec nails, first pattern I saw for the night.

Gem Fatale got the black on black leopard print with her BF’s initials in the red heart, how sweet.

I love pop art, Pamper & Polished got the POW nails!!!

I absolutely loved the patterns that Grunge Betty got! Leopard print, pop art, bows and hundreds and thousands.

Sharmandean’s (Miss WAH Nails herself) nails

Char was the last customer of the night so she got a free for all!

I would like to thanks those at WAH Nails and Models Own for a fantastically fun evening.

Don’t forget you guys can win one of the nail art pens, I have 3 to give away all you need to do is:

1) Click here to follow the site on Widbox

2) Click here to join the Facebook group

3) Send a conformation email to win@freakdeluxe.co.uk with:

  • Your Name
  • Your Delivery Address
  • Why you should have one of these amaze-WAH pens

The winners are:

Kaley Almond

Jane Cook

Baldeep Chana

WAH Nails x Models Own

WAH Nails and Models Own have pinky-sweared, become life partners and created a fab new collection that will be available to everyone from mid November.

I have been a fan of nails for as long as I can remember. My aunts (twins) always had perfectly long nails and would paint them every chance they got. I remember a hot coraly orange was their colour of choice for a while. They were in their early 20s and I was about 4yrs old.

Picture courtesy of Belle, Bath & Beyond

Fast forward through only being allowed nail polish during weekends or holidays (unless it was clear) meanwhile experimenting with dots and stripes and multicolours, to me at 13yrs old and my first trip to New York!

I taught myself all about acrylics, water decals, diamantés, and stencils then bagged myself a “Saturday job” in a beauty salon doing nails at 15yrs old. I was in my element, super striping, tipping, webbing, marbling, and at Christmas snowmen and Christmas trees came out to play. By the time I reached 21, I gave it all up. Got rid of my kit, I kept all of my paints and brushes/tools but somehow they’ve managed to disappear.

(Takes deep breath) All of that so you understand just how excited I am that WAH Nails and Models Own have developed a collection of nail art pens (for the leopard in you) that also double up as super stripers (for the tiger in you).

WAH Nails already sell the of the moment Models Own polishes in their flagship and pop-up stores, founder of WAH, Sharmadean Reid is always asked by her customers where they can buy the nail pens they use, hence the collaboration.

“We want to be the last word in fashion forward nails and this allows our loyal customers to take the brand home with them – WAH Nails designs in Models Own colours” Sharmadean Reid

Known for their signature leopard print and innovative nail design, WAH has acheived cult status for the ability to create pretty much any design or pattern for their customers. They certainly proved that to me last night when I asked them to do “Freak Deluxe nails“!

The black and white pens are £6 and will be available from 15th November at modelsownit.com. The collection will continue to grow to include all 99 nail polish colours currently available from the Models Own collection!

I have 3 of these innovative nail art pens to giveaway to my fabulously creative readers, all you have to do is:

1) Click here to follow the site on Widbox

2) Click here to join the Facebook group

3) Send a conformation email to win@freakdeluxe.co.uk with:

  • Your Name
  • Your Delivery Address
  • Why you should have one of these amaze-WAH pens

The winners are:

Kaley Almond

Jane Cook

Baldeep Chana