S ERVICES & SEMINARS

Skin Essentials Opens with two centres in Mumbai
Dr.Rohini Wadhwani launched ‘Skin Essentials’ - two clinics in Mumbai at Bandra and Juhu which claim to offer the most state of the art technologies for skin & beauty treatments. Wadhwani comes with experience from a chain of aesthetic clinics in London: Bare Necessity. She is said to have expertise in laser hair removal and skin rejuvenation, having launched the first Bare Necessity outlet in 2003. The brand is now being relaunched as Skin Essentials. The clinic positions itself as one of the first clinics to offer‘customized treatments as per skin colours and types’. Some special treatments include- Cocoabutter Facials and the Sebum control Treatments for Acne prone & Oily Skin; Collagen Facial and Vitamin C treatment for anti-Ageing etc. and besides Botox, non-invasive treatments such as laser hair removal, hydradermie, microdermabrasion, and others.
For men, Skin Essentials recommends Laser hair removal for the glabella, ears (instead of threading) etc. also very good for ingrown hairs on the beard areas and microdermabrasion, Skin polishing, deep cleansing for blackheads on the nose, sun- tan removal treatment and Antiageing treatment.

Thalgo Unfolds New Treatments & products
French Professional skincare brand Thalgo known for it’s sea derived ingredients, presented a fusion of treatments from the East & the West in what they termed as the Indoceane- a set of treatments that start from a signature theme in the Mediterranean and end with the Chinese whitening body wrap. The products are said to comprise of two key ingredients- Qi – Marine (a brown alga Undaria pinnatifida extract) and Lotus
flower, that help the products and the process to combine to induce complete cellular stress relieving action. Indoceane consists of a 4- step Ritual, wherein, the first step
comprises of Mediterranean Ritual of body exfoliation. Combined with the heat of steam for deep dead skin removal Qi- Marine, lotus, brown sugar, salt and essential oils of the Mediterranean are blended together and the calming citrus notes (Lemon, Green Mandarin, Grapefruit. This is followed by Egyptian Ritual of the milk bath. It has delicate fruity fragrance (peach, melon) and subtle scents of sandalwood and vanilla.
Thalgo Unfolds New Treatments & products The third step is inspired by
Ayurveda- a two-fold massage Ritual before starting to work with oil, a vitalization technique using the Qi- balm is then followed by massage using the ‘Phyto’Massage Oil that is a blend of Relaxing Essential Oils (Cedar, Sandalwood, patchouli ) and Indian Medicinal Oil.
The final step is the Subliminal Wrap that uses the essence of iris and jasmine over a base of sandalwood and white musk. The product is said to be rich in bran oil, to regenerate the body and restore softness. The brand also offers a range of Home Care products The Brand in India: Thalgo is currently present at 12 salons and spas in five star hotels in th country. According to Natalie Kuklina, Spa Manager and Director Thalgo-India “we are taking time to educate and train the professionals before unrolling the brand in any outlet”. The brand also carries out online training for two weeks every year besides on-site training programmes. On whether the brand was modifying it’s original base of sea ingredients in this new product line- “ the key ingredient is Qi- Marine- derived from a brown alga” informs Eva Gross Stephan, Asia Pacific Area Manager, Thalgo. She emphasizes that “Thalgo is amongst the top 5 French professional brands and is a pioneer in the fact that it was one of the first to
promote spa treatments and hydrotherapy, when it was not so fashionable to do so over 25 years ago”.

Harish Bhatia delivers Mantra in Kanpur and Ludhiana
Ace Hairstylist and Trainer, Harish Bhatia, known for blindfold haircuts conducted seminars in Kanpur and Ludhiana respectively that comprised of basic to advanced haircuts, styling and colouring techniques. The shows included cuts like ‘miyuki’ and ‘savage’ and was attended by nearly 200 interested salon owners and members.

Kanta And Anees deliver Wella sponsored HIP Seminar
Hair India People, the Mumbai based hair dresser’s association held their bi-monthly Seminar with members and leading hair stylists Kanta Motwani and Anees Muss bringing forth a collection of hair styling and colouring techniques entitled the Lounge Collection. The collection focused on trendy styles that reflected attitude of the wearer and could be easily adjusted and styled for evening or day wear.
Kanta Motwani is a celebrity stylist with her own salon chain Kromakay and has trained with Toni & Guy (UK) for hair and Fredricques (Hong Kong) and MAC for makeup. Anees Muss has trained with Vidal Sassoon and Saks, London. The event brought together 175 hairdressers largely from
the Mumbai region. The event was sponsored by Wella India Haircosmetics.