Salon X

I'm fairly certain that I've written before about my quest for the ultimate head massage. Well, on Friday I took a few steps closer to it. Seriously, the man is a god. His name is Stavros and he works at my beauty salon of choice, Salon X in Paddington, Sydney.

So how does one describe heaven? I felt all tingly from my head to my toes. He used just the right amount of pressure, (they're usually too hard I find) and he seemed to know all the spots to go to to relieve tension and generally make me feel incredibly good, even for just a few minutes. And therein lay the only downside, It wasn't that long. Maybe 3 minutes. They're usually longer there at Salon X but maybe he was busy. 

Me in the chair whilst Starvos works his magic.

Stav was such a nice guy. Really friendly, lovely to chat to and an amazing hairdresser as well. The brief was to create a loose but full wave which would hold well into the the night. He used a skinny GHD wand, held each twist for 45 secs (precisesly, he timed each one) and then he would release the GHD and rub each segment of hair between his palms to loosen the tightness of the curl and create a soft wave. The whole thing took about an hour and a half including wash/blow dry/style. No product.

Self-shot in the car to demonstrate the curls.

While I was at it, a really lovely girl called Rochelle gave me an express mani. She had the most beautiful, youthful, porcelain like skin I'd seen in a long time. I'm talking real peaches and cream complexion. Like something out of a Bronte novel. And what a sweetie. 26 years old and a passionate beautician. I tell you what, I am always incredibly impressed with the staff at Salon X. 10 out of 10. My amazing facialist, Gabriella is INCREDIBLE.  I see her once a month without fail and even when money's tight, I kep that appointment because she manages to make my skin glow. Like really.

My colour guy Joel is super talented and then there's the lovely George who cuts and blowdries to perfection. Even the Maitre D of the salon Che is incredibly warm and friendly. I love them all really.

Right so back to my nails. My colour of choice? Sunset. It's a bright orangey-red kind of red. I was very happy with the results of both hair and nails and stepped out that night feeling rather a bit fabulous I have to say!

Rochelle applying Sunset.

The finished product.