DAYLIGHT  the lighting specialists for the nail and beauty industry, has designed the Duo Design UV Nail Lamp exclusively for nail artists.  

It comes in a satin chrome finish and has a smart digital timer (offering precise adjustment from five seconds to 10 minutes) which is said easy to operate and makes it suitable for all quality UV gel systems.

The lamp's square positioning of the four UV tubes (4x9W tubes) guarantees maximum light shines on the nails, not on the hand. This prevents uncomfortable red or warm hands and improves the curing process, the company says. It also has electronic ballast that increases the life span of UV tubes.

In addition, the 36W UV lamp has a separate foot tray so can be used for both manicures and pedicures.

To celebrate the new launch, DAYLIGHT is offering a FREE lamp (worth £189.99) to one lucky reader.

Simple click HERE, type Daylight in the subject heading, not forgetting to include yours and your salon's name and address in the body of the email.

CLOSING DATE: 31 MAY 2010

BaByliss PRO Satin Smooth has launched a new Double Wax Starter Kit, providing everything you need to offer a comprehensive waxing service -- all in one pack.

MANICURISTS -- GET YOUR

HANDS ON THIS!

We've teamed up with the lovely people at Mavala to offer one lucky reader a complete professional manicure tray set, which is valued at £130.

The kit contains more than 35 products, including some of Mavala's best selling lines, including Scientifique and Colorfix.  Displayed in a tray, the kit contains everything a manicurist could ever need to achieve perfect natural nail care results.

The fantasic prize comprises:

* 24 Nail Polishes * Scientifique Nail Hardener * 002 Basecoat * Colorfix Top Coat * Cuticle Cream * Cuticle Remover * Ridge Filler * Mini Emery Board Pack * Mavadry Nail Polish Dryer * 6 Pack Manicure Pills * Thinner * Hand Cream * 1 Hoof Stick * 6 Emery Boards * 6 Manicure Sticks * Blue Nail Polish Remover.

QUESTION

Mavala entered the UK market in 1959 with the revolutionary...

A:  Scientifique penetrating nail hardener

B:  Nail polish remover

C:  Glitter polish collection

Click HERE and put your answer in the subject heading, not forgetting to include yours and your salon's name and address in the body of the email.

CLOSING DATE: 31 December 2009

You couldn't make-up such a great giveaway....

Jane Iredale, The Skin Care Makeup, is offering a limited edition Sweet 15 kit to readers of Health and Beauty Salon, to celebrate the mineral make-up company's 15 year anniversary.

With 15 award-winning Pure Pressed Eye Shadows (one for each year), three top-selling Pure Pressed Blush shades, and three Just Kissed Lip Plumpers, this is a must-have collection for any make-up devotee or make-up artist.

With new colours and old favourites, the limited-edition colour kit can be used to create a host of looks and styles to suits any skin tone and type.

The lucky winner will also receive the popular Moonglow -- four shimmering bronzer shades.

Total prize value is £100+.

QUESTION How long has Jane Iredale been pioneering mineral make-up?

A: 10 years

B: 15 years

C: 20 years

Email your answer HERE along with your name, salon name and contact number, before the end of September 2009

WIN A TAN-TASTIC PRIZE

Having a luscious golden tan is de-rigour for summer. So, with this in mind, and being aware of sun safety, Health and Beauty Salon has teamed up with top (and unisex) professional tanning range HE-SHI to provide one lucky reader with a six-product regime - worth £100 - that promises a fabulous tan in hours.

The products are :

He-Shi Exfoliator (150ml) : prepares and smoothes skin pre-tanning

He-Shi Facial Gel (100ml) : refreshes skin with extra moisturisers and self-tanning bronzer

Tanning Mitt : provides a quick, easy and precise method of application

He-Shi Day to Day Gradual Tan (200ml) : gradually builds up a natural-looking bronzed glow over time

He-Shi Fusion Bronzer with Bronzing Brush : adds a luminous bronzed glow

To win all this, answer a simple question: Where does He-Shi originate from?

A  England

B  Ireland

C  Scotland

Email your answer HERE putting HE-SHI in the subject line, along with your answer and salon contact details in the main body of the text.

Closing date: 31 August 2009 

RENEWED RADIANCE

We've teamed up with the kind people at Spa Find to offer one lucky reader some Renewed Radiance -- the company's new energising facial range of products.

Finalists of the Midlands heat of the WorldSkills UK beauty and related therapies competitions have been announced. 

The suite of competitions - organised and supported by leading awarding body for the hair and beauty sector, VTCT - comprises: beauty therapy; aromatherapy; reflexology; nail art; nail enhancements; and media make-up.

WIN A SUMMER SKINCARE REGIME 

Summer is here, and since you will want your skin to look its best for the holidays, a bit of TLC is in order. So Health and Beauty Salon has teamed up with Crystal Clear to offer one reader a superb three-product regime for face and body - worth £141 retail - that delivers just that. 

The products are Crystal Clear: Intense Anti-Ageing Serum; No Shine Serum; and Velvet Skin. Do-good ingredients include peptides to reduce expression lines; tourmaline extract to revive; and a nourishing oxygen complex.

Crystal Clear Intense Anti - Ageing Serum. When skin needs that little bit more than a normal moisturiser, this collagen-boosting serum is perfect for creating a firmer, toned, hydrated and younger-looking skin with fewer wrinkles. The secret to wrinkle-reduction is a powerful, anti-ageing complex that includes an ingredient based on a polypeptide found in viper's venom - which is particularly effective in reducing expression lines and wrinkles by inhibiting muscle contractions.
 
Crystal Clear No Shine Serum. An ultra-smooth, mattifying gel, it's   an effective solution for problem skin, gliding on like silk and taking the shine off oily skin, says the company. The formulation combines a sebum-loving blend of active ingredients that combat surface oil; lightly hydrate skin; and help tighten open pores. Salicylic acid - a tried-and-tested acne-fighting ingredient - provides anti-bacterial protection, while energy-generating tourmaline extract revives radiance.

Crystal Clear Velvet Skin. If you want smooth, soft skin all over, this is the product for you: it does what it says on the box. An excellent anti-ageing serum, it has a heavenly, melt-in texture, while a light, non-greasy formula leaves skin silky smooth. One of the first body products to be rich in peptides, it also includes an oxygen complex for nourishment; tourmaline extract for skin radiance; and essential oils for velvet-soft skin.

TO WIN ALL THIS, ANSWER A SIMPLE QUESTION.  

What key ingredient does Crystal Clear Intense Anti-Ageing Serum contain to help combat wrinkles?
A salicylic acid
B snake venom
C tourmaline extract

Email your answer HERE, putting CRYSTAL CLEAR in the subject line, along with your answer and contact details in the main body of the text.

CLOSING DATE: 1 July 2009

Dr Tuhin Dev is a dermatologist with a difference. 

For the past three years, he has searched the world for innovative and effective ingredients that deliver anti-ageing results.  This, combined with his knowledge of skin and how it works, and his training has enabled him to come up with a range of paraben-free formulations.  He has just launched the six-strong, anti-ageing Dr Tuhin Dev skincare collection. 

READ ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN...

Calling all nail techs with a talent for talons. Health and Beauty Salon has linked up with the inaugural Clothes Show London to find two outstanding nail technicians. And, apart from the glory and satisfaction of being a winner, there's a £500 prize for each of the winners, plus a trophy to display in all its splendour.

DECLEOR COMPETITION                  

Post-winter and pre-summer skin needs some TLC to help counteract the ravages of cold and heat.

So Health and Beauty has teamed up with French skincare house, Decleor, to offer one very lucky reader a prize worth more than £165 at RRP.

Inside an extremely stylish pearlised vanity case (so handy for travelling) you will find three high-performing anti-ageing products for women aged 50+ (who have expectations and specific requirements) from the company's Excellence De L'Age range, was well as the ultra-regenerating serum, Aromessence Excellence. The aim is to deliver sublime skin, says Decleor.

In particular, Decleor has examined loss of volume and density - characteristic signs of ageing - and come up with a specific formula to regenerate skin over five key actions: enhance volume; enhance production of skin's support fibres; act against pigment irregularities; maintain skin's micro-circulation; and fight against dryness.  

Excellence De L'Age represents the perfect synergy of science and nature, and is a concentrate of essential oils combined with the Phyto-Age Complex to act on all signs of ageing. The result is youthful, radiant skin that appears hydrated, smooth and even.

EXCELLENCE DE L'AGE regenerating cream (50ml) delivers smoothness, firmness, hydration and an even tone. 

EXCELLENCE DE L'AGE regenerating mask (8ml) makes skin look regenerated, more dense, and brighter, with vitality restored.

EXCELLENCE DE L'AGE regenerating Eye & Lip Cream (2.5ml) acts on all signs of ageing around these delicate areas, reducing puffiness and dark circles, and smoothing out contours.

AROMESSENCE EXCELLENCE (15ml) contains a powerful cocktail of essential oils and ultra-active plant extracts that work together to protect support fibres and visibly re-scultpt contours; minimise pigmentation irregularities; regenerate; and provide softness to skin.

WIN HERE 

All this can be yours if you answer a simple question.

At whom is the line specifically aimed? 

A Women aged 50+

B Teenagers

C Men   

Email your answer HERE, putting DECLEOR in the subject, along with your answer and contact details in the main body of the text.

Closing date: 31 March 2009

AVEDA COMPETITION

Health and Beauty Salon has teamed up with the natural beauties at Aveda to offer one lucky reader a new skincare regime packed with high-tech plant actives to lift and firm the skin, while minimising lines and wrinkles.

With a combined RRP of £160, the Green Science range comprises a lifting serum, firming face cream, eye cream and line minimiser.

LIFTING SERUM: a serum that helps boost skin's natural cellular renewal. Gives skin a more lifted appearance; promotes surface turnover; improves moisturisation, firmness and strengthening of skin's ability to retain moisture.
• Hero Ingredients: Organic cactus, glucosamine, organic argan oil, anti-oxidants and peptides.
• Usage: After cleansing and toning, smooth serum onto clean skin morning and night. Follow with Green Science™ Firming Face Creme.

FIRMING FACE CREAM: a gentle combination of ingredients moisturises and smoothes fine lines, helps improve visible skin firmness, and strengthens skin's barrier function.
• Hero Ingredients: Lady's thistle, organic argan oil, organic cactus, glucosamine, peptides, organic shea butter and anti-oxidants Vitamin E and plai oil.
• Usage: Smooth onto face and neck morning and night after cleansing and applying Green Science™ Lifting Serum.

FIRMING EYE CREME: a light cream that moisturises and smoothes fine lines and reduces the appearance of puffiness and under eye circles.
• Hero Ingredients: Lady's thistle, organic cactus, argan oil, peptides and plant-derived buckwheat wax.
• Usage: Smooth under and around eyes morning and night. Safe for use on eyelids.

LINE MINIMIZER: a concentrated treatment to help boost skin's natural collagen production and minimize the appearance of lines and wrinkles. 
• Hero Ingredients: Organic cactus, argan leaf extract, soybean protein and peptides.
• Usage: After evening cleansing, apply directly to lines and wrinkles on face, neck and décolleté. Gently press or massage into skin. Follow with Green Science™ Firming Face Creme. Packaged in ten x 3ml tubes yielding up to a 30-day supply and helping to preserve active ingredients.

COMPETITION

QUESTION: Green Science contains a 'functional' certified organic aroma made with organic essential oils of geranium, grapefruit, palmarosa, bergamot and cistus, clinically proven to:

A: make you look 10 years younger

B: cool and soothe the skin

C: give you a pout like Posh

 

Email your answer HERE, putting AVEDA in the subject line along with your answer and contact details in the main body of the text.

CLOSING DATE 31 JANUARY 2009

CLICK TO WIN

Move over facialcare: in 2008, bodycare came into its own. 

According to a report by market analyst, Mintel, consumer demand for bodycare products has soared, and are forecast to grow 41% over the next five years to more than £400m, up from £300m in 2006. 

So, to go with the trend and keep your body smooth and moisturised, click here for a chance to win Guinot's superb, four-strong collection of bodycare products - worth more than £100.

   **Guinot Mousse de Coton (a rich, moisturising shower cream) is designed to awaken your senses in the morning, being fragranced with a blend of grapefruit, tangerine, green tea and cherry and freesia. Ingredients include cotton oil (strengthens and protects) and sacred lotus milk (soothes and calms).  

**Guinot Gommage Facile (a smoothing body scrub) is the ultimate smoothie for your body. The two-in-one product contains loofah extracts and is mild enough to be used as a daily cleanser, being formulated with extracts of coconut, corn and sunflower, and fragranced with an invigorating citrus blend of lemon, tangerine, bergamot and orange.

**Guinot Hydrazone Corps is an intensive body lotion that regenerates, repairs and rehydrates dry and dehydrated skin - so is particularly apt for use in winter. It contains argan oil, which is known for its exceptional nourishing and regenerating properties, as well as Hydrocyte, a key complex that provides immediate and long-lasting moisturisation. 

**Guinot Tropic Tonic is an energising shower gel, bursting with tropical fruit and flower extracts. A blend of mango (abundant in vitamins and minerals, it replenishes skin), guava (high in vitamin C, it stimulates and softens), and passion fruit (renews) extracts cleanse and tone skin. Meanwhile, hibiscus flower extract, rich in AHAs, exfoliates and softens skin, while the invigorating fragrance of orange and grapefruit, awaken the senses.

To be in with a chance and make the collection yours, answer a simple QUESTION: 

WHAT IS ARGAN OIL KNOWN FOR?    

Click HERE to enter, stating Guinot on the subject line, and your answer in the main body of the text. 

 Competition closes 31 December 2008

                                                           GOOD LUCK!

FACIAL FEAST

Health and Beauty Salon has teamed up with Phytomer to offer one lucky reader a fabulous facial feast worth more than £100.

Putting the ocean in its lotions, Phytomer's facial collection leaves skin deeply cleansed, instantly smoothed and gives lasting hydration -- for a beautiful complexion.

PRIZE TIME

For your chance to win the following:      

• Perfect Visage Gentle Cleansing Milk
• Rosee Visage Toning  Cleansing Lotion
• Vegetal Exfoliant
• HydraContinue Instant Moisture Cream
• Seaweed Soap

QUESTION

What is the basis of the Phytomer Products?

a) botanical extracts

b) seaweed

c) aromatherapy

Email your answer in the SUBJECT LINE and include your contact details in the main body of the text HERE

The competition closes 30 November 2008.     

                                                                  GOOD LUCK!

BODY BEAUTIFUL

Fancy bagging yourself a beautiful body package worth more than £100?  We've teamed up with Dermalogica to give one lucky reader a host of Body Therapy products, simply by answering a simple question.

 Skin health is important for your entire body - which is why Dermalogica Body Therapy products are designed with the same philosophy that looking good is a product of skin health from head to toe.

The Dermalogica Body Therapy system helps you create aromatherapeutic, completely customized and healthy spa experiences at home in between salon visits.

PRIZE TIME

For you chance to win the following:

Conditioning Body Wash * Body Hydrating Cream * Exfoliating Body Scrub * Stress Relief Treatment Oil * and an Ultimate Buffing Cloth to smooth rough skin in even the most hard-to-reach areas

QUESTION  What is Dermalogica's skin analysis technique which divides the face into 14 zone?

 A: Face Scrapping

B: Face Mapping

C: Face Zapping

Email your us your answer in the SUBJECT line -- and include your contact details in the main body of the text HERE.  Competition closes 31 October 2008.

GOOD LUCK!

Health and Beauty Salon has teamed up with Elemis to give one lucky winner an exotic treat.

WIN A MOMENT IN PARADISE

To celebrate the launch of its new Exotic Frangipani Monoi Bath & Shower Cream, we are giving away a complete set of the hand and body collection, worth more than £130.

The fabulous five includes:

 * Lime & Ginger Salt Glow

* Exotic Frangipani Monoi Moisture Melt

* Exotic Island Flower Body Balm

* Japanese Camelia Oil

* and the new Exotic Frangipani Monoi Bath & Shower cream

READ ON TO WIN