A man in a woman's world

Recently I was approached by a journalist at MSN to discuss my unusual career - being a man working in the female-dominated beauty industry.

You can see the article short article here:

http://msn.careerbuilder.co.uk/Article/MSN-463-Job-Search-Here-come-the-boys-working-in-a-womans-world/?lr=int_ukmsn&SiteId=int_ukmsn_a463&sc_extcmp=int_ukmsn_a463

Anyone for a Snail Facial?

As a Beauty Therapist I offer facials. But a Japanese beauty salon is offering facials with a difference: they use snails! The snails are placed on the cheeks of the customer and are then allowed to move freely around the face. 

Tokyo-based beauty salon says that the slime left by snails has an anti-ageing effect on skin. It helps remove old cells, heal the skin after sunburn and moisturises it. The hours treatment – costing 160 pounds - leaves you with 100% pure snail essence on your skin. 

The treatment is followed by massages and masks using creams containing snail mucus. Sayaka Ito, who has already had the treatment, said: "You can feel the snails moving on your face. At first, it is surprising, but it's actually rather nice. "My skin really does feel smooth and moist." 

I don't fancy it myself, maybe you do? 

How does 3d-lipo compare to other treatments?

I thought summer was here. Then it wasn't. Then it was for a couple of days - but now it's really on the way...

3d-lipo is just one of several non-invasive body contouring treatments that claim to help you lose inches and get toned without going to the gym. So do they work and which is best?

Click here for a nice article from the London Metro which investigated. 

See local press for details

Today I had my first advert for my Weight Loss 3D-lipo machine and editorial published in our local paper, the Woking News and Mail.

It was a lot of last-minute stress creating the artwork for the advert to enable us to meet the newspaper's deadline for their Heath and Fitness feature, but we got there:
 

And, after that, the editorial was easy to write:

To find out more about 3D-lipo and the other beauty therapies I offer please visit www.danielbeauty.co.uk or call me on 07902 716499. Or see local press for details!

What are the benefits of Face-slapping massage?

Here at Daniel Beauty Ltd I am always on the look out for new beauty treatments to offer my existing 3D-lipo clients  - so this caught my eye.

A beautician in San Francisco has opened the first face-slapping salon in America named 'Tata Massage'.

Thai natural health practitioner Rassameesaitarn Wongsirodkul, known as Tata, charges £220 for a 15-minute session where she slaps, pinches, and smooths the clients face.



She and her husband Mawan claimed that this unusual technique is a natural alternative to chemical skin-firming treatments such as Botox.

She claims that it firms and slims the face as well as reducing wrinkles and make the pores smaller.

Despite the high price tag, the couple added that just a week after opening, they already had clients through the door wanting to try the treatment, which is already popular in Thailand.

There is no medical evidence to prove that face-slapping works; doctors say it could cause some temporary benefits such as swelling and a flushed complexion.

Tata plans to return to Thailand next year to expand her face-slapping skills, where her next venture will be learning the ancient art of what she calls 'butt punching'.

Sounds lovely - maybe I should get trained in this and offer it to my massage clients too. What do you think?

How do I get rid of cellulite?

Today I received this embarrassingly lovely testimonial from a lady about my Laser Lipo treatments in Surrey. Here it is in full - read it and watch me blush.

  

Testimonial for the amazing Daniel Bester - Laser lipo

My legs have always been the main part of my body that I have disliked the most, orange peeled skin even shows under some dress and trouser materials and I just wanted to feel less conscious about my legs in whatever I was wearing. I decided to try laser lipo to finally address the matter and to try to boost my confidence.

I have to say that choosing Daniel out of all the possible places advertising laser lipo, has been the best decision I have ever made.

Firstly, Daniel has an exceptional way of really taking the time to understand how you feel about yourself and how he can help you. I have really enjoyed my treatment sessions with him and thanks to him they have been fun too! He really is a delight to talk to which you do not get with many consultants. 

Secondly, the treatment has significantly reduced the orange peel effect and has tightened up my skin. I could not be happier with the treatment and I am now able to feel more confident in my dresses and I can also now fit comfortably and confidently into skinny jeans!

Nikki age 40, Banstead, Surrey

How to deal with cold callers and your massage business

Earlier this week I got yet another cold call from someone who had got my details from my listing on one of these free massage, beauty therapy or male waxing directories.


It was the usual gambit: So how is it going on that site, Daniel? Are you getting enough business from that listing, Daniel? Of course the answer which you are being pushed into here is "no". (Why do these people always use your name all the time?!)

And then of course the cold caller was well into her stride, how they "work in partnership with Google" and 90 per cent of all search enquiries are made on Google, how they can get my website onto page one. Blah Blah blah. I have heard it all a dozen times before. Normally I just hang up. But this day she caught me with a quiet five minutes and I indulged her.

All these people want to do is to manage your Google Adwords campaign, choose the correct words and key phrases to help your website get found and then charge you a fortune for it. I run a massage and male waxing business. How difficult can it be to work out which words someone looking for massage or male waxing would put into a search engine? How about "masssage" or "male waxing"?

In fact, if you use Google Trends you can work out for yourself which words to use. Which gets more hits: "swedish massage" or "sports masssage" Use Google Trends to find out.

Anyway, back to this nuisance cold caller. I told her that I do my own marketing, manage my own Google Adwords, do my own Search Engine Optimisation and I am listed at the top of page one on Google for "massage surrey". She didn't believe me and checked online there and then. That got rid of her pretty quickly as she agreed that there was nothing she could do for me.

And for once I didn't have to hang up on a cold caller.