CSpa Blog
The Carlton Hotel Group have six luxury spa hotels across Ireland, all of which offer the ultimate C Spa experience unique to the Carlton Group. Through our new C Spa blog we hope to offer advice and help on treatments, skin care and general well being with advice from our trained therapists and staff in all of our luxury spa hotels.
Posted: 2012-04-06 12:00:00
From our teenage years to adulthood, we have all experienced the unpleasant spot or breakout, annoyingly coming up to a special occasion or an all important job interview! We’ve all been there covering it with toothpaste before bedtime and masking it with concealer so thick it defeats the purpose. So what causes these break outs and what do we do to heal them? Breakouts on the face develop when oil that lubricates the skin clogs the oil ducts in our skin. Dirt, dead skin cells can also be trapped by the oil within the duct. When this happens bacteria starts to grow which would cause the breakout. Some break outs may also be hormonal, many teenagers experience break outs and women who are pregnant or after giving birth will find there skin ...
Posted: 2012-03-21 09:00:00
After a long, cold dreary winter its great to see the evenings getting longer. As we emerge from our hibernation, along with the anticipation of the spring equinox comes the realisation that our skins are a funny shade of blue. So to create a wonderful spring glow some us turn to false tan. This is when the trouble starts......A good natural tan not only gives us a lovely golden glow, it also makes us appear slimmer and more radiant. Unfortunately the idea of false tan application can be enough to make some of us want to go back into hibernation. For others it’s a constant nightmare of orange colours and streaks along with patchy knuckles and wrists. To help prevent this disaster here are some tips to help you achieve a natural, warm golden glow. Creating the pe ...
Posted: 2012-03-15 11:30:00
Thin, long, short, hairy, they come in all shapes but as women we are rarely satisfied with the ones we have........get your minds back to beauty ladies, I’m talking about eyebrows! So if you struggle to achieve the perfect eyebrow shape, here is some advice to transform your look. The Perfect Shape The basic guideline for creating a proper shape is to hold a pen or ruler parallel to the side of your nose. Where the ruler hits your brow, level with the inner corner of your eye, is where the brow should begin. Still pressed against the corner of your nose, swing the ruler to the outer corner of your eye. Where the ruler meets the brow is the brow should end. Now look straight ahead, the spot above the pupil should be the brows highest point, creating ...
Posted: 2012-03-06 15:00:00
Ayurveda & what does it mean?Ayurveda actually means Knowledge of life!Ayurveda is not a new concept in Ireland but it would not be widely known. I myself did not really know that much about the concept until I joined the team at the Ayurveda Cspa in Westport Co.Mayo. I work every day with Ayurvedic practitioners as well as a residential Doctor of Ayurvedic medicine.Our therapist’s all come from Kerala in India, where Ayurveda originates from. In the past year I have come to love my colleagues, they are beautiful people who could teach us all a few things about how to really live our lives. They don’t stress or loose the run of themselves like I do every once in a while. Ayurveda believes that we all have a certain body type or Dosha Vata, Pitta, Kapha. Knowi ...
Posted: 2012-02-28 16:50:00
One good thing about the cold weather is you can get away with being all wrapped up and no one can see what’s underneath all those layers. Spring is well and truly on its way with the brighter mornings and evenings and the rising temperatures it won’t be long until we are peeling off our layers. So what better time to get back into the body routine with a bang! In some countries body hair is adored with women preferring to go au natural but most of us here prefer to be hair free and to have it removed.Waxing is without a doubt one of the most popular ways of hair removal, particularly if you have been letting your hair grow over the last month. Ideally hair should be 2 centimetres for waxing so skip shaving a couple of weeks before waxing. I usually ...
Posted: 2012-02-21 12:30:00
Risky Business!!!Cosmetic medicine & surgery is a huge business in this country and seems to be only getting more popular. Anyone who was shocked by the recent PIP implants crisis hasn’t been tempted by a special offer on Botox for €99 or a Groupon voucher for Cosmetic Surgery!There are websites you can actually visit for price comparison for plastic surgery. I know we all want to get the best price out there but at what expense. It seems to me cosmetic surgery is treated as little different from shopping on impulse buy. High street boob jobs, lunchtime botox and fillers we have been far to blasé about cosmetic medicine, people think cosmetic procedures don’t carry risk anymore but of course like everything else they do. Women have to take these proced ...
Posted: 2012-02-17 16:00:00
We all remember that famous episode in “Sex And The City” when Samantha had her chemical peel! We are always looking to reveal a more even toned, radiant, younger looking skin but do we need to go to that length to get the effects?As the skin is always regenerating, it is important to release new fresh skin. Be it pigmentation from sun exposure to scarring from acne people are always looking for a treatment that offers results. Re -surfacing facials are great for this and at the C Spa we offer a results driven tri enzyme facial by the world renowned Elemis brand. Elemis have perfected the perfect environment for maximum enzyme therapy. The facial is designed to target fine lines and wrinkles, acne and superficial facial scarring and uneve ...
