Beauty & Fashion

Artistic Monkey... My local beauty haven!

I had a bit of a rough week last week - on Tuesday as I was leaving the exhibition with Nisha, something bad happened to me. I have considered blogging about it, but for my own safety have decided not to for now. What I did do though, is report it to the Police, which I am very proud about.

Feeling like I'd done my bit, I decided to stop being grumpy with the world and cheer myself up. Also, enjoy the lovely weather we're having in London at the moment!

Artistic Monkey are my local salon where I live in Kilburn. I often visit them for my haircut, and they always do a fantastic job. Last time I went to them it was my birthday and the lovely ladies there gave me a birthday card with a free beauty treatment inside - nail polish and shape - so I thought this was no better a day than to today to redeem it. 

The salon is beautiful inside. Comfortable, carefully designed and luxurious with big comfy chairs and beautiful mirrors. I always feel so special when I go there!

My beautician was really warm and friendly, we chatted about life and things as you do, and she helped me choose the best colour for my skin tone - she wasn't shy to advise me to try something different when I went for a peachy colour, so we went for bright red! With a little diamanté as a special treat. How fancy!

The ladies there offer all kinds of refreshments from their massive Smeg fridge, not just tea and coffee, so when my nails were done and looking fantastic, I relaxed on their decking outside with a gorgeous glass of chilled rose. It was perfect - just the ticket after a bad day!

Visit Artistic Monkey - they have a loyalty programme too so if you recommend a friend and they visit, you'll get your treatment half price next time! Visit their website or pop in for full details.