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With 65 sleeps (and just over 9 weeks) until Christmas the Alchemy team are already getting excited for the festive season and our first in person Christmas event in two years. So to celebrate this special time of year and your loyalty and support over the past few years we will be hosting an exclusive Christmas VIP Event on Sunday 7th November 2021. We have already ordered our new festive gifts sets and stock, which will be unvailed and available to purchase at the event, plus there will be a limited amount of tickets available to ensure a more personalised experience. Choose from two timed slots 3pm or 5.30pm, for 2 hours of festive fun. During the evening you will enjoy: ~ Alchemy cotton goody bag ~ Fizz, mulled wine and festive treats (non-alcholic available) ~ Hair prescriptions – our hair team will be on hand to help to detemine the best products for you with samples to take away ~ Hair demonstrations to inspire you for the festive season ~ Dermalogica face mapping to help to prescibe the right products for your skin ~ Make up demonstrations showcasing the perfect party look ~ Exclusive reveal of our Christmas gifts sets […]

We are looking to employ an efficient and highly skilled salon manager to oversee all salon operations. The salon manager’s responsibilities include enforcing staff compliance with the salon’s health and safety policies, identifying ways to increase salon revenue, and ensuring that salon equipment is serviced and repaired as needed. You should also be able to provide the salon owner with regular updates on salon activities. To be successful as a Salon Manager, you should demonstrate strong management and leadership skills and be able to motivate staff to achieve salon goals. Ultimately, an exceptional Salon Manager should achieve excellent customer service by ensuring that our clients have pleasant salon experiences. For further details on the role click here To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to info@thealchemy.co.uk by Tuesday 28th September 2021.

How often do you put yourself first?? This is proving even more of a struggle most recently due to lockdown situation, as we find ourselves confined to our homes with our family members, leaving us feeling overwhelmed without any personal space to retreat to. Remember you cannot pour from an empty cup, so its important to keep our energies topped by making sure we commit to daily self-care. Here are a few simple self-care practices to keep your cup overflowing with energy over the coming weeks:   Conscious Mindful Walking A walking meditation practice. Normally when we walk, we tend to daydream or ruminate over our recent problems or upsets. Instead of letting this happen keep your mind in the present by focusing on your surroundings. Notice how the ground feels underfoot, the wind in your hair or how the sun feels on your face. Be more aware of your environment, the flowers, the birds, the sounds, and the smells. And when your loose your focus and your mind wanders, freeze on the spot and take a conscious deep breath.   Unplug Switch off from your technical devices for at least an hour “digital detox”. Tech within our lives can […]

What is in your make up bag? No really! What kind of products are you using day in, day out? Your makeup will look amazing if your skin is in good condition, remember to exfoliate twice a week to keep your skin smooth so that your makeup blends seamlessly. I’m completely in love with Dermalogica’s Microfoliant, it gentle on skin whilst dissolving dead skin and brightening the complexion a total must for a perfect makeup application. The next game changer is using a makeup primer. I recommend to all my customers the Dermalogica skin perfect primer, not only does it prep the skin prior to makeup application it has a peptide base to support skin firmness. It can be worn alone as a complextion corrector. So what items would you find in my beauty bag? Beauty Pie Pro glow strobing drops – use alone or day to your moisturiser or foundation to enhance the glow of your skin. Multi active toner – spritz through out the day to freshen your makeup and hydra your skin. If your skins hydrated your skin and your makeup will always look better. Chanel Les Beige Bronzing cream – use to create a soft contour […]

This Autumn our well-being offers are perfect for those that need some much needed me time. Choose from one of the following: ~ Autumn Well-Being Facial & Massage  1 hour – £50 (£15 savings) This package consists of a facial and massage combo that is aimed at recharging and re-energising with our hour long face, scalp and back treatment. Customised to your specific skin and well-being needs. ~ Autumn Hair Treatment 15 mins – £10 This hair treatment is the perfect add on to any hair service and consists of a scalp massage, hot towel and prescription Davines Circle Chronicles hair mask, the remaining of which you can take home with you too. (Please note that this is an add on treatment and can not be booked by itself, ideal to be added to a blow dry service) TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT CLICK HERE

As we were in lockdown when it was our first birthday celebrations and now that Alchemy is finally back up and running we have decided to have a 1st Birthday celebration by offering a special discount to our lovely clients which will be available until the end of September 2020. Our 1st Birthday Celebration Offers include: 15% OFF Hair with Jayne & Claudia (Minimum spend of £40 applies to receive discount) 15% OFF Beauty with Taylor (Minumum spend of £20 applies to receive discount)   10% OFF Aesthetics Juvaderm Fillers with Stacey   Terms and Conditions Minimum spend applies to Hair (£40) & Beauty (£20), exluded treatments and services include beauty works hair extensions, hair tinsels & feathers, semi-permanent lash extensions, offers can only be used in relation to the following staff members Jayne, Claudia, Taylor & Stacey. Offer ends on Wed 30th September 2020.   TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT CLICK HERE

We are gutted to have to announce that following the Prime Minister’s announcement at lunchtime facial services will not be able to resume until 15th August. Can all of those that currently have treatments booked can you please rearrange them to take place from this date. Any appointments that haven’t been rearrange we will unfortunately have to cancel.

We are excited to announce that all services including the face will be available again following the Government announcement last week. Which means that all facial treatments from August will be able to take place. Please ensure that you continue to follow our COVID-19 Rules & Guidelines when attending an appointment.

Watch Hair Manager Anna’s latest Product Review video as she test’s Davines Sea Salt Spay.

Following on from the Government announcement this week Hair & Beauty Salons are hopeful that we will be able to open at the beginning of July. Although the actual date hasn’t been confirmed and depends on the five tests mentioned in the below Government Guidelines: Step Three The next step will also take place when the assessment of risk warrants further adjustments to the remaining measures. The Government’s current planning assumption is that this step will be no earlier than 4 July, subject to the five tests justifying some or all of the measures below, and further detailed scientific advice, provided closer to the time, on how far we can go. The ambition at this step is to open at least some of the remaining businesses and premises that have been required to close, including personal care (such as hairdressers and beauty salons) Further details on Government Guidelines   Bearing this is mind we are currently planning to hopefully open on Tuesday 7th July, all appointments currently placed before this period will now be cancelled and we are advising all customers to re-book online from this date. Over the coming weeks we hope to receive further information from the Government […]