London - April 26, 2006

Some Like It Cool

Cucumba Beauty Salon Opens

You’re top of the waiting list for Whirlpool’s Pret-a-Porter. You’ve swapped charity wristbands for dog tags. You’re up to date with Mouret’s movements.

You’re cool as a cucumber.

But my, how often your fast-paced life leaves you in a sweat. So head to Cucumba and you’ll chill out in mere minutes. The treatment menu at this ‘urban pit stop’ is divided into mini time slots; pay £10 for ten minutes, £20 for twenty minutes and so on.

Pick and mix whatever combination of beauty and grooming treatments you want, be it an eyelash tint, a pedicure, a massage or a speedy wet shave. If you’ve got a few seconds to spare, down a restorative Firefly juice at the Chill Out Bar.

And if you’ve got more than a few seconds? There’s the SnoozeBooth — perfect for a sneaky kip before you head back out into the sweaty metropolis.

True cucumber cool. Any way you slice it.

Cucumba, 12 Poland Street, W1 (020 7734 2020 or cucumba.co.uk).

  Quick, Relax