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John Tsagaris Aesthetician
Diagnostic therapist John Tsagaris banishes wrinkles and fine lines with his pin-pricking, skin-plumping Acu-Lift facial. A qualified doctor of Chinese medicine, this guy is spot on. Read More
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Originally published on October 5, 2007
Pinned Down
John Tsagaris Facial
Needles: you don’t go near them if you can help it.
But if you knew what could be achieved with a mere few, you might welcome John Tsagaris into your life. The therapist-cum-doctor is reassuringly instinctive; like the needles he uses in his skin-plumping Acu-Lift facial, he’s spot on.
A qualified doctor of Chinese medicine, Tsagaris practices ‘diagnostic beauty’. The main purpose of his facial is to plump and tone the skin using a combination of massage and acupuncture needles. You’ll resemble a cat with whiskers for some minutes, but the effects are amazing.
Tsagaris will also administer needles to other areas of the body to help clear poor digestion, constipation or insomnia, which in turn will clear your complexion (he’ll know what’s wrong with you simply by looking at you; it’s creepy).
The effects are Botoxesque, but the treatment is wholly noninvasive.
And, thankfully, straight to the point.
Available at The Health Doctors, 4 Duke Street, W1U 3EL (08719 030000 or energybodies.co.uk). -
Kamini Vaghela Kamini Salon
Kamini Vaghela is undoubtedly the best threader in the land. Her work is quick and effective; her leg and bikini waxing leave you a smooth operator. Read More
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Originally published on July 18, 2006
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Kamini Salon Opens
How many animals can you fit into a pair of tights? Two calves, ten little piggies, countless hares, one beaver and an ass.
Why hide the poor things? Let them out to play. If you need a wax, head to Kamini Vaghela’s new beauty salon. She has been de-fuzzing the rich and famous, as well as the poor and unheard of, for years. She’s probably the fastest worker on the planet, and with her charming daughter Alpna working on you at the same time, you’ll be off the table in minutes.
Vaghela is also an expert threader. She’ll do eyebrows, upper lips, nipples, that tricky area known as the ‘stairway to heaven’, as well as those pesky whiskers that appear on the chin somewhere between 35 and 40. Vaghela and her team also offer excellent brow and lash tints, manicures, pedicures, holistic facials, reflexology and hot stone massages, and they’ll understand if you want them all done at the same time.
Put yourself in Vaghela’s capable hands and you’ll soon be ready to play at anything.
You little animal.
Kamini Salon, 14-16 Lancer Square, off Kensington Church Street, W8 4EP (020 7937 2411 or 07956 831499). -
Antonia Poole Masseuse
Skilled pressure-pointer Antonia Poole instinctively knows what needs to be kneaded. In addition to massage, she offers speedy eyelash tints and facials, all performed in the comfort of your own home. Read More
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Originally published on September 26, 2006
Skin Deep
Antonia Poole Massage & Beauty Therapist
You’ve had a man on your back in Thailand. You’ve had a woman, naked, in Sweden.
Yet still you’re unsatisfied.
And to think, you never needed to look farther than Central London to find Antonia Poole, the masseuse of your dreams.
The moment she puts her hands on you, you’ll melt into oblivion. If you suffer from constipation, insomnia, indigestion or just plain old stress, Poole will help banish it with deep massage and/or reflexology. (Some ‘hard’ evidence for the skeptics: several clients have gone to the loo within minutes of finishing a session. And we don’t just mean spending pennies.)
Even better, the lovely Antonia will perform the magical treatment (from £50) in the comfort of your own home, along with waxing (from £10), eyelash tinting (from £15), mini facials (from £30), manicures (£20) and pedicures (£30).
Your search for a perfect massage may have ended.
But by all means, keep doing whatever you want to in Thailand and Sweden.
Antonia Poole Massage, Beauty Therapy & Reflexology (07803 617203 or antoniapoole@yahoo.co.uk).