July 2021 blog
Don't forget to take Time Out
Even if you don't manage to get away for your summer break, don't forget to take some time out for yourself. I'm going to try to listen to my own advice here and have a couple of days away from the salon to recharge this month. I might try to rediscover Southport - I can't remember the last time I walked along the beach or walked in the pinewoods.
We're finally getting back into the swing of things at the salon and it now feels like we've never been away ~ We're loving it!
Thanks if you've given a review recently. I've had multiple new clients this month who have said they chose Fusion because of online reviews. It's really impacting our little business.
Thanks also to those clients that have kept us safe by letting us know when there's been a risk of their being in contact with a covid-infected person. We know it's difficult to stay away from the salon, especially when you're not testing positive yourself, but we sincerely thank you for your vigilance in self-isolating. We are very aware that it could just take one infected person to shut us down again.
This month's newsletter brings you info' about our newly launched online shop and some new products and services that will hopefully keep you body beautiful for these summer months. Learn how to dry brush your skin and discover facts about SPF products.
Enjoy and I hope to see you soon
Lisa x
Massage / Skin therapy /
Facial muscle lifting /
Hair loss treatment /
Nail strengthening /
Blemish removal /
Pedicure / Waxing /
Lash & Brow lifting & tinting / Microneedling / Skin peels
Introducing Carboxy
Face & Eye treatment
The Carboxy face and eye treatment is a non-invasive treatment during which carbon dioxide gas is infused into the skin to encourage an increased flow of oxygen. This minimally invasive treatment can offer long lasting skin improvements such as:
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Reduction of dark under-eye circles
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Tissue tightening
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Skin brightening
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Elastin stimulation
-
Skin regeneration
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Improvement in circulation
-
Improved lymphoid drainage
Click the pic to read more...
Massage Corner -
Dry Brushing at Home
With its multiple benefits, dry brushing is making a big comeback
Your skin is your largest organ, so it deserves to be tended to properly. In our quest for optimum skin health we often focus on the face alone without giving much of a second thought for what we put on and do to the skin of our body.
What is Dry Skin Brushing?
It’s pretty much how it sounds. Using special hand-held brushes on dry skin to bring about a range of benefits. The brushes are made with bristles that are rigid enough to bring about benefits without causing micro-tears in your skin or causing damage.
So, what’s the big deal?
It’s easy and affordable to get started with. You just need to follow a couple of instructions for treatment to not only improve the appearance and feel of your skin, but have benefits on the deeper structures and systems of your body.
Depending on where you apply Dry Skin Brushing you can expect the following…
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Exfoliation
-
Pore cleansing
-
Improved skin condition and appearance
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Detox
-
Cellulite reducing
-
Improved blood circulation
-
Reduced water retention
-
Mood lifting
Click the pic to read on and order yours...
Skin Focus
- SPF facts & myths
SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor and relates the level of protection against the effects of UV (ultra violet) light: skin damage, pigmentation, ageing. Here are some facts and myths about SPFs.
FACT - There are two types of sunscreen: chemical and physical.
Chemical SPFs are easier to apply, don't tend to leave a residue on the skin and contain ingredients which absorb harmful radiation and dissipate it.
Physical SPFs work like a shield by sitting on the surface of the skin and, with help from ingredients such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, deflect the sun’s harmful rays.
You wont tan if you wear sunscreen
MYTH - Even if you apply sunscreen repeatedly while being in the sun, you will still get tan. If you don’t want to tan, using physical UV protection by covering up is more effective than sunscreen.
FACT - SPF products should be thrown out as soon as they pass their use by date because the chemicals in SPF products that block the sun decompose, making it ineffective.
The higher the SPF number the less often you need to reapply
MYTH - The SPF number relates to the level of protection but even SPF50 products need to be reapplied every couple of hours to ensure good sun protection.
If you are looking for a high quality SPF that is fine enough for your face, wont block your pores or irritate your skin and offers high SPF50 protection, Epionce Ultra Shield is a great choice. Available online or you can order through Fusion-Southport for a lower cost.
Click the pic to order Epionce SPF50...
July 2021 blog
Don't forget to take Time Out
Even if you don't manage to get away for your summer break, don't forget to take some time out for yourself. I'm going to try to listen to my own advice here and have a couple of days away from the salon to recharge this month. I might try to rediscover Southport - I can't remember the last time I walked along the beach or walked in the pinewoods.
We're finally getting back into the swing of things at the salon and it now feels like we've never been away ~ We're loving it!
Thanks if you've given a review recently. I've had multiple new clients this month who have said they chose Fusion because of online reviews. It's really impacting our little business.
Thanks also to those clients that have kept us safe by letting us know when there's been a risk of their being in contact with a covid-infected person. We know it's difficult to stay away from the salon, especially when you're not testing positive yourself, but we sincerely thank you for your vigilance in self-isolating. We are very aware that it could just take one infected person to shut us down again.
This month's newsletter brings you info' about our newly launched online shop and some new products and services that will hopefully keep you body beautiful for these summer months. Learn how to dry brush your skin and discover facts about SPF products.
Enjoy and I hope to see you soon
Lisa x
Massage / Skin therapy /
Facial muscle lifting /
Hair loss treatment /
Nail strengthening /
Blemish removal /
Pedicure / Waxing /
Lash & Brow lifting & tinting / Microneedling / Skin peels
Introducing Carboxy
Face & Eye treatment
The Carboxy face and eye treatment is a non-invasive treatment during which carbon dioxide gas is infused into the skin to encourage an increased flow of oxygen. This minimally invasive treatment can offer long lasting skin improvements such as:
-
Reduction of dark under-eye circles
-
Tissue tightening
-
Skin brightening
-
Elastin stimulation
-
Skin regeneration
-
Improvement in circulation
-
Improved lymphoid drainage
Click the pic to read more...
Massage Corner -
Dry Brushing at Home
With its multiple benefits, dry brushing is making a big comeback
Your skin is your largest organ, so it deserves to be tended to properly. In our quest for optimum skin health we often focus on the face alone without giving much of a second thought for what we put on and do to the skin of our body.
What is Dry Skin Brushing?
It’s pretty much how it sounds. Using special hand-held brushes on dry skin to bring about a range of benefits. The brushes are made with bristles that are rigid enough to bring about benefits without causing micro-tears in your skin or causing damage.
So, what’s the big deal?
It’s easy and affordable to get started with. You just need to follow a couple of instructions for treatment to not only improve the appearance and feel of your skin, but have benefits on the deeper structures and systems of your body.
Depending on where you apply Dry Skin Brushing you can expect the following…
-
Exfoliation
-
Pore cleansing
-
Improved skin condition and appearance
-
Detox
-
Cellulite reducing
-
Improved blood circulation
-
Reduced water retention
-
Mood lifting
Click the pic to read on and order yours...
Skin Focus
- SPF facts & myths
SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor and relates the level of protection against the effects of UV (ultra violet) light: skin damage, pigmentation, ageing. Here are some facts and myths about SPFs.
FACT - There are two types of sunscreen: chemical and physical.
Chemical SPFs are easier to apply, don't tend to leave a residue on the skin and contain ingredients which absorb harmful radiation and dissipate it.
Physical SPFs work like a shield by sitting on the surface of the skin and, with help from ingredients such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, deflect the sun’s harmful rays.
You wont tan if you wear sunscreen
MYTH - Even if you apply sunscreen repeatedly while being in the sun, you will still get tan. If you don’t want to tan, using physical UV protection by covering up is more effective than sunscreen.
FACT - SPF products should be thrown out as soon as they pass their use by date because the chemicals in SPF products that block the sun decompose, making it ineffective.
The higher the SPF number the less often you need to reapply
MYTH - The SPF number relates to the level of protection but even SPF50 products need to be reapplied every couple of hours to ensure good sun protection.
If you are looking for a high quality SPF that is fine enough for your face, wont block your pores or irritate your skin and offers high SPF50 protection, Epionce Ultra Shield is a great choice. Available online or you can order through Fusion-Southport for a lower cost.
Click the pic to order Epionce SPF50...
Hi, How are you?
I can feel the wave of uncertainty coming over our community with many people feeling afraid for their health and finances. If you're feeling anxious at this time please don't think that you're alone - so many of you share your worries and fears with me and you may be surprised how common those feelings are amongst us.
Fusion has come to be a sanctuary for getting away from it all and taking time just for you, and I am thankful that we are able to give you that outlet.
Acupuncture
Formally including acupuncture to our service menu...
I've been qualified and using Western acupuncture and auricular (ear) acupuncture since 1997. When we opened Fusion-Southport three years ago it was one of many treatments I kept off my service menu as the list of treatments was already extensive. In saying that I keep my black case of needling goodies under my treatment couch for when, every so often, I need to call on it.
In the last couple of months I've been increasing the use of acupuncture as I've seen more energy imbalances (which present as both physical and mental stress) and I've been asked if there's anything more I can do for anxiety, addiction behaviours, persistent nerve pain, poor sleep, joint mobility problems etc. so have decided to formally include it in my list of services again.
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Acupuncture will be included in the price of any body massage service
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Auricular acupuncture and ear seeding (available from 1st Oct) - price starting at £10
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Facial acupuncture (available from 1st Oct) - price starting at £45 with substantial reductions on block bookings
Micro-needling
Collagen Induction Therapy (micro-needling)...
Oh yes, it's finally arrived and available in-salon from 1st Oct. (I'm like a little kid on Christmas morning - the excitement!)
You may already know the value of this treatment in restructuring the skin and turning back the clock on the age of skin. This treatment, performed professionally, gives outstanding long term results and is becoming a staple of many peoples skin health regimes.
Prices start at £105 - including Dermalux LED phototherapy.
Price reductions on block bookings.
For more info' check out 'clinical aesthetics' in the 'Services' menu
(top of page)
Covid-19
The Fusion team continue being busy, maintaining all the necessary health & safety precautions to keep all of our visitors and staff safe. We're constantly checking ourselves to see if there's anything else we can do. Keeping up to date with the latest national and local authority news, along with changes in industry requirements has become a regular feature of our evenings!
If you've visited us recently you will have seen posters with the NHS Test & Trace app promoted. This is not compulsory to use but it is mandatory that we display it. Sefton council representatives, along with health & safety inspectors are doing the rounds of businesses and checking that we are following requirements. Our business took the time to register with the Health & Safety Executive when we started the business so we expect to be on the 'hit list' for inspection.
For our deep tissue massage addicts...
New for Oct 2020.
We've got a new machine in the business and I can't wait to introduce it to those of you that have (what I term as) a 'nemesis'... a pesky knot or muscle that just wont give in to treatment! You know how much I love my treatment machines - tried and tested over many years with hundreds of successful results. Plus without them my thumbs would have been arthritic many years ago.
Fusion Education
Health, Beauty & Training
I've been training therapists in sports therapy, holistic therapies and beauty therapy since *cough* 1993 and since giving up my career as a lecturer at the end of 2018 have been approached repeatedly by private colleges to support them in their quality management or curriculum development. In the background I spend a lot of time writing training programmes for companies.
From Oct 2020 this will become part of Fusion-Southport's repertoire of services, with an extension of the business being dedicated to training and consultancy. This means that Fusion will be supporting private training centres across the Northwest.
If all goes to plan, from Jan 2021 Fusion-Southport will also be offering post-graduate training in health and beauty therapies at the salon so there's a chance you will see posts looking for models. These training days will take place on Sundays and Mondays.