It’s a well known story; on each and every trip to the hairdresser you stare in awe at the skilled stylist in the mirror and convince yourself that one day you too will weald a hairbrush and blow-dryer with similar dexterity. Unfortunately, once you’ve parted with your hard earned money and bounced out of the salon with a head full of beautifully sculpted curls, this resolution somehow falls to the wayside and within a weak it’s back to the time-honoured scarecrow look that often accompanies a GHD-happy hair regime.

In light of such a predicament, we were pretty excited when we discovered KeraStraight at the Show Space Re-Treat event. Lasting up to four months, this treatment is ideal for those of us with little-to-no hairdressing aptitude. Hair is first washed with a special pre-treatment shampoo before a thick moisture mask is applied from root to tip. The mask is then blow-dried into the hair for about 15-20mins, before being washed out, dried and styled. Three weeks after the treatment and we can still feel a difference, our long locks looking well nourished and shiny. We could go into the science behind the product but we won’t…all you really need to know is that it works. Oh and it contains 24carrat gold for those magpies among you.

We may have only just got used to the fact we’re in the year 2012, but get ready to take a journey back to the decade that gave to us the fanny pack, as this SS12 it’s all about the 90’s.  Not so much the bouffant hair and Jazzy Jeff prints, but the power brows that dominated the catwalks, think dark, dense and perfectly shaped a la Cindy Crawford.

To aid you in your quest for brow perfection we have created our all new Bold Brow Service, £40 which will save you the awkward growing-out period and months of unruly eyebrows and make your transition from weak-brow to wow-brow an effortless one.

How it works:

1) First stop, your brow consultant will give you expert advice on which darker hue best suits you, though if you really want to channel your inner Crawford forgo the expert tutelage and go as dark as you dare.

2) You will then be treated to a brow thread, bespoke brow tint and a tutorial from your personal Blink therapist on how to create and maintain the look at home.

3) Et voila! You’ll leave with perfectly bold brows and a complimentary Blink Brow Pencil in your recommended shade for at-home maintenance.

Eyeing your prey

We at Blink are firm believers in the age old saying “the eyes are the window to the soul”, so make full use of them and bag the hunky specimen you’ve been eyeing up – sorry, we just couldn’t help ourselves. Aside from regularly manicuring at Blink Brow Bar, here’s our top tips on how to flirt without saying a word.

1.      Check him out top-to toe, so he knows you’re interested. To confirm your interest hold his gaze for MAXIMUM 3 seconds, any longer and you’ll channel Glen Close ‘Fatal Attraction’ rather than the intended sultry gaze.

2.      Move your eyes to his lips, and back up again- just so he knows you mean business.

3.      Now this move is only for the uber-confident and please girls, only do this if you’ve practised this move in the mirror (and don’t laugh, we have all done it) – the all important wink.

By now he should be chasing you down to grab your phone number and ahem other things, so enjoy your prize but remember only evoke the power of the gaze to the truly special, we wouldn’t want your eyes to be on the lips of every man in town.

We’re still pretty excited about the success of pre-fashion week pampering event, Re-Treat created by our friends at The Show Space, so thought we would give you a visual treat and make a melange of images from our pop-up Brow Bar. Judging by the pictures below we think everyone was more than satisfied…

Whilst the squeaky clean surface of Fashion Week is all glamour and preened-to-perfection models, behind the scenes it’s sometimes a little more cattle market than couture. Running between shows in 5inch heels, the effects of last night’s post-show party carefully concealed under a good few layers of make up and a handful of aspirin, whilst trying to maintain some semblance of stylishness is, well, pretty stressful stuff. (Cue teeny tiny violins)

Thankfully, this year our prayers were answered when The Show Space set up pre-fashion week pampering event, Re-Treat. Hopefully the fist of many, this two day beauty clinic hosted the likes of Maybelline New York, L’Oreal, KeraStraight, St Tropez and of course our good selves, at a series of pop-up pampering stations set across the Red Bull Studios in London. All designed with the runway in mind, the long list of treatments on offer included anything and everything you could possible need to get fashion week ready, from beautifully sculpted brows (of course), to ultra-glossy locks, perfectly painted nails and just back-from-the-beach tans.

Bring it on Fashion week; we’re well and truly ready!

The ShowSpace Re-Treat