We provide a more 'Natural Way' towards Beauty Therapy- Specific Facial Treatments & Body Treatments using Algologie and Natural Skin and Body Care Products
- Body Massage using cold pressed natural oils and 100% Pure Aromatherapy Oils
- Body Wraps and Body Treatments
- Reiki Healing
- Waxing and Tinting
- Manicures and Pedicures
- Wedding and Formal Make-Up
- Bio Sculpture 'Non Acrylic' Natural Gel Nail Overlays
SERVICES
About Us
Intune Beauty Therapy
We provide our Clients with a comfortable and quiet Beauty Salon where you can relax and we can then pamper you for all your Beauty Treatments. We have three Beauty Therapists, so please let us know if you would like more than one treatment at the same time to maximise your time with us.
There are a range of Individual Beauty Treatments and we also have Beauty Packages that will provide you with top to toe treatments at reasonable prices. We can also supply you with Gift Vouchers for all Beauty Treatments and Packages. You can purchase these over the phone and we can post the Vouchers out for you.
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Our Gift Vouchers are always available and purchases can be made over the telephone for Birthdays, Anniversaries and Christmas presents. We also have Gifts and Accessories available for purchase at the Salon.
You can pay with Mastercard, Visa, American Express or Diners credit cards plus we have Eftpos facilities.
We have three comfortable air-conditioned treatment rooms with plenty of privacy.
All our Beauty Treatments are tailored to suit your individual requirements using all Natural Products from Algologie, Natural and Organic products, Bio Sculpture Gel and Natalie.
A skin analysis is usually required before we begin a beauty programme for you, please request this at time of booking, this is complimentary.
The Beauty Salon is located in a beautiful, quiet and leafy part of The Gap, Brisbane and has safe street parking at the front of the Salon.
You will find us at 27 Cobble Street, The Gap. Please park at the front and then walk down the driveway to the Salon where one of us will greet you.
Treatments
| Specialised Facials | Specific Facials | | De-Luxe Facials | Facial Peels | Deep Cleanse Facials | | Body Wraps | Full Body Massage | Detox Body Wraps | | Aromatherapy | Hot Rock Massage | Anti-Cellulite Treatments | | Pedicures and Spa Pedicures | Manicures and Spa Manicures | Waxing and Tinting | | Bridal and Formal Make-Up | Special Occasion and Party Make-Up | Bio Sculpture 'Non Acrylic' Natural Gel Nail Overlays |
Products- Algologie
- Natural Skin Care
- Creative
- Natalie
- Ahimsa Aromatherapy Oils
- Bio Sculpture 'Non Acrylic' Natural Gel Nail Overlays
We use skincare products which are natural, mineral oil and chemical free and not tested on animals. Ask us about our Monthly Specials
Our treatments include:
- Facial Treatments
Our Facial Treatments are tailored to suit your skin type. Express Facials to Specialised Treatments. We can also provide a Skin Analysis for you, to help determine what treatments are most suitable for your skin type.
- Massage
Swedish/Relaxation massage using 100% Pure Aromatherapy Oils. Includes : Full Body massage; Hot Rock Full Body Massage; Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage; Scalp Massage; Hands and Feet . We can also cater for 2 people at a time.
- Body Treatments and Body Wraps
Our Body Treatments are all different and each one is designed to Detox and Stimulate Lymphatic Drainage, Exfoliate and Tone the Body as well as Moisturise and Rehydrate dry skin. Ask us which one will suit you.
- Aromatherapy Body Cocoon relax while experiencing a wonderful full body exfoliation with a Sea Salt Smoother rich in the essential oils of Peppermint & Sweet Fennel. Enjoy the full body massage with Lavender, Ylang Ylang and Geranium Essential oils before your body mask is applied containing Almond, Aloe Vera and Lemon essential oils to float away the day's anxieties. Finally float away with delicious Body Butter moisturiser.
- Exotic Frangipani Body Wrap relax and unwind with this beautiful body treatment using essential oils which will leave your body deliciously fragrant and soft.
- Marine Algae Body Wrap rich in marine algae containing vitamin's, sea minerals and trace elements to help detox the body and soothe the mind. Excellent for problem skins, cellulite and stimulating the natural defences of the body
- Reiki Healing
Reiki enhances the flow of Universal energy through the body thereby stimulating the body's natural self healing mechanisms. It also helps with pain relief in chronic conditions. If you would like to know more about Reiki please speak to Valerie on (07) 3300 9710
- Waxing and Tinting
We use excellent quality wax plus we do not recycle the wax. Our tinting is ultra gentle even for the most sensitive eyes.
- Pedicures
Soothing Pedicures and Spa Pedicures keep feet and legs healthy and comfortable. Each treatment includes a foot massage and good quality polish. Regular Pedicures keep feet healthy and refreshed. Spa Pedicures include a marine masque are great for those who spend a lot of time on their feet, this treatment helps to stimulate the circulation in feet and legs. All our Pedicures include a half leg and foot exfoliation, nail shape, heel and cuticle work, a full foot massge and nail polish
- Manicures
Regular Manicures encourage soft hands and strong healthy nails. Spa Manicures using AHA crystals and a hand masque are excellent for fading sun spots and brown spots. All our Manicures include clip, file, shape and cuticle work and a full hand and arm massage with each treatment plus nail polish.
- Make-Up
We have Make-Up that is mineral oil and chemical free and is not tested on animals. We can provide you with Special Occasion, Formal and Wedding Make-Up. Usually we cater for up to a maximum of 6 in a wedding party, Bride, Bridesmaids and guests and we can travel to a wedding venue at an extra charge. And now we have added Hairdressing to our Make-Up on the wedding day, please call for more information. Special Wedding Packages and Groups can be arranged before the day and can also be tailored to suit your Bridal party, friends and family.
- Skin Analysis
We have a Skin Analysis machine to help us diagnose your skin's current condition and which treatments and products will suit you best. Plus you will be able to see for yourself the condition of your skin. Book in for a personal Skin Analysis Consultation today and then we will be able to recommend treatments and products for you.
- Bio Sculpture 'Non Acrylic' Natural Gel Nail Overlays
We use a Natural alternative for nail enhancements, Bio Sculpture Gel Nail Overlays are 'Acrylic Free' and do not harm your natural nails. The product is made from sugar not chemicals and works well. Bio Sculpture also helps to make your nails stronger and looks natural, plus the nails are not damaged with long term use. We also make sure all our equipment is cleaned and sterilised with hospital grade sterilisers, for each person, to keep you safe from fungal infections.
Our Hours
Our regular hours are Tuesday 9-5, Wednesday 9-5, Thursday 9-8, Friday 9-5 and Saturday 9-3.
Westside News Business Achievers Awards
Winners of the Westside News Business Achievers Award for Beauty Services for 2008. Finalists from 2001 - 2007.
Article Feature
Holistic Beauty Therapy and why Women need to take the time...
What is Holistic Beauty Therapy and why is it different from mainstream beauty therapy and ‘Cosmedics’?
As women we are ‘in charge’ of birthing and teaching future generations how to improve just about everything, we strive for a better way of life and health for our families.
Women also love Beauty Treatments of all kinds, traditionally women used to get together and help each other look and feel good as a group. Lots of braiding the hair, body tattooing and sometimes body paint were the thing in the tribe that helped create lots of social ‘fun’, usually before weddings, christenings and other ‘milestones’ family events and rights of passage.
Women are also ‘in charge’ of food and both physical and mental nourishment for those around them, plus Women love to gossip, exchange ideas and more importantly ‘have fun’. Women like to laugh.
When did this change? When did ‘guilt’ set in?
When did we forget to ask “What is in this and is it good for my family and environment?”
When did Women cease to think that they were important enough to warrant pampering and to reward themselves for doing so much?
Holistic Beauty Therapy is exactly what it sounds like, it is looking at the whole person and ‘treating’ the whole body and mind to help in beautifying the spirit within and the physical without.
Most Beauty Therapy today is involved in recommending the ‘quick fix’, the Botox, the line fillers and plumpers used during the lunch hour. The ‘IPL’ lasers to fix just about anything, the outer beauty reigns supreme at present.
Most Beauty Salons are focussed on ‘turnover’ and on the $ value of each person that walks through the door and also how fast that turnover can be to maximise profits with extra sales.
What a pity…………
The old adage of ‘keeping Mum happy’ so the rest of the family will benefit has been ‘thrown out the door’. The poor Woman is trying to juggle so many things in her life, including holding down a job, cooking, cleaning, nurturing her children and also trying to keep her own relationship with her partner on the right track. She hasn’t got much time for nurturing herself – and yet she has to look good as well.
Is it any wonder the divorce rate is so high?
Holistic Beauty Therapy is a wonderful way to enjoy your treatments and to reward and nurture yourself, so you can do a better job when you leave. There should be no guilt involved here it is a necessity.
The Holistic Beauty Therapist is totally focussed on the client from top to toe – plus if alternative healing such as Reiki can be used as well, then encouraging relaxation of mind, body and spirit is far more beneficial.
Using Aromatherapy Oils to promote ‘wellness’ is also very important, creating a ‘no-rush’ environment or an ‘Oasis of Calm’ with soft lights, candles and gentle music is VIP for our fast paced existence.
A Beauty Therapist who uses Reiki uses it to great benefit as the Reiki comes through to the client just with touch or massage, this will then help to restore their esoteric balance and healing.
There needs to be more definition between a fast ‘work-forced’ Salon that uses ‘Cosmedics’ and quick fixes to one that promotes ‘wellness’. Holistic Beauty Therapy uses no products that will hurt the client or the environment. No Mineral Oils, Vaseline’s or Paraffin’s. If you can’t eat it then don’t use it on your body, your skin is porous. Let’s work with the body and not against it.
The body has a great capacity to heal itself given the right conditions, that is not to say there isn’t a need for traditional medicine and medical attention, however there is a real need at the moment for us all to ‘take responsibility’ for our physical and mental selves and our families’ future and to ask lots of questions.
Taking the time to nurture ourselves and our families is vital.
We live in a chemical ‘soup’ every day, it’s in the air we breathe and the products that we use in our homes. It’s in the foods we eat. Our beautiful Mother Earth is choking on all the chemicals and drugs that are produced every day. Are they really necessary?
As a group of Human Beings, Women have enormous power to change things. We need to start reading all labels for everything including Beauty Products and asking things like “What is in this Tomato Sauce apart from tomatoes?”
Women now need to stand up and say ‘Enough is enough’, as a group we can change things with our purchasing power, seeing as we do most of the purchasing! And we can do that very rapidly.
So ladies, lets’ start to enjoy our birthright again and begin to enjoy life including allowing ourselves ‘the time’ for Holistic Beauty Treatments, without guilt. Throw out the guilt and allow ourselves to be pampered. You deserve it all and more. If you are happy, then so will everyone else.
Make the time today. A regular Beauty Treatment every month costs less than a bottle of wine and is much more beneficial – you wouldn’t think twice about getting the car tuned up, so what about you for a change?
Valerie-Anne Kimpton
Intune Beauty Therapy
The Gap, Brisbane Queensland
http://www.ntpages.com.au/therapist/4160
Article Feature
New Year. New You.
We all make New Year’s resolutions, every year. We promise ourselves to ‘stop drinking’, ‘stop smoking’, maybe ‘lose the extra weight we put on at Christmas’ and so on. Even though we have the best intentions a lot of them fall away into dissolution by the end of February!
What if we were to go a little deeper, and not worry so much about the ‘outside’ things, but think about the ‘inside’ things?
Some things give us satisfaction like ironing the clean washing really well, making sure our family or loved ones are well cared for, or cleaning the house until it sparkles, we hope others will notice our selfless acts for our family. Even though we gain satisfaction from these selfless acts, others rarely notice as we do, which makes us feel a bit ‘unloved’. These things are ‘outside’ things and not ‘inside’ things.
I’m not suggesting you stop doing these things, however, if we did something for ourselves on the ‘inside’ and accomplished them for ourselves, the satisfaction gained would be enormous and we don’t have to feel guilty! If we love ourselves a little more, we will not feel unloved.
It’s a bit like those who play golf, they are always trying to beat their own personal best. So we can do that too, on the ‘inside’.
This kind of thinking in all areas to do with ourselves is the basis of many self development courses, and yet we read the books and go to the Seminars, but have we really got it Girls??
If you start off small you can do bigger things in the future, this is a secret way of ‘beating our own best’, which no one has to know about except you, you know about it on the ‘inside’.
If you fail the first time, please try not to berate yourself, we all fell over a lot before we could walk. Someone kindly picked us up and off we went again. Sometimes we fall over a lot and even hurt ourselves too. Try not to worry it is all an important process. Do it again tomorrow, but please ‘Just Do it’.
These ‘inside’ things can be anything you want to improve on from physical to mental. As Women we all spend lots and lots and lots of time helping others, so we find it difficult to ‘help ourselves’ for a change and usually the guilt hangs around like a bad smell for ages!
Just focussing on you and getting rid of the guilt is a mission in itself for most of us. How many times have you sacrificed something you would like to do because your children, husband, family come first? Especially when it comes to money!
Most men wouldn’t think twice about buying something fairly large like a Boat, Bike, extra Car, Fishing Tackle, Golf Clubs or whatever it might be. They don’t always have their partner or family in mind when they do so. So why do we, as Women, not put something aside for ourselves for a change?
If you are happy, everyone around you will be as well! Why not think about ‘frustration’ in all areas of your life and work on that for a change, it’s an ‘inside’ thing, no one knows about it except you. One small step for Womankind!
So this New Year, make your mind up to be a “New You”. Accept all the faults and mistakes you have made in the past, and mentally put them in a small box in your mind and lock up the box and forget about it. You can review it every now and then and see how far you have come, that’s all.
You cannot do anything about the past, it is past and gone, the present can be changed every minute. So change it!!
Change: Write down a list of the things you would like to change about you on the ‘inside’, not what is happening on the ‘outside’. And start at number 1, then go to number 2 and so on. Tick them off 1 by 1.
Let’s say you have a ‘glass of wine a night’ habit, or maybe ‘two glasses’. We know some things are not good for us yet we continue to do them. If we limited ourselves to having that glass of wine, or two, only 2 days of the week instead of 7, and really enjoyed that glass of wine, we would be helping our personal discipline and not depriving ourselves and yet it would be better for us physically. The satisfaction that would give us on the ‘inside’, mentally not physically, would be far greater than an ‘outside’ thing.
Open a savings account and put a little away every week to do something for you, however small, for whatever it might be. It might be a Massage or a new pair of Shoes. Or imagine how good it will feel to book that Overseas Holiday? You don’t have to proclaim it from the rooftops, however it is something you will have achieved, for you. Share it if you like, but remember that it took some personal discipline to put it together for you, as well as for others to enjoy.
By the end of this year you will be a “New You”, nothing like the person you were last year! Every small step is a step on the pathway. As they say “it may not happen overnight, but it will happen!”
Appreciate every thing that comes your way, however difficult, mentally examine whatever it might be, work out ways to accomplish overcoming it, and take a small step in that direction every day.
Love Yourself, Love your Life, and remember however hard it is, there is always someone out there far worse off than you are.
Some of Women’s greatest accomplishments go unnoticed except by those women themselves. Remember a Woman somewhere is actually climbing Everest, on the ‘inside’. What about you?
Valerie-Anne Kimpton
Intune Beauty Therapy
The Gap, Brisbane Queensland
http://www.ntpages.com.au/therapist/4160
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
All our Beauty Therapists are fully qualified and hold certificates in Beauty Therapy and Massage
MAP
Aromatherapy, Beauty Therapy, Reiki, Swedish Relaxation Massage
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