As a rule we accept that chlorine is a necessary part of using a swimming pool, keeping it clean and avoiding the onset of algae, which I for one am grateful for in all swimming experiences. Whether it’s one of the stories plastered across the Internet however, or simply that it irritates and dries out […]

Those poor backs of ours work overtime sitting at desks, hunching over in the cold and carrying the kids around, but our Senior Product Manager Sarah Hill may just have found the solution with the Kundalini back treatment at Ockenden Manor… Ockenden Manor in Sussex is a beautiful place to go at any time thanks […]

We’re on a permanent quest for the perfect spa treatment, and along the way we have found some pretty awesome contenders but after a highly commended mention for Best Therapist at this year’s Irish Tatler Awards, The g Hotel might just have mastered the secret, as spa manager Suzanne explains… What makes the perfect spa […]

Katie Phillips is one of those women you could just talk to all day; she’s like a best friend but with a wealth of personal experience - some wonderful and some heartbreaking. Combining that with her training she’s now a life coach with a big difference, helping women across the country to overcome their demons […]

After our Director Abi tried out Intuitive Therapy, we can’t stop talking about it so we HAD to ask therapist Sinéad de hÓra what it’s all about! What exactly is the treatment? It is very hard to describe the treatment as I have never and will never do the same treatment twice. Every time someone comes […]

When Spabreaks.com Director Abi Wright visited therapist Sinéad de hÓra to get a taste for Intuitive Therapy, she was blown away by the experience, and this is why… I am buzzing from the ‘treatment’ I have had this afternoon at the hands of the lovely Sinead. Having previously worked at Gazelli in Harrods Urban Spa, […]

No one knows body confidence quite like the team at Curvy Kate, so when it comes to perfect swimwear for every shape, they’ve got it spot on. Here’s their guide to summer swimwear for all body shapes… It’s the holidays, and that can only mean one thing… swimwear! Woohoo! Now I know that a lot […]

When dizzy spells and sudden temporary blindness lead to an MS diagnosis it changed Rebecca Saady’s life forever. Here she explains what MS means for daily life… I found out I had MS on 6th May 2012… Well, that’s when I was diagnosed. I lost vision in my left eye and vision issues are one […]

Bellydancer and Bollywood fitness expert Sara Stafford talks about the lipstick with a glittery difference that Marilyn Monroe would be proud of… When I was little my younger sister Anne and I always played and made up lipstick potions and lotions to come up with our own little brand. We were only four and eight years […]

Part of the Handpicked Hotels collection, Fawsley Hall is something of a hidden gem in Northamptonshire and close to the prestigious Blenheim Palace. So, if we haven’t sold it to you already, here are five reasons to visit… The architecture: This grand building with its high ceilings and original features make you feel like the Lady […]