Health & Beauty Shops

Good offers for beauty

Advantages: Loads of beauty products under 1 roof!
Disadvantages: Can sometimes be a bit pricey

Boots (the store) Boots has its roots in the mid-19th century when John Boot, an agricultural worker, moved to Nottingham to start a new business. He opened a small herbalist store on Goose Gate in 1849, from which he prepared and sold herbal remedies. His business soon proved popular, especially with the working poor of Nottingham's new industries, who could not afford the services of a doctor. After John's death in 1860, his widow, Mary, ...
...store with all the usual Boots facilities. Such as the photo developer at the back of the store and the pharmacy, with consultation room. Facilities At the photo desk you can order your prints in a number of sizes and you can now even have your picture put into a calender, or T-Shirt, or mouse mat, or even a mug. You can get you photos developed within the hour and for the other products mentioned, usually 24 hrs! They also facilitate 4 self ...

Izzy31 12.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Boots (Shop)

I'd swap diamonds for bath bombs any day!

Advantages: Magical store packed with wonderful products
Disadvantages: None

...for a bag full of Lush products! I first discovered Lush a few years ago when I received a Lush gift box as a birthday present. I come from a small village and visits to the high street were few and far between. I had heard of Lush but as far as I was concerned it was just another shop. Oh how foolish I was. It was one of the lovliest pressies I had ever received. Everything about the box was perfect from the cute packaging to the wonderful treasures ...
...I instantly became a Lush Addict. Two years ago I moved to the city and was delighted to discover that just round the corner from where I work there was a Lush store. The days of ordering Lush products online or asking friends to send me something through the post were finally over. I walked past Lush every morning, sneaked in for ten minutes at lunchtime and made sure I finished my paperwork early enough to get there for yet another browse before ...

cutie_ayla 20.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lush (Shop)

Why I love this shop

Advantages: Great choice, huge range of smells to choose from
Disadvantages: Pacakging is a bit naff

Where as boby shop tends to stick to the tried and tested scents for it's products;Bath and boby works always seem to be coming out with new combinations. When I was in the states in July it was the Lime and coconut comb which got me driffing off in a blissful state....the silky boby spray is beautifully scented and luxurious on your skin and makes as the name implies it feel like silk......very sexy.......I can't live without the country apple for ...

piglet42 10.10.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Bath & Body Works (Shop)

Express service at Vision Express

Advantages: good customer service
Disadvantages: -

...impressed when I went into Vision Express. The staff are really polite and friendly and the service they provide is very good. I was looking for a new set of frames and had been to numerous other shops where nothing really took my fancy. When I went into Vision Express I saw 2 pairs of really nice rimless glasses. At the time they had an offer on - 2 pairs for the price of one + £20. This similar offer had been on at other optitions but you had to ...
...thought! I booked in for an eye test and went in the following week. They were very thorough and I was more than happy with what they recommended. I was also fitted for contacts which they let me take home samples and try them out before deciding which were best. My glasses took around a week to make up which I thought was pretty fair. When I went back they checked to see if they were ok for me. Overall I had excellent service and would return - ...

johanna18 02.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Vision Express (Shop)

Good but over priced

Advantages: professional service
Disadvantages: over priced

...eye test (normally £27) from Dolland and Aitchison so decided to go ahead with it. I used their website to book my test which was really easy to do. I gave some details including who I was, where I lived and when I would prefer my appointment to be and the site informed me that I would receive a call the end of the phone was polite and made sure I knew where they were. At the start of the test I had to put on some strange looking goggles and the ...
...the letters that were on a screen in front of me. At the end of the test the man informed me that I did need glasses and that I had a stigmatism and I was handed my prescription. I was then handed over to another member of staff who took my voucher for the eye test and asked if I wanted help choosing some glasses. I have to say that I was really impressed with the whole experience. The décor was very professional and so were the staff. They were ...

claribella 01.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dolland & Aitchison