My Wella Elements Spa Experience

By now you all know that I have fine hair thanks to me mentioning it time and again in my haircare related posts :) So you all also know that it is prone to damage much easily than other hair types, which means a lot more hair care on a regular basis. Add to that the monsoon season which can play havoc with hair because the moisture levels in the air keep changing, thus increasing my efforts to constantly keep my hair nourished with the necessary nutrients that it requires. I had told you about the amazing Wella Elements range recently in my review, which gave me a squeaky clean and healthy scalp along with nourished and vibrant hair. As the Elements range is Sulfates free, Parabens free and Artificial Colourants free and worked wonders on my hair in the past, I decided to go in for a salon treatment including the same called the Wella Elements Spa. The reason I chose this was that it would counter any kind of monsoonal damage that my hair was going through with the most natural ingredients that the products possessed.

To give you more insights on the treatment, here are step by step details. 

Liquid Hair Alchemy - Repair, Protect, Nourish!

Having fine hair makes my hair prone to damage much more easily than other hair types, as it is fragile. The shiny and strong hair of mine that you see is thanks to the care that I take on a regular basis with products that I use at home, or salon treatments. My latest hair care discovery is an amazing product called the System Professional Liquid Hair which is a Molecular Hair Refiller that reconstructs the hair fiber at a molecular level, reinforcing the  hair for up to 5 washes. It contains the renowned RPN (Repair, Protect, Nourish) formula and is infused with New Molecular Hair Restructurer technology with keratin building and essential amino acids blocks to instantly refill the hair cuticle and strengthen lastingly damaged hair.

With the wedding season here and the number of hairstyles being done on my hair, I needed to take a lot more care of my hair at the moment which is why the SP Liquid Hair treatment felt perfect. I headed to Placid Salon at Khar to try the treatment and make myself stress free for at least 2 weeks. See the difference for yourself to know why I call it amazing!

Queen For A Day at the Taj Salon

"You don't need a Tiara to be a Princess, you were born a Queen." 

- Kawthar ALHasan

When an invite from the Taj Salon which started with these words was delivered to my doorstep, that too to be pampered like a Queen for a Day, I knew that there was no looking back and I had to say YES. Royalty and Taj go hand in hand - everyone knows that since forever! And when you have also had a crazy Saturday, such events on a Sunday make the pampering much called for.

The warm reception started the minute I set foot inside the Taj Salon at Taj Lands End, Bandra. Lovely smiles, a wonderful team and other bloggers were gonna be my partners in royalty for the next few hours while I relaxed and got treated like a Queen :)

The Taj salon 1st opened its doors in 1940 as one of the only 2 salons in the country and was run by Madame Jacques (a French national) for 42 years. In 1981, the Taj Group took over and renovated and re-launched under the brand ‘Taj Salon’. Some of their earliest employees who joined them back in the 1970s and used to work with Madame Jacques continue to work with them till today. Impressive!

I got a number of services done, so let me take you through my wonderful afternoon :)

Manicure & Pedicure

This was the first set of services I went for and I can't tell you how satisfied I was. The sea view from the mani-pedi station was so calming that I sat for there for nearly two hours with no hurry or worry about getting anything else done. Pure Luxury! If I had my way, I would have probably gotten all my services done sitting right there ;) (that actually became the joke of the afternoon). The therapist was incredibly good. The techniques he used, I haven't ever seen till date in any other salon and believe me or not, the polish lasted for 2 full weeks without chipping or touch up. So a totally recommended service from me. A regular manicure costs INR 900 while a pedicure costs INR 1000 which is the name of luxury is a total steal!

Hair Spa & Hair Cut

The hair stylist checked the texture of my hair and recommended the Moroccan Oil Hair Spa to deepen the colour in my hair and increase moisture and it sounded really luxurious so I was all for it. Mid way through the hair spa I also realised I was due for a hair cut and so that too got added to the list. The hair spa left my hair super silky and shiny and the hair cut added a bounce with some bangs. The result was a complete change in looks :) The Moroccan Oil Hair Spa costs INR 3,500 but is worth it coz the moisture locks into your hair for a good amount of time. Haircuts cost about INR 750 for men and INR 1,500 for women. Again I must say a steal deal!

Finally I was done, but my hospitable hosts would not give up on me and wouldn't let me stop ;) So I went ahead and got a quick shoulder massage done, some eye make-up and a cute pouf hairstyle for the retro themed look before the Tiara was placed on my head for the finale, which made me totally feel like a queen! Royalty I tell you - super easy to get used to ;-)

Did you just think it got over here? Hell no! :)

The evening continued to get better with some mocktails, hors d'ouvres and chit chat before we finally bade each other good bye but not before they surprised me with this cute gift basket of goodies.

I must say the Taj Salon embodies everything its name stands for – beauty, luxury, class and above all – service!

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Tress Talk : Hair Spas

2011 was a good year for my tresses. While my mane is super silky and straight, it's thin and lacked volume. Also regular color treatment could have had a role to play. My main aim last year was to infuse some volume into my hair along with thickening the strands. Advice that my hair stylist gave was that I needed to do 3 things:

1. Regular hair spas - Alternate between two treatments
2. Use products that would reduce drying of the hair and reduce usage of heat styling which in turn would reduce thinning
3. Dandruff prevention - Once a week special shampoo

Why I say it was a good year is because I achieved what I had set out to do :) There is a lot more volume to my hair and the strands are a lot more thicker despite the hair coloring. This series of blog posts is basically going to spell out the products that did wonders for my hair which I would strongly suggest to all of you.

This post is about the 1st pointer - Regular hair spas. The 2 treatments that I alternate between are:

1. L'oreal Hair Spa

The L’Oreal Hair Spa is an intensive treatment that keeps hair smooth, silky and deeply moisturized. It smoothens out frizz and has an awesome fragrance that will last for days. Here depending on the condition of the scalp, they will use the anti-dandruff or the hydrating concentrate.

2. Renew C and Power Dose

Renew C

Step 1: Renew C is a alpha hydroxy acid-based pre-shampoo repairing treatment for damaged hair. It targets the cortex and cuticle to strengthen keratin links and reduce porosity. The formula penetrates to the very heart of the hair fibre and provides a firming and strengthening action. 

Power Dose Color

Step 2: Power Dose Color contains a complex of Bio-Mimetic ceramide, Vitamin PP and protein. It repairs color treated hair. It deeply conditions and increases density thereby adding volume to fine hair and prolongs the color of the hair. It is similar to a deep conditioning treatment which one gets done at the salon.

Both these treatments that I alternate between get 9/10 from me! :D 

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