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20% off at Ministry of Waxing UK for WIWT-ers!

You've no doubt seen our snazzy site updates (The Lust List and the daily updated User Charts etc etc) but one of the things we're most excited about this summer is giving back to YOU - our lovely, stylish, effortlessly awesome WIWT community.

Well that begins today! From today WIWT-ers can get 20% off all services at Ministry of Waxing and Browhaus UK. (Read our seperate post on the Browhaus offer here).

Ministry of Waxing was born in Singapore in 2001. Founded by Cynthia Chua, the original smooth operator, Cynthia believed that there was a place for body culture that's practiced safely, hygienically and painlessly. She trialled and tested new techniques and experimented with new waxes. Eventually, she created a brand new set of Braziliian waxing techniques that were significantly less painful and embarrassing. And let's face it, it can be embarassing if you go somewhere dodge!

Ministry of Waxing has only one mission in life - to help you conquer the body foliage and achieve that baby smooth wax factor. Rather impressively, Ministry have pruned over two and a half million bushes. Erm, wow.

Today, Ministry of Waxing has a hairless presence in major capital cities, from Singapore, London, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, to Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila and Bangkok. Repeatedly voted Best Brazilian Wax and Fastest Waxer and featured internationally in Wallpaper*, WWD and the LUXE guide world. Even Louis Vuitton's city guides recommend Ministry of Wax as the only place to get de-fuzzed. Maybe that's because their team of super waxperts can scythe through any errant bush in a record-breaking 30 minutes!

Every 'waxpert' around the world has an intensive month long training in Singapore, and this is then followed up by training in London and an upgrade after 6 months. In the London salons at Floral St and South Molton St, Ministry of Waxing adhere to the same ethos Cynthia laid down back in Singapore a decade or more ago; always wanting to be the best. MOW Waxperts are trained to her high standards, meaning their hygiene is beyond reproach – no double dipping, sealed wax pack for each individual customer – and their signature aftercare products are amongst the best that can be bought.

You can see the full menu of services on the Ministry of Waxing website, you can get 20% off EVERYTHING, but to whet your appetitie, here are some deets on what you can get 'did'...

Brazilian/Boyzilian
Crack
BSC (Back, Sac and Crack)
Bikini line
Full bikini wax
Under arm
Half arm
Full arm
Shoulders
Chest and shoulders
Midriff
Lower back
Buttocks
Inner thigh
Half leg (bottom) and half leg (top)
Full leg
Back of hand
Fingers
Top of feet
Toes
Eyebrows
Forehead
Neck
Cheeks
Jawline
Sideburns
Ears
Chin
Full face

So, err, everything, then?!

And what about 'da boyz'?

Recently, Ministry of Waxing featured in a New York Times article entitled ‘A He-Wax For Him’, which was all about the emerging and growing trend of men of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds and sexualities visiting waxing salons to neaten themselves up in the trouser department. In the past 12 months alone, Ministry of Waxing have seen a whopping 38% increase in men seeking their Boyzilian waxing treatment.

The signs are clear to read – male waxing has broken the niche and entered the mainstream, and Ministry of Waxing are perfectly poised to take you by the hand and join you as you take your first steps into this brave new world.

Whilst Ministry of Waxing do have a pretty famous Boyzilian range of treatments (which deal with hair around the pubic region - in case that isn't obvious), this isn’t where their treatments begin and end.

Ministry do a range of waxing and hair removal treatments that suit any body type and length of hair above 1mm. Legs, arms, chest, back – anywhere you like, they’ve got a treatment to suit. The benefits are endless. Hygiene, smoother skin, less sweating, an all round neater look and – we’ve all been thinking it – an enhancement of what you’re already hiding downstairs.

Ministry's Waxperts are intensively boot-camped, so you know you’re in safe hands with them – and believe us, they really have seen it all before. And yes, they’ll hold their hands up, of course it hurts a bit. But us ladies have been doing this for years without complaining – time to step up, gents.

And if you're into something more permanent than waxing, take a look at the range of IPL services which you can also get 20% off. I've just started this myself, so look out for my review soon! (IPL takes ages, so maybe not that soon)

To claim your 20% off at Ministry of Waxing UK you just need to show that you're a WIWT member, so just get your profile up on your oh-so-smartphone at reception. Simple! Or you can book your appointment on Twitter which is even easier! Just tweet @ministrywaxing to book with a link to your WIWT profile. Easy!

And don't worry non-Londoners, we haven't forgotten you! This is the first of many exclusive discounts for WIWT users...we'll be rolling out fun things to a city near you soon. Promise!

20% off at Browhaus for WIWT-ers!

Well that begins today! From today WIWT-ers can get 20% off all services at Browhaus UK and Ministry of Waxing. (Read our seperate post on the Ministry of Waxing offer here).

Browhaus, in Covent Garden, is the first and only concept store in the UK to specialise in Brow and Lash Grooming Services. You've probably read about it as Browhaus has featured in international press like Wallpaper* as a Secret Elite and the LUXE Guide as the ultimate go-stop for international travellers to get their brows groomed. Oh and my Mum bloody LOVES it in there, and she's quite gobby. Maybe you've heard her banging on about brows? (There's actually a full interview and review on Brow Resurrection coming soon on WIWT from Mummy D, we're quite excited).

Inspired by Bauhaus, the German art movement, Browhaus is your one-stop brow and lash grooming salon, built for the image-conscious urbanite who demands not just function, but function and style. Expect the highest technical proficiency but with a stunning and fashionable end result. Browhaus is here for your facial hair grooming needs - the hair on your face never had a better close-up!

You know how all the mags go on and on about how brows frame your face? Well they really do deserve love and attention (brows, not mags), as you come to realise once you get them done professionally for the first time.

You can see the full menu of services on the Browhaus website, you can get 20% off EVERYTHING, but to whet your appetitie, here are some deets on the three signature treatments at Browhaus...

Thread and Tweeze

Browhaus's Thread and Tweeze brow treatment is one of the fastest in the business, and all Browhaus Brow Architects are expertly trained in giving you the brows to suit your face. Thread and Tweeze usually takes 15-20 minutes, and Browhaus Brow Architects will guide you through the process to make sure you’re happy with the treatment.

If you’d like to take your Thread and Tweeze that little bit further Browhaus also offer Tint - giving you the perfect colour match.

Brow Resurrection

Sparse, over plucked or uneven brows? No problem, Browhaus has the natural semi-permanent solution: Brow Resurrection. Browhaus construct your ideal brow from root to tip. It’s the true 3D lifelike brows you never had.

Brow Resurrection is a signature semi-permanent treatment that boasts a more detailed and natural stroke, finer than normal brow embroidery techniques. This patented technique is exclusive to Browhaus and involves 5 years of dedicated R&D to perfect. It is their most advanced technique, more sophisticated than previous BR versions.

Lash in Bloom

Lash in Bloom is a semi-permanent eyelash extensions treatmebt, where the lashes are applied individually by hand to give you fuller, longer and natural looking lashes. Using fine quality, lightweight individual lash, Browhaus are able to customise the length and density of the lashes to create the perfect set of lashes to frame your eyes.

To claim your 20% off at Browhaus UK you just need to show that you're a WIWT member, so just get your profile up on your oh-so-smartphone at reception. Simple! Or you can book your appointment on Twitter which is even easier! Just tweet @BrowhausUK to book with a link to your WIWT profile. Easy!

And don't worry non-Londoners, we haven't forgotten you! This is the first of many exclusive discounts for WIWT users...we'll be rolling out fun things to a city near you soon. Promise!

Intern at WIWT.com

There is a hell of a lot going on at WIWT.com at the moment, it's a little bit mental. Because of this, it would be good to have an intern or two around. And judging by the fact I am constantly tweeted about internships, we may as well offer some.

You do not need to be based in London to intern, it is possible to work from home (wherever home is) BUT I personally think you'll get the most from your internship if you can travel to London for events, work shadowing and so on. I would definitely need you to be able to travel to London at the start of the internship to meet me and learn all our backend shiz.

Similarly, I am pretty flexible about part time interns. If you'd rather intern part time, this might be possible. Please let me know if you can only do part time when applying.

Before banging on any further, these are the requirements/skills you must possess if you want your application to be considered.

World class writing skills. Grammar/spelling mistakes will result in bloodshed. (Kidding, but you will get mega evil stares).
Attention to detail. You’re not ‘that girl/guy’ who accidentally CCs rather than BCCs. Proofing is normal to you, not a chore.
An analytical mind. Being creative is all wonderful and airy fairy and brill, but you need to get the business side of things too. Graphs don’t scare you. Stats are cool!
Ability to multitask. Working in a start-up often means juggling a zillion things at once. Whilst eating a burrito. Whilst someone plays Call of Duty in the background.
Professionalism. We can be lairy and silly and whatnot, but we have a huge amount of respect for our users and clients and journalists and parents and so on. We don’t want divas, good manners are our favouritest.
MS Office proficiency. You can write a letter without help from the paperclip. Excel doesn’t make you puke.
Willingness to learn. That’s obvious, right?
SM skillz. You’re already blogging, using FB, Twitter, Google Analytics etc etc. We’re gonna teach you LOADS, but you already know how to use social media tools for things other than stalking the ex. You ideally understand basic HTML or at the very least aren't terrified by it. Again, a willingness to learn is paramount if there are gaps in your knowledge base.
You should be a WIWT user or be ready to explain to me why you're not. I get lots of emails from people who are "massively passionate about WIWT" yet don't seem to know anything about it. Don't be that applicant. Know the site inside out.
You know your Primark from your Prada and you love them both equally.
Flexibility. Some people thrive on things changing last minute and no two days being the same, other people have a mini meltdown. You need to be flexible and excited about an ever changing workload.
Happy to do boring things. I do some unspeakably boring things, it's not all slebby parties and free shit. Some days you might do admin aaaaaaaall day, but you can do it at home in your pyjamas with the telly on, so it's hardly like being down the mines.

And what will you get from this opportunity?

Well it really depends how much you put into it. You will learn how a business like WIWT.com actually works, you'll get to do ACTUAL stuff on the site that has your name to it and you can be proud of, you'll do some very fun things that definitely don't feel like 'work' and if you can indeed be in London some of the time, then you can shadow me at meetings with biiiiiiig ass brands. It will definitely be an amazing insight into the kray kray world of digital fashion.

Working in a start-up is fun, it's how I got into building this silly WIWT.com shiz in the first place. Hopefully you can learn a lot from me, the way I learnt a lot from my first internet bosses.

Enough rambling, this is getting a bit Oprah.

If you want to be considered please email me telling me...

Why you should be chosen
What you want to achieve from interning with WIWT.
When you're available from and until (no worries if you're going back to uni in September)
Where you are based, if outside London please let me know how far from London you are by public transport and which station you would come into.
How long a placement you would ideally like.
Whether you are ideally looking for part time or full time and, if part time, the days.

Also include a CV and anything else you think is relevant.

Thanks ever so much xxx

Five at Five - 22.06.12

HALLO weekend! When we get time from our busy socialite schedule (or more realistically catching up on our fave tv programmes) this weekend we're going to hit the shops big time and snap this lot up...

Boy London eagle sweatshirt

PRICE: £55

Because you can buy this for you boyfriend (it's a unisex jumper) then steal it to wear yourself.

Buy it here.

ASOS high-low skirt

PRICE: £45.00

Because it's sexy and demure all at the same time.

Buy it here.

H&M embroidered maxi dress

PRICE: £59.99

Because we need this for all the red carpet events we're attending this weekend...

Buy it here.

ASOS pastel blue belt

PRICE: £6

Because we heart pastels 4 lyfe.

Buy it here.

H&M floral print trousers

PRICE: £34.99

Because these floral trousers are going to last longer than a real bunch of flowers would.

Buy them here.

The Five at Five will soon become an email newsletter, allowing you to receive our five product picks straight to your inbox every weekday at 5pm. We will also be launching a dedicated boy version - yey! If you'd like to sign up for either, you can do so here.

London Collections Videos from Mr Porter

We don't write anywhere near enough about menswear, but that will be changing with the launch of a male version of the Five at Five which will be lauching as an email newsletter soon. (Sign up here).

We do love our stylish boy users though, look at their satorial elegance!

And whilst we didn't make it to London Collections, the stylin' gang at Mr Porter were naturally at everything and have made some little vid-e-ohs summarising some of the trends seen on showgoers and what the fash pack are most looking forward to for AW12.

Have a gander.

Five at Five - 21.06.12

Come on weekend, you're nearly here and we can almost taste the freedom (in the form of online shopping...)

Blanche and Lola teacup ring

PRICE: £6

Because you can't beat a good cuppa, especially drunk from a teacup.

Buy it here.

Miss Selfridge printed turquoise shift dress

PRICE: £42.00

Because these striking colours are just what we need to brighten a day in the office.

Buy it here.

Topshop cat eye sunglasses

PRICE: £16

Because the Audrey Hepburn look never gets old and we sweeeear we can be classy (sometimes).

Buy them here.

Miss Selfridge tropical shift dress

PRICE: £50

Because we need this dress to complete our gladiator-sandals-icelolly-in-hand summer look.

Buy them here.

Nelly 'Romario' shoes

PRICE: £40.95

Because elephants never forget and we won't be forgetting to snap these beauts up from Nelly ASAP.

Buy them here.

Five at Five - 20.06.12

With Wimbledon on the horizon, we're avoiding tennis whites and keeping the style stakes high with aztec prints and bright, bold colours!

Topshop neon denim jacket

PRICE: £58

Because we're making like Ri-Ri and jumping on the 90s fashion bandwagon.

Buy it here.

Forever 21 tribal backpack

PRICE: £24.75

Because it's a jungle out there and we want to go exploring with our new fave aztec back candy.

Buy it here.

Own The Runway coral ankle boots

PRICE: £39.99

Because life is a catwalk and we WILL own the runway in these babies.

Buy them here.

Topshop smoke print maxi skirt

PRICE: £50

Because this skirt puts the 'smoke' in smokin'.

Buy them here.

Own The Runway tribal denim shorts

PRICE: £19.99

Because we can't resist a tribal print come festival season.

Buy them here.

Five at Five - 19.06.12

With the weather forecast predicting a hint of sunshine over the coming days, we'll use any excuse to get our summer gear on...

Oasis tropical cherry crop jeans

PRICE: £25 (sale price)

Because if we know the British summer, we're going to need a dose of the tropics in whatever form we can get it!

Buy it here.

Forever 21 anchor swimsuit

PRICE: £18.75

Because we want to lure all the Johnny Depp pirate-types when we rock up at the beach.

Buy it here.

Oasis Hawaiian print nail wraps

PRICE: £3.50 (sale price)

Because if we're ordering pina coladas, we need the hawaiian nail art to match.

Buy it here.

Topshop dip-dye ruffle prom dress

PRICE: £75

Because we want to throw a sweet sixteen bash and look the part.

Buy it here.

Oasis ice-cream holdall bag

PRICE: £30 (sale price)

Because an ice-cream inspired bag is as good a reason as any to make a purchase!

Buy it here.

Win a trip to a Dove Spa thanks to Wish.co.uk

On Wednesday Poppy and I were offered the chance to head to Dove Spa in Canary Wharf courtesy of Wish.co.uk Experiences; a website where you can buy vouchers for fancy 'experiences' - the likes of which range from zombie boot camps (literally being chased around an abandoned shopping mall by zombies - yep seriously, there are people who pay to do this) to driving supercars and army tanks! As much fun as the zombie boot camp sounded, a relaxing afternoon experiencing 'Sheer Bliss' at a Dove Spa seemed slightly more appealing and we took wish.co.uk up on their offer.

There are lots of Dove Spas around the UK but we chose Canary Wharf (more chance of bumping into boys with Ferraris) for our afternoon of indulgence. After arriving and filling in the consultation forms with a nice glass of iced water we were taken to our separate treatment rooms where soft 'relaxy relaxy' music played and the lights were dimmed. Then the fun started! We received a soothing back, neck and shoulder massage which included scrubbing and warm oils and all sorts of lovely products from the Dove Spa range. Then we each had a bespoke facial as we lay mummified in hot towels and tried not to fall asleep (in a nice way!). After 45 mins or so of all this attention, we were left to get ourselves dressed again to meet our therapists outside to get our nails did.

Unlike some spa experience vouchers, both of us received all three treatments (massage, facial, nails) which is actually pretty rare in our experience. My favourite bits were the facial and having my nails did as, believe it or not, I have never had my nails professionally painted. I opted for 'Blue Lagoon' by Leighton Denny - whilst Poppy went for an understated nude hue- very classy!

My nails, which I can't stop staring at

We left the spa feeling refreshed and relaxed (although I was conscious of the fact that my true paleness would be revealed having had all my bronzer taken off during the facial...) and wondering if we could get away with testing spas every week. (Can we?!)

The Dove Spa Sheer Bliss package would normally cost £98 for two people from Wish.co.uk and would make a fab gift for a sister/mum/friend if, like us, you like to give presents where you can enjoy them too. But, aware that we shouldn't hog ALL the fun ourselves, we are giving away this spa experience for two to use at any Dove Spa across the UK.

So! For a chance to win this super duper treatment for two (redeemable across the UK!) just retweet this tweet by 3pm tomorrow (GMT - Wednesday 20th of June 2012) and make sure you're following @WIWT and @wishcouk on Twitter. We'll announce the random winner tomorrow at 3pm.

Good luck!

xxx