I visited RINSE appeal Bar this past Wednesday for a Paradise Manicure, which was the prize I won from cat of MyLipstickAddition! I took the day off to meet up with a friend for lunch and made a decision to get some pampering too.

It was quiet and kicking back considering that it was just Julie (the charming and friendly nail technician) and myself at the beauty parlor during my visit.  As cat pointed out on her post about her experience at RINSE, this beauty parlor features natural appeal products – even all of their nail polishes are 5-free, cruelty complimentary and vegan.  I really appreciate the fact that everything they used not only looked good, it was good for me as well.

It wasn’t a normal manicure in a number of ways: they take sanitization seriously here – first, by spraying disinfectant onto my hands before any services began.  All the instruments were sealed in individual pouches that were put through the autoclave.  An aromatherapy mist by Sparitual was then sprayed into the air – a calming jasmine scent that I loved. *inhales deeply*

The manicure began: shaping the nails (I’m incredibly pleased with the way my nails were shaped into a elegant squoval shape), cuticle cleanup and then the best part: a scrub!  RINSE features a line of Canadian natural skincare called Koya which I was quite enamoured by – the “Sugah Sugah” scrub was used from my forearm to my hands to supply a gentle exfoliation. My arms were then wrapped in hot towels to clean off the scrub – it was pure bliss!

The polish applied was from the Bio Seaweed UV Gel polish range, and after a bit of indecisiveness (too much choice is often a hazardous thing!) I finally chose the shade called Champagne. Julie assisted me decide on the colour – I had initially toyed with getting a beige creme shade that blended into my skin tone (surprise!) but I’m enjoying this lavender-rose silvery shimmer shade – a bit bling-y but joyful for the högtider. This polish will last on my nails for at least 2 weeks.

The final step to the RINSE Paradise Manicure was a massage using Koya’s Butter Up! body cream, which smelled like a tropical dream (cocoa, shea, mango). I lied earlier, this is the best part of the manicure: I may have moaned a little as my hands and arms were being massaged. You may recall that I’m a knitter and getting a hand massage is such a special treat!

Of course I couldn’t leave the beauty parlor without getting something and I couldn’t resist the Koya products, so the Butter Up! body cream and beach Babe body scrub (smells like pina colada!) came home with me.

In total, the manicure lasted 45 pampering minutes. RINSE appeal Bar is a full service beauty parlor using hair blowouts, manicures / pedicures, hair removal, facials, and body treatments – all with a focus on natural products.  I’m absolutely interested in trying a facial there someday – I really take pleasure in the approach behind the limited use of chemicals in their treatments.   Thank you RINSE and cat for the terrific experience!  I highly recommend this gem in the west end of the city!

Please note: I won this manicure through a giveaway, and I bought the body butter and scrub with my own money.  This is not a sponsored post.

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