Nail Polish 101.

It's unknown how many women in the world regularly apply nail varnish, but we'd say it's a pretty safe bet to predict that more than half of us ladies across the globe enjoy a coloured set of nails once in a while!

With that, here's some quick facts on the iconic hand paint so many of us cherish:

1. Coloured nail polishes were launched in the 1920s by cosmetics powerhouse, Revlon. 

2. Nail polish is made of nitrocellulose dissolved in a solvent, to which various pigments are added. Some of the other ingredients include methacrylate and vinyl polymers, formaldehyde, camphor, acetone, ketone, toluene and other suspending agents.

3. Believe it or not, the chemical composition of nail polishes is close to that of car paints, which constantly raises questions on safety and the environment. Nevertheless, these issues don't appear to have affected what is a global market of nail painting lovers.

Right. Now that you have some background, here's some useful tips on making sure your manicure experience is up to par. At The Mobile Spa, we maintain the finest in beauty services, hygiene and care, and we'd like to help you do the same!

• To preserve nail polish for longer periods of time, keep it in the fridge. Also, avoid leaving the bottle loosely open. This not only results in dried up lumpy liquid, but it can also unnecessarily expose you to the strong fumes. In any case, always go for good quality nail polish. This genuinely makes a difference, both in chemical content and number of coats required. The Mobile Spa chooses essie for all its manicure/pedicure delights. Safer, better, with lots of colour variety!
  
  
• Should the strong smell of nail polish make you a little dizzy, go outside and apply it there. Better still, book an appointment with The Mobile Spa, and you can have your nails pampered outside of the stuffy salon atmosphere, and absolutely wherever you like!
  
  
• The best method in nail polish application is the following: base coat, followed by two layers of nail polish and finally, a top coat. Each layer should be thin and applied in three strokes. A top coat can be applied daily (if the layers under it are intact, of course) and this way you can prolong the life of your perfectly painted nails.
  
  
• If you want to minimize chipping, “wrap” the polish i.e. paint a little across the edge and under the nail tip.
  
  
  
  
  
  And remember, this season, dark is the new light!

Your manicure & pedicure's best friend.

Feel like the ultimate boost in your mani/pedi experience? Well, meet paraffin, a natural mix of extracts fused together to offer powerful cellular protection and fight the signs of ageing.

Made up of green and white tea, grape seed extract, cranberry, lingonberry, goji berry and blueberry, The Mobile Spa's paraffin is particularly special for the following reasons:

- Protects hands and feet against ageing and sun damage, while softening, soothing and nourishing the skin.
- The first and only disposable paraffin solution which guarantees 100% hygiene.
- Diffuses lavender aromatherapy as an ideal treatment for relaxing and calming the mind and body.

Just incase you were wondering...
All elements used to heat the paraffin are non-toxic materials, a continuation of The Mobile Spa's dedication to using the best in available beauty products, naturally, hygienically, and in terms of overall safety and quality.

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Spa sensations & Paraffin heaven

In keeping with The Mobile Spa's foremost commitment to first class hygiene, all our exquisite paraffin treatments are sanitary, single‐use and disposable.

The Hand Parrafin treatment combines a hand scrub using our signature green tea anti-oxident blend; it lasts for 20 minutes and costs 8 BD.

The Foot Paraffin treatment also combines a foot scrub, again using The Mobile Spa's au natural and highly effective green tea anti-oxidant blend. This treatments lasts 25 minutes and costs 10 BD.

We highly recommend you combine your paraffin treatments into the all encompassing Spa Manicure & Pedicure. Here you can enjoy a blissful session of hand and feet heaven: highly effective scrub, relaxing paraffin and a luxurious manicure and pedicure, all rolled into one!

The Spa Manicure & Pedicure costs 36 BD and lasts for 105 minutes 

(inclusive hand and foot scrub and paraffin treatments)

Manicures & Pedicures, Scrubs & Rituals

We all know about the beauty of a manicure and pedicure (and if you don't, where have you been?!)

At The Mobile Spa, you can have your mani/pedi session while watching your favorite movie, with girlfriends,  in the office, you can even have a nail station at your daughter's birthday party. Whatever, wherever, The Mobile Spa will come to you and ensure a thorough pampering.

You'll simply love the detail applied in your Mobile Spa mani/pedi experience, from the high class level of hygiene, to all the expert detailing and, one of our favorites, the colour wheel: choosing your colour, oh so conveniently. 

A standard manicure and pedicure costs 25 BD and lasts for 90 minutes.

You can also book manicures and pedicures individually:

Manicure: 10 BD 

Pedicure: 15 BD

Polish change: 4BD

For that added polish to your groomed hands and feet, The Mobile Spa offers a number of scrubs and rituals, either as add-ons to your manicure and pedicure, or individually.

Using our signature green tea anti‐oxidant blend, the super exfoliating Hand & Arm Srub (6BD) and Foot & Leg Scrub (8BD)  last for 20 minutes each.

The rituals come in two forms: first, is the Traditional Foot Ritual, giving that extra special attention to your feet with cleansing, rasping, scrub and mask application, followed by a rejuvinating massage! This treatment costs a total of 15BD and lasts for 45 minutes.

Secondly, there's the Foot Cleansing Ritual, a slightly quicker version of the first, leaving your feet cleansed, exfoliated and hydrated using our signature green tea wash, scrub and cream. This ritual lasts for 20 minutes, and costs only 8BD.