In just few months Cheng and I have become friends. Cheng is a beautician specialised in eye-lash extensions and Acupuncture. A six months course in one of Europe’s training schools have set a career path for Cheng who is now managing her beauty business in one of Europe’s most touristic centres, Madrid. A visit to Nature Beauty is a treat. It’s the time I get to relax from the hectic and fast moving environment I live in. The showroom provides an ideal environment for me to disconnect from everything and focus on my beauty goals.
All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl, Cheng says as I walk into her showroom. I observe the interior design, the decoration, the conditions of equipment, the staff and Cheng’s managerial skills as I follow her to the cabin. She is seeing me today for my eye-lash extensions. What better way of showing off my cornrows than with thicker and longer eyelashes?! This specific technic should take about sixty minutes to one hour and a half, depending on various conditions which Cheng has already walked me through. The process consist of adding individual extension to my natural lashes with a long lasting glue that is durable for up to 30 days. For better results I’m required to lay steady and relaxed as she goes through the process.
The experience is wonderful here at Nature Beauty even before starting my routine. Also, Cheng proves to be meticulous during my session with her.
The Interior Design
Nature beauty is an ambitious project distributed across two floors. The client steps into a large open space showroom with a lot of natural light coming in through two large windows located just next to the entrance. The wooden windows must be at least two meters high. Towards the end of the room you will find the wooden stairs leading to the second floor. Three sides of the ground floor walls are painted in off white colour while the fourth wall is covered with a very elegant wall paper carrying green, yellow and brown details. The floor is covered is all tiled while the lighting is coming from the back of the walls. A black rail in the shape of a square runs across the ceiling with led lights that will be lighting the last customers towards the end of business hours. While the ground floor is mainly for manicure and pedicure services, the second floor opens to a large rectangular table placed in the middle of the room close to a wengué kitchenette. This is where meetings and lunches are held. To the left corner of the room is a toilet with an integrated shower and to the right corner you find two cabins, where Cheng attends to customers coming in for body and wellness sessions.
The Decoration
The decoration is mild. The wall paper at the ground floor is sophisticatedly elegant. Six manicure post welcome the client into Cheng’s showroom and three pedicure post located towards the end of the room highlight the wooden stairs leading to the second floor. The chairs surrounding the table upstairs are crystal light design made of transparent plastic. The table and the walls share the same off-white colours. Inside the cabins, the windows are covered by dark green velvet curtains which provides privacy and isolates the client from outside noise.
The conditions of equipment
It’s barely two years since Cheng started Nature Beauty. Everything is new, including the washing machine/dryer stationed at the kitchenette that helps keep the towels clean. The establishment has two powerful machines, and the one I really love is for light therapy.
The staff and Cheng’s managerial skills
Two of the things I believe makes Nature Beauty such a powerful beauty house are the friendly staff and Cheng’s skills. I am able to observe staff are very skilled in the execution of their work but also friendly when talking to customers. I love the fact that they are not forceful when recommending treatments and nail products. Cheng is licensed to offer and deliver acupuncture treatments. She is the only one who is qualified to deliver this treatment. Nature Beauty also provides at-home treatments for few of its services. But I prefer to visit Cheng’s showroom because the interior design is such a powerful force and Cheng’s way of treating her customers just makes my beauty routine unique and pleasant.
I am very happy with my new eye-lashes. It’s super luxurious and it really is moisturising. Not heavy at all. Its finishing looks very natural as well, following the pattern of my natural lashes. It shapes my eyes very nicely too. With these new eye-lashes my face routine as changed slightly from what it used to be. I find myself wearing less eye products and prioritising taking care of these newly acquired extensions.
These kind of beauty treatments are very specialised and detailed to client’s needs, hence they are not cheap. I recommend them for working women and for brides going on long honeymoon.