Extended working hours, 7 days a week, professional services at home or at the workplace. Thanks to the Internet and mobile applications, beauty in the home has seen a renewed interest in recent months.
Particularly appreciated by many hyperactive urban, these beauty services formerly associated with the elderly knew to reinvent themselves. As one now makes its shopping online, one no longer hesitates to book an appointment for a haircut, a manicure and even a hair removal in his living room! So many precious minutes gleaned in a busy day. On the price side, it is even possible to win: free-lance, professionals affiliated with these online booking platforms - who do not pay the rent of a local - often set their own prices themselves.
We tested five of them. Non-exhaustive list.
A custom make-up with PopMyDay
What she proposes : no more need to go to institute or salon to be primped. The PopMyDay application offers a wide range of beauty services: make-up, hairstyle, massage, nail beauty ... All at home or in the office, alone or in a group of girlfriends.
Bonus: you can get your make-up for a wedding, a one-off event, or take day and evening make-up classes to perfect your techniques.
Where and when ? A Thursday at 7 pm, at home. Allow between 45 to 60 minutes. The time slots for making appointments at home or in the office are as follows: 7 days a week, 7 am to 10 pm
Our opinion: we tested the offer of makeup offered in partnership with Estée Lauder - special offer valid until April 10, 2017, 46 euros.
The makeup is made to measure, and, for the occasion, entirely realized with products of the mark. One begins by applying a moisturizing base, which is complemented by the serum Advanced Night Repair. We work the complexion with the foundation Long hold Double Wear, associated with its concealer, specifying what type of coverage is hoped. Then we go on to make up the eyes, with a beauty that depends on the shape and color of the eyes. This is a combination of makeup, crayons and brand mascara. We finish by the mouth, sustained or discrete, depending on the makeup carried out on the eyes.
The service was neat, made with professional equipment. Popartist has taken all our requests into consideration - a light, fresh and luminous make-up, explaining, step by step, how to reproduce it alone. We even took the opportunity to ask him for advice on the smokey-eye technique, not at all controlled until then.
The very great amplitude proposed for the various services is appreciable, especially since the initial appointment was postponed (of our fact) at the last minute. It was quickly reprogrammed thanks to the very responsive customer service. The icing on the cake: with this special offer, once the service is finished, we receive an e-mail with a promotional code that allows us to obtain a double Wear foundation of our choice on the site esteelauder.fr, for one euro.
www.popmyday.com/fr
Impeccable hair removal with Wecasa
What she proposes: appointments with hairdressers, beauticians and masseuses.
Where and when ? In the Ile-de-France and in the provinces (Grenoble, Lyon, Nantes, Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Bordeaux). You can make an appointment 7 days a week from 7am to 10pm.
Our opinion: we opted for an epilation of the jersey one Saturday morning at 10am. The practitioner had made the choice not to take a table (too heavy), so the care took place on the sofa. Strangely, getting pushed home seemed to us more "stressful" than in an institute, but overall everything went very well. The esthetician was pro and the result perfect. Nevertheless, you should know that towels are not provided, so a large one must be provided to protect the surface on which you are installing yourself.
www.wecasa.fr/
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Relaxation with Urban Massage
What it offers: a moment of relaxation and relaxation in the hands of massage professionals. There are 7 different types of massages: classic Urban (Swedish massage), Deep Tissue (relaxing muscles), Shiatsu, Relaxing, Energizing, Thai (without oil), prenatal. After entering his address on the site, we choose the care that interests us, the date, the schedule and the duration desired, then the practitioner (each of them has a sheet with a brief description of his skills).
Count 85 € the 60 minutes, 115 € the 90 minutes and 145 € for two hours.
Where and when ? In Paris, between 8 am and 11.30 pm, from Monday to Sunday.
Our opinion: a Tuesday evening, 7 pm, the appointment is taken for a 90-minute Deep Tissue massage with Coralie, masseuse and osteopath. After installing her table, the practitioner puts on her outfit and can (if desired) put on music.
After the treatment, we are relaxed, as on a small cloud, and therefore very happy to be at home, not having to resume transport or the car that "spoil" the relaxing effects of a massage. It is never pleasant to leave the body and the oil-covered hair in the street ... Being at home, you can coil yourself in a plaid with a cup of tea and continue to enjoy the benefits of the care.
Be careful, you have to take into account some details before you get a massage at home: the towels are not provided (in two large ones), the size of your accommodation is to be appreciated before booking your appointment (especially if we live in an apartment because the practitioner must be able to evolve around his table), the temperature of the room is to be adjusted beforehand (if one is chilly, at least a plaid to put on oneself is envisaged) and preferably , it is better to opt for schedules during which sir / madam / children are busy elsewhere.
www.urbanmassage.com/fr
New hair with The Reporthair
What she offers: cut, hairstyle and even coloring at home or in the office (prices: 55 euros the brushing, 80 euros the women's cut, 105 to 180 euros coloring). According to its desires, possibility of packages (cut coloring, cutting sweeping, cut discoloration ...). The small company - which does not know the crisis, about thirty hairdressers is now affiliated - also trustees the preparation of the D-day with special hairstyle and make-up wedding packages, with or without trial (price: 160 to 650 euros).
Where and when ? In Paris and near suburbs but also in province on request (special rates), 7 days a week, from 6am to 10pm.
Our opinion: RDV took a Thursday at 12 o'clock in the office and in duo. Our two hairdressers are stacked on time and, when taking appointments, we were able to express our wishes of cutting and detail our nature of hair. The Reporthair sent us Dhouha, specialist in fine hair and Amélie, expert in curly hair.
In two strokes three movements, hairdressers install their equipment and, foresight, disposable towels at our feet to recover hair cut. After a quick discussion about our habits in terms of hair care, colorations and observation of the state of our hair, the two pros take action by explaining point by point their gestures. For fine hair, no degradation according to Dhouha, it is first necessary to restructure the whole to find a dense matter and a balanced cut. For those very curly, Véronique, it will be necessary to thicken underlayment with meticulousness, without necessarily cutting the lengths.
The hair is moistened with a spray. The cut takes a good hour, drying and styling included. As a living room, nothing is taken care of. Disposable towels are picked up and disposed of in the trash, neither seen nor known.
The result is up to expectations: a new head and a considerable time saving on the schedule of the week. The experience is so conclusive that we are already thinking about our next appointment, at home this time, for a coloring ...
https://www.thereporthair.fr/
A Pro Manicure with Simone
What it offers: pretty much everything. Simone "lime, polish, varnish, cut, headdress, makeup". To make an appointment, one goes through the application - very simple of use - which allows to choose his day, his slot, his detailed service à la carte and to pay by credit card. Prices vary: 38 euros for a blow dry, 70 euros for a woman's cut, 135 euros for a coloration, 80 euros for a private lesson of make-up, 38 euros for a manicure, 90 euros for a ritual hands feet by Kure Bazaar .
Where and when ? From Monday to Sunday, from 7:30 am to 10 pm, at home, in the office, for an evening with friends ...
Our opinion: the application, ultra intuitive, allows to choose in a few clicks his appointment. Most ? The duration of the latter is indicated each time. For the Kure Bazaar hands and feet ritual, we are told 105 minutes, billed 90 euros. The appointment is taken one Monday evening at 18h. Chérifa, our esthetician, warns us of her arrival by SMS. She is on time and has in her suitcase everything necessary for a manicure pedicure at home. The instruments are disinfected in real time before our eyes.
One starts with the care of the hands (moisturizing gloves), repulses of the cuticles, filing of the nails etc. After applying nail polish, you pass to the pedicure (to do this, plan a personal towel). Moment of grace: a delicious massage based on selected reflexology points. The timing is perfectly respected, the esthetician knew how to put us at ease on his arrival. We appreciate not having to wait for the chandeliers that the varnish dries before shoveling our shoes!
https://www.simone.paris/
