Just a brief post on Nickel, as I was in the shop a day or so ago.

Nickel is a bright, modern men’s day spa and men’s cosmetics shop. They are located in London’s Covent Garden, convenient for those of us who work in central London. In fact Nickel are both a spa company and a French men’s cosmetics brand. The upper part of the store comprises the Spa reception and the shops and the Spa treatment rooms are downstairs.

Nickel men

The Spa rooms are well-designed, cutting-edge modern, very quiet and well-equipped. The Spa has a wonderful calm atmosphere and once you are there, it is hard to believe that the bustle of Covent Garden is a just outside. Nickel had a wide range of treatments and I can personally vouch for their facial, (and Nickel’s therapists), which is superb for restoring a tired complexion. If you want to see the full treatment list you can pick it up from the website, details below.

Nickel also sell their own brand cosmetics. Nickel is actually a French company and their skincare, shave and hair products are much better known across the channel and more widely used. I find their products, especially the cleansers and moisturisers, easy to apply and effective. I like the fact that they provide products for both light and dark skin types, a welcome recognition that men come in all shades.

However for me the killer product is their silicon valley anti-aging crème (picture below). This is the best stuff, one application of this will take ten years off your face. It takes the edges off wrinkles, smoothes out your rough skin, scales down the redness of that razor tear you got when you were shaving hung-over.

Nickel silicon valley anti-aging cream

Nickel also sell colognes from a number of top-end brands, including Canali and Loewe. All in all, worth a visit.

Remember this is a popular Spa, with a lot of loyal regular customers. They are open seven days a week but if you want an appointment you really need to book. Marie Campbell runs reception and she is a simply wonderful gal, she can get it sorted for you.

Details:

Nickel Spa London,
27 Shorts Gardens,
Covent Garden,
London WC2H 9AP

Tel +44 (0) 20 7240 4048

www.nickelspalondon.co.uk