The Health & Beauty Forum IV

Just another beautiful day on the Costa del Sol where you can sit on the terrace enjoy your coffee and breakfast, meet with friends and have some casual conversation time. The ambience was warm and inviting, laughter filled the air and smiles were shared with everyone. It was one of those feel good moments, a moment to look around and see so many women excited to be at the IV Beauty Forum.

We pulled out all the stops; the cameramen were in place, the sound engineers were testing both wireless and portable mics, check! The two huge screens were clearly on display, the lights were dimmed very slightly, the room was climate controlled and the seats were measured to provide luxury leg room for comfort. We were ready! And with a variety of speakers and demonstrations in waiting our first talk came from Dr. Kay of the Marbella Clinic who very kindly filled in last minute due to a cancellation. He did a marvellous presentation on facial cosmetic surgery, providing before and after images that made many of us gasp in unison. He mentioned both minimal and invasive techniques that captured the audience immediately and even though the talk went on a little longer than expected it was obvious that just about everyone enjoyed it.

Moving away from the surgical side of beauty and health we invited Dr. Hilu of the Hilu Institute to help us understand how he gets similar results without surgery though he was sure to add that both The Hilu Institute and the Marbella Clinic work complimentary to each other on many different areas. He gave a fabulous talk on cellular studies and explained how his techniques can have an overall impact on our health describing very unique methods to discover and deal with health problems. He was very well received and the information he gave was clear and comprehensive. Many of the audience showed an interest in talking further with Dr. Hilu after the presentation. We thought we'd mix it up a little at this event and asked Pilates Wellness & Energy to show us an actual Pilates mini class. Of course they couldn't have all the equipment with them but they were able to bring along some of the exercise accessories to work with. Cristina Pérez who led the class staged a great routine that involved three different levels of Pilates students working together.

Next up we had Dora Cosmetics describe and produce a forties retro look they had designed for the Holiday Season with smokey eyes and piled high hair. Both Dora and the hair stylist worked magic in less than 20 minutes delivering a look that we could all easily emulate with the right make up!

With a little help from my friends, we had the very relaxed Every woman Fashion Show. The concept show was a fun way to give women of all ages some ideas on how to wear the latest trends. How not to feel intimidated by the shapes and colours, but how to use them and include them in your wardrobe. No one is ever too old for fashion trends!

The last part of the event was strolling through the exhibition stands where guests had a chance to try out all the various products and treatments on offer. Still people were smiling, excitedly chatting about products and procedures, asking questions and opening the super Beauty Mag Bag filled with some of our top beauty products. It was yet again declared a highly successful day not to be missed and that's definitely a good thing!