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09/08/2010
SK Bubbles with Delight at Latest Accolade
SK Clinic + Spa has been awarded a 'Five Bubble' rating by The Good Spa Guide.
01/08/2010
Radiant Quick Fix - August Special
Pevonia Treatment & Product Promotion throughout August at SK.
01/08/2010
Five Star Celebrity Praise for SK
Following in the footsteps of Alexandra Burke and Jodie Kidd, SK now has Kate Walsh to add to their Celebrity Followers!
20/07/2010
SK Nominated in Velvet Awards 2010
At SK Clinic + Spa we are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for an award in the category of First for Pure Relaxation in Velvet magazi
23/06/2010
SK Proudly Supports Suffolk Family Carers
SK Clinic + Spa were delighted to support local charity Suffolk Family Carers at their Party by the Pond event on 17th June 2010 as part of 2010’s Nat
12/05/2010
SK Introduces Award-Winning Fake Bake Spray and Self Tanning
Direct or indirect daily sun exposure can cause irreparable skin damage. Avoid the sun’s harmful effects without restricting your lifestyle with Fake
12/05/2010
For Beautiful Eyelashes - Lash Perfect Eye Lash Extensions - Now at SK
Professional Semi Permanent Eyelash Extensions are the fastest growing NEW service in the UK Beauty Industry. Lash Extensions provide thickness and le
15/03/2010
NEW SPATEEN LINE COMES TO SK
SK introduces NEW SpaTeen, the first
line of home-use products and facials
exclusively for teenager’s skin.
16/02/2010
New Clinic Treatments at SK - NOW AVAILABLE
Botox® Treatments, Injectable Fillers & Teeth Whitening - all now available at SK Clinic.
14/01/2010
SK's Got The X-Factor
The highly trained team at SK Clinic + Spa are used to looking after glamourous clients,
16/12/2009
An Evening of Festive Pampering at SK
With Christmas fast approaching and crisp winter evenings drawing inthere wasn't a better place to be than SK Clinic + Spa on the 3rd December for a n
21/10/2009
A Model Experience at SK Clinic + Spa
SK Clinic + Spa has an excellent reputation for providing outstanding skincare and beauty treatments, and to further expand the services offered to cl
17/08/2009
SK Celebrates First Year Anniversary in Style
The 'Boutique Chic' SK Clinic + Spa, recently celebrated their first anniversary in style with two weeks full of special birthday promotions.
03/08/2009
Pevonia Supports Jodie Kidd Golf Event
Pevonia was delighted to support supermodel and presenter Jodie Kidd's annual Golf day in aid of the Jodie Kidd Foundation.
16/07/2009
SK Top 50 Most Desirable Beauty Salon
09/04/2009
BRIDES TO BE ENJOY A DAY WITH A DIFFERENCE
SK teamed up with selected local businesses to offer brides-to-be a wedding event with a difference.
30/03/2009
STAR SK THERAPIST IS STUDENT OF THE YEAR
A junior therapist at a Bury St Edmunds Clinic and Spa has been chosen as the Suffolk College Beauty Therapy Student of the Year 2008.
10/03/2009
SUPERMODEL JODIE IS STRICTLY STUCK ON SK
Supermodel, TV Presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star Jodie Kidd has become a regular client at Pevonia’s flagship, SK Clinic + Spa, in Bury St Edmu
23/01/2009
MOTHER & BABY MASSAGE MORNINGS
A massage morning for mums and young babies aimed at offering mums a quality, relaxing massage as well as her youngster has been launched at SK.
15/12/2008
Shocking Arrest for SK Receptionist
SK clinic + spa proudly supported a very unusual fundraising event for local charity, St Nicholas Hospice.
15/12/2008
STRICTLY CELEBRITY GIVES TOP SCORE TO SK
Supermodel and Strictly Come Dancing celebrity Jodie Kidd spends 2 days at SK Clinic + Spa!
03/12/2008
Recommend A Friend
Recommend A Friend to SK clinic + spa and earn 50 loyalty points (worth £5.00).
28/10/2008
Beauty For The Boys - Suffolk Magazine Oct 08
26/09/2008
“Summer Nights” Success for SK
SK Clinic + Spa joined forces with SGR FM to be the exclusive sponsors of the first ever Suffolk Drive-in Movie – GREASE! which took place at Rougham
18/09/2008
'Perfect Skin' - European Spa Magazine
After five years on the drawing board, the innovative SK Clinic + Spa in Bury St Edmunds finally opens its doors.
27/08/2008
Suffolk Magazine features SK Launch Party
SK Clinic + Spa is featured in Suffolk Magazine, September issue, following their successful launch party in July.
20/08/2008
Times Online
The treatments are spot on at this new boutique spa housed in a converted chapel in Suffolk.
05/08/2008
Anglia Exclusive Magazine features SK Launch Party
SK Clinic + Spa is featured in Anglia Exclusive Magazine, August issue, following their successful launch party in July.
01/08/2008
SPECIAL SK UNVEILED in Suffolk Magazine
Eye catching new clinic and spa opens in Bury St Edmunds - Suffolk Business Profile featured in August's edition of Suffolk Magazine.
01/08/2008
SK - it stands for Skin!
The flagship of a new brand of SK Clinic + Spas has just opened its doors to the public in Bury St Edmunds.
17/07/2008
Regional Magazine of the Year
The East Anglian Daily Times acknowledged their support of the SK's launch and opening with a half-page feature on Saturday 12th July ...
11/07/2008
SK Clinic + Spa held successful launch party to celebrate opening
The new SK Clinic + Spa held their official launch party on the evening of Thursday 3rd July from 6-9pm to celebrate their forthcoming opening on 14th
03/07/2008
NKTBE Editor reports on her exclusive preview day and her fabulous experience at the SK Clinic + Spa
THE EAGERLY AWAITED LAUNCH OF THE SK CLINIC + SPA TOOK PLACE ON 3RD JULY. BASED IN THE HEART OF BURY ST EDMUNDS, THE SPA OFFERS THE ULTIMATE IN LUXURY
02/07/2008
Launch Press Release
The flagship of a new brand of skin care clinics and day spas opens its doors to the public this weekend in Bury St Edmunds.
01/07/2008
SK Clinic + Spa implements a powerful advertising campaign to be recognised as the most sought-after clinic and spa in East Anglia
20/08/2008
Times Online
The treatments are spot on at this new boutique spa housed in a converted chapel in Suffolk.
Mark Frary
USP: Boutique chic and ultra-personal attention in a converted chapel in the medieval town of Bury St Edmunds
AMBIENCE: The SK Clinic has a beautiful setting - a former Italianate chapel a few minutes' walk from the centre of Bury St Edmunds, famous for its abbey. The chapel has been completely refurbished throughout in a style that will be instantly familiar to anyone who has stayed in an urban boutique hotel.
In the waiting lounge upstairs, a vast modern chandelier hangs over a grey banquette punctuated by posh cushions. Large prints of faces – the Mona Lisa, Audrey Hepburn and more – keep their beady eyes on you while vases of fresh flowers and a bowl of fresh cherries are welcome extra touches.
There is more boutique chic in the treatment rooms – lots of natural tones on the walls, Nordic furniture in dark wood and ultra-thick chocolate robes and towels. The upper rooms are more clinical, in keeping with their use for treatments such as waxing.
The sound system was having a few teething problems on my visit but when it did work the harp and flute music gave the spa a calm, bucolic feel to it.
QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE: I chose to go for a facial and a Refresh hot-stone treatment.
My therapist, Sarah, was very knowledgeable about the products and explained that the Pevonia Botanica products the spa uses had considerably higher fruit-acid content than products available on the high street. "Imagine them as miniature Pacmen nibbling away at the dead skin£,” she said.
Before the facial, Sarah examined my face under a magnifying UV light to see the extent of any skin damage caused by my sunburnt childhood days on the beaches of Norfolk. Sarah reassured me there was little long-term damage.
I had originally chosen to have a Skin Fit facial but after examining my skin – prone to spots despite my advancing years – Sarah recommended instead a prescriptive facial. The creams felt very active on my skin but smelled good enough to eat, thanks to all that fruit acid. I felt rejuvenated and, for a few hours anyway, younger than my 40 years. (As an aside, my chin erupted with spots a week or so later - a common side-effect from facials - but my skin has been clearer than before ever since.
The stone treatment was a delight. You always worry about the therapist dropping the stones on you but Sarah was assured in her placement of them and the whole experience was relaxing. The accompanying neck message did much to iron out the stress from organising my recent kid-filled 40th party.
My wife went for the Tropical Oasis Wrap and prescriptive facial. "The wrap was fiddly but was done in a very discreet manner so I didn't feel embarrassed" she said.
As a long-time user of La Prairie creams, she was pleased to find the products used in the facial felt "very high quality". "The facial incorporated lots of small pats. It was very professionally done and I felt like my face had come alive again afterwards" she said.
For her, the best feature of the clinic was its very personalised service. "When I have visited other clinics, you can hear people in neighbouring cubicles. I could well imagine coming back here again for a two-hour pick-me-up rather than going out to some country pile" she said.
PRODUCTS: The Pevonia Botanica name isn't so well known in the UK but the firm claims it has more than 50 per cent of the skincare market in the US. The firm was set up by husband and wife team Philippe and Sylvie Hennessy in 1991 and are non-comedogenic (they don't block your pores) and are not tested on animals. They contain no artificial fragrances, alcohol, mineral oil, lanolin or PABA (a compound that has been shown to raise the risk of skin cancer).
My therapist Sarah said: "The company don't want us to hard sell the products but rather for the customer to want to buy them because they work" she said. Spot on.
FOOD AND DRINK: The spa can arrange for light lunches if you give them 24 hours' notice. The food is prepared in-house from locally sourced ingredients and based on a seasonal menu. The grilled lime and chilli-marinated chicken with salad and a wonderfully light gruyere and vegetable tart was fresh, very tasty and the portions perfectly sized for keeping trim. The strawberry smoothies felt indulgent but healthy. The food here is definitely not an afterthought.
IN-CROWD: You can see the SK Clinic being popular with regular visitors to Ladies Day at Newmarket Races (Britain's racing capital is 25 minutes away), chic geeks from Cambridge (40 minutes away) and well-heeled couples from along the Suffolk/Essex border. Manager Tonia Reed also reckons the spa will be popular with hen parties and gentleman's club nights. For the latter, they offer hot shaves and a wide range of male treatments in more masculine-themed treatment rooms.
WALLET WATCH: A Refresh hot-stone therapy lasting 45 minutes costs £65 while the prescriptive facial (1 hour) costs £45 and the Tropical Oasis body wrap (1 hour) £65.
NEED TO KNOW: SK Clinic and Spa, Victory Chapel, 4 Northgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1HG (01284 748470; www.skclinic.co.uk. Open 9am to 8pm (Mon-Fri), 9am to 6pm (Sat) and 10am to 6pm (Sun).