"Thank You Mom" - Mammies from Laura Lynn House

I was recently asked to volunteer my services for the Thank You Mom campaign at the wella hair studios in Dublin.

Today’s Mom’s are the mammies from Laura Lynn House all of the Mammies have children who rely on the fantastic services provided by Laura Lynn. You can read more about Laura Lynn here. To meet these women and hear their brave stories was truly a humbling experience. I was truly honoured to have shared this day with them.

The Mammies were welcomed to the studio with a prosecco reception. Each lady had an individual schedule based on what they had planned for them on the day. First on the list for everyone was the hair pampering zone. The Mammies could choose to have their hair coloured, cut and styled by the team of hairdressers who were on hand. 

In between treatments the mammies could sit and chat the tea and coffee area, this was a lovely little touch as they got to have a great chat with each other. Not all the mammies knew each other so it was really nice for them to all sit down and share tips with each other and of course have some cake which is always a good thing :)
 
It was then onto the face pampering zone where the ladies were treated to a facial. The ladies were then brought to me for a file and a polish of their choice, Dare to Wear's Marilyn Merlot and Max Factors lasting effects in intense plum were the favourites of the day. 

Finally it was onto make up. Their transformations were complete and they looked amazing! To top off the day each lady was given a goodie bag filled to the brim with Wella, Max factor and Olay goodies to continue the pampering when they got home.

It was an absolute pleasure to treat these ladies to a great day of pampering. Everyone there including myself volunteered our services for the day and I have to be honest I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Have a look at the photos below which were taken on the day:

The Wella Hair Studios Dublin

 

One of the Grandmothers having her nails painted with Max Factors Lasting Effects Nail Polish in Intense Plum

Dare to Wear's Cherry Cosmo in action

 

Intense plum was a favourite on the day

The services which Laura Lynn provide are lifelines for these families, without them these families lives would be so much harder. Laura Lynn house really depend on fundraising and donations to continue to provide their sevices to familes all over the country. So if you've a spare few euro click on the link above to find out where you can donate or what you can do to help.



A big well done to all the guys and girls at the Wella Studios who put on this fantastic day for these fantastic women.  A huge thank you to Suzanne from ASU for donating some Dare to Wear Nail Polishes for me to use on the day. ASU are a nail and beauty training and Supplies Company based in Swords, County Dublin. You can visit their website here. Dare to wear by Le Chat come in hundreds of shades and are my go to brand when it comes to nails.  I will have a separate blog post on them.

Great day was had by all.  I was shattered when I got home but it was an event that will stay with me for life, meeting these women hearing their stories makes me realise how truly lucky I am.


Love

Donna

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