The best health and beauty apps
22 Best Health And Beauty Apps
The essential look- and feel-good apps for everything from make-up services to massage, exercise and beauty sleep
From finding the right shade of nail polish to calming your mind and making beauty treatments more accessible, there is an app for just about anything. Here are our favourite health and beauty apps to make life a little easier...
For mental health: Happy Not Perfect
Happy Not Perfect
When times of stress or negative thinking threaten to overwhelm you, stop, breathe and centre your thoughts with the Happy Not Perfect app. By simply entering your daily mood, you'll be taken through seven, scientifically-backed steps to refresh and recharge your mind. It's amazing how taking just five minutes can transform your wellbeing.
Happy Not Perfect, free to download from Itunes.com, with the Mediation Library available for £5.99 per month
For booking fitness: MindBody
An all-new version of MindBody has launched, and now on the leading fitness bookings platform you can explore all sorts of studio classes and beauty appointments. The enhanced search functionality and easy-to-use filters make bookings quicker and even more convenient. No excuses now...
MindBody is free to download on Itunes.com
For fitness on demand: Esquared
Think the Uber of fitness; Esquared lets you "just pay for what you sweat". Working with hundreds of studios and gyms in London (and synching with MindBody, above), it lets you see where you can workout nearby–or search by venue and activity, pay in-app and go. Perfect for women on the move who want their fitness schedule to be as flexible as they are.
Esquared is free to download on the App Store and Google Play
For make-up appointments: Beyou
Beyou
Like having a wealth of make-up artists on speed-dial, Beyou connects you with qualified individuals who can do your make-up in the comfort of your own home. What's better is that you don't have to worry about sky-high prices or ending up with make-up you hate, as you are in control of choosing the right price bracket and look inspiration for you.
Beyou, free to download from from Itunes.com
For experimenting with colour: Style My Hair
L'Oreal Professionnel
While other hair colour apps leave you looking like you're wearing a bad wig or Snapchat filter, L'Oreal Professionnel's 'Style My Hair' is much more realistic. It allows you change your hair colour "live" and in 3D, providing an experience that is not only perfect for one-off selfies but for avoiding post-salon regret when it comes to actually dyeing your hair too.
L'Oreal Professionnel Style My Hair 3D is free to download from from Itunes.com
For tracking skin health: YouCam Makeup
Youcam Makeup
If you've ever wondered whether your skincare regime is actually working (or your bad skin day is all in your imagination), YouCam Makeup's latest Skin Diary feature is the aid you didn't know you wanted. Simply take a selfie every day and the app will analyse your skin's age and health by tracking signs of wrinkles, spots, uneven texture and dark circles. It's strangely addictive.
YouCam Makeup Skin Diary is free to download from Itunes.com
For trying before you buy: MakeupPlus Virtual Counter
Makeup Plus
If you've ever dreamt of accessing the latest beauty products without being overwhelmed by busy make-up halls, MakeupPlus' Virtual Counter is for you. You can virtually sample actual products from brands including Givenchy and Charlotte Tilbury to see how they suit you before you purchase them, and there are also specific tutorials to ensure you know how to apply them perfectly.
MakeupPlus Virtual Counter is free to download from Itunes.com
For finding salon appointments:
Treatwell
If you are sitting in the office and realise you urgently need a brow appointment, or need a cut and colour near home sharpish, Treatwell can help you. The app will find an appropriate salon close to you, so that you can be enjoying your appointment in as little as thirty minutes. Or - of course - those who like to plan ahead can do, too.
Treatwell is free to download from Itunes.com
For at-home beauty treatments: Missbeez
Missbeez is a one-stop-booking-shop for beauty therapists. Whether you want hair removal, hair styling, massage, make-up or a mani and pedi, they can find someone (fabulous) for the job. It currently operates in the greater London area, with plans to launch in Manchester next year, but you can also use it in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem - should you be travelling. Beyond beatifying, the network is also intended to empower women to build independent careers, so your treat becomes your therapist's success.
Missbeez.com is free to download from Itunes.com orGoogle Play
For speedy beauty: Blow LTD
Blow Ltd provides 'Fast Beauty To Go', bringing speedy and high-quality beauty treatments quite literally to your door if you live or work in the capital. You can book a blow-dry, make-up or nail service with a mobile qualified stylist with just a few clicks, and your appointment will be confirmed within an hour.
Blow LTD Fast Beauty is free to download from Itunes.com
For luxury beauty bookings: Beautii
London’s luxury beauty concierge can arrange for excellent make-up, hair, nail and beauty experts to come to you, plus top tier therapists and stylists for bridal appointments. They're all bookable online – with a user-friendly mobile-optimised site – so you don't even have to download an app.
Visit beautii.co
For at-home massage: Soothe
Soothe
If you’re craving a spa-quality massage at home, you need to download the Uber of massage. Soothe, the on-demand massage provider, has just launched in Manchester after arriving in London earlier this year. The top-class therapists bring a bed, fresh towels, quality oils and even music to recreate the spa setting in your living room. Divine, and potentially addictive.
Soothe: In home massage is free to download from Itunes.com
For special occasion glam: Ruuby
RUUBY
With high-end salons and professionals in their "Little Black Book", Ruuby is the perfect London concierge beauty service for big nights (or days) out. Removing the hassle of finding and contacting a range of salons, the app makes it easy to book make-up, nail and body treatments, all with a vetted specialist in the comfort of your home or at their new concept salon in London.
Ruuby is free to download from Itunes.com
For gifting busy women: Prettly
This London-based on demand beauty service covers you for nails, hair, make-up and hair removal from early in the morning to late in the evening. If you're wondering what to gift a friend that's too busy to pin down for a pamper – Prettly is it. They do a selection of personalised gift cards that can be posted or emailed, making things effortless for everyone.
Prettly is free to download from Itunes.com
For skincare advice: Skin Matters
Skin Matters
Considering so many people now look at the back of their food packets, it seems counterintuitive to not do the same with the products we put on our faces. Skin Matters aims to solve the confusion around beauty products' labels by revealing the reasons why an ingredient is in your favourite cream and if it is beneficial or harmful for your skin type.
Skin Matters, £1.99 when downloaded from Itunes.com
For bespoke skincare suggestions: mySkin
If venturing into a department store's beauty hall without any idea what product you need feels too daunting, then the mySkin app will point you in the right direction. By completing a detailed survey on your skin type and requirements, the app selects the wonder product which ticks all of the boxes. Promising an unbiased diagnosis, mySkin also allows you to track the results of the chosen products for your followers to see.
mySkin is free to download from Itunes.com.
For running: Nike+ Running
The Nike+ Run Club app's Nike+ Coach feature seamlessly guides you through training plans for varying distances. Expect professional running and cross-training advice, along with weekly progress reports that include all your relevant (and often motivating) stats. You can share your progress with the Nike+ community too for extra encouragement.
Nike+ Run Club is free to download from Itunes.com
For convenient fitness: TruBe
Do you struggle with fitness motivation? If so, on-demand personal training sessions could work for you, and there's a handy app that helps you book them. All you have to do is choose your location, and you could be working out within one hour with a personal trainer who has been matched to your needs. The best part? If you workout with a friend you share the cost of a session.
TruBe is free to download from Itunes.com.
For nail inspiration: L'Oreal Paris Color Genius
We're still obsessed with L'Oreal Paris Color Genius, which was launched in 2012. Whether you want to match or clash your nails and make-up with your outfit, all it takes is a photo of your look, and the app will find the L'Oreal shades to suit your needs.
L'Oreal Paris Color Genius is free to download from Itunes.com
For helping you sleep: MotionX 24/7
Whether you need a power nap or a helping hand drifting off to sleep, this app covers everything. The 'sleep better' tool monitors your sleep cycle to find the perfect time to wake you in the mornings so that groggy feeling will be a thing of the past. It can monitor your heart rate and keep track of your daily activity too.
MotionX 24/7 costs 79p from Itunes.com
For positive thinking: 365 Positivity
This wellbeing app explores whether inspirational words can change your mindset for the better. Pinging short and encouraging quotes to your phone each day for a whole year, the app aims to boost positive thinking and promote proactive thoughts and actions.
365 Positivity is free to download from Itunes.com
For holistic beauty at-home: Emily Rose Spa
This luxury spa-on-demand services East and North London as well as the Essex area, taking bookings for holistic beauty treatments in addition to all your conventional beauty maintenance and pampering. Try at-home services such as crystal healing and reiki to combat stress and balance the body. The Emily Rose Spa app is easy to use, though you can also book via the website.
Emily Rose Spa is free to download from Itunes.com
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