The Sephora Vending Machines selling 15 Euro bottles of CK One in the Paris Metro stations are a great hit apparantly – certainly they’ve had plenty of press exposure. But this is not a new idea: Sephora have already trialled the beauty vending machine concept in the states previously. There’s a Nivea vending machine in Berlin (selling small tins of Nivea for 50c a shot)and I’ve mentioned before – last year – the Utique vending machine that caused a stir at Fred Segal, but don’t think I’ve talked about what I think is the best one of all, Beautiful Vending’s Straightener vending machine – pay your money and get a go with heated straighteners to re-perfect your do half way through the evening..or day. If I knew where and if these were located in London, I would definitely nip in for a quick sleek down – especially on a hideous frizz day, which we are having so many of lately. Can anyone provide a Central London Map flagging up the straightener locations….I’d like this in the back of my diary instead of the tube map which I don’t understand anyway.
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I wonder how many of those CK bottles break as they tumble down into the dispenser tray?
As for the straighteners, I would guess places like All Bar One would have them? Maybe mall bathrooms too (they have them at Ocean Terminal up here IIRC but that’s no good for you southerners).
Cooltown! I need a vending machine expressing one-day hand cream capsules: I never fricking remember to put any on and then I’m dry, dry, dry!
The straighteners idea is seriously the best thing since sliced bread! With my frizzy curly hair, this would be perfect in so many different situations!
There has to be a worldwide implementation of this..seriously love this idea. Thanks for bringing it to my attention…although i dare to think of the hygiene factoring into this :/
They have GHD hair straighteners in the ladies toilets at Charring Cross station. It costs about 30p to get in, and then a further 50p (I think) to use them for a couple of minutes. There is normally quite a queue for them past 7pm! x
They have straightners in a few bars in edinburgh where I used to live. Maybe proprietors see more value in them up there because the weather is worse. Definitely a good idea.
re: the hair straighter vending machines – they’re definitely more prevalent North of Watford. Noticed them out and about in most city centre bars in the North East (where I’m from) and practically everywhere (sometimes with two or three sets of straighters in a row) while I was up in Liverpool (where the boy is from) over Christmas!
I just wish these vending machines by Sephora are available in the country I live in.. haven’t seen it anywhere though 🙁 sniffles
This is hilarious re the straighteners queue at Charing X. Who knew?! Personally, I’m all about the Nivea…