Virgin Atlantic’s #LittleRedWorld

Hey kittens! Hope you’re all keeping warm amongst the flurry of the “UK STORM” taking over our social feeds. Hmmph, it might be stormy in London but this gloomy Tuesday is the usual for us in Manchester. In fact, the weather’s actually looking better than the norm! Anyway, this soggy Mancunian weather has got me lusting for a little bit of pampering, which is why I thought it about time I told you Virgin Atlantic’s #LittleRed World.

If y’all remember from this blog post, I attended a St Ann’s Hospice charity ball a couple of weeks ago. It was a star studded night and I was there to bring the fashion focus, so when Virgin invited me along to their King Street branch to have a little beauty treatment before hand, I jumped at the chance!

So, what is Little Red World? At the start of October, Virgin Atlantic created a pop up travel and pamper experience at the Virgin Money Lounge, King Street. It’s aim was to create a taste of the holiday destinations that Virgin Atlantic’s domestic service Little Red can fly you to directly from the city, landing directly in Manc city centre. With Virgin known for bringing a little glamour on their flights – I’ve been compared to the retro ladies in their travel adverts before –  I was sure that these complimentary travel themed treats would be worth a visit.

Upon visiting the store, I was delighted to learn that the ever-so-stylish Millie Mackintosh had opened the festivities earlier in the day (apparently she was ever so lovely too, which is always a nice thing to know!). Aside from Millie, Virgin Atlantic’s top hostesses were on hand to welcome guests to the Little Red World; all of whom were impeccably done up to the 9’s in stunning 1950’s-esque hair and make-up.

Virgin Atlantic had a range of treatments on offer for the three days, including a Bumble and bumble blow-dry bar, providing exclusive destination-themed blow drys and a super-glam nail bar, offering bespoke, stylish Vinylux manicures. Now, y’all know about my hair, so I decided not to risk an frizz-tastic blowdry and instead opted for a Vinylux manicure curtesy of CND. As a huge fan of CND Shellac (hello, market leaders in gel nails), I was excited to try their new, at-home nail polish which offers a 7-day chip free mani. Spoiler alert: it actually works! My lovely nail technician, a CND Education Ambassador from Bliss nail studio, was so friendly and welcoming to me, putting me right at ease as she let me choose one of 5 nail art designs, each pecially created designs for each of Virgin Atlantic’s glamorous long-haul destinations. Naturally, I went for the leopard print!

As well as the beauty treatments, Little Red World had little bonus perks going on, such as a free photobooth complete with a holiday themed dressing-up box to provide a lasting memento of your visit – yes, we all love a selfie – and chances to win luxury Virgin Holidays trips. After visiting the #LittleRedWorld, I’ve gotta say I’m keen to experience a Virgin Atlantic holiday for myself; everyone was so welcoming, generous and stylish – sounds like my kinda trip!

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