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It was advertised as the fashion event of the season and it didn’t disappoint!

The Adini and Pomodoro Spring/Summer launch party held at Louise beauty & boutique in Puente don Manuel certainly lived up to the billing.

On show was a stunning array of wonderful summer clothing by these two premier brands, beautifully displayed with colour co-ordinated accessories.

The Pomodoro Spring/Summer range is a new and welcomed addition to the boutique, whilst this is the third season for Louise as an Adini stockist. The boutique is fast developing the reputation as the best place to shop for quality clothing and accessories, with the most competitive pricing on the costa.

As the name suggest, the boutique is only half the equation.

Louise has over 20 years experience in beauty therapy and is the longest standing beautician in the area, having started her business in 2004.

Louise explained she trained at Huddersfield technical college for 3 years, gaining a city and guilds Diploma in Beauty Therapy in 1988. From college she joined Steiner Hair and Beauty Salon in Leeds. As the top beautician here she was given the opportunity to work on board the luxury liner QE2. Here she worked with a variety of clients including celebrities whilst gaining valuable experience Louise finally disembarked from the QE2 in 1996 and went back to Yorkshire to open her own Salon that she successfully ran for 7 years. When her parents made the move to Spain she eventually made the move herself and thus Beauty by Louise was established.

Louise offers a full range of beauty treatments including; facials/collagen facials, make up lessons and makeovers, eyes – waxing, shaping and tinting, hair removal, luxury manicures, French manicures and pedicures with foot massage, body massages and body polishes, St Tropez Self Tan and holiday packages tailored to the individual.
Louise beauty & boutique is open from 9.30am to 6.30pm without siesta and can be found in Puente don Manuel – Take the Velez Malaga road from the Eroski exit of the motorway and follow signs to Alhambra de Granada and this will bring you into Puente don Manuel, here turn right at Meson Sara and you will find the boutique a little way down on the right hand side with easy parking outside.

Call for details 951 167 181 / 680 855 030
Email: beautybylouise@hotmail.com

It might seem something of a contradiction for a restaurant to offer a crisis menu and then a gastronomic tasting menu of five or seven courses. However that is just what Restaurante Cantueso in Periana has done and it has proved just as popular as the 7€ special.

Nicky Scott, the owner, told The Sentinella: “It’s by no means a sign that the economic crisis is behind us, but there are times when people wish to rid themselves of the winter blues and push the boat out for a special occasion. Plus, five courses for just 19€ is extremely good value!”

Nicky and her Spanish chef, Carmen Muñoz, are making quite a name for themselves tucked away above Lake Viñuela. As their advert says, it really is “A view to match the food.” Quite a claim when you look at the view, but the proof they say is in the eating, and the tasting menu is designed to show off Carmen’s culinary skills from starters through to desserts.

This is Nicky’s fourth year at Cantueso. “At first it was difficult to convince both locals and expats that it really is a Spanish restaurant,” she said. “However the increasing number of visitors seems to indicate that they have finally got the message. There are no all-day English breakfasts here!”
The restaurant puts a great deal of time and effort into its website, updating menus and prices, together with photos and news.

There is also a webcam showing live pictures from the terrace, which overlooks the lake. This achieves an amazing number of visits, often exceeding 2,000 hits each week. And to make sure no-one is left out everything is translated into five languages

To see the menus, wine list, special offers, or for directions to the
restaurant log-on to www.cantueso.net or call Nicky to reserve a table
on 699 946 213.