Testimonials

Each time I walk into Cambridge Beauty, a calming and relaxing feeling overwhelms me. The smell is wonderful and warming, and the music in the background fills the silence.

Your staff are exceptional. They are warm, welcoming and friendly people. They welcome each client with a smile and a warm greeting. Your staff work in a manner that makes me want to return. They make me feel as though I am the only one they are looking after.

In May, the year 10 formal was held and my make-up was done at Cambridge. Elffie was my make-up artist. It was incredible. That night I was complemented on not only my dress, but also my make-up. I was asked where I had my make-up done and I was proud to say Cambridge Beauty in Ascot Vale.

I am now receiving the IPL treatment by Julie and I am looking forward to each treatment because I know that I’m in good hands and that you will look after me.

Elffie and Julie have treated me very well and I would recommend Cambridge Beauty to anyone!

Isabella B
Niddrie

After the wonderful treatment I received at Cambridge Beauty and Wellness Centre recently I felt the need to write a testimonial for you.

Your premises are first class, your staff members are friendly and superbly trained and the massage that I received was extremely relaxing.

It was great to be able to come down to your studio and be seen straight away without having to wait and experience the wonderful service that your staff members offer.

It is a credit to your business that you have such great staff and I will happily recommend Cambridge Beauty and Wellness Centre to my friends and family in the future.

Thank you again. I will definitely be booking in again in the future.

Hamish J
Essendon

I would like to use this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful service you gave me and my mother in law yesterday.

It has been the best Mother's Day gift we have both had.

You made us feel like the most important women in the world. The only problem I can see is that now we want to come back all the time.

Thank you again and you can count on me as your raving fan.

Mariana S
Brunswick

Your environment at Cambridge Beauty and Wellness Centre is just gorgeous! The salon is always beautiful and clean and smells terrific.

I love coming to visit as I am always treated like a princess when I walk in the door, and walk out feeling like a queen.

Unwanted hair is the pits, but I find the treatments so relaxing that I nearly always go to sleep...

Keep up the great work.

Rosemary M
Moonee Ponds 

I have known Mandy Smith from Cambridge Beauty and Wellness Centre for approximately two years. Mandy was initially a client of mine, and over time I have become a regular and loyal client of hers.

What sets Mandy apart from her competitors is, without doubt, her customer service and treatment of clients. From the moment I walk in the door I am made to feel important and valued, something which is often lacking with many businesses. Both Mandy and her team are passionate about beauty and wellness and this is conveyed in everything they do.

I cannot recommend Mandy's services highly enough. She has a business and a team she can be proud of and I would like to thank her for her support of my business, and wish her every success in the future.

Cathryn F
Sunshine 

I have a testimonial for Cambridge Beauty & Wellness Centre and Mandy Smith.

Carolyn was having her 40th Birthday at Sabrosso Wine Bar in Seddon a few weeks ago, and she wanted to have her make-up done beforer the big party. She called Mandy earlier in the week but they had no appointments available.

A few days later, Mandy called, as an appointment became available. Carolyn booked herself in.

The products & techniques Cambridge used in the facial and make-up made her look absolutely gorgeous. I was so impressed! The products & techniques must have done the trick as there were some young guys trying to pick her up at the bar.

I have no hesitation in recommending Beauty and Wellness services, but just be warned that your wife will look sizzling hot and you'll have to keep an eye on her when you head on out!

Lyndon R 

I chose the Cambridge Diet because I saw my young teenage nephew lose a lot of weight in a short time.  I thought it would be hard being on the Diet but as it turned out it was actually quite easy!  The shakes, soups and bars are really lovely and tasty.

After the first week watching myself shrink was fantastic!  I remember I lost 3.5kg in one week!  I was over the moon.  Words can’t describe it. Walking out of the consulting room made me feel so happy so I said to myself “this is really going to work, I’m going to do it”.

I have recommended Cambridge Diet to quite a few people and they are also doing very well and they are very happy too!

I would say that if you are at the end of your wits trying to lose weight, this diet is for you.  I will guarantee you will get the results.  It’s fantastic I love it! 

Betty
Weight Loss: 32kgs

I first witnessed the fantastic results of the Cambridge Diet one Sunday when several of my friends who had lost over 20kg in the previous 8 weeks.  They just looked so well and healthy.

I had quite a few health problems as a result of being so overweight.  What frustrated me the most was constantly being out of breath.  I’m a soccer coach and I just hated not being fit and not being able to join in with the team’s training.
 
The first few days of the diet were a nightmare for me and I nearly gave up.  I lost 5.6kg in the first week and that made me determined to keep on going. We went on holiday for a month and I still lost 4.8kg.  I regularly drink over 2.5ltr of water a day and I no longer have headaches and my back pains have almost gone too.  I’m now able to run and train with the team.  There’s no doubt that I’d not have done this without the support of my Counsellor and my wife!  I lost 36.6kg in 18 weeks and it was the best thing I’ve done in years and my wife thinks I look great too!

Bill
Weight Loss: Over 20kgs

After my Mum passed away in December of 2005, I began to eat emotionally. I had always been big, but over the next two years I started pilling on the kilos quickly, eating compulsively in the mistaken belief that I could use food to cheer myself up. Then, early this year, my sister announced her upcoming wedding in England and told me about a diet she was on called “The Cambridge Diet.” She said I should look up the website to see if it was available in Australia.

That’s how I met my counsellor, Mandy.

Mandy understood right from the start how I was feeling and got me straight onto Sole Source. I saw Mandy every week, and even contacted her when I needed a little extra reassurance - she was always willing to give me advice and ensure I was on track. The weekly one-on-one meeting with your counsellor is one of the reasons the diet works so well - you always have someone to turn to, someone who has been on the Cambridge Sole Source program and has succeeded in changing their life!

Most people I speak with about Cambridge think that Sole Source sounds like the most difficult part, but it’s actually quite enjoyable. The flavours are great and after a few days you feel normal and not at all hungry. The second best part is when you jump on the scales at the end of the week and see just how much you have lost! The best part? That’s having someone to share your success with. For me, that was Mandy.

I am really looking forward to my sister’s wedding in March and I am very pleased with how I will look in my bridesmaid dress! I am now happier and healthier - I ride my bike to work most days, I love to take my dogs out for walks every night, and I am looking forward to taking up horse riding again.

I now believe anyone can lose weight, be healthy and feel happy and I tell everyone I know my secret, The Cambridge Diet!

Jen

I would like to personally thank my consultant Mandy Smith on the results I achieved on her implementation of the Cambridge Diet into my busy lifestyle.  Whilst the first few days of the ‘sole source’ diet are tough, after that it is easy as the weight drops off and energy levels come back.  I know of no other way to drop so much weight in so little time, and do so in a manner that is healthy and easy to do.

I have personally referred over 20 people to the Cambridge Diet based on my results, and those that have stayed committed to it have attained fantastic results.

In a word, exceptional product delivered by an educated, empathetic consultant.  Keep up the good work Mandy, you are a credit to the diet industry.

John
Weight Loss: 15.3kgs

I have always been overweight; I went from an overweight child, teenager continuing the journey into adulthood. I have tried most every diet available on the market, from the banana diet, slim fast, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig even slimming tablets and nothing seemed to work for me.

When I moved to Australia 6 years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) which went some way to explaining my frustration with my weight and my inability to lose it.

I was lucky enough to fall pregnant and give birth to a beautiful baby girl but found during pregnancy I just added more weight to my frame that proved almost impossible to budge.

When I recently went back to the UK to introduce my 2.5 year old to my family I not only put on more weight but also ran into a friend who had phenomenal success with her weight loss.

The moment I knew I had to do something about my weight was when I was on holiday and trying to sing during a jamming session at a dinner party, although I used to sing professionally, I could physically get enough air into my lungs to sing properly due to the fat that had accumulated around my midriff.

So whilst I was still on holiday I emailed my soon to be Cambridge consultant, Mandy, and set up an appointment for the day after I arrived back home in Australia and within 3 days of my return I was on the Cambridge Sole Source program. I can’t stress enough that the success I have had with the Cambridge Diet is unlike anything else I have encountered, to lose weight consistently has been unheard of for me on previous programs, even with vigorous exercise.

The benefits of having lost the weight are even more than I could have dreamed of… never having been slim in my life I had no idea of what I was missing and how much easier it makes things!

I can shop anywhere now, which I love, I can access all areas at the play centre with my daughter, no more hoping she wouldn’t go through the tight spots where I couldn’t follow her, even things as simple as being able to cross my legs where before it wasn’t comfortable.

One of the biggest things I have found about doing the Cambridge Diet has been the evaluation of my relationship with food. Ever since I can remember food and my weight has been a point of frustration for me, being diagnosed with PCOS made that even worse to the point where food became the enemy for me. The sole source diet became a much needed and very overdue circuit breaker for me to analyse my relationship with food as PCOS can be
exasperated by what you eat. The Cambridge Diet has given me back the enjoyment of the right kind of foods and a good starting point to begin the new journey of finding which foods suit me without making me ill.

I think the weight loss journey has been made a lot easier for me due to the support and help I have received from my consultant, Mandy has been on board to help me when things got tough and keep me motivated with supportive comments and innovative solutions to help me through.

I am particularly looking forward to being able to see the results from gym workouts more now that I have slimmed down and will be able to see the developing muscle tone. Being able to do anything with my daughter, without worrying if I am too big to keep up is amazing as is the thought of breaking the cycle of being overweight so that my daughter grows up with a healthy mother she can be proud of.

Having lost the all my weight for the first time I am eager to start into the next phase of my life, one where I don’t have to constantly live overshadowed by being overweight, I am excited!

Liz
Weight Loss: 36.5kgs

With a really big help from the Cambridge Diet and the Counsellor I can now enjoy the old me which is now the new me!

I now enjoy exercising again and my three young daughters help my buy new clothes as the old ones don't actually fit me now.  I am heaps more relaxed and happy and the comments from the other mums at school aren't bad either! 

They all wanted to know how I did it... I was more than happy to recommend the Cambridge Diet as being the best diet that actually works.

Melissa
Weight Loss: Over 20kgs

At 26 I had a life changing experience that prompted me to do something about being a 102kg, size 22 blob! After six months on a meal replacement programme I was down to 59kg, feeling better than I ever had and totally determined NEVER to be overweight again.

I was successful in keeping this vow for over two years. Then I guess I got complacent and lazy!

Last August, still not overweight, but having crept up to 67kg I set off on my adventure around the world!  With my backpack filled with size 12 clothes I flew off to Hong Kong and then Australia.

After three and a half months of non stop partying and eating a frightening amount of fast food I returned home for Christmas now tipping the scales at 74kg and unable to fit into anything I owned!

Come January, I was back off to Oz (complete with a mixture of size 14/16 clothes), convinced that as I would now be travelling up the east coast in a camper van, I’d be more active and would make the effort to cook myself healthy meals!  How wrong could I have been?

By the end of March, having had the most amazing time, but also having eaten and drank more than ever, I reached Cairns with only one pair of shorts and one pair of jeans that I could squeeze into. I had no idea how much I weighed but was unhappy and determined I was NOT going to buy any size 18s!!!

A few weeks earlier, my older sister had emailed from the UK to tell me that she was doing amazingly on the Cambridge diet and couldn’t wait until our big family holiday to Spain in September 2008. Although I was happy for her, the thought of being the only ‘fatty’ laying by the pool like a beached whale filled me with dread.

I did some research on the internet and found out that Cambridge had arrived down under. Still convinced it would be impossible to follow the diet whist travelling I sent a desperate email to see if I would be able to receive shakes through the post and keep in touch with a counsellor via email and phone. To my absolute joy I got a call the very next day to help me sort this out!

A week later, on 2nd April, I was in Melbourne meeting my counsellor Mandy Smith and having the dreaded first weigh in - 86.4kg and a 40” (1m) waist!!! Well, at least I was doing something about it.

I started the diet on 5th April, and in the last 11 weeks have dropped just over 20kg and am wearing a size 10/12! In that time I’ve travelled to Canberra, Sydney, all over the south island of New Zealand and settled for a while in Auckland.

I’m set to fly home mid August (via Singapore and Bangkok to purchase a new wardrobe!) and by then am sure I will have reached my goal of 60kg. I am so excited at the prospect of shocking my family and friends (who last saw me at around 78kg after Christmas) with the new slim me. Only my older sister and best friend know I’ve been on the diet and they’ve been sworn to secrecy!

I haven’t been a saint, having had a few days off for special events and occasions…including my 30th birthday. However, I also haven’t felt that being on the diet has been a hardship or spoilt my travelling experience.

If I can be this successful whilst living in a range of camper vans, hostels and flats with constantly changing locations, friends and circumstances, then anyone who genuinely WANTS to succeed on the diet can. Don’t hesitate…make that first call to become the new slim you that you always wanted to be!

Nikki
Weight Loss: 20.2kgs

Over the past 5 years of finishing year 12 and completing my university degree, the stress of university and in particularly the exams, have lead to constant weight gain.  Having been afraid to go out and be seen in public and slowly having clothes that once fitted not fitting, I really hoped that I could somehow lose some weight and enjoy going out and dressing up in nice dresses.

Half way through 2008, my mum and I joined the Cambridge Diet challenge together. Even though we lived over an hour away, we both hoped that it would work. It was great doing it together as we could support each other at the times when perhaps we might have liked to enjoy a treat or something.

It was great having the weekly weigh in’s and seeing how much weight you had lost or how many centimetres you had dropped.  Having lost about 17-18kgs on the diet, it is like having a new you!!!

It has been great and you feel so much better. Now the challenge will be to keep the weight off. But is definitely a challenge that looks more achievable with the help of Cambridge.

Sarah
Hoddles Creek
Weight Loss: 17-18kgs

On 30th June 2008, I came into work for stocktake and noticed one of our employees had lost a lot of weight. I asked her how she had done it and she told me about Cambridge.

I made an appointment with Mandy the next day and took my daughter along as well. We started immediately and in 4 months had lost around 20 kilos.

It was great having each other for support and was exciting seeing the weight fall off us both. I found the first few days hard but persevered.

It has been fantastic buying a whole new wardrobe as nothing fitted me anymore. I was a size 16 to 18 and am now a size 12.

I love all the comments I get from friends and family on how fantastic I look and find it easy to still have a shake for breakfast each morning and eat a healthy lunch and dinner. I still have the occasional treat but moderation is the word! Thanks Mandy for your fantastic support and I would recommend the diet to everyone!

Sue
Bayswater
Weight Loss: 20kgs

Having been unhappy with my weight for a number of years, but unsure of what to do about it, I walked in the door of Cambridge Beauty & Wellness Centre in early February 2009 with nervous trepidation, wondering would this be something that worked for me. The first three days were hard and I got through it by breaking it down to meal by meal rather than day by day, or week by week. Imagine my delight when after the first week I had lost 3.4kg and each week the scales kept showing a loss. The shakes were great and as chocolate was one of my downfalls, I found that by having one of the chocolate varieties included every day I no longer felt the need to reach for a chocolate bar.

My Counsellor Mandy Smith is fantastic and without her support and belief in me, the journey wouldn’t have been so easy.

I feel confident in myself now and the reaction to my weight loss by my friends and co-workers has spurred me on to achieve my goal. After years of trying different things to lose weight I have finally found something that works.

Thank you Mandy and The Cambridge Diet for helping me achieve my dream of a lighter, happier me!!

Tracy
Caulfield North
Weight Loss: 23kgs