September is the best time of year to re-set and re-invigorate your routine and yourself and let us tell you why! Summertime should be when we take the best care of ourselves. We have a little more time in the mornings, we eat light, fresh food, we have more time to exercise, and time for hair and skincare appointments. So why does it actually all go to hell in a handcart after the first couple of weeks of being in summer mode? It’s that sneaky second glass of rosé, lots of yummy restaurant meals, staying up late chatting in the garden (over more wine), holiday hair and skin whipped by sun and wind, even an over-reliance on cover-a-multitude roomy summer dresses and kaftans, a general abandonment of “the rules”. So autumn is in reality the time when us women get back into our groove – a fresh page is turned and we have a clear 12-week run into December in which to look after ourselves properly. We have found the perfect ingredients for a season restart at Frascati – with a chance to win the most incredible prize too!

All the ingredients for a good health, fitness and grooming routine, along with the best of fashion and accessories are available at Frascati Blackrock. It is THE single south county Dublin destination to keep your life on track in all these areas. From the weekly shop at Aldi and still more delicious food and wine at Marks & Spencer, to fashion, footwear and fitness, plus hair, beauty and grooming, it’s all ready and waiting for you under Frascati’s very smart roof, an airy, light-filled space, with plenty of convenient parking outside. Frascati is fully accessible too.

You can visit the dentist at Shields Dental, the doctor at Centric Health’s Blackrock Medical and pick up your prescriptions and supplements at the newly-opened GNC. Find interiors treasures for less at the Frascati Centre’s newest opening, Home Store + More, or sort all those life admin bits at AIB, Murray Mobile, or Vodafone. Pick up a quick lunch at Camile Thai, Thindi or Musashi and take home some delicious cheese from ICIAR – The French Cheese Company. Now that you know there’s truly something for everyone, do visit Frascati Centre, where there is ample parking, complete with EV charging points and Age Friendly parking.

Now, just imagine you were to get the most incredible kickstart to your new routine? Imagine a make-over where all the elements, from fitness to grooming, to fashion, even food, are provided by Frascati’s businesses, and all completely free of charge? Frascati Blackrock’s Tip to Toe Transformation 2023 is the incredible prize, bigger than ever, to celebrate Frascati’s 40th anniversary. Frascati is providing €6,000 worth of incredible, transformative treats and treatments. The phrase “life-changing” is over-used but not in this case – this truly is a life-changing prize.  This competition is an opportunity to encourage friends or family to enter – or you can nominate a friend or family member yourself. Or you can nominate yourself – sure, why not? You might be the very deserving winner Frascati is looking for.

Simply put, the prize is fantastic! The amazing elements of the prize come from the participating retailer brands in Frascati where the lucky winner will begin their journey with a full medical check-up from Centric Health’s Blackrock Medical Clinic which will give them the health information they need to truly embrace the benefits of the guidance of their instructors in both F45 and YogaHub. And that’s not all, new to the centre, GNC the leading global health and wellness store is offering the lucky winner their choice of vitamins, supplements, and nutrition products to help them on their way, too.

Grocery shopping vouchers will be well spent as nutritional guidance will ensure savvy basket filling in both Aldi and Marks & Spencer while on-site eateries Camile Thai, Thindi and Musashi will tempt with their trusted fare.

The winner will also enjoy a body and beauty makeover with one of Peter Mark‘s top colourists and stylists (complete with at-home product to keep your hair looking salon-fresh) as well as an enviable round of treatments from SISU Aesthetics – the SISU Shine Package includes three areas of Botox and two Profhilo© treatments. After that, nails will be perfectly manicured by the expert team in Sugar Coated, and knowing the winner will have so much to smile about Shields Dental & Orthodontic Clinic will also offer a dental care programme to create that winning smile! To top it all off the winner will receive a fabulous voucher from Bannon Jewellers!

This year there is also a new dimension to the prize – the winner will not only enjoy their personal makeover journey but also some luxurious home comforts with a brand new bedroom makeover courtesy of the latest new store to open, HomeStore+More.

At the end of this six-week journey, which will be followed by avid fans on social media channels, the winner will be spoiled with a personalised fashion and footwear makeover by the gorgeous Lorraine Keane and Ireland’s most stylish stylist Emily O’Donnell. Frascati’s four Irish owned fashion and shoe boutiques – Pamela Scott, Serena Boutique, Carl Scarpa and Vienna Shoes will each gift the winner from their autumn/winter 2023 collections. The big reveal day will be celebrated with lunch with the Judges in the new ICIAR Cheese & Wine Bar in Frascati and the winner will be provided with a free car parking pass at Frascati Centre for the duration of the transformation. What more could you ask for?

This unique makeover has everything included to transform the winners’ lifestyle, health, wardrobe and wellbeing!

Imagine winning this incredible prize – or nominating another woman who really deserves some extra care and cossetting. Imagine how great they would feel to experience this life-transforming makeover. They’d feel it was summer, all winter long, that’s how good they’d feel! Enter now, or nominate, at www.frascaticentre.ie.

Closing date midnight Saturday September 30 2023. T&C’s apply.