Non-surgical treatments have been hitting the headlines more and more over the last few years, for the good, the bad, and the downright dangerous. As an experienced aesthetics nurse, I welcome the growth in people taking back their confidence with aesthetic treatments that truly enhance natural beauty and restore a youthful complexion. I also welcome …
Whether or not you like or use social media, it cannot be denied that it has had some profoundly positive effects for self-expression, support of previously unheard voices and bringing worldwide problems into the public sphere. With that said, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat in particular have been the blame bearers of online bullying, social anxiety, …
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Eat well, sleep well, top up on the SPF, fulfil your daily skincare routine; there are countless things we can do to try to keep the signs of ageing at bay. However, it can seem that no matter how hard we try, and no matter how much money and faith we put into “miracle” moisturisers …
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Celebrities are often hailed for their celestial beauty. Untouched by dark circles under the eyes, dulled skin, and lines and wrinkles that we mere mortals are plagued with, for the most part they may continue to live their lives with all the grace and beauty that the rest of us dream of. Of course, whilst …
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Beauty, skin care, looking and feeling good; these are not things reserved for only the women of the world. All around the globe we are seeing a rise in the attention that men are giving to their appearance without the accusations of being ‘overly-feminine’, ‘a bit girly’, or ‘not manly enough’. I think that is …
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Oh summer, how we love you so. We Brits especially appreciate the prolonged sunshine, not needing to take 10 layers and an umbrella in case of sudden drops in temperature and downpours, and benefiting from a season that is usually synonymous with holidays. However, there is a dark side to the summer months, and it …
Our skin is something of a hero. Protecting our insides from infection, punctures, and a multitude of other potential hazards, most of us don’t treat our skin with the tender loving care that it deserves. With harsh soaps, sun damage, scratches, acne, over-exfoliation, not exfoliating enough, extremes of weather, we only add to the daily …
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When the sun is out, many of us take the opportunity to be out with it, usually baring not-quite-all in order to get that bronzed body. In fact, too many of us will skimp on the sun cream or forego the basic sun safety rules in order to maximise the tanning potential. Others think that …
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Over the years there have been some pretty terrible trends within the beauty, cosmetics, and aesthetics industries. They have often seen celebrities and subsequently, the idolisers of celebrities go to extremes for what was deemed at the time, the perfect look. Amongst some of the worst have been the terrible ‘trout pout’, over-done breast enhancements, …
Queen asked ‘who wants to live forever?’, maybe not that many of us, but if we asked instead, who wants to keep their youthful complexion for as long as they live, everyone’s hand would go up. As well as anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers are one of the most-loved treatments for my patients at KP Aesthetics …
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