One appointment tells me more about a client's skin than any other. It is the one she books in September, having not been in since June. The first facial after summer is as much an assessment as a treatment. At my beauty salon in Maghull it is the appointment I most encourage women not to skip. What it reveals shapes everything through the autumn and winter. (more…)
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Tinted Lashes and Brows for Early Mornings
The clocks have not gone back yet, but the mornings are already darker. Those ten minutes that were easy to find in August have quietly disappeared. Tinted lashes and brows for early mornings are one of the most practical treatments I offer. At my beauty salon in Maghull, September is consistently when women who never considered tinting suddenly see the point of it. (more…)
Choosing Between Classic and Volume Lashes
This is the question I am asked more than any other by women considering lashes. It is also asked almost universally the wrong way round. Choosing between classic and volume lashes gets treated as a decision about how dramatic you want to look. Really it is a decision about what your own lashes can carry. At my beauty salon in Maghull I would far rather spend ten minutes explaining the difference than have a client choose from a photograph of...
Volume Lashes for Autumn Events
Autumn brings a particular kind of occasion. Weddings moved to escape the summer rush. Milestone birthdays held once everyone is back from holiday. Christenings, anniversary dinners, and the long run-up to the party season. Volume lashes for autumn events are one of the things women most often book for these. At my beauty salon in Maghull the enquiries start in earnest from the first week of September, usually with the same question about timing. (more…)
Lash Retention When the Heating Returns
Every autumn I have the same conversation. A client has worn lashes happily all summer. Suddenly she is losing them faster than she should. Lash retention when the heating returns is one of the least understood seasonal shifts in the whole treatment. Nothing in her routine has changed, so the cause is not obvious. At my beauty salon in Maghull it happens like clockwork from the first properly cold week. It is usually straightforward to put right. (more…)
Gel Nails and the Return to Routine
September has a particular rhythm. The holidays end and the mornings tighten up. Everything that was flexible through August suddenly has to run to a timetable. Gel nails and the return to routine fit together better than most women expect. At my beauty salon in Maghull, the first weeks of term are consistently among my busiest for nail appointments. The reason has far more to do with time than with vanity. (more…)
Why Cuticle Care in the Cooler Months Matters
The cuticle is the part of the hand women worry about least and damage most. It gets pushed, cut and picked at. Most people treat it as an inconvenience. In fact it does one of the most important jobs on the entire finger. Cuticle care in the cooler months matters more than at any other time of year. At my beauty salon in Maghull, the state of a client's cuticles in November tells me a great deal about how her...
Why Nails Peel When the Heating Comes On
Around the middle of October my diary fills with the same question. Nails were fine all summer. Now they are splitting into layers at the free edge. Nails peel when the heating comes on far more often than most people realise. Nobody makes the connection, because the change feels like it came from nowhere. At my beauty salon in Maghull it is one of the most reliable seasonal complaints I hear. (more…)
Why Autumn Is When Toenails Recover Best
One window every year passes without most women noticing. It is the most useful in the calendar for anyone whose toenails have taken a battering. Autumn is when toenails recover best, because they finally get left alone. At my beauty salon in Maghull I spend much of September encouraging clients to use the months when nobody is looking at their feet. (more…)
Returning to Closed Shoes After Sandal Season
Every September the same conversation happens at my treatment couch. A client eases off a pair of work shoes she has not worn since May. Then she tells me her feet have started complaining. Moving into closed shoes after sandal season causes more foot discomfort than anything else I see all year. At my beauty salon in Maghull it arrives as reliably as the darker evenings. The good news is that almost all of it is preventable. (more…)
