You know what I mean, deep grooves coming down from the corners of my mouth to my chin, giving my moth a permanent frown. Kelly reckons she's going to turn that frown upside down and puts lashings if numbing cream around the areas she's going to fill....
Social media is full of 50 and Fabulous, Flirty 50s, 50 is the new 40. But what happens if you don’t feel like that? Your kids are flying the nest, you’re on your own and your face is inexorably slipping south. Things aren’t where they once were and the mirror is...
Thanks to Judy Murray's pictures circulating through press media and Aesthetics clinics coverage, we are all starting to hear about both the Morpheus8 and the Secret RF treatment. Both the Morpheus8 and the Secret RF (RF stands for Radio-frequency), combine microneedling treatment with radiofrequency technology for fractional resurfacing that stimulates collagen...
“ You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?”– Dr. Seuss You’ll know it instantly – the slightly too-taut face, carpet thick, caterpillar-style eyebrows, cheek bones contoured to look sharper than Helvellyn and inflated, bee-stung lips. All of this is usually set against a nut-brown tan and dazzling white veneers. What am I talking...
What do Joanna Lumley and Kylie Minogue have in common? Age-defying looks yes, but both also seem to favour a seemingly frugal approach when it comes to their skin care routine. Just last week, 70-year-old Brit beauty Lumley admitted that her favourite face cream wasn’t Crème de la Mer but in...
Renew’s skin expert, Kelly Saynor, gives her own thoughts and views on an on-going debate on why the cosmetic industry is letting down women of colour. Talks about the lack of diversity in the cosmetic industry have been around for quite some time, yet still, in 2016 big brands are being...
You can’t walk into any Boots, Superdrug or even your local independent store without seeing the marketing for sun creams in the Summer months. It’s glaring at you, with SPF this and UVA that, encouraging mothers, grandmas, sisters, brothers, fathers and even your uncle to pick up a tube or...
I had a client in the clinic last week who was at her wits end. Aged 37, she had a slew of unsightly dark brown patches all over her face. And they seemed to be getting more pronounced as the years ticked by. “I just look like I have a dirty...
“I’d like you to go away and think about it.” A potential patient blinks at me in surprise: “But I want the treatment now?” “Yes and I’d like you to go away and think about it” comes my reply. Believe it or not, this conversation plays out in my clinic on a fairly...
