Category: news
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Cosmetic Procedures Used Fight Ageing
With the wealth of anti-ageing treatments and anti ageing products on the market, it can be overwhelming trying to decide which is the best solution to help fight the signs of ageing. For many, however, there is no anti ageing solution more effective than the range of cosmetic procedures on offer which can remove or…
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Do Anti Ageing Products Really Work
Take a look around any department store or pharmacy – or even supermarket shelves – these days and you’ll be bombarded by a host of creams, lotions and gels, all promising to be the best anti ageing treatment on the market. A recent survey showed that one in three women over the age of 30…
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Should You Show Your Tattoos on Your Wedding Day?
Should You Show Your Tattoos on Your Wedding Day? Christmas, New Year and of course Valentine’s Day are the most popular times of the year to get engaged. Our clinic colleague and make-up artist, Sue York asks what many brides and grooms will be wondering – do you show or hide your tattoos on your…
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Out Patient Clinics
Skin Camouflage Advice Skin Camouflage Advice Home About News What is Skin Camouflage? Services Contact Us Out Patient Clinics Dr Petra North has hundreds of hours of experience in out patient clinics in hospitals, community clinics and institutions. She has worked in a dermatology department and a women’s prison before moving to more community-based environments.…
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Can Natural Remedies Really Prevent Grey Hairs
For many people, nothing is as ageing as their hair turning grey. This can be especially true of women who do not have the advantage of looking “distinguished” when their hair starts to tend towards the ‘salt & pepper’ shades. While cosmetic dyes can provide temporary solutions, turning to natural remedies which tackle the source…
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Fashion Tips For Mature Women
Everyone may be saying that 50 is the new 30 but when it comes to fashion and keeping up with trends, things can still be a struggle for the mature woman. It might be claimed that fashion is ageless but that’s no help when you are having to search through racks of clothing designed for…
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Using Make-Up to Help Disguise a Lazy Eye
Using Make-Up to Help Disguise a Lazy Eye Posted on January 8th, 2021 Sometimes one eye can appear smaller than the other or the eyelid can appear more closed over the eye. This may be just the way you are or have developed from a lazy eye (amblyopia), a facial palsy or following eye surgery.…
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Dancing Your Way Youth
We all know the anti-ageing benefits of regular exercise. Both cardio aerobic and weight-bearing exercise is crucial in helping you stay young and healthy. But the problem for many of us is that boredom with the monotony of exercise as well as lack of motivation and interest in the repetitive routines mean that our good…
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Does that make you Blush?
Does that make you Blush? Posted on March 14th, 2020 Our clinic’s Dr Petra North is a successful bridal make-up artist as well as skin camouflage practitioner. In this blog she gets some expert thoughts from clinical hypnotherapist, Mark Powlett on the tricky subject of blushing. The blog was written with Petra’s bridal clients in…
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Do Facial Exercises Get Rid Wrinkles
For many of us keen to find a natural, non-invasive and inexpensive way to improve our facial appearance, facial exercises seem like a great anti ageing solution. It is believed to tighten the face and erase as well as prevent wrinkles, giving you a fresher, more youthful appearance. However, many remain sceptical of its benefits…