Q&A Fashion & Beauty Local experts offer advice on how to look your big-day best BEAUTY QUEEN I’m planning to book a treatment with an aesthetics company – how do I know I’m working with a qualified business? It’s important that you feel comfortable with your choice of practitioner and procedure, so always thoroughly research your options, and never rush into a decision. Here are my top tips: Training – it’s advisable that your practitioner has received accredited training through a recognised body. Ask to see their training certificates. Experience – you need to know that your practitioner is experienced in non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Look for consumer feedback or personal recommendations before agreeing to any treatment. Consultation – your practitioner should insist on a face-to-face medical consultation for any prescribed treatments and work with you to agree the most appropriate options. Insurance – ask to see their insurance and view their mission statement, values, terms and conditions, booking fees and client information leaflets, including aftercare. Health and safety – is the premises clean with appropriate infection prevention and control measures in place? Photos – ask to see ‘before and after’ images of their work to gauge the proficiency of a practitioner. Red flags – practitioners refusing to go into detail about the substance that they will be injecting as part of the procedure. The prescriber is reticent to fully detail the average benefits or standard risks involved. You feel that you are being pressured into a certain type of treatment against your wishes or you are being incentivised with cut-price deals. Therisa Galazka www.opulentaesthetics.co.uk LUSH IN BLUSH My mum wants to wear something pink to tie in with our theme, but I’m worried it will look too similar to the bridesmaids’ dresses – what should we do? Here at Baroque Boutique, we advise mums to choose a similar tone to the bridesmaids but not to match, otherwise she will run the risk of getting lost in the photographs. Your mum can still wear pink, just opt for a different shade. If your bridesmaids are in a pastel shade, your mum could look at a jewel or brighter version. Alternatively, if your bridesmaids are wearing something bright, your mum could look at blush or petal shades. If you’re mum would rather opt for a different colour, warm tones of gold, ivory, silver, oranges and corals will work well. Coryn Emma www.baroqueboutique.co.uk Getty Images 29008 by John Charles 82
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