Flawless looks: Linda and Emily Rice at Manor Home of Beauty in Saintfield along with stylist Rachael McKibben
Star treatment: Lorna Smyth and her daughter Anna grab pampered
Brushing up: Liberty and mum Claire Cassidy
Facials, spray tans, eyebrow threading and waxing have actually become staples in the lives of young women here. Stephanie Bell talks to mothers and their girls that say you can’t beat a day at the beauty salon.
Girls as young as 12 are being introduced to the globe of professional beauty pampering in a growing trend that is turning out a whole brand-new generation of immaculately groomed young women in Northern Ireland.
A quest to the local salon has actually become book for numerous mums and daughters that have actually discovered the beauty of bonding over their local nail and eyebrow bar.
While treatments don’t come cheap, numerous working mums feel it is your hard earned cash well spent as they grab to spend quality time along with their daughters while likewise assisting to increase their confidence.
It is a craze usually only associated along with A-listers, yet not anymore as teen girls in ordinary streets here are growing up to regard professional beauty treatments as a necessity very compared to a luxury.
Gwyneth Paltrow recently hit the headlines for splashing out £140 a time on facials for her 11-year-old daughter Apple.
The 43-year-old star has actually enrolled her eldest youngster for treatments along with Hollywood guru Sonya Dakar.
As Mother’s Day approaches we talk to three local mums and their teenage daughters that have actually likewise found that regular trips to the beauty salon are a wonderful means to spend quality time together.
‘It’s a fairly good tension reliever from school, if you look good then you feel good inside’
Linda Rice (46) from Ballynahinch has actually been taking daughter Emily (15) to her local beauty salon Manor Home of Beauty in Saintfield because she was 12 years old. Linda, that is an insurance company manager, is married to Leo (45), a self-employed electrician, and they likewise have actually a son Adam (18). Linda says:
Emily and I do go regularly to the beauticians – even though probably not as frequently as she would certainly like. We grab nails, eyebrows, the occasional spray tan and facials.
I have actually my eyebrows tinted while Emily gets hers threaded. We would certainly likewise do a lot of mini facials at residence along with our own pamper nights.
I started taking her as soon as she was 12 as soon as her eyebrows were a bit from control.
I believe 12 is a bit young for a facial unless they have actually skin troubles and requirement a special treatment.
I constantly liked getting professional beauty treatments myself and while I don’t overdo it I believe it is good to be well groomed.
And it’s lovely being able to go with each other as mother and daughter – it is a means of spending quality time with each other as I hate shopping for clothes.
We visit the beauty salon with each other every three weeks for some preening.
The eyebrow treatments we have actually cost concerning £10-£15.
Meanwhile, Emily goes for a nail polish and file while I grab gel nails which are concerning £20 each and in the spring we would certainly grab our toenails done too.
When we go with a facial it is usually a deep mask facial which costs £17.50 which we grab once every 6 weeks.”
Emily (15), a pupil of Down Higher School, has actually recently started to model part-time and hopes to go to university to study criminology. She says:
I remember the very first time my mum brought me to the beauty salon as soon as I was 12 and it was pretty a big deal.
Now I go and grab something done concerning every four weeks and mum and I would certainly timetable it together.
We usually go on a Saturday morning and maybe have actually coffee afterwards. It is likewise a good tension reliever from school. I believe if you look good then you feel good inside as well.
I wouldn’t leave the Home free of my make-up on. I simply couldn’t imagine going out bare-faced.
I’ve done a bit of modelling recently so I know I should look my best.
While I don’t go in for false nails I would certainly constantly tidy them up and polish them and ensure they look good. It is simply normal to me.”
‘We frequently have actually wee pamper nights along with face masks on’
Lorna Smyth (46) from Ballynahinch is a self-employed advisor for the beauty and well-being company Forever Living. She is married to Mark (43) a self-employed consultant and they have actually three girls Courtney (18), Anna (16) and Molly (12). Lorna says:
Courtney now works part-time while studying so she pays for numerous of her own beauty treatments and Molly is still too young to go to a salon.
Anna and I would certainly go with each other to our local salon Manor Home of Beauty in Saintfield.
I started taking her for professional treatments as soon as she was 14. She likes to grab her eyebrows tinted and threaded and would certainly have actually a spray tan for a special occasion.
Her school formal is coming up and she is booked in to grab gel nails, her make-up done and a spray tan.
In my day you didn’t grab your make-up professionally done yet these points are now considered necessities very compared to luxuries.
We don’t truly go with facials, due to my job, I have actually all the good products at residence and we tend to do our own at home.
I don’t believe you can easily be too young to start looking after your skin and I do teach the girls to do so. I believe it is crucial to put up a line of defence at a young age as prevention is much better compared to having to fix something later.
I enjoy going to our local salon along with Anna – it is a perk of having a daughter.
It isn’t cheap yet beauty treatments have actually become the norm now along with teenage girls.
I have actually gel nails applied every three weeks which costs £20, and we both grab our eyebrows tidied up every 6 weeks which is about £15.
Her spray tans are about £15. It isn’t something I encourage yet she desires it. It is all concerning exactly how they look as soon as they are young now and I do provide in.”
Anna (16), is a pupil at Down Higher School. She says:
I enjoy going to the beauty salon along with my mum and we would certainly likewise do little treatments with each other at home.
We do go regularly and probably not as frequently as I would certainly like. I believe it is crucial to take pride in your appearance and take care of yourself and I would certainly constantly ensure my nails, hair and eyebrows look good. My friends are all the same.
It is nice to go to a salon and have actually my nails and eyebrows professionally done.”
‘Life can easily be so busy that I believe you should take time out’ of fresh air’
Claire Cassidy (35), a childminder from Dundonald, enjoys regular beauty treatments along with her 16-year-old daughter Liberty. Claire, that is married to Jonathan (35) an architect, likewise has actually a 19-month-old son, Eden. Claire says :
I very first took Liberty to the beauty salon as soon as she was 11. I believe it is the age as soon as a negative self image can easily start to affect girls, and I felt it was a good means for her to feel much better concerning herself.
We usually go once a month and Liberty gets one treatment. We have actually no personal salon and go to a few.
It is likewise a wonderful means for us to have actually mother and daughter time.
I grab regular waxing which costs about £30 yet Liberty would certainly only grab waxed if she is going on holiday. We go to the salon as a treat and usually have actually a facial which is about £35.
Liberty likewise gets her hair coloured every month which costs £40.”
Going to the salon is an crucial opportunity for some me-time.
The means I check out it is that I believe you have actually to kind to yourself prior to you can easily be kind to others. Life is so busy that I believe you should take time out and have actually a treat.”
Liberty (16), a pupil of Grosvenor Grammar, says:
My mum very first took me to a beauty salon as soon as I was 11. We were going to a wedding and I got my legs, armpits and eyebrows waxed. It has actually been a regular treat ever because and it’s nice that me and mum can easily do it together.
It does make you feel much better concerning yourself especially going on holiday as soon as I would certainly grab much more compliments compared to usual. I do take time at residence to do my nails and make-up as it’s crucial to be well presented.”
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