From upselling treatments to pushing weight reduction products, is it right for aesthetic practitioners to push their very own biases and private beauty ideals?
As I lie back, close my eyes and chill out into the soothing strokes of the beautician starting my hydrafacial, the peace is disrupted by the sound of her sucking in her teeth. Inside seconds I’m transported removed from the calming and relaxing facial I’m paying £190 for and thrown right into a pit of self-consciousness. “Your skin is so dehydrated and dry, I can barely do the extractions,” she tuts. Over the course of the subsequent hour, during which she pokes and prods my face, she adds, “you've...
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