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Sleep saviours, stylish spinning and achieving a bridal glow for May W o r d s J OY M O N T G O M E R Y
AENEA Abbeville Road, SW4
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icroblading sounds like something Avril Lavigne might have done in a skate park during the 90s. Actually, it’s a form of semi-permanent tattooing and people are going crazy for it. So when I heard that Aenea in Clapham were offering the treatment, I had to try it out. It’s not as scary as it sounds. A small scalpel-like instrument is used to make crisp hairline strokes in which the pigment is then painted into. The strokes are designed to emulate the hairs of the eyebrow. A vast amount of numbing cream is used and there’s a very technical mapping procedure. I already have quite thick eyebrows but I wanted to make them look fuller. After an initial patch test I went in for my full three-hour appointment. Once I’d been measured up, permanent make-up artist Natalie set about embroidering my brows. During the first round I remember thinking, “Okay, it doesn’t hurt that much”. And then it started to sting; a scratching sensation. After each round of blading (three in total) the pigment is layered into the grooves to set. In a month I’ll return for my top up; the final results typically last up to 18 months. I was really pleased – it’s a seriously great idea for people who want a new shape, have over-plucked (I’m looking at you Christina Aguilera) or suffer from hair loss. But more-so you get your mornings back. That 10-minute daily brow-pruning regime? Gone. ◆ AENEA 79 Abbeville Road, SW4 020 8675 5277; aenea.co.uk
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Walk the Line Marc Jacobs Beauty
Kaia Gerber is the latest in a long line of genetically blessed celebrity offspring chosen to front a multinational beauty campaign. In an apparent homage to her mother’s 80s fame, Kaia's latest campaign for Marc Jacobs embraces crimped hair and leopard print to promote the brand’s new matte highlighter gel crayons. marcjacobsbeauty.com
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