Service Advice and Aftercare
Before your Treatment: Please ensure you inform your therapist if you are pregnant, have any medical conditions or any product allergies. Waxing is not suitable if you have been using Retin A or Ro-Accutane within the last six months. Some treatments will use nut or aromatherapy oils.
Aftercare: After Your Treatment. After any waxing treatment your hair follicles may be open and your skin may be sensitive, so it is important to avoid the following for 24 hours after your treatment: Excessive Perspiration & Friction; Sauna / Steam Room; Hot Bath / Shower / Swimming; UV Exposure; Fake Tan / Body Lotion / Perfume; Tight Clothing
Before Your Treatment: A patch test should be done 24 hours prior to any tinting or Henna treatment if it is your first time having either of these services. Do not to wear mascara to your appointment. Do not to wear contact lenses during the treatment. Do not to use self-tanning lotion prior to treatment as it may result in a yellowish discolouration of the skin.
After Your Treatment: Do not get brows wet for 24hrs this includes saunas/sunbeds/sweating at the gym or swimming. Do not get any tanning treatments for at least 24 hours. Avoid rubbing the eyes. Avoid heat treatments for 24 hours. Avoid sunbathing for 24 hours, as this fades the tint. Avoid putting your contact lenses back in for the rest of the day. Do not apply make-up or receive any other eye treatments for at least 24 hours after your treatment. Avoid using strong makeup removers for 24hrs as it may strip the colour. Avoid oil based products this may fade colour.
Before Your Treatment: Remove all traces of mascara and eye makeup with an oil free makeup remover before you attend at the salon. Removal of make up and mascara by the therapist immediately prior to the service may result in reduced longevity of your lash set. If possible, do not wear any eye make up on the day of your appointment to ensure your set lasts as long as possible. Tinting your lashes before this service is recommended if you have very fair lashes. If you do plan to tint your lashes, get it done at least 24 hours prior to lash application. Remove contact lenses prior to treatment.
After Your Treatment: Ensure lashes stay dry for the first 24hrs. Don’t brush lashes for first 24hrs. No mascara. Avoid products containing oil around the eye area. Use a cotton bud to gently remove any eye makeup close to the lash line. Don’t pick, pull or rub your eyes and eyelash extensions. Eyelash Extensions require careful regular cleaning. Gently wash your lashes using a mixture of baby shampoo and water every week or purchase a specialist Ms Diva Lash Shampoo in any of our salons. This step is not necessary for Lash Lift clients.
Before Your Treatment: A patch test should be done 24 hours prior to this service if it is your first time having it. Do not to use self-tanning lotion prior to treatment as it may result in a yellowish discoloration of the skin.
After Your Treatment: Don’t get brows wet for 24hrs this includes saunas/sunbeds/sweating at the gym or swimming. Don’t use harsh non-oil based makeup remover. Don’t use AHAs or retinol for 48 hours. Do set when wet and style into shape. Do condition them in the shower with a standard hair conditioner. Do use a brow serum daily to ensure brow hairs are nourished and kept in top condition. Do use oil based makeup remover. Do set brows with brow gel. Do brush brows daily.
Before Your Treatment: Please ensure you inform your therapist if you are pregnant, have any medical conditions or any product allergies. Some skin treatment are not suitable if you have been using Retin A or Ro-Accutane within the last six months. Some treatments will use nut or aromatherapy oils. Ensure you have not had any waxing in the area within the last 72hrs. Please ensure you have not used Retin-A, Renova, Adapalene in the last 3months or undergone a recent chemical peel, microdermabrasion, laser/light therapy, injectables or other cosmetic procedure. Ensure there is no sunburn on the area to be treated.
After Your Treatment: After any skin treatment your skin may be sensitive, so it is important to avoid the following for 24 hours after your treatment: Excessive Perspiration & Friction; Sauna / Steam Room; Hot Bath / Shower / Swimming; UV Exposure; Fake Tan / Body Lotion.
Before Your Treatment. Book a Free Consultation prior to receiving this service. A patch test will be performed at this point if you are a suitable candidate for laser and full details of how best to prepare and what results can be expected will be given at this point. Avoid UV exposure on the area to be treated for at least 4 weeks prior to receiving this service. Do not use any self tanning products in the weeks prior to the service. Shave the area to be treated one to two days prior to the service – not on the day or service as your skin may be more sensitive if done on the day. SPF and tyrosinase inhibitors must be used during and after treatment course on any areas exposed to daylight (eg Face). No bleach/depilatory cream or waxing, plucking or threading for 2/3 weeks prior to your 1st treatment or during course on areas being treated.
After Your Treatment. No baths/showers/sauna/jacuzzi/heat treatments for 48 hours post treatment. No excessive sweating/work-outs/gyms for 48 hours. No deodorants/perfumes scented lotion for 48 hours. No Swimming in chlorinated water for 48 hours. No tight clothing on areas straight after treatment. (eg jeans, tights). No false tan 7 days post treatment. No active products such as AHA’s, BHA’s and retinol for 3-7 days after treatment.
Before Your Treatment. We cannot perform any Gel Polish service if there is any infection in the area. Make sure to book in for Gel Polish removal service if required as there may not be time to perform the full service if this is forgotten. Removal is €10 if your did not have the polish applied by us, otherwise it is €5
After Your Treatment. The gentler you are on the nails the longer they will last. Use cuticle oil and nail strengthening/conditioning products between services. Return to get the gel polish removed professionally, as peeling them off can cause damage to the natural nail.
After Your Treatment. The gentler you are on the nails the longer they will last. Use cuticle oil and nail strengthening/conditioning products between services. Return to get the gel polish removed professionally, as peeling them off can cause damage to the natural nail.
Service F.A.Q.'s
- Bikini – Basic: Hair removed to panty line excluding bum.
- Californian: Tighter than bikini, a little inside panties and including bum.
- G-String: Very tight past panty line and includes the bum.
- Brazilian: Strip left on top, hair totally removed from lips and includes bum.
- Hollywood: Totally bare.
Due to waxing being a heat treatment, under no circumstances can one get waxed prior or post using sunbeds or being exposed to the sun due to irritation skin is hot and red and waxing can cause skin to burn, it can also remove excess skin layers. Client has to wait 24 hours before and after.
Generally we say two days prior for a regular waxer. Clients who are getting waxed for the first time should get waxed one week before their holiday so the skin can settle. Ideally a first timer should arrange to get waxed a couple of months before going away and then again closer to the time. As wax is a heat treatment and wax naturally removes a layer of skin, skin is therefore more sensitive and can burn easier in the sun.
As people have different pain thresholds, it is hard to say what kind of discomfort you will experience. Pain reduces if regular waxing is maintained. Usually we advise to wax every four to six weeks. Hair follicles get weaker and hairs become thinner so it is easier to remove.
Hot wax is hotter then strip wax. It is designed to work down into the pores in the skin, attach to the bulbs like Velcro. The heat opens the pores and the wax then hardens. The wax is then removed taking with it the hair.
Hot wax will open pores and attach to the hair and bulb, taking hair and bulb when removed, this minimizes ingrown hairs. Strip wax rests on hair and hardens, a paper or cloth strip is then used to remove the wax. This procedure is much harsher on sensitive areas as it is pulled out with force, breaking the hair and sometimes not removing the bulb causing ingrowth.
An ingrown hair is caused when hair is unable to grow up and out of a pore. Some people are prone to them more than others. Strip wax can cause them due to skin in an area drying up. When hair grows it can’t get out of the pore, this in an ingrown hair.
It varies from person to person, hair should be left to grow for 2 – 3 weeks if the person has shaved, epilated or used a hair removal cream. If you are in a regular waxing routine you can wait 4 – 6 weeks before your next wax.
It varies for everyone, usually hair will start peeping out approximately 3- 4 weeks if you have shaved, epilated or used hair removal cream prior to getting waxed. Regular waxing will start to slow down the hair growth cycle.
Skin should be exfoliated to remove dead skin cells, waxing is more effective as a result. No oils or creams should be used on the day of the treatment.
This is absolutely fine. Although pain varies from person to person, sensitivity can be heightened during your period, leaving it two days before or after your period might be better.
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