People and Skin – Refreshing My Look And Mood With A Total Makeover

“After being locked in for over three months I felt like I needed a total makeover. So I headed to Alfie’s and then to People and Skin …“

After being locked in for over three months I felt like I needed a total makeover. I wanted to feel refreshed and revitalised and “alive” again.

I started with a visit to my regular hairdresser Bianca at Alfie’s. There I got myself a cut, colour and blow-dry. I also snuck in a quick consultation for a moisturizer with beautician and makeup artist Bianca’s sister Francesca Scerri Rizzo who is always so kind and helpful and never pushy she loves to explain and give out samples to allow me to choose what creams I like best. I left the salon feeling so much better and ready for my next consultation for possible aesthetic treatments that offer a quick fix with longer results. So off I went to Dr. Joanna Delia at People and Skin.

I love the atmosphere at People and Skin, even with mask and all, the team is friendly and welcoming, and I felt like I was visiting long lost friends.
I wanted to know what “magic” Dr. Delia could work on me – she sanitized a hand mirror and handed it over to me – to show her what I was bothering me. She explained that it was important that I told her myself what I am not happy with.

I know beauty is only skin deep and that I should be happy with the way I look and try to age gracefully without giving too much importance to looks and that I should give more importance to nourishing my brain and inner beauty. However, growing older is not easy either and to me it is important that I feel confident and happy.

Just like I wear makeup to feel better a little Botox or a little filler or other help to make me feel better is also important for my inner self. Yes, I’m generally a very happy go lucky person and I’m not that fussy about the way I look, but when I smile with that mask on and see those wrinkles and crows feet around my smiling eyes they bug me. Yes, I know I might be fickle and probably nobody else really notices them, but they bug me – this is something selfish that I do for me and only me.

So, I asked Dr. Delia about them and what solutions she has. Could I also remove the large age spot close to my eyes on my right cheek bone?

My issue with Botox is that I feel it may change the way I look, and I will end up looking unnatural and I worry it might make me look unfamiliar to myself. Could this happen I asked? She listened to my concerns through her Covid-19 shield and then reassured me that I needed very little “intervention” a few drops of Botox around my eyes for the crow’s feet wrinkles. Dr. Delia explained that with the small amount she would use I would not feel strange to myself and sometimes what might happen is that our focus shifts and may give us the wrong perspective. We may think that we look different but in reality it’s because first we’re conscious of our wrinkles around our eyes when those are removed we shift focus to other areas of the face. With regards to the age spot it was something very easy to remove but can only be done in winter – and only costs 50 euro – but it must be done in winter, so I decided to wait and go back. With regards to the Botox I would go home and think about it.

Dr. Delia and her team are always on hand to give their clients any other help and advise too and happily explained to Luisa my step daughter who accompanied me for my consultation about their products for younger skins.

I drove home excited and couldn’t stop thinking about whether I should or shouldn’t do Botox. I was apprehensive because I was also feeling guilty about spending money on something so “silly” – I had to battle with my inner voice and remind myself – I’m worth it – I am allowed to spoil myself once in a while. I had to remind myself that it is ok to spend money on myself and not only to buy what I need, and I’m allowed to sometimes also be frivolous if I wanted to. I’m old enough to spend money on what I want without having to justify myself to myself.

Once home I looked at my wrinkles and decided, yes, I would go for a little fix of Botox and messaged Mixhelle for an appointment – I’m worth it, my inner voice repeated to myself. Still the following week I was debating should I cancel, or should I go but I convinced myself and went.

I must say it was painless and quick I was in and out of the clinic within 15 minutes.

It takes a few days to see the effects of Botox and results are not instant. For the next few days, I kept looking closely at my crows feet, day one nothing really happened, day two neither by day three, yes I could see that the wrinkles seemed to have sort of faded away. By day six I look refreshed and the wrinkles hardly show unless I smile very widely, this is exactly the result I wanted. I wanted to feel and look refreshed without having a plastic or unnatural look.

I really feel much happier now when I smile at my own reflection, it’s like I have a little secret that makes my inner voice happy.

For me reading a special book, sharing a great meal with family and friends, reading a heart-warming story of overcoming adversity, getting a blow dry, all make my inner voice happy too. I think that is what keeps me sane and balanced when my inner voice and my outer self are in harmony and happy with each other.

I believe it is important to sometimes spoil ourselves with whatever it is that makes us feel happy without feeling guilty. If you believe you too need to spoil yourself but can’t afford that special treat, whatever that is – do write to us and tell us why you or a friend you love also deserves a special treat, contact us or send us an email to: [email protected]

About People and Skin

People and Skin offer a wide range of other professional aesthetic treatments, all administered by highly professional and qualified team. Visit their website for more information.