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Lunch Time Beauty Fixes
Got a lunch hour spare? You can have a wrinkle-free forehead or bigger boobs in under 60 minutes, but is a quick fix too extreme?
I'm on the slippery slope to 30 years of age. (OK, I'm 29.) So, nagging thoughts about ageing and changes in my appearance have begun to enter my head.
In the past, I've always relied on my so-called "good Italian genes" to get me by. But I have begun to worry about little things, like the skin around my eyes getting a tad craggy and a yellowing of my teeth, after sipping on one too many green teas.
In the name of research, I have set out to uncover the latest fast beauty fixes that can be done in your lunchbreak. And, as I've found, the list is endless...
Meghan Fraser, the marketing and group manager of Clearskincare Clinics, says it's a hub for career women whenever noon rolls around: "Our most popular lunchtime treatments are laser hair removal and cosmetic injecting - particularly anti-wrinkle injections. These can be done in 15 to 30 minutes - depending on how many areas are being injected - and a client can return to work, with colleagues none the wiser."
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Lana Laufer, the manager of Sydney Body and Beauty in the city, says, for them, it's medical-grade facials, body contouring, and infra-red wraps. The latter requires being wrapped up mummy-like and sweating buckets as the temperature soars. "The manufacturers tell us that the treatment provides the same energy usage as a 2.5-hour cardio workout," Laufer says.
Wendy Gilbert-Grey, at the helm of Edgecliff non-invasive clinic Hairstop and Body Mechanique, recommends skin microdermabrasion, electrolysis and cellulite-busting endermologie for your lunch hour. There's also technology used that is said to be "a bit like doing 1000 sit-ups while you're just laying there - it really works out your muscles," Gilbert-Grey says. The treatment involves the muscles being stimulated by a strong, adjustable electric current to encourage tone and centimetre loss. Sounds deliciously lazy.
It doesn't end there. Double Bay clinic Cosmos Cosmetic Medicine will soon offer lunchtime surgery-free boob jobs, whereby a gel-type filler is injected into the breast and can last as long as two years. Practice manager David Segal predicts it will be hugely popular: "The date for the product arriving in Australia is yet to be confirmed. However, we already have a waiting list and are starting to consult for the 'Boob Jab' next month."
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I'm on the slippery slope to 30 years of age. (OK, I'm 29.) So, nagging thoughts about ageing and changes in my appearance have begun to enter my head.
In the past, I've always relied on my so-called "good Italian genes" to get me by. But I have begun to worry about little things, like the skin around my eyes getting a tad craggy and a yellowing of my teeth, after sipping on one too many green teas.
In the name of research, I have set out to uncover the latest fast beauty fixes that can be done in your lunchbreak. And, as I've found, the list is endless...
Meghan Fraser, the marketing and group manager of Clearskincare Clinics, says it's a hub for career women whenever noon rolls around: "Our most popular lunchtime treatments are laser hair removal and cosmetic injecting - particularly anti-wrinkle injections. These can be done in 15 to 30 minutes - depending on how many areas are being injected - and a client can return to work, with colleagues none the wiser."
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Lana Laufer, the manager of Sydney Body and Beauty in the city, says, for them, it's medical-grade facials, body contouring, and infra-red wraps. The latter requires being wrapped up mummy-like and sweating buckets as the temperature soars. "The manufacturers tell us that the treatment provides the same energy usage as a 2.5-hour cardio workout," Laufer says.
Wendy Gilbert-Grey, at the helm of Edgecliff non-invasive clinic Hairstop and Body Mechanique, recommends skin microdermabrasion, electrolysis and cellulite-busting endermologie for your lunch hour. There's also technology used that is said to be "a bit like doing 1000 sit-ups while you're just laying there - it really works out your muscles," Gilbert-Grey says. The treatment involves the muscles being stimulated by a strong, adjustable electric current to encourage tone and centimetre loss. Sounds deliciously lazy.
It doesn't end there. Double Bay clinic Cosmos Cosmetic Medicine will soon offer lunchtime surgery-free boob jobs, whereby a gel-type filler is injected into the breast and can last as long as two years. Practice manager David Segal predicts it will be hugely popular: "The date for the product arriving in Australia is yet to be confirmed. However, we already have a waiting list and are starting to consult for the 'Boob Jab' next month."
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