Pittwater Life January 2024 Issue

Hair & Beauty
with Sue Carroll
A look into the Crystal Ball
for beauty trends in 2024
The Aesthetic profession
is never stationary.
Innovations for health,
wellness and self-improvement
for the skin and body assist us
with being the best version of
ourselves. There is no slowing
down when it comes to being
healthy inside and out.
Spas, gyms and wellness
centres assist people with
muscle recovery with
cold plunge therapy and
breathwork. People want to
maintain peak performance,
improve their resilience,
circulation, energy levels and
reduce inflammation. While
physically, ice baths or cold
water therapy assist with
this, working on the mental
and emotional aspects with
breathwork gives a more
balanced and positive result.
The ’90s Skinny Brow is
making a comeback! Some
of the biggest celebrities and
beauty influencers embracing
this style. After seeing so many
people follow this trend years
ago and can now not regrow
their brows, I think improved
brow grooming is the better
alternative.
One thing we seem to
never have enough of is time.
Many time-poor clients have
already requested effective,
time-reduced, but still relaxing
skin treatments. This usually
combines high tech with high
touch to achieve their goals.
Treatments such as a HIFU
GLOW, China Doll, Hollywood
Red Carpet Facial, Tixel
Infusion and JetPeel treatments
make this possible.
The next chapter of overall
wellness is mind-body beauty,
where mental and emotional
well-being are intertwined
with physical appearance and
health. Finally, we are looking
at the body as a whole and not
in segments. One works with
the other and the health jigsaw
puzzle comes together in a
wonderful unison.
Pre-rejuvenation treatments
are taking the younger
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generations by storm. Earlier
maintenance where action is
taken to prevent loss of laxity
in the skin before signs of
ageing are even visible, colour
is more even, and textural
changes are reduced to give a
more flawless complexion.
The injection of fillers is a
minimally invasive procedure
and assists with restoring
volume and enhancing facial
features. There are many
different types of fillers today,
using hyaluronic acid. Their
composition, viscosity, where
it is used, and injection depth
will influence the final result.
One of the many growing
treatments where clients
receive amazing results
without looking as if they have
abnormal lips is using a very
fine hyaluronic acid into each
lip line. The “barcodes” are
reduced, and a more youthful
lip is achieved.
Mushroom-based ingredients
hit the aesthetic industry back
in 2018. Mushroom magic is
making a resurgence. They
are being incorporated into
skincare to boost collagen
production, brighten, and
hydrate the skin, and provide
anti-inflammatory benefits
and antioxidant protection.
Mushrooms have been used in
Traditional Chinese medicine
(TCM) for centuries, so consider
this a revamp to an already
well-known ingredient.
The desire to let healthy skin
shine through, rather than be
smothered with makeup, is
being embraced. Makeup is
being used to enhance one’s
natural beauty and the skin
hybrid is born. We have had
BB and CC creams for a while
now where the 2-in-1 routine
for skincare and makeup has
assisted with fewer products
and time-saving strategies.
More products will hit the
market with a hint of colour
while giving our skin the
nutrients they yearn for. The
one thing to remember is that
they cannot be used in the
evening routine.
It is nearly impossible to
have not heard about AI being
introduced into the aesthetic
world. AI apps are being used
to scan the skin and assist with
homecare recommendations.
The healthy aging concept in
2024 is being embraced, where
the focus is shifting away from
how one looks at their age and
more focused on what can be
done to keep mind, body and
spirit healthy.
Sue Carroll is at the forefront
of the beauty, wellness
and para-medical profession
with 35 years’ experience on
Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
She leads a dedicated team
of professionals who are
passionate about results for
men and women.
info@skininspiration.com.au
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