Barbara Johnson Skin Specialist

A great notification to start a busy Friday 😄

We are delighted to announce finalists in The Nations Hair & Beauty Awards 2024 are...

Beautician of the Year:
Lucy, Lucy Humphreys Beauty (Swindon)
Bethany, Beauty Defined (Newcastle)
Mandy, Mandy's (Tywyn)
Rachel, Forever Beautiful by Rachel (Ammanford)
Anjalee, Anjalee Laser Beauty & Spa (Luton)
Christine, Christine at Beauty Escape (East Kilbride)
Tara, Tara Davies Skin & Beauty Clinic (Pembrokeshire)
Claire, The Birdcage Aesthetics & Beauty (Middlesbrough)
Hannah, Hannah's Nail Bar (Auchterarder)
Nelly, Luxury Beauty By Nelly (Prescot)

Beauty Specialist of the Year:
Obsession Lash Bar (Nottingham)
Gemma Riley - Nail Artist (Tavistock)
Get Nailed by Ellie O Hara(Codsall)
Anjalee Laser Beauty & Spa (Luton)
Glow All Out By Catrin (Llanelli)
London Lash (Manchester)
The Birdcage (Middlesbrough)
Harriet’s House Of Beauty (Tenby)
Beauty Defined (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Bekah Cran Makeup Artist (Aberdeen)

Skin Clinic of the Year:
Nic’s Beauty (Kilmarnock)
Pandora's Box Skin Expert (Sunderland)
Wildflower Aesthetics Ltd (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
E.M Aesthetics (Cardiff)
By Amy (Glasgow)
Miss Molly Emma's Beauty Studio (Haverfordwest)
Barbara Johnson Skin Specialist (Edinburgh)
Aesthetic Expert - South Shields (South Shields)
MW Skin Studio (Kilmarnock)
Skin By Ella (Ayr)
The Skin Works North West (St Helens)

Please check our finalist announcement (pinned to the top of our page) and ensure that all of your details are correct.

If you are yet to get in touch with your contact number and email address, please do so as soon as possible via messenger or email [email protected], the awards ceremony will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport on the 7th of July 2024.💜

If you are looking to attend, please get in touch.
Congratulations on being a finalist!🎉

I’m running the 5k in the Edinburgh Marathon weekend (will leave the marathon for another day!) and raising funds for MacMillan along the way - absolute superheroes who give much needed support to patients and families living with cancer 🙌

Voting closes at midnight tonight for the Aesthetic Excellence Scotland Awards! I’ve been nominated for Skin Clinic of the Year for Scotland and Skin Therapist of the Year - if you can please enter your votes before midnight tonight if you’ve not already done so 🙏

I’m so delighted to be nominated as a finalist in the Skin Clinic of the Year and Skin Therapist of the Year categories for 2024 Aesthetic Excellence Awards Scotland, but need your votes to win! You can vote by scanning the QR code below, the closing date is 26th February 2024. Thank you!

And then this! A huge thank you to the very kind clients who put my name forward for this, it’s really a wonderful way to finish the year ❤️

We are delighted to announce that the finalists for Skin Therapist of the Year…

MW Skin (KIlmarnock)
Skin By Ella (Ayr)
The Source Clinic (Edinburgh)
Caroline McLean Skinology Glasgow (Glasgow)
Julia Hart Skin Clinic (Dunfermline)
Barbara Johnson Skin Specialist (Edinburgh)
Esthinity Skin & Body Clinic Justyna Fuminkowska (Glasgow)

Congratulations!
Please check our finalists announcement (pinned to the top of our page) and ensure that all of your details are correct.
If you are yet to get in touch with your contact number and email address, please do so as soon as possible via messenger or email [email protected]

I’ll be off for the Christmas holidays from Friday 22nd December until 11th January 2024 - if you think you may run out of any products over that time could you please let me know by the evening of Sunday 17th December to allow plenty of time for delivery. Thank you! ®

This came as a bit of a surprise today! 😱🤩

We are delighted to announce that the finalists for Skin Clinic of the Year…

Nic’s Beauty (Kilmarnock)
FTT Skin Clinics - Inverness (Inverness)
The Skin Clinic - Cumbernauld (Glasgow)
Skinstitute Scotland (Glasgow)
SWANN Skincare & Aesthetics (Barlanark)
DrVictoria (Edinburgh)
Esthinity Skin & Body Clinic Justyna Fuminkowska (Glasgow)
E&G Skin Clinic (Edinburgh)
Barbara Johnson Skin Specialist (Edinburgh)
The RE-NU Skin Clinic Medical Cosmetics (Dundee)

Congratulations!
Please check our finalists announcement (pinned to the top of our page) and ensure that all of your details are correct.
If you are yet to get in touch with your contact number and email address, please do so as soon as possible via messenger or email [email protected]

Thought for the day.

That’s a wrap for the first part of the year, I’ll be back in the clinic on Thursday 23rd February! If you need any products please email me your order and I’ll make sure it’s ready on my return.

I’ve got a 1hr appointment that’s become available on Thursday at 5pm if you fancy a pre-Christmas treat! Click the Book Now button at the top of the page to secure your spot 😄

Driving down a rainy motorway - at least it’s not queuing in Dover! See you in a couple of weeks 🌦

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer so far - this is a notice to all my skincare clients that I will be away over the next two weeks so please put in any product requests by Sunday evening 😄 Thank you!

I’ll be away from the clinic from the 4th-10th July, please let me know if you will need any products by Tuesday 28th June 😄

The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business.

Running a business is really hard.
What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid back people.

People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.
Friends and family will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a big chain store.
You have to worry about if you forget to email/message someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages and emails.

Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work life balance. You need to be the director, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner..... All whilst being a parent, a husband or a wife, family support, friend... it’s one of the hardest things you will try and balance
There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5 years. If they are successful they are overwhelmed. It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting. Especially the past couple of years when so much has been out of our control.

Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives. Be kind, be patient, support small businesses…….and hopefully more of us will stick around!

I copied this from another small business owner that I support & they support us.

🤍🌈🌸

That’s it, I’m off now for two weeks - see you all in August!

I will be off for a much needed two weeks on Sunday, there are a few days left if you need to stock up on skincare before then 😄

A few words of advice on sunscreen, now that summer is officially here!
www.barbarajohnson-skinspecialist.co.uk/blog/sunscreen-theres-a-little-bit-more-to-it-than-just-slapping-it-on

Why a higher SPF isn't necessarily better for your skin — Barbara Johnson Skin Specialist A high factor SPF doesn't necessarily mean UVA protection, and you may still be exposed to UV damage leading to premature aging, pigmentation and skin cancer.

Have just received confirmation from the Scottish government that unfortunately Tier 2 does not mean facials are a go, so sadly I will need to cancel my clients who are currently booked in. I’m still able to offer skin consultations and customised skin care, as well as massage and waxing treatments. I was really excited to be getting my hands on skin again, but keeping us all safe is obviously a greater priority 😕☹

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Happy days, as Scotland enters Tier 2 on Monday 17th, I can get my hands on your skin again! I'm prioritising my existing clients so please email me at [email protected] to secure your appointment, or book online from Monday 17th May. Looking forward to seeing you in the clinic!

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