​My story begins…
Blessed with the safe arrival of my 2nd baby, another beautiful daughter joined our family. A happy time for us all.
As my hormones changed after her birth. So did my skin. I didn’t get the glowing radiant skin that many new Mums report. Instead I got dry, painful, red, angry, spotty skin that I wouldn’t wish upon anyone else.
My reflection in the mirror, brought me to tears
I had developed 2nd stage acne rosacea. Now my skin condition overshadowed the joy of being a new Mum.
I took these first pictures alone in the privacy of my bathroom. I didn’t want anyone to see my skin. I sat and sobbed at my reflection in the mirror, it was a really low point.

I remember thinking ‘come on pull yourself together’. What would you tell your clients to do? How would you help someone else in the same situation? And thanks to my experience as a skincare professional, I knew what I must do next to do get the problem under control.
My rosacea became infected
I needed to treat the infection before I could treat my skin. My GP prescribed me a course of antibiotics. I don’t always agree with using medication to treat your skin, it’s often harsh and the side effects can be damaging to not just your skin but also your body & mind. In this case without getting the infection under control. I would never achieve the results I wanted.
Now it was time for me to do what I do best. But this time I was treating my own skin!
Without action my skin would have become worse and everlasting damage would be done. I would be left with scarring, uneven, damaged skin. I knew from experience that the redness would get darker, and more purple in colour if I let it get out of control.
It was time to reconsider my skincare routine. I went back to basics with Katherine Daniels products. I introduced a proper cleansing routine - a double cleanse and tone with the Essential Cleansing Milk & Essential Toning Lotion.
This is how I would cleanse a client’s skin at the start of a professional treatment. It’s the best way to be sure your skin is cleansed gently & properly. To moisturise I used the Age Defence Dry Skin Cream. To replace lost oils and moisture and defend my skin from the environment.
If you’re short of ‘me time’ you’ll love this
My skincare routine takes me no longer than 2 minutes in the morning and the same in the evening. Its thorough and I use products that give me results.
In a few weeks I saw a dramatic improvement. My skin started to change, it was no longer dry, the soreness was less and the redness reducing. More than this my self-confidence was coming back! I felt like I could face the world, without people staring & judging me. I started to feel like me again!
I have positioned myself as an expert in my industry. Now it was time to prove my expertise
Rosacea is caused by the lack of oxygen in your skin. Oxygen is provided by your micro circulation. Your cells need oxygen for their ability to function & be healthy.
During the onset of rosacea, cells become suffocated (by the lack of oxygen). Your micro circulation becomes restricted, resulting in an even greater lack of oxygen! It’s an ever increasing effect that easily spirals out of control.
This is why rosacea should be treated at its earliest stage. You can boost oxygen levels in your skin with high doses of calcium. This allows your blood capillaries to function properly. Stagnant toxins can be flushed away by your lymphatic system.
There is a bacteria present in rosacea, this causes the pimples. Mine got out of control, which is why it became infected. With the correct salon treatment you can control this too.
How did I achieve my incredible results?To begin I wanted to strengthen my skin and make sure that it was functioning well. I did this with a course of 4 Age Defence Treatments for Sensitive Skin. Now much less red, more comfortable and calmer. My skin was hydrated and ready to receive the next step in my skincare journey.
Photo-Dynamic Therapy

I treated my skin for Rosacea and Sensitive Skin. Photo-Dynamic Therapy allowed me to treat my skin from the inside out, thanks to the use of red and yellow LED light.
Along with this. I used the (unique Katherine Daniels) light activated skincare technology - Photo-Dynamic Concentrates. Designed to multiply the results you achieve from using light therapy.
I stimulated the production of lymphocytes, to carry away the stagnant toxins. This reduced the inflammation & congestion in my skin. The Photo-Dynamic Concentrate is rich in oxygenating calcium, as well as powerful calming and soothing ingredients.
At home I added 1 more product. I used the Photo-Dynamic Treatment Boost for Rosacea & Sensitive Skin. It’s developed to support the professional treatment. More calcium, more calming and soothing ingredients were delivered to my skin twice each day.
Find out more about this amazing Katherine Daniels treatment here.
Just look at my skin now!

The visible results are only one aspect, the psychological effects have been huge too. The combination of both have given me back my zest for live. I feel happy. I feel pretty. I’m enjoying the challenges of being a working Mum again. But more than this I feel confident in my own skin!
Help is at hand
If you or someone you know are having similar skin problems to me. I understand how you feel. There is hope and there is freedom from this terrible skin condition.
If you need any help with your skin, myself or one of my team would love to support you with your journey to better skin for life. 

Its been a pleasure to share my story with you.
Charlotte 

​What would the future hold?
I hate to think what would have happened to my skin in the future. If I hadn’t had the opportunity of having a treatment with Tara.
Meet Tara…I specialise in skin and skincare in my business. I know that Katherine Daniels treatments & products are amongst the best tools in my salon to give results to my clients.
Vanessa had been ill for many years when we met. While her illness will never be cured, it is now controlled. It was time to get her skin under control too.
Without action the condition of her skin would become worse
If Vanessa hadn’t taken the opportunity to have treatments and change her skincare regime. Her skin would have become more fragile, more sensitive and would look older than her age. There may have been a high risk of conditions such as Rosacea forming too.
Her skin was letting its own moisture and oil escape
Because her skin was so dry & sensitive due to illness and the medication. My priority was to treat the sensitivity. This doesn’t mean only calming and soothing the skins surface. It means giving strength back to her skin, to make it less vulnerable, less fragile. This in turn would calm and sooth her skin. Because of the lack of oil (dryness), her skin was letting its own moisture and oil escape.
The results from her 1st treatment were incredibleThe 1st treatment I performed was the Katherine Daniels Age Defence Treatment for Sensitive Skin. We continued to do 1 of these a week for 4 weeks. An intensive course is the best way to start to correct the skin. The results from her 1st treatment were incredible. Over the next 11 months, we continued with monthly maintenance of the same treatment. 
Your daily skin regime is vitally important to correct your skin
Vanessa’s skin was so vulnerable, we had to keep her regime simple at first. Build strength, and re-ignite a good healthy skin function. Then we could elevate the results to the highest level.
We started with Miracle Cleaning Jelly, Rehydrating Concentrate & Sensitive Skin Rich Cream. All bases were covered.
It’s a commitment from a client
Commitment and continuity are key to results. Vanessa took that on board and followed my instruction to get the results she deserves.
As we worked past the intensive course of 4 treatments. We moved onto monthly maintenance treatments. Her skin was in better condition now, so we were able to up the anti with our homecare regime. I knew that her skin would now respond positively to the ingredients it received.
Just look at the result – they speak for themselves
​What a transformation

To support Yvonne’s treatment. Kira created a simple homecare regime.

• Essential Cleansing Milk
• Essential Toning Lotion
• Photo-Dynamic Treatment Boost (Rosacea & Sensitive Skin)
• Multi-Tasking Eye & Lip Balm
• Sensitive Skin Cream

Yvonne's more than happy…
‘I cant believe how different my skin looks & feels. I am confident to wear less makeup. The purple, redness has reduced over my face & chest. The sandpapery feel of my dry skin is replaced by a soft & supple feeling. A lifetime of skin damage changed dramatically in just 4 weeks. I love the products and will continue to use them to keep the results of my treatment’.
Find out more about Photo-Dynamic Therapy by Katherine Daniels here.
Other Photo-Dynamic Therapy Treatments are available for:

• Rosacea & Sensitive Skin
• Anti-Ageing & Rejuvenation
• Acne & Blemished Skin
• Pigmentation & Dark Spots

​Skincare Professional Tina Samuel, Just Gorgeous Worcester shares her client Ellie's skincare journey with you.
Meet Ellie… I’m 21 years old. Throughout my teenage life, I have suffered with my skin. It was so spotty across my cheeks, red and sensitive in other areas. Sore to touch even! I had open pores and lots of blackheads. It made me self-conscious, so I wore lots of makeup everyday to cover my skin.

​What would the future hold? 
I could see the scars across my cheeks from the spots appearing. Living with sore skin that was not pleasant. It wasn’t improving with the products that I was using.  
Meet Tina… I have worked as a skincare professional for 15 years, I opened my salon Just Gorgeous 13 years ago. 
I introduced Katherine Daniels to my salon in 2018. It is the best I have found in the skincare market, the results I deliver to my clients are remarkable. 
In March 2019 Ellie approached me to help her with her skin.  
Ellie’s skin wasn’t going to get better overnight
During consultation, I learned about the stages of her skin issues. What she had been using on it & her time and monetary budgets.  
Now I could plan how to change things - how to give her the clear, healthy skin she longed for. It wasn’t going to get better overnight, a commitment had to be made by Ellie. 
Without action her skin would not get better
It would have become more sensitive, more painful to touch.  
The blackheads would have kept coming. Stretching open her hair follicles to leave holes. The scar tissue wasn’t healing properly before another spot formed. We ran the risk of a scarred, uneven skin later in life. 
Using harsh products, leaves your skin vulnerable
It’s a common mistake. Using harsh, stripping product on spots to ‘degrease’ your skin. Using no moisturiser because ‘my skin is spotty’ this leaves your skin vulnerable, with little protection from dirt & pollution. Even your foundation becomes problematic for an under protected, parched skin. 
Any moisture in your foundation is used by your skin, to ‘self moisturise’ leaving your makeup patchy in those very dry & dehydrated areas.  
A step by step approach, but first a proper cleansing routine
I advocate a traditional double cleanse and tone approach, along with the Deep Cleansing Skin Rejuvenating System. This gives a deeper, more effective cleanse. Thanks to the silicone massage points which vibrate gently over your skin. This is how we cleanse skin at the start of professional treatments, we do this because it’s the best way.  
The results encouraged Ellie to commit to and continue her new regime
I needed to calm her skin, by reducing the redness her skin would look better and feel better immediately. It was a simple 3 step process - cleanse, tone & moisturise 
Twice a week Ellie gently exfoliated her skin. This would keep her hair follicles free of dead cells, to help stop more spots from forming. 
The results encouraged Ellie to commit to her new regime.  
Next we introduced the next stage of her journey - professional treatments. 
Intensive course of professional treatments 
I wanted to start a smooth healing process with The Age Defence Resurfacing Treatment.  After the course we moved to monthly maintenance of the same treatment. 
Introducing different products to her homecare regime 
I introduced the Total Skin Repair Concentrate to Ellie’s homecare regime, to support the healing process and to build strength within her vulnerable skin. We introduced a more hydrating moisturiser, to re-ignite her skins irrigation channels. To flush out cells that were full of toxins. For this we introduced the Rehydrating Cream. It was still a simple regime, one I knew she would stick to. 
This transformation took just 8 weeks! Good, considering it was a problem that was 5 years in the making!

​​Skincare Professional Sarah Bennett, Sigma Beauty shares her client Gill's skincare journey with you.
Meet Gill...
My skin problems were triggered by stress and trauma, I was an International Networker. Nothing could hold me back, or so I thought…
Spinal cord damage left me disabled. It was at this time of trauma & stress, that my skin changed. It’s said your skin is a symptom of your inner health, I believe this is true.
In 1999 I was diagnosed with Rosacea, I’ve lived with this for over 20 years. My skin was painful to touch, it was constantly sore and it felt like it was burning. It was awful to look at.
I wouldn’t leave the house without makeup on
In fact, I wouldn’t open my front door without makeup on.
My daughter told me about a new facial treatment that had been launched at the salon she uses. She thought it could help me so I I took a leap of faith and booked a consultation.
Meet Sarah…
A skincare professional for 35 years, and has owned her own salon Sigma Beauty for 14 years.
I’ve used Katherine Daniels in my salon for 6 years. I know I can tackle a multitude of skin issues. Constantly innovative. I’m confident that my clients will achieve their end goal.
My first meeting with Gill confirmed that yes she had Rosacea. However, it didn’t follow the usual pattern formation, over her cheeks, nose & chin.
I created a bespoke treatment plan 
There were many elements of Gill’s Rosacea to tackle; the red sore areas, the spots, the blisters that were coming over her eyelids. As well as the general poor condition of her skin, it was dry and dehydrated. 
My first treatment was to get some much needed hydration into Gill's skin. I also needed to see how her skin would respond to our products & treatments. I learned at her consultation that what ever Gill uses on her skin would burn and irritate it.
With immediate effect
Gill's first treatment was the Age Defence Sensitive Skin Treatment, the results were visible straight away. Her skin was refreshed, plumped and the flaky patches had gone. In the days after the first treatment her spots & blisters started to heal.
I had found products that didn’t irritate Gill's skin. The opposite was happening, her skin responded positively to the treatment & homecare regime.
Keeping it simple at home
I put Gill on two homecare products - Miracle Cleansing Jelly & Sensitive Skin Cream.
Photo-Dynamic Therapy Treatment
The treatment that Gill’s daughter spoke of and the reason Gill came to me for help was Katherine Daniels newest launch - Photo-Dynamic Therapy.
I treated Gill with the Advanced Rosacea and Sensitive Skin treatment, a combination of healing red and detoxifying yellow LED light. Combined with ingredients to oxygenate & calm her skin.
Photo-Dynamic Therapy treats your skin from the inside out. We combine it with products that work in the opposite way. And treat your skin from the outside in. It’s a winning combination.
The results were outstanding. I felt quite emotional performing Gill’s 3rd treatment.
This was the start of her visible skin transformation. The change in Gill's skin was matched by the change in her confidence. She was so happy!

​The country went into lockdown
All salons closed and all treatments stopped. To maintain the results we had achieved, it was so important that Gill carried on her treatment in a different way - at home.
Gill tells us how she did this...
"I was determined to continue the work at home myself throughout lockdown. I didn’t want to feel the way I used to when I looked at my skin. It had progressed beautifully."
The stressful nature of lockdown made my skin flare up
"But it didn’t go back to its worst, Sarah was on hand to ‘virtually assist me’. We added some different products into my regime and we took control of the situation. We added the Essential Exfoliating Gel, Concentrate for Dry Skin & Total Skin Repair Concentrate to my regime."
Week by week everything changed
​These pictures say a thousand words!

If you really think about it, unless you have visited a skincare specialist the chances are you have never been shown how to wash your face properly. You probably follow the steps your mum took or follow what a tv or magazine advert tells you to do, but let me tell you there is a proper way and cleansing your skin properly is the most important step, in my opinion on looking after your skin.

Cleansing your skin doesn’t take long, my skin routine takes me 2 minutes in the morning and the evening.  Yes morning and evening! You must do both for different reasons.  I hear so often I don’t cleanse in the morning because I did it before I went to bed or I don’t cleanse before bed because I wash my face in the morning.  I am going to help you to make sure your skin is getting the treatment it deserves.

Why cleansing is important before bed...

If your skin is not kept clean, oil, dirt, makeup and pollution particles get into your hair follicles. Your hair follicles become blocked, forming a ‘plug’ of debris. This debris festers and bacteria breeds. The area around the follicle then becomes raised, red and sore. White blood cells go to the area to fight the infection. These white blood cells die (this is puss) and leaves you with a white head.

I’m not saying that cleansing your skin properly and with the correct products will stop you having a spot or black head again, but making sure your skin is clean of excess oil, dirt, makeup and pollution particles each night will limit the number you get. It will ensure your skin is in its best shape to recover and repair while you sleep.

Why we cleanse in the morning... 

Your skin should be clean when you go to bed, so in the morning you’ll be removing oil, dust particles and your night-time concentrates and creams, but you still need to cleanse to remove what has built up over night, you do not want this sitting on your skin all day.  If you are short on time in the morning a facial wash is great for this job. They’re quick, refreshing and can be used in the shower too.

Cleanse TWICE! Not just once!

Yes, you need to do it twice! The first cleanse will remove your make up, dirt and superficial pollution. The second cleanse will clean your skin, remove the remainder of excess oil, dirt, makeup and microscopic pollution particles which have gotten into your skin.
I always recommend that my clients use the Essential Cleansing Milk and Essential Toning Lotion. This is what we use in our salon treatments. There is a reason for this. It’s because it’s the best way to get the deepest cleanse possible, in the gentlest way. 

If you aren’t a full cleanse and tone person then we do offer other solutions that might suit your life style better. At Charisma Beauty & Skincare salon Norwich we are proud stockists of the Katherine Daniels skincare range.

Katherine Daniels cleansing products:

• Essential Cleansing Milk
• Essential Toning Lotion
• Essential Micellar Face & Eye Makeup Remover - is a great alternative for face wipe users.
• Essential Refreshing Cleansing Gel - is great if you like a wash and a fresh feel
• Essential Miracle Cleansing Jelly - is great if you prefer a wash which will leave you nourished

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How does the Essential Cleansing Milk work?
It’s a dual textured milk to fluid. Because the molecular structure of the fluid is small, the product can enter every pore and every follicle to give you the deepest, detoxifying clean but in a gentle way.


Do you need a Toning Lotion?
Yes, you do. This will finish your cleansing routine and take your skin back to the perfect neutral pH.


Any other cleanser needed?
You’ll need a good eye make-up remover – our Micellar Face & Eye Make-up Remover is amazing. You can use this to remove your eye makeup and for your first cleanse too (I do). It’s also good as a refreshing morning cleanse.

Consistency is key...
Whatever way of cleansing your skin you choose, the key is consistency to see the benefits and results.  Like most things doing something once won’t give you the full benefits.  I challenge you to decide on which cleansing method is best for you.  Make your purchase and commit to cleansing every morning and evening for 2 weeks.  If at the end of those 2 weeks you can honestly say you don’t feel the difference then please bring your product back and we will credit you account to use against a treatment in salon.

FREE SKIN CONSULTATION.  I am offering free virtual and in person skin consultations to make sure you are using the correct products for your skin, to give you better skin for life.  If this is something you would like to have please get in contact so I can book this is for you.

I filmed a live on Friday where I talk through the different cleansing options and demonstrated how to use the Essential Cleansing Milk & Toning lotion. 
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​If you only make one change with your skin routine make sure it is cleansing your skin properly.  Trust me you will see the difference.

Thank you for reading my blog, have a wonderful day.
​Charlotte xx 

Yes that's right, I was over the moon when I found out that one of my best friends was in tears! I wasn't concerned or worried what was wrong because they were tears of overwhelming happiness and shear amazement at what she saw in the mirror.

Once upon a time at aged 22 Nicola was 16 stone, she wore big baggy clothes, had zero body confidence, she certainly wouldn't have let me photograph her in her underwear and definitely wouldn't look in a mirror naked. Here she is pictured below, to me she has always been one of my beautiful friends inside and out, but she didn't feel that way about herself.

However after such an impressive weight-loss Nicola was left with a hang on her tummy (excessive skin). She has also had 2 beautiful babies via c-section so the muscle in this area was also weak. As she lost the weight the skin didn't tighten back as it was before.  She had even considered a surgical tummy tuck to have it removed.  HOWEVER... she didn't need this as her friend (ME...Charlotte, writing this blog) had spent years researching into non surgical body contouring, targeted fat reduction technology and in 2020 launched Lipofirm Pro at Charisma Beauty Salon! I knew  that this treatment would be perfect for Nicola.

Here we are a course of 8 treatments later and Nicola was crying. It was on treatment 7 the tears started flowing.  Here is what Nicola had to say and how it has made her feel, plus her amazing before and after pictures.
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"I have always wanted a tummy tuck but never been able to afford or see myself doing it so this was my way of having an alternative without having to go under the knife.  I wasn't sure what to expect.  It wasn't the most comfortable treatment to have but I soon got used to it and would say I looked forward to it and found it addictive. Each week I felt fab walking out of the salon, my stomach flatter and less bloated.  On the 7th session I was overwhelmed, it made me cry with happiness when I looked at my pictures, I couldn't believe the difference, I am so pleased with my results, I'm certainly going to keep up my healthy eating and exercising.  Thank-you"

Using this technology we can treat targeted fat reduction, cellulite treatment, bumlift, bingo wings, tummy contouring, skin tightening, thigh sagging and non surgical face lifting.
​If you are reading this blog and sitting thinking "that's me" pop me a message or pick up the phone and come and chat to me.  My mission is to give all of our clients the transformations and confidence that they deserve.  You will be under no obligation to proceed with treatment or a course but at least you will know what we can possibly achieve for you here at Charisma Beauty, Skincare & Aesthetics. 

Have a wonderful day, thank you for taking the time to read my blog 
Charlotte xxx 

Most of us regularly have dental checks, sight tests, hearing test but when did you last have a skincare expert have a look at your skin? 

At Charisma Beauty we advise regularly having one of our skincare experts look at your skin to make sure you are using the correct products at home, having the facial best suited to you in salon and getting the results you deserve.

Time for a skincare check up! Especially this time of year as we go from summer in autumn.  Season changes can have a big effect on how our skin behaves.  Over the summer months our skin is exposed to the sun, pigmentation damage can occur and our skin builds up a layer to protect itself.  As we enter the colder winter months, our skin can become dry and fragile so you may need to change how you are treating it to protect it during the winter months.

When was the last time you changed the products that you are using?  As with most things, our skin can get used to what we are using and so the products aren't as effective.

Throughout October we are offering a Season change skincare check up for £15.  This service includes a skin consultation followed by mini facial consisting of a cleanse, tone, serum, eye cream and treatment cream application.  You will walk away with a personalised home care prescription with every recommended product suited to your skin and to give you the results you want to achieve.   That's not all...purchase 2 or more products and you will receive your skincare check up FREE.

You can make a booking for your skincare check up via our website under facials or give us a call on 01603 611223. 

Remember, prevention is always better than cure.  We have fantastic result driven facials and products that can reverse the effects of time but if we start off on the right path with preventative skincare products we really will have "better skin for life".

We look forward to looking after your skin at Charisma Beauty & Skincare Norwich.
Love Charlotte xx

You think of inch loss treatments, skin tightening treatments, cellulite treatments, bum lift treatments and most people associate them as treatments for women, but why? Don't men deserve body confidence too?

Of course they do!  I am a big believer that men should be welcomed into salons as much as women and deserve that feel good factor too. 
If you notice at Charisma our decor is very neutral and isn't fluffy pretty pink and floral. This is deliberate! I want our male clients to feel just as welcome, relaxed and at home in our salon as our ladies.

Men suffer the same body confidence issues just as much as women, the difference is men don't always shout about it (I can write that, as I am a woman)
I am however going to shout about these results that one of our male clients is getting through our Charisma Transformation Programme. Let's call him 'Nick' (That isn't his real name, which I won't disclose for client confidentially purposes)

6 weeks ago Nick visited Charisma for his consultation for our Lipofirm treatment.
During consultation his therapist explained that the treatment works in a way that is natural to our body for lasting results. Radio Frequency liquidises the contents of the fat cell and DMA (dynamic muscle activation) then squeezes the fat from the cell.  The fat is converted into energy and burnt like going to the gym, but significantly intensified.
Getting scientific the treatment causes a type of contraction called a supra maximal contraction and is much stronger than anything you could generate naturally by a gym visit.
From just 1 Lipofirm tummy contour treatment you will see a visible difference. Imagine that from laying back on our treatment bed for 25 minutes.

Nick's therapist also went through a medical consultation as well as listening to his body concerns, to make sure that he was fit for treatment and that the results he wanted were achievable. They decided on a 8 week treatment plan consisting of 8 tummy contouring treatments to be had at 1 per week.
​5 weeks on, here are his results so far.

Look at that definition appearing from the front view! From the side you can see his tummy shrinking down and the inch loss visible.
Nick said "I have had to put another hole in my belt"

It's not just about the inch loss it's about the confidence this incredible treatment gives you too.  I can even see Nick is standing much more proudly for his after picture of his 5th treatment than the first image we took of him.
We haven't even finished with him yet, we still have another 3 treatments to go. (I will update this blog at the end of Nick's journey.)

If body confidence is something you are lacking, this could be the treatment for you. Male or female. At Charisma Beauty, Skincare & Aesthetics in Norwich we can treat
- Inch loss
- Skin Tightening
- Bum Lifting
- Cellulite 
- Fat reduction
- Body Contouring
More information and before and after pictures can be found on our website

If you have questions about this treatment I have also filmed short videos answering FAQs which can be found on our youtube channel.

If you are reading this thinking, this is what I need, then book your consultation, you can make your booking by calling the salon on 01603 611223 during opening hours or make a booking 24/7 via our website. We would love to help you with your body concerns and give you the confidence you deserve.

Thanks for reading 
​Charlotte xxx