Karen Betts Professional

Being a full time University student and a busy mum of three make-up application is not up there on my list of priorities. One morning I stood looking in the bathroom mirror, my hair looked like it had been brushed with a toffee apple and my mother’s face stared back at me. It was time for drastic action. ‘SPMU’ seemed to be the acronym of the day. After much research one name in the industry kept cropping up ... Karen Betts Professional. After a lengthy and comprehensive consultation, I found myself booking three treatments, eyebrows, eyeliner and lips. All my procedures were carried out by Vikki from the Elite team …. She is fabulous! I felt totally at ease from the minute I met her, she was friendly and chatty and explained the processes fully to me. First procedure was my brows. Having spent the majority of the 90s over plucking I was left with very sparse brows. I have spent a fortune on products promising me thick, lustrous brows only to find myself disappointed and out of pocket. Having had numbing cream applied Vikki drew the template for my brows, constantly stepping back like a true artist and checking the accuracy of her work, we discussed the best colour for my skin tone and only when I was happy with the colour and shape did Vikki prepare me for the tattooing. Being needle phobic I was dreading it! However, I could hardly hear the machine and felt like Vikki was drawing on me with pencil rather than a needle. Numbing cream was constantly applied to ensure that I felt no discomfort. When the treatment was finished and I got to view my finished brows nothing could have prepared me, I had gorgeous, thick, beautifully shaped brows that framed my face perfectly. Secondly …. Eyeliner. This was the procedure I was dreading the most, surely a needle near my lash line would be agony. Once again numbing cream was applied and Vikki set about tattooing a gorgeous winged flick. The procedure wasn’t painful, a mild annoyance if anything, bit scratchy in places and my eyes flickered involuntarily a couple of times but it was nothing like I imagined. I was a little puffy eyed afterwards but some Piriton tablets stopped them getting worse. The finished effect is amazing, perfect eyeliner with no smudging! Thirdly …. Lips. It was explained that the colour applied will lighten during the healing process so with this in mind I chose quite a vibrant pink. Vikki spent a long time blending different pigments until I was completely satisfied. Numbing cream applied and Vikki drew the shape, eliminating any flaws, highlighting and defining my cupids bow. Again, this wasn’t an unpleasant experience, a little nippy in parts but the minute Vikki sensed I was uncomfortable she reapplied numbing cream. Afterwards I had the most amazing swollen luscious pout you could imagine! If you are prone to cold sores one key piece of advice is to get some Aciclovir tablets to prevent an outbreak. I purchased a course from Superdrug online for £20, they are a god send! It’s now a week after my treatments. It was a little strange getting out of bed and having make-up on but these procedures have boosted my confidence and self-esteem like you wouldn’t believe. I cannot praise the treatments I received highly enough and have received so many compliments. If you are considering it ... do it! But only with the best.... KBP!
5 7 years ago (27-07-2017)

For years I suffered the inability to pluck my eyebrows and have them look symmetrical, one would always be higher than the other which would lead to thinner and thinner brows which did nothing to compliment my face shape. Then I found Karen Betts who is, in my opinion, the absolute market leader in permanent makeup and eyebrow tattooing. After a brow treatment with Karen I almost looked as if I'd had a mini facelift...it really was that good. I highly recommend Karen's treatments - she's down to earth, honest and so skilled, you can't help but trust her.
5 9 years ago (22-04-2016)