Hasta la Vista follicles

New Recruit at Douglas Super Clinic says it’s hasta la vista follicles!


After 25 years in the business, what Adrienne Ashcroft doesn't know about hair removal could be etched on a hair tip.

Richmond Hill resident Adrienne, recently arrived from Dublin, commented upon her experience, saying: ‘My background in waxing hails back to 1992 when I opened Sohomen, London - the first male grooming salon in the UK. At the time it was a very new phenomenon and so I regularly appeared on national TV demonstrating waxing for men - bringing male grooming out of the barber shop - much to the amusement of most women!

‘Moving back home to Dublin in 1998 I opened my own salon - Top to Toe - where I perfected bikini waxing, brazilian and hollywood and so on.’

‘Looking back over nearly 20 years of waxing I have come across numerous very common issues such as ingrowing hairs, strong growth and the dreaded folliculitus (AKA waxing or shaving rash) on an almost daily basis. The scarring and appearance of these conditions is a major psychological issue for clients, so whilst in Dublin I decided to train on a diode laser - when I saw the results the progression was logical.’

‘Hair really doesn't stand a chance in the face of a laser,’ she said, ‘I spent twenty years as a waxing specialist, but when I bought my first laser machine, it quickly earned me the nickname of the ‘hair annihilator’ from my Irish clients.’

Mother of two Adrienne now joins the team at the Kensington Road Super Clinic where she offers both permanent hair removal and specialist waxing.

But diode lasers aren’t cheap, according to a UK distributer, the ‘average’ laser costs more than £65,000 and stringent safety procedures, servicing and training come on top of this.

However, such is the intensity of the light pulse that it zaps both hair and follicle. You can even hear a slight pop as they are ‘annihilated’.

‘Nine out of 10 women are fearful at first, but the treatment is incredible efficient and not nearly as painful as they imagine.’ Adrienne explained.

‘The machine I use at the super clinic is exactly the same as the one I have used for many years in Dublin. It’s powerful and permanent - so it’s hasta-la-vista to unsightly body hair!’