Covid-19 update

Well, 2020 is going well so far isn’t it?! With your wedding on the way, you may well be feeling rather anxious about what the next few months will bring in the midst of the current health crisis. I’ll level with you - I am too.

My hygiene practices are already very stringent - clean hands and extra sanitiser at all times, equipment and products cleaned and disinfected regularly - so I’m very confident that I have things under control from my end. But I am going to have to work extra hard to keep myself, my clients and my family safe. With that in mind I thought it might be a good time to remind people of my regular contraindications for makeup application.

Clients are required to inform me if they are suffering from any of the following. I am without exception unable to apply ANY makeup treatment or skin contact on anyone with any of these conditions:

Impetigo

Conjunctivitis

Stye or other Eye Infection

Scabies

Ringworm

Coldsore (Herpes Simplex)

Acne Vulgaris (severe infected)

 This is standard practise and I have always been prepared to refuse treatment of someone in that situation. It’s imperative in keeping my kit and equipment sanitised, my clients healthy and my reputation intact. In order to continue to do that during the current Covid-19 outbreak I shall be extending this to include anyone who is displaying cold and flu symptoms or has done so in the last 14 days.

The new government guidelines are advising people to isolate for seven days if they are showing any signs of fever, persistent cough or shortness of breath. Other countries have gone further, and so to ensure all of my clients and my family are protected I will be too.

My work is in EXTREMELY close contact with people and it is impossible to avoid touching during a makeup application. They may take a little longer as I pause for extra hand washing and sanitising. My trials take place in my own home (or occasionally someone else’s) and so please don’t be offended when I ask you to wash your hands on arrival. I am also now asking that if you have ANY cold or flu like symptoms or have been in close contact with anyone displaying those symptoms that you do not attend your trial as scheduled. We can reorganise for a date after fourteen days and I will ensure we get another booked in as soon as possible.

I know there are worrying times ahead for everyone. We have to take care of each other and I assure you all that I am doing everything I can to take care of you.

Thanks for listening and thanks in advance for your understanding.

Amy