Rae’s Blog
Is Your Makeup Running In This Hot Weather? Semi Permanent Makeup Can Help!
Do you struggle to keep foundation and eyeshadow on and have to reapply many times throughout the day? Semi Permanent Makeup can help with that. Fill in your eyebrows with a soft shade of brown, use a black or navy to define your eyes with a subtle shade...
Be The Best You Can Be with Permanent Makeup
Permanent Makeup - it can be soft and subtle When discussing permanent makeup, it doesn’t have to be big brows, winged eyeliner and full lipstick. It can be much more subtle than that. A slight wash of colour behind the brow hairs, or a few extra...
Will a tattoo or skin imperfection spoil your Wedding Day photographs?
Are you getting married this summer? Are you conscious of any tattoos or marks that you don’t want to appear in the photographs? Temporary Camouflage cream can help you conceal them for your special day, and for your photographs that will...
Camouflage for Holiday Makers
Do you feel panic knowing your summer holiday is drawing near and you'll have to crack open the summer closet? Do you feel anxious about wearing shorts, t-shirts or a bikini? Do you end up wearing long sleeves or leggings and then feel hot and sweaty all day? Do you...
Working with the Katie Piper Foundation
I became involved with The Katie Piper Foundation back in 2011. I had been working in hospitals helping people cover burns, scars and birthmarks with Camouflage creams, and knew that a wider spread of knowledge about Camouflage was needed. It is still not regularly...
Eyebrow Scarring – not a Fashion Statement
Eyebrows are part of the structure of your face, and the brow is often the area where scarring and lack of hair can occur. This can create problems with the overall appearance for men and women alike. Peoples hair is different in coarseness and growth patterns so...
Permanent Make Up Conference with Teresa Wild
Permanent Make Up Conference with Teresa Wild Permanent Cosmetics Today was day one of a 3-day Permanent Make-up Conference with around 50 other permanent makeup artists. It was at The Arora Hotel, Gatwick, only 15 minutes from where I live, which is so handy as often...
Regaining Confidence with Medical Tattooing
Rae Denman on regaining confidence with medical tattooing and camouflage Scarring can come in many different forms, shapes and sizes. The size or area affected is not necessarily in proportion to the effect it has on a person. Sometimes the smallest of scars can have...
Look Good Feel Better – Workshops at the Macmillan Centre
Last year a new Macmillan Centre opened on the East Surrey Hospital site. I went along to an open evening they had for Look Good Feel Better. Lisa Curtis (Head of Programme Services) was leading the presentation and spoke very passionately and succinctly about the...
Rae on ITV’s Lorraine, with Dr Khan and Dr Devine of the Harley Street Skin Clinic
Just appeared on ‘Lorraine’ on ITV with Dr Khan and Dr Devine of the Harley Street Skin Clinic showing Semi-permanent eyebrow tattooing and a non-surgical facelift. I was really welcomed by the TV crew at ITV, and by Lorraine herself and Dr Hilary. It was good to show...
Finding a reputable skin camouflage technician
Find yourself a skin camouflage technician who is right for you and your needs First of all contact The British Association of Skin Camouflage and ask if they have any practitioners near you. They have a large number of members all fully trained, throughout the...
12 Top Tips to Camouflage your Scars or Pigmentation on your Summer Holiday
If you've booked a summer holiday and are nervous of unveiling your scar, birthmark, pigmentation or other markings, here are a few pointers to making sure your camouflage products last through the hot, sunny days. 12 Top Tips for Camouflaging Make sure the area is...
Winner ‘The Life Changing Procedure’ Award (Medical Tattooing)
I'm delighted to accept this award for the Best Life Changing Procedure (Medical Tattooing), presented by The Finishing Touches Group. My two entries were regarding nipple/areola tattooing and scalp tattooing, both of which were truly life changing for both of these...
Medical Tattooing: 3D Nipple and Areola Tattoo
Nipple and Areola Tattoo I met this patient after she had a left mastectomy and DIEP / nipple reconstruction. 4 years later she needed a right mastectomy and LD flap reconstruction. She had fully healed and was no longer receiving treatment. The next stage was...
Scalp pigmentation for women
A patients story: "If I could regain and harness all the time and energy I've ever spent agonising over my hair (or lack of) I could probably power the whole of London for over a year. I've literally spent hours painstakingly clipping it up in obscure ways in the...
Presentation on Medical Tattooing and Camouflage
Presentation at a Rotary club last night. It had 3 main points: 1. My career background, from design to medical tattooing 2. Case Studies with supporting Before and After photographs 3. The charity I support and why this work has a positive impact on people. This was...
Medical tattooing for Scar in Eyebrow (male)
Lovely patient. Only needed 2 treatments and 9 months later he just sent me this: "The procedure has left me feeling more confident and comfortable with my appearance. The quality of the care I received was excellent and you were very caring and professional, yet...
Camouflage for Vitiligo
Patient with Vitiligo wanting coverage with camouflage cream. Worked on his elbows today to create a colour match thats easy to apply, is waterproof and as transference proof as possible. I used a mixture of 2 colours so he is coming back to see me in 2 weeks with the...