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The owner of The Glow Space in Manly knows first-hand how a person’s appearance can significantly influence their psychological well-being, self-esteem and social interactions.
In the months after her son Oscar’s birth, Annabel Birch-Patel says she felt like her identity had changed and she lacked her pre-motherhood confidence.
“I had a wrinkle reduction treatment and couldn’t believe how it made me feel,” she says. “It had a huge impact on my self-confidence and it motivated me to give other people the same experience.”
With 13 years nursing experience behind her, Annabel did a postgraduate course in facial aesthetics and, in July, opened a treatment room beside her home – a private and quiet retreat where new clients, both women and men, begin with a free consultation to determine the best treatment for their skin type, routine, lifestyle and likely sun exposure.
“Once I know what they want to achieve, I can recommend a treatment that will give them a natural result that can’t be detected.
“Everything I do is overseen by a doctor who audits my notes every month.”
Annabel and husband Dino moved from Avondale to the Coast in 2020.
“Covid shifted out priorities and we wanted to raise our two boys in a community. It was an awesome decision that we’ve never regretted.”
Although they are new to the Coast, they both have connections here – Annabel spent a lot of time visiting her grandparents, Barbara and the late Barry Lereculey, at Army Bay, and Dino’s parents once owned the Hilltop Indian Restaurant on Hibiscus Coast Highway.
“I loved nursing, but I think I’ve now found my passion. It’s priceless to see the transformation that a carefully structured cosmetic treatment can deliver.”
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