Karen Betts - Permanent Cosmetics Artist & Trainer

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Karen Betts with TV's Lizzy Cundy

(Karen Betts with TV's glamorous Lizzy Cundy)

Karen is one of the most well respected permanent makeup technicians and trainers in the UK. Her TV appearances have earned her a growing list of celebrity clients. Click here to visit Karen's personal website.

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Nathalie says “I love Blink+Go strip lashes! They are so easy to apply as they are shaped to fit your eyes perfectly. My favourite style to use on my celebrity clients and for fashion shows are 'flirt' as they give a subtle enhancement that gives a huge impact.” Click here to visit Nathalie's personal website.

Helen Barnes is an International Slalom Canoeist and World Eskimo Rolling Champion and also a client of Karen's. Click here to visit her personal website.

Caroline Monk works tirelessley on her Breast Cancer Campaigns and Karen, with her amazing team, join Caroline offering some amazing transformations on some very special ladies. Click here to visit Caroline's website.

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KAREN HELPS CORRIE STAR SALLY WHITTAKER

Friday, 16th July 2010 - 1:05pm

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Photography by Ken McKay/Rex Features
GMTV Programme, London

Medical tattooing can help everybody - even the stars.

Six months after chemotherapy, Coronation Street actress Sally Whittaker (now Dynevor) made an appointment to see Karen Betts. Sally discovered she had cancer after her Coronation Street character, Sally Webster, developed the disease in the soap opera's plot. The storyline prompted her to check her own breasts and she found a lump. The treatment that followed resulted in Sally losing her hair and eyebrows.

Sally said, "I am shocked by how much the chemotherapy changed the way I look. It really undermined my self-confidence".

When a colleage told her about Karen and the work she does to help women regain control of their appearence, before and after chemotherapy, Sally booked a consultation immediately and then decided on an eyebrow procedure the very same day.

Here's what Sally had to say following her permanent makeup eyebrow treatment with Karen;

"Having the eyebrow procedure done really made a big difference to how I was feeling - it gave my psychological well-being a real boost.

Karen is a very gifted person with a lovely, warm personality and I would recommend her to anyone, in fact I'm going back to her very soon to have the eyeliner done. I'm addicted now!" Sally.

Helping women to get their confidence back after what is a very traumatic time is something that Karen sees as very important. As well as the actual paramedical (medical tattooing) work she performs, Karen works tirelessly to raise awareness of how, with the help of permanent cosmetics, chemotherapy doesn't have to mean that you lose control of how you look.

Visit Karen's website for more information or call Cate on 0845 6443994 for a consultation with Karen.