On the 12th August 2020, the below letter was sent to the government in order to help raise awareness for the beauty industry and receive confirmation on when salons, clinics and freelancers could reopen.

Letter to parliament copy – 12th August 2020

To:
RtHon Boris Johnson MP
Rishi Sunak MP
Alok Sharma MP
Prof Chris Whitty

Dear Prime Minister, Chancellor, Secretary of State for BEIS and Professor Whitty,

We, the undersigned, support our colleagues in the British Beauty Industry and the Beauty Backed campaign.

The beauty industry contributes £28 billion annually to the UK economy alone and 1 in every 60 jobs is in beauty.

Beauty clinics, freelance therapists and makeup artists are expecting and planning to reopen on Saturday 15th August. They need to start contributing to the UK economy once more and where applicable, take their staff off furlough.

We are extremely concerned that there has been no confirmation from the government about reopening this Saturday and therefore implore you not to backtrack on your announced opening date.

Aestheticians, beauty therapists and makeup artists, all of whom are qualified and insured, have not been able to earn an income for more than five months.
If restrictions continue, you will further impact those who safely carry out treatments and will demonstrate that the Government does not comprehend or appreciate the value of the beauty industry.  

Outside of medical environments, the beauty industry, more than any other, maintains the level of standards required for safety during the Covid-19 crisis, with the majority of treatments already taking place with PPE in place during ‘normal’ times. The health and safety of clients has always been taken extremely seriously.

With this in mind, it is well overdue that the beauty industry should be allowed to return to work in full.

The Signatories:

PROFESSOR DAVID SINES CBE
STEPHEN BARTON M.Sc.; CBiol; FELLOW OF SOCIETY OF COSMETIC SCIENTISTS
SHARON BENNETT, CHAIR OF BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF COSMETIC NURSES (BACN)
DR ANASTASIA THERIANOU MD, PHD, CONSULTANT DERMATOLOGIST AT LINDO WING
DR ANDREW GOODWIN BSc (Hons) PhD CChem FRSC
DR ANITA STURNHAM MBCHB, BSC HONS, MRCGP, MSC Derm
DR ANJALI MAHTO MBBCh BSc FRCP
DR ANKE GINZBURG PHD (DR. RER. NAT.)
DR AOIFE TURNER MB Bch BAO FA,E BOPRAS
DR CAROL TREASURE
DR DAVID R. JACK MBChB BSc (Hons) MRCSEd MBCAM
DR DANIELLE LOUGHRAN MA DPHIL (OXON)
DR DENNIS GROSS Board Certified Dermatologist, MD, FAAD, ABD, ACS
DR EMMA WEDGEWORTH MA MBBS MRCP UK (Derm)
DR FAHEEM LATHEEF MBCHB, MRCP (DERMATOLOGY), MD, MBA, FRCP (LONDON)
DR HENNAH BASHIR MD MBBS
DR JOANNA CHRISTOU MBBS BDS (HONS)
DR JUSTINE KLUK MBChB FRCP (UK) (Dermatology)
DR MARKO LENS MD MSc DPhil (Oxon) FRCS
DR RAJVEER THETHI MBChB BSc(Hons) MRCSEd
DR SAM BUNTING MA Cantab MBBS MRCP
DR SARAH TONKS MSc, MBBS, BDS
DR STEFANIE WILLIAMS DERMATOLOGIST
DR UNNATI DESAI MBChB, MRCGP, DFFP, PGAIWH, DPD, GDLAW, PGDClinEd, DipAesthMed
DR WASSIM J. TAKTOUK MBBS (LOND) MRCGP DipDerm BCAM
DR XINYI DU-HARPUR MBBChir MRCP MA (Cantab)
DR ZAINAB LAFTAH CONSULTANT DERMATOLOGIST, GUYS & ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL MBChB, BSc(Hons), MRCP, MRCP(Derm), PCME
DR JEAN-LOUIS SEBAGH
EMMA COLEMAN AESTHETIC & DERMATOLOGY RGN
DR FIONA MCCARTHY, CONSULTANT MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST AND COSMETIC DOCTOR
DR RABIA MALIK
DR AMIEE VYAS
DR GALYNA SELEZNEVA
FRANCES TURNER TRAILL, BOARD MEMBER, BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF COSMETIC NURSES (BACN)
DR RENEE HOENDERKAMP
PAUL READ, SUSSEX AESTHETICS
DR DIVYA VELUVOLU
HALLYAESTHETICS
DR LEAH TOTTON
DR AYAH
DR ROS DEBENHAM
EMMA WEDGEWOOD AESTHETICS
THE AESTHETICS ACCOUNTANT
DR JOSHUA VAN DER AA
NATALIE ASSAR
DR DHROOV THANKI
MISS LAUREN MARY THOMPSON RGN
DR SOPHIE SHOTTER
ESTHER LOUGHRAN
DR CATHARINE DENNING
SINEAD AETHETICS
DR UCHENNA OKOYE
SHERI MARGOLIS
DR TONI PHILLIPS B.SC (MELB), B.D.SC, GROUP CLINICAL DIRECTOR – DESTINATION SKIN

DR ROSENA ALLIN-KHAN MP, SHADOW MINISTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
CAROLYNE HARRIS MP
JOHN MCNALLY MP
JUDITH CUMMINS MP
TRACEY BRABIN MP, SHADOW MINISTER FOR CULTURAL INDUSTRIES

BABTAC
BRITISH BEAUTY COUNCIL
CEW
CIBTAC
COPRA
HABIA
HAIR AND BARBER COUNCIL
NATIONAL HAIR AND BEAUTY FEDERATION
PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY
SAFETY IN BEAUTY
THE HAIR & BEAUTY CHARITY
UK SPA ASSOCIATION

ADEOLA GBOYEGA – MAKEUP ARTIST
ALEXANDRA FORBES LIMITED
ALEXIA INGE – FOUNDER, CULT BEAUTY
ALISON YOUNG – BRAND CONSULTANT AND BROADCASTER
ALY RAHIMTOOLA – HERBAL ESSENTIALS
AM SKINCARE LTD
AMANDA BELL – MAKEUP ARTIST AND TRAINER
AMANDA BROWN – FACIALIST
AMANDA LACEY – FACIALIST AND BRAND FOUNDER
AMY MILES – IMBUE
ANA FILIPA CALADO – CONSULTANT
ANDY MILLWARD – FACIALIST LTD
ANNIE BRUCE – FOOT-HOLD INTERNATIONAL BRANDS LTD
ANTONIA BURRELL – FACIALIST AND BRAND FOUNDER
ARMONIA BEAUTY FOR THE FUTURE
AROMATHERAPY ASSOCIATES
ASHTON AND FINCHER AVON
BEAUTY CHEF
BEAUTY DIRECTORS CLUB
BEAUTYSTACK
BETTER BROWS
BLINK BROW BAR
CACI INTERNATIONAL
CARLY OSBORNE – GENERAL MANAGER, FEDERICI BRANDS UK
CAROLINE BARNES – MAKEUP ARTIST
CAROLINE HIRONS LIMITED
CAROLYN ARONSON – IT’S A 10 HAIRCARE
CBII
CELIA BURTON – MAKEUP ARTIST
CAROLYNN BINNIE – CAROLYNN BINNIE EXPERT HAIR REMOVAL
CHANTECAILLE
CHARLOTTE FIDLER – SPOTS & STRIPES
CHARLOTTE KNIGHT – CIATE
CHARLOTTE RYE AESTHETICS AND BEAUTY
CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTY
CHARLOTTE TILBURY MBE – FOUNDER, CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTY
CHER WEBB MAKEUP LIMITED
CHERYL BOTCHWAY – FOUNDER, MINTD BOX
CHRISTIANNE CAVALIERE – CEO LONDON COLLEGE OF BEAUTY THERAPY
CHRISTINA BETHANY – ADVANCED AESTHETICIAN
CHRISTINE LUCIGNANO
CLARE GOODWIN BSc (Hons)
COLETTE HAYDON – FOUNDER, LIXIRSKIN
COSMETICS A LA CARTE
CULT BEAUTY
DAXITA VAGHELA – LASH AND BROW EXPERT
de MAMIEL
DEAN NATHANSON, CACI
DEBBIE O’SHEA – FREELANCE BEAUTY TRAINER
DECREE SKINCARE
DERMALOGICA
DERMATICA
DIJA AYODELE – ADVANCED AESTHETICIAN, FOUNDER, DIJA AYODELE AESTHETICS LTD
ELEMIS
EMMA GUNAVARDHANA
EMMA HARDIE SKINCARE
ENKOS DEVELOPMENTS
EUDELO
FACEGYM
FENWICK
FIONA MCINTOSH – CO-FOUNDER, BLOW LTD
GEORGE HAMMER – SPA OWNER
GEORGE NORTHWOOD – HAIRDRESSER
GEORGINA HAMED – MAKEUP ARTIST
GERRARD INTERNATIONAL
GILL MORRIS
GINA RITCHIE
GLO DISTRIBUTION
HANADI AL HAMOUI – BANK OF AMERICA, MERRILL LYNCH
HANNAH MARTIN MAKEUP
HANNAH RUSSELL, CEO OF GLOWDAY
HAYLEY BENTON SILVER FERN GROUP
HEIDI BANNISTER
HERSHESONS
HD BROWS
HILARY DART – HILARY DART ASSOCIATES
HIND SEBTI – CO FOUNDER AND PARTNER AT WALDENCAST
OLLY GUMBLE – FACIALIST
INFINITY INGREDIENTS
ISHIMMER
ISLE OF PARADISE
JACQUELINE BAX KNEEBONE
JACQUI OWENS – INDUSTRY HEAD, HEATH AND BEAUTY, GOOGLE
JANE CUNNINGHAM
JANE FOULSTON – CHAIR, CThA
JANSSEN COSMETICS
JASMINE WICKS-STEPHENS
JENNA TREAT
JENNIFER BREWER
JENNY HALPERN PRINCE – FOUNDER & CEO, HALPERN
JOAN SCOTT
JOE BANNISTER – ARTHUR EDWARD RECRUITMENT
JOSH WOOD – HAIRDRESSER
JOSH WOOD COLOUR
JOY ADENUGA – MAKEUP ARTIST
JULIA HART SKIN TREATMENTS
KAITLIN FOX – SALTEE
KAREN BETTS KB PRO
KATE KERR – ADVANCED AESTHETICIAN
KATE SOMERVILLE SKINCARE
KATIE OVEREND – KJ TALENT AND PARTNERS
KAY MONTANO – MAKEUP ARTIST
KB PRO
KEISHA LAWLER – TREPADORA
KEMI KINGS – MAKEUP ARTIST
KERRY HOY
KIM BUCKLAND MBE
KIM SMITH
KING OF SHAVES
KIRSTY MCCALL – MAKEUP ARTIST
KLORIS
KRESTYNA BATTY
LADY DEMETRA PINSENT – CEO, CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTY
LAN NGUYEN-GREALIS – MAKEUP ARTIST
LEE STAFFORD – HAIRDRESSER
LEGOLOGY
LESLEY BLAIR – CHAIR, BABTAC
LISA ELDRIDGE – MAKEUP ARTIST
LISA POTTER-DIXON – MAKEUP ARTIST
LIXIRSKIN
LOLA DANSU – AS ME BEAUTY
LONDON COLLEGE OF BEAUTY THERAPY
LORNA RADFORD MSCI MA (CANTAB)
LUCIA SHERMAN – FINANCE DIRECTOR, JOHN FRIEDA SALONS
LUKE HERSHESON – HAIRDRESSER
LUMENE
LYNETTE LUKES – CONSULTANT
MAGGIE BROWN – FACIAL ACUPUNCTURIST
MARGARET DABBS – MEDICAL PODIATRIST
MARGO MARRONE – FOUNDER, THE ORGANIC PHARMACY
MARIAN NEWMAN – SESSION MANICURIST
MARIE REYNOLDS LONDON – AESTHETICIAN
MARY GREENWELL – MAKEUP ARTIST
MEDIK8 SKINCARE
MILLIE KENDALL MBE
MURAD SKINCARE
NAILS INC
NATALIE DELLA-VERDE – BAD GIRL BROWS
NEEL CHANDARANA
NICOLA CLARKE – JOHN FREIDA SALONS
NICOLA HASTE – MAKEUP ARTIST
NILAM HOLMES BScHons BAHons, FOUNDER – DERMASPA CLINIC, EYEBROW QUEEN LIMITED, NEETWAVE LTD
NOUVEAU BEAUTY GROUP
NOUVEAU LASHES
NURISS CLINIC
ODETTE BEAUTY
OMOROVICZA
ORIELE FRANK – ELEMIS
OSKIA
PAI SKINCARE
PENELOPE DAVIS – BEAUTY TRAINING LIMITED
PETER GEARY – 24 SEVEN
PHILIP KINGSLEY PRODUCT LIMITED
PIETRO SIMONE – FOUNDER OF PIETRO SIMONE SKINCARE
PIYUSH MEHTA
PZ CUSSONS BEAUTY
RACHEL SWIFT DERMALUX AESTHETICS
REBECCA PORTER – ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE
REENA HAMMER – SPA OWNER
REN SKINCARE
RISHI VEDA
ROS SIMMONDS MONAT GLOBAL
ROY COWLEY
RUBY HAMMER MBE – MAKEUP ARTIST
SALLY-ANNE STEVENS – B. THE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY FOUNDER
SAM CHAPMAN – MAKEUP ARTIST
SARAH BROWN – FACIALIST
SARAH CHAPMAN – CLINIC OWNER, BRAND FOUNDER AND AESTHETICIAN
SERENITY BEAUTY
SHANE COOPER CLINIC
SHARMADEAN REID MBE
SHAVATA SINGH – SHAVATA BROW STUDIO
SHAYNAE WALCOTT – SUGARED AD SPRAYED
SILVER SKIES BEAUTY CONSULTING
SKIN AND ME
SPACE NK
STACEY WODU – MAKEUP ARTIST
STEAMCREAM
STEPHANIE KING – LONDON SUGARING CO
STEREX
SUPERDRUG
SUSAN GERRAD
SUSAN ROUTLEDGE CONSULTANCY
TAN LUXE
TERESA TARMEY – ADVANCED AESTHETICIAN, CLINIC OWNER AND BRAND FOUNDER
THE BODY SHOP
THE CHILGROVE CLINIC
THE LIGHT SALON
THE RED TREE CONSULTANCY
THEA GREEN – FOUNDER OF NAILS INC
TIME TO BLOOM UK
TOM OGDEN – UK AMBASSADOR, ALPHA-H
TRACEY WOODWARD
TREATWELL
TRINNY LONDON
TRINNY WOODALL – FOUNDER, TRINNY LONDON
URBAN RETREAT
VICTORIA TYDEMAN – OWNER, STEAMCREAM
XCELLR8
ZAYSTHETICSX  
ZELENS
3D LIPO

ALICE HART DAVIS – JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR
BEATRICE AIDEN – JOURNALIST
CATHERINE TURNER – BEAUTY JOURNALIST
CLAIRE COLEMAN – JOURNALIST
DEBORAH JOSEPH – EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, GLAMOUR
DR ATEH JEWEL – JOURNALIST
FUNMI FETTO – CONTRIBUTING EDITOR BRITISH VOGUE and OBSERVER MAGAZINE BEAUTY DIRECTOR JESSICA DINER – HEALTH AND BEAUTY DIRECTOR, BRITISH VOGUE
JOELY WALKER – BEAUTY DIRECTOR, GRAZIA
KATE SHAPLAND – JOURNALIST, FOUNDER – LEGOLOGY
NADINE BAGGOTT – JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER
NICOLA BONN – BROADCASTER
SALI HUGHES – AUTHOR, BROADCASTER, BEAUTY COLUMNIST, THE GUARDIAN
SARAH JOSSEL – BEAUTY DIRECTOR, SUNDAY TIMES STYLE
SONIA HARIA – BEAUTY DIRECTOR, DAILY TELEGRAPH

b THE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY
BLANKET PR
BRANDSTAND COMMS
CARVER PR
CLARE FORDE MEDIA & PR
ESSENCE PR
HALPERN
IMAGINATION PR
KNOWN PR
MONTY PR
PEGASUS PR
PURE PR
SEEN GROUP
THE COMMUNICATIONS STORE
THE TAPE AGENCY

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