“I recently bumped into someone I went to school with and I’m not being rude, but I thought she looked terrible. When I compared how she looked with how I look, there was no comparison. Appearance is really important to me; I’m into looking as good as I can. I go the gym and I run a nail salon. I’ve also been getting Botox for 23 years.

My first Botox treatment was a birthday present. I didn’t really know anything about it but I went along and I just really liked the affects. These days, I leave it to my practitioner at Woodford Medical to decide what ​‘needs’ doing. I go every three or four months and she usually does a bit around my eyes, forehead and sometimes in my chin. I trust her completely.

People are always asking where I get mine done because it looks so good and everyone says I don’t look my age. Sometimes I get asked why I started so young, but it’s more acceptable now, especially where I live in Essex. But I do think you can have too much, too young. You also need to be careful who you see because I think it makes some young girls look older. I’ve also seen some people look horrendous with ​‘bad Botox.’ You know, when they end up looking like a dead person because it’s so frozen? Or like Mr Spock from Star Trek because their eyebrows are so forced up that it looks too false. I don’t mind the false look but you should have a bit of movement.

Overall, when it comes to natural beauty over cosmetic beauty, I’m cosmetic all the way. I’d have a face-lift if I need one, but with my regular Botox and fillers, that’s a long way off. We’re probably more obsessed with how we look than 20 years ago but I blame social media for that, where people look the same; it’s all about the teeth, the hair, the Botox. When I first started getting it, there was no Instagram, but now we live in a society where unfortunately we feel like we have to look a certain away.

I don’t feel I have to be fully ​“made up” to feel confident, though. I have a semi-permanent line around my lips and tattooed eyebrows so it looks like I’m wearing make up anyway, but when my Botox wears off, I just don’t feel as fresh. I’ll keep getting it done as long as I can afford to. I spend about £1400 a year on it, but that’s part of my regime and budget – just like my haircuts.”

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