About Us
CHC Aesthetics is situated at 35 Alexandra St in Southend-on-Sea, conveniently located near the centre of town with plenty of available parking. A warm and welcoming atmosphere ensures that your time with us is peaceful and extremely pleasant.
About CHC Aesthetics
The origins of CHC Aesthetics go back to the early 2000s, when our founding aesthetician Penny Hawker opened the pioneering Cliff House Clinic, one of the first aesthetics clinics in Essex. We opened a second clinic, Essex Laser Lipo, in the 2010s, before moving into our current premises as CHC Aesthetics at 35 Alexandra St, in Southend’s beautiful conservation area.
Now, comprising a team of fully qualified aestheticians providing a full range of body sculpting services and facial aesthetics, with the addition of Dr. Tala Khazim, an advanced facial aesthetician who is a qualified doctor, our award-winning Clinic has never been better placed to offer this unrivalled selection of services.
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Meet our founder, Penny Hawker
Penny Hawker became interested in face and body aesthetics in the late 1990s, after an interesting and varied career which has included a background in nursing and a highly successful consultancy in the private health insurance profession.
With an enquiring mind and an unquenchable thirst to learn ever more about the fascinating world of aesthetics, Penny has also undertaken training as a psychotherapist, studied nutrition and is actively engaged in “lifestyle” health, writing occasional blogs on the subject.
Penny is a passionate animal lover, has run the London Marathon and regularly attends advanced Pilates and Yoga classes.
Meet the Team
Introducing our wonderful team, dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality treatments you can trust. Fully accredited, our professionals are passionate to bring you the best care possible.
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Personalised Care, Exceptional results
We pride ourselves on offering personalised treatments in a supportive environment. Our mission is to ensure that every client receives the highest level of care with results that they are striving for.
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Embrace the feeling within your own skin
Our treatments are designed to fit seamlessly into your lifestyle, with no downtime and no surgery required. Experience a journey of self-discovery as you start seeing real results, helping you feel empowered in your own skin.
Legislation in the uk using lasers in aesthetic treatments
Legislation in the UK for aesthetic practitioners where the use of various types of lasers are used are required to hold ITEC level 3 and 4 qualifications in conjunction with the manufacturer’s certification (ITEC is the leading international examination board).
This qualification is required in the UK by law for any aesthetic practitioner to safely operate IPL, Lasers and ND YAG laser treatments for the purposes of skin rejuvenation, hair removal, fat removal and other cosmetic treatments.
The industry requires such qualifications to ensure that proper insurances can be obtained, and safety measures and professional protocols are adhered to. At CHC Aesthetics we work in conjunction on a consultancy basis with Lipo Body Slender and the New Brook training school, a highly respected body of professionals in aesthetic practices.
What our clients have to say
I love coming here, I completed a course a while back that truly improved my acne. I recently visited again, and the lady was lovely and tailored the facial to my needs. Thank you so much!
10/10 experience, I highly recommend this place! Both the owner and doctor were really lovely, welcoming and friendly people. I was absolutely over the moon with how quick they responded to my request of getting my lip filler dissolved. I was booked in the next day! I was very pleased with the procedure as there was minimal pain compared to the stories i’d heard about lip filler dissolving online. The doctor was amazing! This is 100% the place to go.
I have been coming here for a long time now and all I can say is AMAZING 🤩 you always get a friendly welcome from the staff and always there to help and give good advice. Penny has built a great team and business and I would not go for treatment anywhere else because of this. Dr Tara Khazim is absolutely amazing, she takes great pride in her work and so she should. Every appointment I've had more information and advice on beauty treatments to do at home, and she listens to each client and there individual needs. I am very impressed with her work. They have a wide variety of treatment's and beauty products. I would highly recommend this place ☺️
Thank you so much Tala you have made me feel so much better , Botox & Fillers I'm looking so much better than when I first came to you. I would recommend 👌 anyone To go to CHC AESTHETICS 👍👍👍👍❤️
A professional, friendly salon, I felt at ease immediately. Having discussed my requirements with Lilly, my therapist, a Hydra Facial was recommended. The treatment was relaxing and more importantly to me, the result was amazing. My skin appeared rejuvenated. It was plumped and glowing. Extremely satisfied. I would highly recommend this salon for its kind, knowledgeable staff and also for the results driven treatment provided in a clean, comfortable environment. Thank you.
I would actually rate it ten out of ten, first time going for a facial. Was a lovely relaxing atmosphere, the shop was beautiful and had a lovely peaceful feeling to it! Lilly did my facial and she couldn’t have been any more friendly and accommodating as she was. Absolutely brilliant! Will definitely come back again. A lovely experience and my skin feels great! Top Marks and will definitely recommend!
I am very happy with my treatments, Shayna and Lily are very experienced and very friendly young ladies, Penny the owner is a really lovely lady, I would definitely recommend this clinic if you are thinking of having any aesthetics or other treatments X
Amazing treatment by Shayna. My Hydrofacial was extremely relaxing and I could really feel it rejuvenating my skin. A lovely facial with so many benefits. Shayna was a fantastic therapist, very attentive and explained everything fully, especially helpful to me as this was my first visit. All the staff I met were very professional and lovely. Very clean and modern salon, would definitely recommend. My skin is glowing and I can’t wait for another visit. Thank you ☺️
Friendly professional staff. Excellent consultation with Penny t here owner to talk thru what treatments best for me. Having the laser lipo. Very comfortable. Had a tester facial with red light therapy today and it was very relaxing. I look refreshed. Excellent service and products.
Lovely clinic, Have had fat freezing treatment so impressed with my results so far. Clinic is super clean and offers such a wide range of treatments i have opted to have micro needling facial done next. Lily who has done my treatment is super friendly and makes you feel really comfortable Highly recommended.
I had a brilliant hydrofacial - treatment was excellent and my skin looked and felt amazing afterwards. Salon was lovely and everyone I met was professional, friendly and did an amazing job. Would highly recommend to everyone! 😊
I am very happy with the result. Dr.Tala did some amazing work, she was very gentle and explained the process perfectly. I highly recommend.
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At CHC Aesthetics – our consultants are skilled at using state of the art technology to achieve the body forms which our clients desire. The service provided by CHC Aesthetics is a very personal one and is designed to help each of our clients individually acquire the positive lifestyle changes which this specialist and modern technology can achieve.