Said she was too scared — but told: You will regret it

WHERE: Weaves and Waves beauty salon, Wigan WHO: Holly Spedding COST: £250 BEAUTICIAN Holly Spedding tried to convince Ellie to have lip fillers – even after the teenager said she was too scared.

Ellie met Miss Spedding, 2 , on a Friday in January at the Weaves and Waves salon in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

She arranged the appointment by text message, contacting a phone number advertised on an Instagram page.

The text message specified ‘over 18s only!!!’ When Ellie arrived at the salon she was asked to write down her date of birth – which she adapted to suggest she was 18. But she was not asked for proof of age.

Customers had numbing cream applied to their lips by a receptionist in a communal area where people were having beauty treatments, such as hair extensions.

During the appointment, Miss Spedding briefly talked Ellie through the procedure and aftercare, advising her that she would need at least 1ml of filler. When Ellie said she did not want to go ahead, Miss Spedding repeatedly tried to convince her.

She said: ‘Most people who say they’re too scared on the day end up going home, regretting that you didn’t get it done and then you work yourself up for it even more that it becomes a big thing.

‘If you just get it done today, you’ll be literally – in five minutes – you can be out of here. It’s so quick.’ She added: ‘I know you’ll kick yourself, you’ll regret it as soon as you get home.’

A spokesman for Miss Spedding said she has ‘never knowingly treated anyone under 18, with or without their parent’s permission’.

He added: ‘It was made quite clear that the treatment was for over-18s only. She then warranted in writing that she was over 18 before her appointment.’

The spokesman said Miss Spedding has NVQ Qualifications in Beauty Therapy Levels 2 and 3 and has completed courses in dermal fillers. He said 1ml is ‘the standard amount for most procedures, which produces a subtle look’.

Weaves and Waves did not respond to requests for comment.