Cosmetic nurse Alicia Henry says that she has her hands full with the growing demand for women who are seeking 'puckering lips', not only to enhance their beauty but to add confidence in their personal aesthetics. Through her business The Aesthetic Blueprint, Henry offers a variation of non-surgical enhancements starting at US$400. Jamaica-born Henry moved to Canada at age 18, where she graduated from George Brown College and trained as a nurse.
"Right out of nursing school, within the first six months, I started injecting," she recalled. "This was 2018, pre-pandemic, the industry was completely different at that point so I've been injecting since the early part of 2019." Her clientele consists predominantly of women ages 25 to 50.
Her foray into the Jamaican market began by chance. "I was injecting here, working for a clinic, and a friend in Jamaica asked me to bring a syringe of fillers. I did her lips, she did an Instagram live, and I woke up to a hundred DMs asking for lips.
" Henry soon became a sought-after figure in Jamaica's budding cosmetic injection scene. Her client base expanded rapidly, encompassing social media influencers, business people, and even other medical professionals. One factor driving demand is social media.
"They come to me because they trust me and want work done," she said. Henry also attributes the rising popularity of non-surgical procedures to their minimal downtime compared to surgical options. "If you can get near-surgical results without the .
