A transgender beautician who was once turned away from women's salons has set up a travelling business to help other trans women as they embark on their transition journeys.
She said: "I have been in transition for six years now, and especially at the beginning I'd go to beauty salons and feel really uncomfortable, even approaching them, solely because I was trans. I've been to a few places that won't even treat trans people, or they'll string you out for ages and never book you in.
"I've seen on Facebook many posts from trans women asking for beautician recommendations, and their main concern is to be safe and comfortable. It's quite an intimate treatment and if they end up somewhere they feel uncomfortable, it can make dysphoria ten times worse." She said: "Looking back, if I saw someone who had been through transition themselves, I would have felt much better. When you start our your transition you're scared of everything. You're scared of going out in the street. You fear being judged. You think people are going to say things, laugh at you and point.