The Guinea Pig

Maryam and Fiona managed to squeeze one more session in the clinic at the end of 2020, which was the perfect timing for Fiona, as she was feeling less than fabulous on that particular day.

The long, winter months can certainly take their toll and the winter of 2020/21 is more draining than usual on our health and wellbeing.

Luckily Maryam was there, ready to wave her magic wand and come to Fiona's rescue- but which procedures did she...

Maryam and Fiona really made the most of the hiatus in lockdowns and managed to get back into the clinic and this week they weren't alone, as Dr Tamsin Lewis was able to drop-in to talk about turning back the clock with her Wellgevity system, in particular, Biohacking.

What is Biohacking and how can it help us turn-back the clock for our mind and bodies?

Maryam and Fiona deep-dive on this fascinating subject with Tamsin, and we find ...

Happy New Year! We're back in the clinic - thanks to Maryam and Fiona getting together to record in between lockdown restrictions and are joined by the Cadogan Clinic's Dr Nicholas Parkhouse, who is an authority on scarring on the face and body and how it can de dealt with.

Scarring of any kind, whether it's from injury, acne, past operations or from birth, can affect people in so many ways both physically and mentally - even causin...

It's a double celebration, as not only is this episode released on Christmas Eve, but Maryam and Fiona managed to get together in the clinic post lockdown #2 and pre-tier 4 to do some festive tweaking!

Fiona started-off the session feeling slightly below-par as a bout of rosacea and post lockdown bloating made her misplace her usual mojo ... but can a blast of Aqua Gold therapy but the zip back in her skin and her mood?

Plus, what wh...

Although this episode finds Maryam in the clinic, she's unable to be joined by Fi, as the UK was in its 2nd lockdown of 2020 when the podcast was recorded.

With Fiona safely tucked-away in Cornwall, our hosts get together over zoom to lament over the tweakments that Maryam would have been administering to Fiona if she were able to come and see her.

The last time the duo were together in the clinic, Maryam gave Fiona Ultherapy a...

At time of recording the UK had just entered into it's 2nd lockdown of 2020, but that's not going to keep Fiona away from the clinic, even if she can't physically be there! Whilst Maryam is still able to see patients the rest of The Guinea Pig crew, stayed at home and caught-up on remote record and joining them to chat about tweakments, products they recommend and how to perfect that at home beauty regimen is beauty and fashion jou...

Maryam and Fiona were able to squeeze-in a couple more visits to the clinic before 2nd lockdown kicked-in and invited nutritionist Petronella Ravenshear along to talk about all things immunity and nutrition - which in 2020, is more important than ever before.

Petronella tells us what vitamins we should all be taking to support our health and immunity function and more importantly which are the brands she trusts.

Which foods should...

This week, we are very much back in the clinic, as Fiona does the first live guinea pig session in quite a while, as with lockdown and social distancing measures in place, it made doing any kind of procedure impossible.

But, as this episode was recorded during a relaxation in restrictions, Fiona wasted NO time in booking a tweakment with Maryam and decided to grit-her-teeth and have some Ultherapy.

After having the treatment 10 year...

Maryam and Fiona welcome their first guest of series two, in the form of Millie Kendall MBE, who is CEO of The British Beauty Council.

The pandemic has brought huge challenges for the beauty industry and the people who work within it, but it's clear that Millie has their back, as she continuously lobbies parliament in a bid to get them to take this multi-million pound industry seriously!

As well as that we hear about what we can all ...

YES! The ladies are BACK in the clinic! After using the last few weeks to take-stock and re-think their regimens, Maryam and Fiona have come back to to tell us what they've learnt over the enforced hiatus. What is everyone asking Maryam to do, now they can see her again? Has Fiona decided to abandon tweakments altogether after going au-naturel in Cornwall - OR - did she run to Maryam and the clinic AS SOON as she possibly could?

Our...

As Maryam and Fiona wrap-up season one of The Guinea Pig, they look back over the last year at some of the treatments they loved the most, were disappointed in or can't wait to return to. 

In this mixed-bag, our hosts talk varicose veins and if Fiona's treatment from Prof Mark Whiteley has stood the test of time, experiences in threading and what the new trends in the procedure mean for people who may not realise...

Hello and welcome to The Guinea Pig! This episode feels like a wonderful time capsule, as it was recorded when the clinic was open for business and good friends could gather for a chat and to swap interesting stories.

Chrissy Iley is not only a renowned journalist, who interviews all the A-List in Hollywood, but she also has an opinion she's not afraid to share. We get to hear some inside gossip about the relationship Hollywood has ...

As the lockdown continues, grey hair, roots and split ends are featuring in everyone's crowing glories and with salons set to remain closed for a while, what else is there to do, but to take matters into their own hands? But, when it comes to colouring one's own hair, this can be a mine-field, luckily for us though, top hair guru, Josh Wood is on-hand to help us keep things in tip-top order until we can get back to the hairdressers...

Maryam and Fiona are back with some amazing advice and Guinea Pig experience of using home gadgets in lockdown. And to help them navigate their way through the minefield is skincare specialist Joanne Evans. Regular listeners will know that Joanne welcomed the team earlier this year into her clinic 'Skin Matter's and managed to make Maryam SO relaxed, that she fell asleep whilst having one of her amazing facials, duri...

The Guinea Pig takes us once more back into the clinic, as it was recorded at a time when this was still possible.

As well as Maryam and Fiona sharing how to sharpen-up for the summer, we also get an update on how Fiona's bladder treatment has been holding-up .. or possibly not holding-up as the case may be and find out that bladder problems can also be affected by gut health, as well as the pelvic floor.

If anyone suffers from Ker...

How are we looking after ourselves in this strange, new social distant world we currently find ourselves in?

Maryam and Fiona are unsurprisingly not in the clinic, but are speaking from the safety of their own homes and embracing some new technology to be able to do just that.

As we're forced to stop and curtail our busy lives, our hosts find a new joy in the simple pleasures and different ways of relieving the unique stress that t...

We're still in the clinic, as Maryam & Fiona managed to get together multiple times before self isolation and joining them this week is the wonderful guru of all things nails, Sharmadean Reid.

In this lovely chat, we get to hear all about how and why Sharmadean started the legendary WAH Nails, as well as brilliant new AP Beautystack.

Sharmadean shares some invaluable advice on nails, eyebrow threading and the wonders of coconut o...

We're still able to share some fantastic episodes recorded in the clinic, before quarantine and here's another wonderful dose of escapism courtesy of our hosts Maryam and Fiona, plus brilliant guest, fashion editor with the Telegraph, Lisa Armstrong.

Lisa has been writing about beauty for most of her career and has tried pretty much every product out there, so she came in to talk about some tips for finding effective 'clean' beauty ...

Today's episode is another glimpse of the near-past when people could still drop into the clinic to speak to Maryam and Fiona and a few weeks ago Dr Penelope Tympanidis did just that to talk all things thread-lifting.

Fiona had already been to see Penelope in her surgery and we find out what she thinks about the chin-threading she tried.

We hear about when threading can be favoured over Botox and why it's essential to speak to your ...