Makenzie Marino (pictured above)
Health-care recruiter, Denver, Colorado
When did you start getting injections?
I was right out of college. I was about 21, and I started with lip filler and then worked my way up to Botox. I just wanted to make my face more symmetrical. I feel like when my lips are a little bit bigger, it kind of proportions my face better. And Kylie Jenner’s friend Stassie — I loved the way her lips were kind of pouty. And I have some fine lines on my forehead that I’ve always been a little self-conscious about.
Have you ever had anything go wrong?
No, but my best friend got cheek filler done somewhere else and they ended up putting in way too much and it migrated all the way down to the bottom of her cheeks. And when she went back and asked for a correction, they said she’d have to pay for it. I was actually kind of thinking about jaw filler, then after I saw that, I was like, You know, maybe I’ll wait.
Victoria Brown
Fitness instructor, Dumbo
Mallory M.
Chief of staff at a start-up, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Jaimie Kusher
Senior sales director, Nomad
Do you come here often?
Yes. I’ve been getting Botox since I was 30. I said to my dermatologist, “What cream are you giving me to get rid of these wrinkles?” He was like, “You’re 30. It’s time for Botox, girlfriend.” I’m here today for PRFM, though. They take your blood, spin out the plasma, then put the plasma under your eye to puff it up.
Sheila McCormack
Retiree, Springfield, New Jersey
What made you want to start Botox?
I’ve always been the kind of person where if Bobbi Brown tells me something will make me look younger, I’ll buy it. And the kind of person who, at the doctor’s office, says “Don’t tell me how much I weigh” and “Do I have to tell you how old I am?” If that tells you anything.
Jeff W.
Tech entrepreneur, Central Park South
Gabrielle Garritano
Founder and CEO, West Village
Leah Reynolds
Model, Nomad
Meg Markham
Lead underwriter, Chelsea
Jaime McCormack
Teacher, Jersey City, New Jersey
Jerica Pitts
Media director, Chelsea
Kristin Cassidy
Account director, Chelsea
Chandler Lusardi
Investment director, Chelsea
What are you having done?
I’m getting married in September, and when I walk down the aisle, I want everyone to look at me and say, Wow, she is glowing. She looks so natural. And I want to obtain that natural look through very unnatural means. Today, I did filler in my chin and lips. I have a big divot in my chin, which some people think is cute. I don’t want that Timmy Turner vibe.
Jenny Roher
Real-estate adviser, Downtown Brooklyn
Alana Biagioli
Brand-partnerships manager, Downtown Brooklyn
Meghan Roberts
Model, Chelsea
Josh Morris
Brand-partnerships manager, Williamsburg
Olivia Amoruso
CEO advisory consultant, West Village
How old are you?
I’m 25. I feel like there’s a stigma around getting Botox young, but I’m doing this preventively. I do think it’s made me pay attention to my face more and others’. I look around like, Oh my God, they really need Botox. They’re going to be screwed in five years. That’s probably not a great quality to have.
Brooklyn Bagwell
Casting director, Gramercy
Victoria Brown
Fitness instructor, Dumbo
Mallory M.
Chief of staff at a start-up, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Jaimie Kusher
Senior sales director, Nomad
Do you come here often?
Yes. I’ve been getting Botox since I was 30. I said to my dermatologist, “What cream are you giving me to get rid of these wrinkles?” He was like, “You’re 30. It’s time for Botox, girlfriend.” I’m here today for PRFM, though. They take your blood, spin out the plasma, then put the plasma under your eye to puff it up.
Sheila McCormack
Retiree, Springfield, New Jersey
What made you want to start Botox?
I’ve always been the kind of person where if Bobbi Brown tells me something will make me look younger, I’ll buy it. And the kind of person who, at the doctor’s office, says “Don’t tell me how much I weigh” and “Do I have to tell you how old I am?” If that tells you anything.
Jeff W.
Tech entrepreneur, Central Park South
Gabrielle Garritano
Founder and CEO, West Village
Leah Reynolds
Model, Nomad
Meg Markham
Lead underwriter, Chelsea
Jaime McCormack
Teacher, Jersey City, New Jersey
Jerica Pitts
Media director, Chelsea
Kristin Cassidy
Account director, Chelsea
Chandler Lusardi
Investment director, Chelsea
What are you having done?
I’m getting married in September, and when I walk down the aisle, I want everyone to look at me and say, Wow, she is glowing. She looks so natural. And I want to obtain that natural look through very unnatural means. Today, I did filler in my chin and lips. I have a big divot in my chin, which some people think is cute. I don’t want that Timmy Turner vibe.
Jenny Roher
Real-estate adviser, Downtown Brooklyn
Alana Biagioli
Brand-partnerships manager, Downtown Brooklyn
Meghan Roberts
Model, Chelsea
Josh Morris
Brand-partnerships manager, Williamsburg
Olivia Amoruso
CEO advisory consultant, West Village
How old are you?
I’m 25. I feel like there’s a stigma around getting Botox young, but I’m doing this preventively. I do think it’s made me pay attention to my face more and others’. I look around like, Oh my God, they really need Botox. They’re going to be screwed in five years. That’s probably not a great quality to have.
Brooklyn Bagwell
Casting director, Gramercy
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