Discover greater confidence with North East Cosmetics. Our nurse-led team delivers award-winning permanent makeup, aesthetic injectables and advanced skin treatments — client-centred cosmetic enhancements for the North East.
Discover greater confidence with North East Cosmetics. Our mission is to help individuals feel more confident through unparalleled, award-winning treatments. Trust our medical aesthetic and wellness skincare clinic in the North East — recognised with several awards for both treatments and training, we offer non-surgical cosmetic enhancements delivered by a team dedicated to client-centred care and professional training.
Based on Sea Road, Sunderland, our nurse-led team — headed by founder Sarah Timby alongside aesthetic practitioner Laurie Kitson — brings clinical precision to every appointment, across permanent makeup, aesthetic injectables and advanced skin treatments. Clients travel from Newcastle, South Shields, Durham, Washington, Houghton-le-Spring, Seaham and Gateshead for the same reason locals in Sunderland do — a clinic where clinical hygiene, honest consultations and genuinely considered results all sit side by side.
Whether you're exploring permanent makeup, aesthetic injectables or advanced skin treatments, every visit to North East Cosmetics follows the same nurse-led standard — natural-looking results, clinical safety and a plan built around you, not a one-size-fits-all menu.
Every treatment plan starts with your goals, features and lifestyle — never a template applied regardless of what you actually want.
Our clinic has been recognised for both treatments and training, reflecting the same standard behind every appointment and every course we teach.
Our approach favours soft, wearable results over anything harsh — designed to enhance what's already there, not overpower it.
Every appointment follows clinical hygiene protocols, from sterile equipment to thorough aftercare guidance and support.
North East Cosmetics is led by a small, nurse-trained team based in Sunderland — Sarah Timby and Laurie Kitson — bringing over a decade of combined clinical and artistic experience to every appointment, across permanent makeup, aesthetic injectables and advanced skin treatments.
Sarah founded North East Cosmetics after more than ten years in aesthetics, working today as an award-winning nurse prescriber, trainer and former physiotherapist. She's built her name on safe, natural-looking results — from advanced skin rejuvenation to the medical micropigmentation and semi-permanent makeup she now teaches to the next generation of artists through NECTA.
Laurie brings a warm, detail-led approach to advanced skin treatments and semi-permanent makeup, building each treatment plan around the individual rather than a one-size-fits-all menu. She's known for her calm, approachable manner and her commitment to results that enhance rather than overpower — brows, lips and skin that still look unmistakably like you.
The move from clinical care into aesthetics wasn't a departure for Sarah — it was an extension of it, and it's a philosophy Laurie shares too: patience, precision under pressure, and a belief that real confidence comes from looking like the best version of yourself, not someone else.
What you see here is more than a clinic. It's years of studying, training, investing, learning and continuously refining our skills to give every client the highest standard of care.
Thank you for trusting us with your skin, your confidence and your journey.
Sarah & Laurie 🤍
We look forward to welcoming you ⭐
From permanent makeup to injectables and advanced skin care, every treatment at North East Cosmetics is a bespoke, nurse-led process — designed in Sunderland, built around your features. Tap or hover a card to see what's included.
Semi-permanent brows, lip blush and eyeliner, alongside medical micropigmentation, corrective work and botched ink repair — all delivered to a nurse-led safety standard.
Microblading · Combination & Powder Brows · Lip Blush Explore Permanent Makeup →Anti-wrinkle treatments, dermal filler, skin boosters and fat loss injections, with a free consultation offered ahead of every injectable treatment.
Anti-Wrinkle · Dermal Filler · Skin Boosters Explore Aesthetic Injectables →Microdermabrasion, dermaplaning, chemical peels, medical microneedling, plasma pen and CBD facials — tailored to healthier, more radiant skin.
Microneedling · Peels · Plasma Pen Explore Advanced Skin Treatments →Every visit to North East Cosmetics follows the same considered, nurse-led sequence — designed for comfort, hygiene and a result you'll love from the very first look in the mirror.
We discuss your goals, face shape and skin, review your medical history and map out a bespoke shape or colour together.
Your brow, lip or liner shape is hand-drawn and measured for symmetry, then approved by you before any pigment is placed.
Working with sterile, single-use equipment, our team applies pigment gradually, checking depth, tone and comfort throughout.
You'll leave with a full aftercare kit and guidance, plus your complementary top-up booked in for 4–6 weeks later.
Good healing starts the moment you leave the clinic. Our team talks you through every step before you go, and sends full written guidance with your aftercare kit so you're never guessing at home.
Sarah founded NECTA, and our whole team now trains the next generation of aesthetic practitioners across the North East — to the same nurse-led standard of hygiene, safety and skill used with every client in Sunderland. Small class sizes, hands-on model practice and ongoing mentorship set every course apart.
Brow, lip and eyeliner techniques, covering mapping, colour theory and hands-on application.
Professional facial techniques tailored to a range of skin types and concerns.
Mechanical exfoliation training to improve skin tone and texture.
Natural, semi-permanent brow tinting and shaping technique.
Blade exfoliation training for smoother, brighter-looking skin.
Safe application of professional-grade peels for skin renewal.
Collagen-stimulating needling technique for improved skin texture.
Light therapy training to support skin healing and rejuvenation.
Our renowned Esthemax-certified training in luxury hydrojelly facial masks.
North East Cosmetics is based at 70 Sea Road, Sunderland — a short drive from Sunderland city centre and easily reached from across Tyne and Wear and County Durham. Our team welcomes clients travelling from Newcastle, South Shields, Washington, Houghton-le-Spring, Seaham, Gateshead and Durham for permanent makeup, aesthetic injectables and advanced skin treatments. Whether you're searching for a trusted medical aesthetics clinic in Sunderland or comparing cosmetic enhancement clinics across the North East, North East Cosmetics offers the reassurance of nurse-led hygiene standards alongside genuinely considered, natural-looking results.
Clients regularly travel from Newcastle city centre for the clinic's calm, clinical setting; from South Shields and the Coast Road for appointments that fit around childcare and shift work; and from Durham, Washington and Houghton-le-Spring for weekend consultations. Free on-street parking is available near the clinic, and appointments run seven days a week to suit early starts and after-work slots alike.
"Sarah's attention to detail is unreal. My brows are so natural, people just think I've got great eyebrows genetically. Booking through Fresha was so easy too."
"I travelled from Newcastle after months of research. The clinic felt so clean and professional — you can tell the team's nurse-led background shows in every step."
"My lip blush healed beautifully and looks so natural. Laurie talked me through every stage and made sure I felt completely comfortable throughout."
"Worth every mile from Durham. My combination brows are exactly what I asked for at consultation, right down to the shade. Already booked my colour boost."
North East Cosmetics is tucked into Sea Road, Sunderland — close to the coast, with easy access from across Tyne and Wear and County Durham.
Book your consultation with our nurse-led team at North East Cosmetics, Sunderland today — for permanent makeup, aesthetic injectables or advanced skin treatments, you're in experienced hands.