A new mum booked a lash and brow appointment HOURS before her planned C-section so that she would look "perfect" giving birth - but admits she ended up looking "horrific".
Melissa Oakes was booked in for a planned C-section seven months into her first pregnancy after being told her baby was sitting breech in the womb.
After being given an exact time and date to give birth, the construction firm secretary decided to undergo a full beauty transformation.
On the day of her planned birth, Melissa forked out £50 to have a set of Russian lashes applied and spent £15 getting her eyebrows waxed.
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