Page 3 - Holiday Skin Tips

If you've always wondered how to get that perfect smoky eye or how to blend your eye shadow colours, so they blend like the colours of a rainbow, the first step is making sure you are using the right makeup brushes. With such a huge variety of brushes available, you don't necessarily need all of them

This week Nature and Health Magazine unveiled their 2013 Annual Best in Beauty award winners. The criteria for product entries included natural & eco-friendly beauty products that are free from parabens, artificial fragrances and colours, PEGs, phthalates, resorcinol, ammonia, sulfates, and animal

This condition I see regularly in my clinic and for some reason it comes in waves. The condition is called Perioral Dermatitis and it mostly occurs in woman.

I myself have experienced this condition and it is very annoying! For me, it is the overuse of Vitamin A (in the form or retinaldehyde and/or retinol).I

Stem Cells, stem cells, stem cells .... this phrase is every where right now. I think we all have an idea of what stem cells are, but why in skin care? What are the benefits of using stem cell skin care? How does it work?

What are Stem Cells? Stem cells are the bodys cellular building blocks or raw

New York City dermatologist Dr. Deborah Wattenberg on US TODAY explains the top 5 mistakes that are ruining your skin:

1. Smoking - probably one of the worst things you can do for your skin. Not only does smoking break down collagen and elastin fibers (proteins responsible for keeping our skin youthful

Niacinamide is receiving more attention of late due to its versatility in treating different skin conditions. Also known as vitamin B3 and nicotinic acid, niacinamide is a potent cell-communicating ingredient that offers multiple benefits. Assuming  that the skin is being protected from sun exposure,

So what is a CC Cream?? We were all just getting used to BB Cream and this new term has just sneakily snuck in the back door. It stands for colour control cream or colour correcting cream and is a refined blemish balm cream (BB cream). BB Cream was originally formulated in Germany and has in recent

1. Wear mineral sunscreen daily.  Protect your skin from the sun and the harmful UV rays that it emits. 95% of UV is UVA which destroys collagen and makes our skin wrinkled prematurely. The other 5% is responsible for giving us our tan. Did you know that UVA penetrates glass and clouds? Slip, slop,

This is a common question that I am asked in the treatment room. Some clients like to wait between applications but in actual fact, a slightly moist skin will absorb serums and skincare products much more effectively. The answer is straight away. You do not need to wait any length of time to apply

Many Skin Care products today contain AHA's (alpha hydroxy acids) and BHA's (beta hydroxy acids), so I thought it was time to simply explain the differences and benefits of fruit acids. I will also answer the question commonly asked in my treatment room "will AHA unclog my pores?'

- Can either be natural