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• Peptides in Skincare: A Journey Through Active Ingredients

  

  Photo: Linda Cooper As a beauty professional, I've always been drawn to exploring cutting-edge skincare ingredients. Over the years, I've tested countless... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2025 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Understanding Lipids in Skincare: Beyond Just Oils

  

  Photo: Benjamin KaufmannHaving formulated my own skincare products for years, I've learned that lipids are often misunderstood. Many people, especially those... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2025 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• The Truth About Dermal Fillers: What Nobody Tells You About Long-Term Effects

  

  Image: A Young/P Matos The Reality Behind Filler LongevityLet's talk about something that's been on my mind lately - the real story behind dermal fillers. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2025 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• At-Home Facials Revisited: A Professional's Perspective on Modern Tools and...

  

  Photo: Kim LangThe landscape of at-home skincare has transformed dramatically over the past decade. What was once limited to basic cleansing and masking has... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2025 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Worst Makeup Trends I’m Done With: Highlighter on the Nose

  

  image: Andrew Kimber I’ve spent 25 years in makeup, working with pros at Chanel and L’Oreal, and five years out hasn’t dulled my disdain for stupid trends. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2025 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Eyebrow Looks I’ve Outlasted: From Thin to Bushy and Back

  

  Georgina at Hermes backstage, makeup and photo by me Seeing that I have walked away from my makeup career almost five years ago, I can no... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2025 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• DIY Home Facials

  

  The beauty industry constantly comes up with new ways to help us spend money. Yes, they pry on our insecurities and yes we women fall for it. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Some Behind The Scenes Photos From My Day Job

  

  I love how Instagram makes me feel like I can take photos... This was taken during the shoot for Drama with Fabrice Jacobs with one of my favourite models du... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Sound of Silver DNA - La Potion Infine

  

  From time to time I get sent products from PRs in exchange for make up credits in magazines or because they like my blog. I tend to be picky on what I write... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Escargot For Your Skin - Dr Organic Snail Gel

  

  It seems like women will try anything in their quest for younger looking skin. Baby lamb placenta, funky mushrooms, sea kelp harvested at a specific time of a... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Sunscreen And Why To Use It

  

  I talk about skin aging a lot and one of the main causes of collagen breakdown is the sunlight. Or more to the point, ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet rays... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, HEALTH, LIFESTYLE

• Steamcream - My New Find

  

  I've always been a fan of those products who do a bit "more" than what they are just supposed to do. A bit like Rodial Glam Balm, I've used it for years, it's... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Chanel's A/W Catwalk Sparkle

  

  Usually at this time of year I’d be busy doing all Spring/Summer colours like everyone else is. But the weather being as it is (yes we had snow this week in UK... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Beauty Photos Archive

  

  Thought I'd break the text again for the people who like to look at the pictures.... Featuring lots of glitter! Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• The Ingredients In Colour Cosmetics - Make Up

  

  I made it my mission to go through the ingredients of cosmetics, so I somewhat neglected to list a colour cosmetics ingredients. Why? Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Sulphates – What’s the Fuss and What Are They?

  

  Sulphates (sulfates), or sodium laureth sulphate, ammonium laurel sulphate and sodium lauryl sulphates are well known foaming agents or detergents used in... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Blow To Go - New Hair Service

  There's an exciting new service that my hairdresser friend Oliver de Almeida has set up not long ago and as it's such a brilliant and obvious idea I thought... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Celebrities No Make Up Trend

  

  You probably noticed since a few months ago that more and more celebrities are going out make up free on purpose. Or are “accidentally” papped with “nothing"... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Post Holiday Blues

  I kept meaning to write something for a while but it just wasn’t happening. I wanted to do a make up feature for Christmas, but I didn’t feel like there was muc... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• The Daddy Of All Anti-ageing Ingredients - Vitamin A

  Retinol or another name for vitamin A is a tough one to explain and I’ve been putting off writing about it for ages, but I knew I had to do it as it plays such ... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE