Do you suffer from lack of time, commitment issues, skincare overload or all of the above? Try a one-step* evening regimen that ticks all your skin’s boxes and responds to its needs timely, easily and on a budget. Here are my tried-and-tested one-product routines: *Just to be clear, one-step regimens are to be performed on…
Tag: retinol
Field Guide to Retinol – all your questions answered
What is retinol? It might sound like a scary undefined chemical compound, but retinol is nothing but vitamin A, one of the essential vitamins for your skin. And now a bit of boring, yet necessary sciency stuff. Retinoids come in different forms and concentrations, including retinoic acid (also known as tretinoin), retinyl palmitate and retinaldehyde. Retinol…
The Ordinary Beauty Haul (I)
One of the skincare brands that have taken the beauty world by storm is The Ordinary by Deciem, which offers budget-friendly, yet highly active products for any skin concern for prices between £3.90-£14.90. You might have heard about the excellent reviews of some of the most trusted beauty bloggers and skincare professionals, but with cryptic product names based…
My Latest Skincare Empties (II)
No better time than the end of summer to start a new skincare routine and clear out the bathroom cabinet! An autumn clean is always great when you’re running out of space, but also when you’re eager to shake things up. So my last empties are a mix of all time staples and new products…
The Anti Anti-Ageing Skincare – A Beauty Manifesto
Anti-ageing, anti-wrinkles, anti-dark spots… The negative approach to skincare that we have been hearing our entire lives is starting to get a bit tiring. The whole idea of someone telling you what you should look like, what the definition of ‘true’ beauty is etc., is something that we’re all fed up with. Instead of worrying…
My Best Anti-Acne Skincare Routines for Morning and Evening
For me, acne and blemishes have been the one major concern since my late teenage years. I know for a fact that the issue is hormonal so any miraculous effects that my skincare treatments might have are not always long-lasting, but I have managed to keep it under control for most of the month with the…
Vicious Circle: Skincare for Smokers
Whether smoking looks cool or not, is up for debate. However, we all knowhow bad it can be for your body, imposing major health risks on the lungs, heart and the entire respiratory system. But have you ever considered the negative way in which smoking is affecting your skin? While most of us are wary enough of…
How is your smartphone affecting your skin
Busy city life, take-aways, ice creams and cupcakes, happy hour drinks, smoking, cheeky glasses of red wine, sunny days in the park… Turns out that pretty much all the pleasures in life can cause ageing (unless you count kale smoothies and wheatgrass shots among your guilty pleasures, in which case you can just keep sipping…
Dry, irritated skin saviours: La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 and Serozinc Spray reviews
Years ago, I did a half-day training on process improvement and, of all the slides and corporate scenarios, there is one thing that stuck with me ever since: when something is not working and you’re making changes to your process, always do so one change at a time. This way, you will be able to…
Skincare savings: how to spend less and get better skin
Whether you’re into luxurious high-end skincare products or an adept of multi-step routines like the Korean regime, you will end up spending a small fortune on beauty products. Or you might prefer the bare minimum, with just a few products that keep your skin in check, but you’re wondering on how to get better looking skin with less…
How to build your perfect skincare routine
You might have heard that the old 3-step cleanse-tone-moisturise routine, which everyone used to swear by only a few years back, has lost its appeal. Invaded by rituals from all over the world (10-step Korean skincare, anyone?) and skin concerns that we didn’t even know existed 10 years ago (free radical attacks, inflammaging etc.), it’s becoming…
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