skin care

5 TOP MISTAKES THAT ARE RUINING YOUR SKIN

Wed, May 22, 13 Sarah Wilkinson

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...

UNDERSTANDING STEM CELLS IN SKIN CARE

Wed, May 01, 13 Sarah Wilkinson

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 ...

WHAT ARE THE TINY RED BUMPS AROUND MY MOUTH?

Wed, Apr 03, 13 Sarah Wilkinson

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 o...

OSMOSIS MD HDYRATE GETS MY VOTE!

Mon, Mar 25, 13 Sarah Wilkinson

The Osmosis MD Hydrate with the promise of hydrating and plumping the skin like never before has been put to the test over the last week. I have to say I am impressed, I do find it hydrates better than the Osmosis MD Quench and I assume this has a lot to do with the lovely dos...

THE BEST VITAMIN C FOR MY FACE

Tue, Mar 05, 13 Sarah Wilkinson

Vitamin C is one of the very effective collagen and elastin stimulators available, with mega anti-aging benefits: - It is a tyrosinase inhibitor - meaning it inhibits the overproduction of melanin. Good for lightening melasma, even skin tone, and prevention of further UVA/UVB...

JANE IREDALE MOONGLOW NOW A MULTI-AWARD WINNING BRONZER

Thu, Feb 21, 13 Sarah Wilkinson

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, ammo...

THE 3 MUST HAVE EYE MAKE UP BRUSHES

Mon, Jan 14, 13 Sarah Wilkinson

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 nece...

HOW TO DO A SMOKY EYE

Thu, Nov 29, 12 Sarah Wilkinson

This is a Smoky Eyes Tutorial which is easy to follow and has pictures to clarify each step. In this Smoky Eyes Tutorial we are using the jane iredale Mineral Makeup Brand. This Tutorial is courtesy of janeiredale.com Steps: Using either the PurePressed Eye Shadow trio in Sun...

ANTI-AGEING BRIGHTENING MASK RECEIPE

Tue, Nov 20, 12 Sarah Wilkinson

I was looking in my cupboard the other night and I decided to make a mask with the ingredients that I had handy. This turned out to be one of the best masks I had ever made! It was super fresh on the skin, it felt very cool and it tingled in some parts as well. I prepped my sk...

WHAT IS A BB CREAM?

Mon, Oct 29, 12 Sarah Wilkinson

Jane Iredale BB Cream Glow Time When jane iredale bought out their Glow Time BB Cream I have to admit I had never heard of a BB Cream before! Now there is so much hype out there about these creams I wanted to investigate to see what BB creams are all about. According to the e...