I used to meet with many brand founders in my previous role working for a large cosmetics retailer. I was sent for education seminars to meet with the brand founders or their marketing team who had come from overseas to promote the brand or a new product line. I...
Face oils are not only for dry skin types: When I was trying to solve my oily skin problems I reluctantly started using a face oil. It seemed counterintuitive for oily skin to apply oil but I had been doing my research and decided it sounded rational. People with...
Early Days and Fake Tan: Before getting to how to achieve the best fake tan imaginable, let me tell you why I am qualified to give this advice. I started fake tanning as a teenager in the 90s. The products had no indicator colour so you could not see...
Yes, maskne is a thing. This is probably the only issue that everyone can agree on right now… that wearing masks causes maskne; proven by the existence of a name for the affliction! So while everyone argues about everything else, let’s get to the causes , treatments and how...
I have had the opportunity to try hundreds of skincare products over the years and assess which are the best not only from my own experience but from feedback from my customers. When I am looking at reviews online for a particular product it frustrates me that most blogs...
My skincare routine involves five active days and two rest days. Much like an exercise routine where your body needs rest, so too does your skin when using actives. This is particularly true when using retinolA potent derivative of vitamin A, this is a cell-communicating ingredient (and antioxidant) which...
Friends and clients often ask me about a particular skincare product and whether it is worth purchasing. Recently a friend asked about a $500 moisturiser and I looked at the ingredients and could not find anything in there that justified the cost. My answer to her was that for...
It is really hard to choose the best three moisturisers for everybody, every season and for any purpose. But here are my top 3 choices to cover most people, most of the time.
Vitamin CVitamin C works to fight against free radical damage, strengthen collagen, brighten, treat the look of pigmentation caused by su... serums come in many forms. Water soluble and lipid (or oil) soluble known as esters. Esters are a more stable type of Vitamin CVitamin C works to fight...
As an adolescent I had lots of breakouts, blackheads and pimples and this continued well into my twenties. I had always had an interest in skincare and had been using some borrowed from my mother when I was about 12 years old such as face masks. I eventually started...
