Category: Sponsored

For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying out several of these hard-working moisturisers. The back-story is so interesting and I love a brand with proper roots and purpose. I know there are lots of jobs that are tough on the hands, but rancher probably wouldn’t spring to immediately to my mind. But, Bill O’Keeffe,…

From asking around, most people are alarmed by the words ‘chemical peel’, never mind an at-home chemical peel! Common misunderstandings are that your skin will peel off in strips or that it’s a very harsh treatment. I’ve trialled the new Dermalogica Rapid Reveal Peel that uses AHA extracts, Lactic Acid, pumpkin enzyme ferment, Caviar Lime,…

Discovering the people behind beauty brands is one of the most exciting things that I do. I’ve used items from Skyn Iceland on and off for years but never knew the entire range was born because founder, Sarah Kugelman, suffered from chronic and life changing stress. Part of her healing process was to travel to…

I get asked about retinol products more than any other across the entire skin care category. There’s still so much confusion about this ingredient that has transformed over the years from being seen as a ‘hard core’ dermatology treatment to an every-day, safe to use ingredient. In a bid to get the very last word…

Day One: The Food Obsession. The moment food is restricted, however much you are a willing participant in it (because I wanted to do this – I asked to do it!), it becomes all you can think about. I have spent more time today thinking about and talking about food than I have in a long…

No matter how many ways you try to reinvent the wheel, sometimes, the originals are the best. Astral was created in 1953 and hasn’t changed at all since then in composition. The powdery fragranced blend of lanolin and glycerine gives dry skin exactly what it needs to stay supple, hydrated and soft. Back in the…

Apart from a brief fling with the Cambridge Diet, I’ve never done an organised diet in my life. In fact, I’ve rarely dieted because through some stroke of luck, my weight has been fairly steady and every couple of years or so resets itself so that for most of my life I’ve stayed more or…

I gave BBB readers a sneaky peek of this new range for older skin last year, but wanted to delve a bit deeper now that it’s actually in stores. The first thing that caught my attention about the Roots of Strength (™) collection (apart from that glorious red) is that it’s positive. The Body Shop is…