Menopause is the second-largest hormonal upheaval you’ll experience in your lifetime, after puberty. And just as puberty transformed your body and skin (remember that congestion?), menopause will too. The difference is that this time, you can prepare for it. Your skin doesn’t have to be at the mercy of your hormones. This isn’t about chasing your twenties. It’s about understanding …
Cleanse, tone, moisturise. Three steps. Drummed into a generation of women by beauty counters, magazine columns and well-meaning mothers. It sounds like solid, sensible advice. It isn’t. Two of those three steps are either unnecessary or actively working against your skin. And the steps that genuinely matter, an antioxidant serum and proper sun protection, don’t feature in the mantra at …
Why your lips could end up looking worse, not better, and how to avoid the telltale signs of a badly done treatment Lip fillers have earned themselves something of a reputation. Scroll through social media and you will find no shortage of overinflated pouts that scream ‘I’ve had work done’. Yet when performed correctly, lip augmentation can be one of …
Why a Leading Dermatologist Is Questioning the SPF Mantra For anyone serious about slowing down skin ageing, daily SPF has long been non-negotiable. Dermatologists have championed it, skincare experts have endorsed it, and the message has been drilled into public consciousness with near-religious fervour. Yet there is a growing sense among some medical professionals that the pendulum may have swung …
Bakuchiol is having a moment. Scroll through skincare feeds or wander the beauty aisles, and this plant extract appears everywhere, from serums to cleansers to barrier creams. Marketing departments have embraced it with open arms, christening it ‘plant-based retinol’, ‘retinol’s vegan sister’, and even ‘green next generation retinol’. These phrases may sound appealing, but they share one significant problem. They …
