Forget the sheep placenta facials and trust Dermalogica to look after your complexion

Victoria Beckham has been causing a bit of a stir recently by extolling the virtues of her latest discoveries in the world of skincare. Unfortunately, you need the bank balance of a celebrity in order to indulge in these treatments and, to be perfectly honest, some of them sound a …

Dermalogica Concentrated Boosters explained

Concentrated Boosters are deigned to deliver intense treatment to your skin, when and where you need it. Professional skincare therapists will often add products such as these to other products in order to provide a personalised treatment. They allow you to respond to changes in your complexion without changing your …

Hyperpigmentation (and what to do about it)

Hyper-pigmentation is the name given to those patches of skin that become darker than the surrounding tissue. Created by an increase in the localised production of melanin (the pigment that gives your skin its colour), hyper-pigmentation can be caused by a number of triggers: The sun. Our old enemy the …

Make sure you are on track for this summer’s fresh-faced trends

Of course, it is always important to look after your skin and help it to look its best, but make-up and beauty trends for Spring and Summer 2012 put the emphasis firmly on beautiful skin. For many of us, this may be easier said than done, particularly if our budgets …