Autumn is the Time for Ath-Leisure

Ath-leisure is one of those mixed-up words which seems to be popping up everywhere at the moment, but it describes the concept of going from gym to everyday life perfectly. Wearing leggings is no longer just for the gym, and many of us are combining gym and social life by …

Keep Cool During the Heatwave

We don’t know about you, but here at Pure Beauty our main concern at the moment is just keeping cool. It’s too hot for much apart from sitting very still, next to a fan, and drinking iced water, and make-up is basically sliding off before we’ve even finished applying it! …

Cheat Your Way to Looking Well-Rested

We all know that 8 hours of restful sleep is the ideal amount, but sometimes it’s just not possible. Whether you’re putting in the extra hours at work, up with small children, studying or partying, there always seems to be something messing with your night’s sleep, so we thought we’d …

Dark Circles – What Causes Them and How to Get Rid of Them

There’s not much that can make you look more tired than having dark circles around our eyes, but are they really caused by tiredness and, apart from sleep, is there anything we can do to combat them? Read on for the lowdown on dark circles: What causes them? According to …

Five Ways to Bring Out Your Inner ‘Morning Person’

There seems two be to types of people in the world – those who leap out of bed in the morning, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, while the others take a rather less enthusiastic approach. For most of us, being a ‘morning person’ is just not in our make up and spending …