Halt the Effects of Stress with Pure Beauty

Stress. It’s one of the biggest contributors to ill health in the world, but it’s something that almost all of us have to deal with on a regular basis. As well as having knock-on effects such as high blood pressure, insomnia, anxiety and depression, it can also contribute to certain …

Keep Your Pores Under Control

Pores. We all have them, but do you really know what they’re for? According to the dictionary, pores are “a minute opening in a surface, especially the skin or integument of an organism, through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles may pass”. Many people complain of pores which are too …

Summer skincare from Dermalogica

As summer approaches, as well as sorting out your vest tops and flip-flops, this also the ideal time to reassess your beauty regime. Yes, you can keep your smoky eyes, nude lips and dry shampoo in the bathroom cabinet, but as the sun rises high and the pollution levels increase, it …

Keep your skin ‘ski safe’ with Pure Beauty

February is one of the most popular times of year to go skiing. The snow is soft and powdery, the slopes are less crowded than they were at Christmas, the sun is out for longer, and let’s face it, we all need a little après-ski at the end of a long, dark …

Chestnuts and their Beauty Benefits

There are many different breeds of chestnuts which grow natively (although perhaps the most famous of them all, the Horse Chestnut, isn’t actually a true chestnut), here in the UK and they all have beauty benefits which can be harnessed. The clever folk at Dermalogica have used various chestnut types, …