Protect Yourself from the “Beast from the East”

Here at Pure Beauty HQ, we’re well in the grips of The Beast from the East and although the first few couple of days were a bit of a novelty, we’re totally over the cold weather and havoc it’s playing with our skin! If you’re snowed in and need some …

How to Deal with Ingrown Hairs

There are very few people on the planet who’ve ever managed to avoid ingrown hairs – whether you’re male or female, there’s a good chance that you remove hair from some part of your body by either shaving, waxing, threading or some other method and this automatically increases your risk …

Exfoliate your way to healthy skin

  The chilly winds outside and hot heaters inside, means it isn’t that surprising if you feel your skin has lost your natural glow during the challenging winter months. It’s at this time of the year that our skin becomes dry, flaky, itch and generally sad. Moisturiser can be used but unless you …

Retinol at Pure-Beauty

There isn’t one single factor that will give you dreamy, dewy skin, but adding a little Retinol to your beauty regime might help. This Vitamin A powerhouse is used in many products and can really turn complexions around and address endless complaints and issues from acne to sun damage. It is …

Retinols from Dermalogica

“Retinol” is one of those words that we hear bandied about in adverts for beauty products almost every day, with many claiming it to be a wonder-ingredient. But what is retinol and why do we need it? Well, the long and short of it is pretty simple; it’s the animal …