The Perfect Skin Regime For Sensitive Skin

3 things we do know about sensitive skin... It doesn’t just pop up out of the blue. True sensitive skin is usually something you have had forever. Flare-ups are frequent. Sensitive skin is frequently irritated by many common skincare products, the keywords being frequently and common. It’s not unusual to feel a burning sensation after…

BySarah Brooks Wilson18/11/20150Comments

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3 Best New Beauty Supermarket Buys Under $15

Your weekly trip to the supermarket to pick up eggs and milk just got way more exciting. Here are the top three beauty buys you just have to try… Micellar water has been one of the biggest buzzwords this year, and Nivea have taken it to the next level with this pretty…

ByIantha Yu18/11/20150Comments

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The Best Beauty Advent Calendars For Christmas

We’ve compiled the best beauty advent calendars available right now, so you can countdown the days until Christmas in style. It’s known that everything that Charlotte Tilbury touches turns to (rose) gold, and this advent calendar is no exception. Filled with 12 of Charlotte’s all-star sellers such as Magic Cream, Matte Revolution Lipstick in Red Carpet…

ByIantha Yu16/11/20150Comments

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The New Sun Protection Rules

Remember the rule - No Hat, No Play? Turns out your primary school teacher was right. Well, almost. It’s so important to protect your skin, the largest organ you’ve got, from the sun’s harmful UV rays, we all know that. But there's no point slip, slop, slapping if you aren't doing it correctly. We spoke to…

ByIantha Yu05/11/20150Comments

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What’s The Best Way To Exfoliate?

Can't figure out why your makeup ends up looking blotchy halfway through the day? A key reason could be that your skin's texture is uneven, causing your foundation to slip or sink into pores by lunchtime. An instant fix for this problem is to introduce an exfoliator to use once or twice a week, I…

ByIantha Yu18/10/20150Comments

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How To Pick The Right Moisturiser For Your Skin Type

Sensitive skin Sensitive skin is prone to flare-ups, rashes and redness. To minimise the chance of your skin getting ‘upset’, try products that are water-based and fragrance-free. This one from Neutrogena is also dermatologist-tested, and is oil and alcohol free so it won’t dry out or irritate the skin in any way. Try Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Moisturiser,…

ByIantha Yu14/10/20150Comments

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How To Get A Brighter Complexion

So first up, let’s get the pillow talk out of the way: Sleep is important. So important that entrepreneur Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post, included it in her book, Thrive, as one of the measures in which to, err, thrive. In it, she says that going to sleep even just a half hour…

ByNedahl Stelio13/10/20150Comments

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Get The Facts On Melasma And Patchy Brown Skin

“Melasma is an acquired pigmentary disorder occurring mainly in women of all races and ethnicities but most prominently affecting higher Fitzpatrick phototypes - IV-VI,” says Chiza Westcarr, Global Clinical Education and Development Manager of Advanced Skin Technology. “While its cause is unknown, there are several notable factors associated with Melasma. There is a link to elevated…

ByIantha Yu16/09/20150Comments

Wellness & Health

Get It Together: 5 Changes To Make To Your Lifestyle

Get It Together: 5 Changes To Make To Your Lifestyle We spoke to Barbara Filokostas, naturopath and owner of skincare brand Botani about five healthy habits to pick up. Choose How You Feel There is potential with every thought and action to invoke a “stress” response, but we really need to step back and consider deeply of the…

ByIantha Yu17/07/20150Comments

Hair Skin & Body News & Trends

Four New Breakthrough Skincare Buys

When you write about beauty for a living, you lose count of the hours you spend researching the market. It's a good gig, don't get me wrong, but most of the time, it's simply your job. You try something, perhaps write about, move on. Nothing to get too crazy about. What keeps most beauty writers going (and…

ByKatrina Lawrence02/05/20140Comments