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Beauty news, stories & reviews.

Craving Chocolate? Or is it magnesium your body wants?
Desperately seeking. Not since Charlotte pookipsy’d her pants back in 2008, had I seen a woman more desperate. Finishing up with our last client before lunch, my companion mysteriously, but with great conviction made her way to the nearest convenience store. This meant only one thing. Reappearing moments later, resembling a wild animal, she ripped […]


In 2020 my future skin finally thanked me.
Let’s reflect for a moment. At the beginning of last year, I pondered what 2020 would bring like so many of us. After the last few years of trouble and strife, coming to the end of a decade held excitement and anticipation. Of course, this is something we humans do. We aim to start afresh. […]

A skin for all seasons. Keeping your skin glowing through the festive season.
Can you safeguard your skin during the party season? Too much alcohol, too much food, too much stress, too much sugar, too much sun. Just too much of everything. Whether you live south of the equator or yours is to be a chilly white Christmas with too much time in front of the fire. All will take […]

A sugar free Christmas
Can you have your cake and eat it too? The idea that you could actually have a Christmas absent of sweetness is probably quite challenging for most. Rich dark fruit cake, plum pudding, mince pies… it’s the one time of the year where, if you do follow a sugar-free lifestyle it can be quite the […]

Retinyl Palmitate: Protecting your skin every day.
Why Retinyl Palmitate? Retinyl Palmitate is an ester of vitamin A and is an essential nutrient found in the skin to regulate growth, replicate skin cells and renew and rejuvenate the skin. Vitamin A for the skin is fundamental in controlling normal DNA activities (the blueprint of the cell) in the nucleus and the mitochondria […]
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Vive la libération! Yes, the onset of menopause can bring a sense of freedom. Okay, you’ll need to travel with a personal fan for a while, but once you muddle your way through the myriad of sometimes confusing symptoms that show up, you may find a reason to celebrate your menopause. But, before we get […]

Craving Chocolate? Or is it magnesium your body wants?
Desperately seeking. Not since Charlotte pookipsy’d her pants back in 2008, had I seen a woman more desperate. Finishing up with our last client before lunch, my companion mysteriously, but with great conviction made her way to the nearest convenience store. This meant only one thing. Reappearing moments later, resembling a wild animal, she ripped […]


In 2020 my future skin finally thanked me.
Let’s reflect for a moment. At the beginning of last year, I pondered what 2020 would bring like so many of us. After the last few years of trouble and strife, coming to the end of a decade held excitement and anticipation. Of course, this is something we humans do. We aim to start afresh. […]

A skin for all seasons. Keeping your skin glowing through the festive season.
Can you safeguard your skin during the party season? Too much alcohol, too much food, too much stress, too much sugar, too much sun. Just too much of everything. Whether you live south of the equator or yours is to be a chilly white Christmas with too much time in front of the fire. All will take […]