Natural Beauty

Do you have dry skin, oily skin or combination skin? These are terms we hear a lot, and they are plastered across all kinds of skincare products. But how many of us actually know which one applies to us? Sometimes, it can seem easier to have a single skin type, as you know how to deal with this, but for those with combination skin it can be difficult to know...

Trends come and go, but sometimes a new innovation will be more than just a passing fad. Dermaplaning is currently taking the beauty world by storm, but is it just a passing phase or is it here to stay? Dermaplaning is sometimes known as dermablading...

Run your tongue across your lips right now and see how they feel. Are they soft, smooth and beautiful? It may be that they feel slightly rough, dry and possibly even have some skin peeling away. This is a sign that your lips are in...

Everyone looking at an effective skincare regime will come across an instruction to exfoliate. It can seem like a harsh thing to do to your skin, and if you are particularly sensitive, you may question whether this is really a good idea. In truth, exfoliating...

Using an exfoliator is an essential part of caring for your skin, but many people are understandably concerned about the harshness of some of the chemicals included in these products. Happily, there are ways to naturally exfoliate skin, including making your own natural face exfoliator...

Henna use is thought to date back to 7th century BC.1 Henna offers glossy, richly-hued locks without the damage associated with most chemical hair dyes. But what exactly is henna? What advantages does it offer over regular hair dye? Are there any risks? And is...

What could be more satisfying than peeling a sticky strip from your nose, and with it, removing a lifetime of grime and ickiness from your pores? Although pore strips have been around since the 1990s, they’ve been enjoying a resurgence lately and everyone from teens...

With so many essential oils available, you’d be forgiven for thinking carrier oil is like any another. In fact, carrier oil is – as its name implies – the oil world’s delivery guy. They dilute essential oils, which can irritate the skin in their pure...

We all know how important it is to wear sun cream – scientists believe that 80% of visible ageing is caused by sun damage1 . Still, few know that not all sun creams are created equal. In this article, we’ll explain how mineral sun cream...

Nothing says “pucker up” like a pair of perfectly plump, moisturised lips, with perhaps a slick of gloss on top. Many of us don’t worry about moisturising lips in the summer months. Still, most people experience a cracked or dry pout during cold winters. However,...

We all have our own ways of expressing ourselves. One increasingly popular method of doing this is through a tattoo. Your tattoo might be a significant name or date, a meaningful phrase, some beautiful artwork or something just plain fun. Whatever you choose to have,...

Isn’t it funny how we spend most of our teenage years trying to look older, but as soon as we hit our 25th birthday, we become preoccupied with reversing the process?! At the time of writing, no one has discovered the font of eternal youth,...