Whether you’re back from holiday (or your back garden) and are sporting a golden glow, there are tips and tricks to make it last longer – even if you’ve turned to the bottled stuff for an all-over tan.As always, your skin’s health comes first, so first and foremost: lather up the SPF at every opportunity. Once you’re back in the bathroom – boo, sob – here’s what to do, to keep … [Read more...] about How to maintain your tan (even if it’s fake)
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Why getting a perm in 2018 is still a good idea
Chill, relax, breathe, shake off your preconceptions: we’ve come a long way since that last scene in Grease. We’re twenty years on from the reign of the perm, yet ‘permanent waves’ are still an available treatment at a huge number of salons. Why ? Because the perm is clearly the forgotten secret to natural-looking waves. It’s time we remembered it’s brilliance (hey, any excuse … [Read more...] about Why getting a perm in 2018 is still a good idea
If you’re going on holiday, here’s when to do your beauty stuff
Upcoming holidays inspire two things: extreme smugness, and military planning. We’ll leave you to the gloating part, while we deal with the organisation: scheduling your beauty calendar. If you’re choosing to dabble in pre-holiday treatments (each to their own), it’s good to know when to head to the salon. Why? Because we all like to keep our skin healthy, and hair fresh. So … [Read more...] about If you’re going on holiday, here’s when to do your beauty stuff
7 weird things you didn’t know about your eyebrows
Nope, not just the most satisfying body part to pluck, eyebrows serve real important purpose. Since we’ll take any kind of procrastination (and I trust you're the same), we did a little digging to find out exactly why those ‘sisters not twins’ sit upon our eyelids. Evolution, ageing, and Mona Lisa’s lack of, here are 7 weird facts about eyebrows. Thank us at future pub … [Read more...] about 7 weird things you didn’t know about your eyebrows
If you’re yet to start loving your skin, you should try microneedling
Fine lines, hyperpigmentation, acne scars: our skin has a lot to answer for sometimes. These are the little details that make ‘us’ us, but if you’re trying to hide, or ‘correct’, we do know a treatment that will help you to fall in love with your skin once more. Microneedling, the clue is in the name, uses micro-needles to puncture the skin. Don’t panic, it’s a minimally … [Read more...] about If you’re yet to start loving your skin, you should try microneedling