By Lindsay: Although I will happily spend a whole lot of money on beauty products, I rather resent spending money on anything other than the most essential treatments (aren’t they all about relaxation rather than results?)However despite my misgivings, the Elemis SOS facial at their flagship Day Spa in Mayfair seriously confounded my expectations. Far [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Blemish Busting Month’
June 27, 2008
Body Blitz
It is a sad fact of life that spots don’t just appear on the face. The body can suffer too. Australian Bodycare contains tea tree oil, with antibacterial properties, to clear up blemishes on the body.
Lately, I’ve been using the Skin Wash, which smells to refreshingly zingy it always wakes me up in the morning. [...]
June 27, 2008
Ray of Light
For the past month I have been testing Medibeam, a hand held gizmo which emits a red light frequency to kill bacteria and stimulate the natural repair mechanism of the skin, lessening acne in the process. The clinical tests for this gadget have had impressive results, with 20% of users reporting a complete recovery from [...]
June 26, 2008
Suck it Up
There’s really nothing better than a good clay mask to suck up filth and grime from deep inside pores. Darphin Purifying Aromatic Clay Mask does just that. The thick and gloopy grey gunk draws our all the impurities sitting below the surface of the skin. Used weekly this miracle mask makes skin incredibly clear and decongested patches and [...]
June 26, 2008
Give Yourself a Boost
By Laura: Not the most glamorous or desirable product in your beauty arsenal but a crucial one none-the-less, spot cream is something most of us need to reach for now and again. Performance is all when it comes to blemish busting and if a product doesn’t deliver, it’s off my face and out of my [...]
June 24, 2008
Masked Beauty – Star Product
With the end of Blemish Busting Month rolling around, you may be wondering if my skin is now clear and pimple free. Well, yes it is… almost. I have one troublesome spot developing on my chin, but the rest of my face is a no-spot zone. I attribute such a dramatic turnaround to a few [...]
