Cheat Sheets
TOP 20 SKINCARE QUESTIONS OF 2020: HOW TO BUILD A SKINCARE ROUTINE?
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Older routines: Just a reminder that I am always trialling products and that a picture of something does not necessarily mean an...
03/01/2021
CHEAT SHEET - VITAMIN A - STAGES OF CONVERSION
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Following on from yesterday’s review (see the updated one here) and the inci listing that wasn’t very clear, I thought...
03/03/2019
WINTER SKIN ROUTINES - YOUR A.M. LINE-UP
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now It’s been a few years since I posted this Cheat Sheet about Winter Skin so I thought I’d take a quick...
13/12/2018
CHEAT SHEET - TYPES OF ACIDS
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Hi Everyone! I thought it would be helpful to list a little extra info on some of the most common (and...
21/03/2017
Cheat Sheet - Five quick things to change with the season - Autumn/Winter
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I've already written a Cheat Sheet about 'Winter Skin', but as we're not quite there yet, here are a few key...
30/10/2016
Cheat Sheets are back ---->
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Blogger has had a few glitches lately, and it completely removed the Cheat Sheet tab over there on the right hand side...
10/10/2016
Cheat Sheet - Fannies, Flights and Festivals – Festival Skincare
Some of these people belong to me. You're welcome world. Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I suppose there’s not much point in having a saying...
20/06/2016
Cheat Sheet - Top 5 Things American Women are doing wrong in Skincare
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now First things first: Yes, this is a sweeping generalisation, based on my time in LA last week. Please don't be offended if...
08/02/2016
Cheat Sheet - How to POP a spot
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now As much as any dermatologist will tell you not to pop, the fact is that you do. We do. You know...
06/12/2015
Cheat Sheet - SPF UPDATED
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now When purchasing SPF the main questions to ask are: What is the SPF? Is it a Broad Spectrum product? There are...
10/07/2015
Cheat Sheet - How to use a vitamin A product
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now My most frequently-asked-questions have all been about retinol in recent weeks. I thought I would answer the most popular questions, both...
20/05/2015
Cheat Sheet - Confused skin: what do you treat first?
Only a very select few have what would be termed 'normal skin'. Which is why I find it odd it is called 'normal'. It's far from the norm for...
29/04/2015
Cheat Sheet - When to use natural, when to reach for the 'chemicals' or 'synthetic'
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Before you read on - when I use the below terms I take them to mean: Chemical-led: products that contain non-'natural'...
27/04/2015
Cheat sheet - Consumer and Clinical trials, In Vivo vs In Vitro and ORAC testing
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I am often met with claims of ‘clinical trials’ and ‘independent studies’ when reviewing skincare. It’s to be expected, brands want...
17/04/2015
The Top 10: Acid Toners
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I imagine most of you lovely readers will fully expect what products are in my Top choices so before I...
10/04/2015
Cheat Sheet - How much product should you use?
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now So yesterday I was quietly minding my own business on Twitter when Stylist tweeted out the picture below, linked to a...
05/04/2015
Cheat Sheet - Why I don't like 'battery operated cleansing brushes'
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Well if ever there was a gentle way of saying the word that you're all saying in your head now, that...
23/03/2015
Cheat Sheet - Double Cleansing
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Over the last few months I have been asked a lot about double cleansing. I think it peaked this month because...
01/03/2015
Cheat Sheet - When to do your routine when you're exercising
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I am frequently asked by readers that exercise in all manner of ways for the best time to add their skincare...
26/02/2015
Cheat Sheet - Where should I spend most of my money in my routine?
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now The answer is always, always serums. The rise of serums has definitely, in my opinion, bumped moisturisers off of the top...
01/02/2015
Cheat Sheet - Hungover Skin/Parched weather-worn skin/Nurses/Teachers
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Happy New Year! 'Tis the season to be jolly. And of over-indulgence. Even those of you that don't drink alcohol may have...
01/01/2015
Cheat Sheet - Perioral Dermatitis or 'those red annoying spots that won't go away'
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now So. A really quick and simple one: You've had spots/redness/flakiness/looks like eczema/you thought it was acne but it isn't - for...
18/11/2014
Some updated Cheat Sheets
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I know from the skin consultation appointments that a large number of readers are not on Twitter. That being in mind...
17/03/2014
Cheat Sheet - Routines
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now It’s easy to see how your skincare routine can be a little overwhelming – we are sold so many products...
04/06/2013
Cheat Sheet - SPF
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I used to get my SPF from my make-up during colder months, but since I’ve gotten older and have been using more...
25/04/2013
Cheat Sheet - Winter Skin
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now The change from warm to cold to central heating to cold to office to travel to central heating etc can really make...
23/11/2012
Cheat Sheet - Things I am asked about the most
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now You are obsessed with your pores. They do not open and close like doors. You say they are HUGE – then...
13/07/2012
Cheat Sheet - Acne
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now When I turned 40, I experienced adult onset acne – along with food allergies. Out of nowhere. I mention...
16/05/2012
Upcoming Cheat Sheets
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I'm sorry I didn't get the acne cheat sheet up before the weekend. I don't want to rush it seeing as...
29/04/2012
Cheat Sheet - Top Tips for Great Skin
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Obviously, everyone is different – but in general – these are some basics if you’re wondering where to start…. Cleanse your...
09/04/2012
Cheat Sheet - Eye Cream
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now There are two camps when it comes to eye cream: Those that definitely do Those that think it’s unnecessary and...
29/11/2011
CHEAT SHEET - WHAT FACIAL?
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Despite their popularity and the continued growth of spas and salons – the average woman in the UK has a facial...
26/11/2011
Cheat Sheet - Dry or Dehydrated?
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Cheat Sheet – Dry or Dehydrated? Are you DRY or DEHYDRATED? (or both!) Dry and dehydrated skins have similar...
07/11/2011
Cheat Sheet - Beauty Industry Jargon
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now This one has brewing for a long time but reading the Top 100 beauty products in a ‘top’ magazine yesterday sent...
04/09/2011
Cheat Sheet - Milia
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Stubborn, unsightly and annoyingly hard to get rid of, milia are found in all ages. Babies (over 50% of them), kids...
13/08/2011
Cheat Sheet - Spots
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Spots. Oh Spots. So many of the emails I receive asking for skin advice start with 'Can you help me with...
05/08/2011
Cheat Sheet - Cleansing
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Most brands in the industry provide quick 'bullet point' references for use by counter staff/telephone customer services peeps to...
05/07/2011
Cheat Sheet - How to soften spots
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Zits. Pustules. Papules. Wheals. Comedones. Milia. There are lots of things that happen to the skin – especially on the face...
04/10/2010
Cheat Sheet - Anti-ageing
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Anti-ageing. We’re all so used to this phrase that we don’t even question it. If a product says it is anti-ageing...
13/08/2010
Cheat Sheet - Vitamin D & SPF
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now BRITS AS SOON AS THE MERCURY HITS 20 degrees C Gone are the days of my youth basting on a foil...
25/05/2010
Cheat Sheet - Facial Massage for Cleansing/Post-Cleansing
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Firstly - a moment on cleansing - get thee to an oil-based cleanser - NOW. Like attracts like - oil in...
11/04/2010