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Beauty Myths
CURRENT BEAUTY MYTHS
A couple of weeks ago I asked for the most-repeated myths around skincare and beauty that you wanted debunked/clarified. Well. There was A LOT. So, in no particular order... You...
11/05/2022
INSTA LIVE NO.8: CLEAN BEAUTY MYTHS
Hi All! Sorry that it's taken a while to get this put up on YT. Catching up on the others as we speak. My book Skincare is released at the...
22/04/2020
PRODUCTS FROM THIS MORNING
God those cameras really catch all the best angles don’t they? 🙂 Just back at my desk from This Morning, will link the video when it goes up, in the...
05/02/2020
BEAUTY MYTHS NO.21 - GLITTER
OK this is not so much a 'myth', as it is just a.. I don't know who started it. I don't care. It needs to end. And end now. Glitter...
28/01/2018
BEAUTY MYTH - Cetaphil and Coconut Oil do not a healthy skin make
I used this model because she had good skin when she sat down, not to make an example of her! When we were backstage at LFW, one thing that we...
23/10/2017
BEAUTY MYTHS NO.20 - GLYCOLIC ACID THINS THE SKIN
Some of the most frequent questions I am asked concern acids - specifically glycolic. As more and more people embrace acids in all their glory, I thought a few facts...
11/11/2016
Beauty Myths No. 19 - 'Pat dry'
This may seem like a strange one, so the context is important. I am always asked about routines and the order of using products. There are some things that make...
11/09/2016
Beauty Myths No.18 - eye creams fix genetic dark circles
Dark circles driving you mad? Tried everything under the sun? Whilst there are limited things that you can do about them and definitely things that make them worse, if they...
24/02/2016
Beauty Myths No.17- It's ok to sleep in your makeup
Enough already. Charlotte Tilbury, whom I know and love, had a conversation with Kim Kardashian that KK quotes thus: "Charlotte Tilbury is my hero because she has never let her...
03/11/2015
Beauty Myths No.16 - Active vs 'Inactive' Ingredient
What used to relate purely to ingredients that qualify as drugs, is now used as a marketing tool industry-wide and to say that the terms 'active' and 'inactive' are overused...
01/09/2015
Beauty Myths No.15 - Micellar Waters are a 'proper' cleanser
I am frequently tagged on twitter or Instagram whenever there is an article singing the praises about micellar waters, cleansing, mineral oil, wipes (God – always the wipes!) online or...
29/08/2015
Cheat Sheet - SPF UPDATED
When purchasing SPF the main questions to ask are: What is the SPF? Is it a Broad Spectrum product? There are two main concerns from being in the sun: Skin-ageing...
10/07/2015
Beauty Myths No.14 - Celebs don't wash their faces/Caveman Regime
Here's the thing: if you don't want to use anything on your skin, don't. If you want to only use manuka honey on your skin, do. If you don't want...
30/03/2015
Beauty Myths No.13 - Antibiotics work for acne
Copyright Geof Kirby Acne. Apparently the second most searched word on the internet, after porn (obvs). It's easily the topic of my most-asked questions and the lead search on this...
24/03/2015
Beauty Myths No.12 - Cellulite Creams
Not one of these women look tortured by having cellulite. Fact: Cellulite is not caused by trapped 'toxins'. Is anyone else sick of that word? If we were as 'toxic'...
09/03/2015
Beauty Myths No.11 - You have to use everything from the same brand
Ever since I started putting pictures of my daily routine on Instagram I have been asked these two questions: 'Do you use different products every DAY?' and 'Don't you have...
03/03/2015
FAQs - Parabens
source I am asked almost on a daily basis for my views on parabens. I am met with outrage by some commenters who are mortified that I am recommending something...
29/01/2015
Beauty Myths No.10 - Detox
Detox products. Detox creams. Detox teas. Detox pads for your feet. Detox hair straighteners. Enough. If your body was 'full of toxins' you would at best, be very ill and...
01/01/2015
Beauty Myths No.9 - Waiting lists
Waiting lists. You know the things. Those long lists of ‘literally thousands’ of people ‘eagerly awaiting!’. See the Daily Mail most days for the latest one. Here’s the thing. They...
26/09/2014
Beauty Myths No.8 - Moisturiser is your most important purchase
I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve had a conversation with people who are using an incredibly expensive moisturiser – but cleansing (or not) with wipes/a quick wash...
09/04/2014
Beauty Myths No.7 - Organic: is it or isn't it?
During my talk/appointments in Liberty this last week I came across a few questions of using organic vs 'chemical' and the misuse use of the word 'natural' (don't get me...
18/03/2014
Beauty Myths No.6 - Having spots means you have an oily/combination skin
Most of the people I see have normal/dehydrated/sensitive skin with occasional spots. This is very different to acne. The vicious circle. It usually occurs via two paths. Vicious Circle One:...
06/03/2014
Beauty Myths No.5 - if you have oily skin you don't need to moisturise
The biggest mistake people with oily/combination skin make is to try and 'strip' the skin during the cleansing stage - to the point where it squeaks (faints) - and then...
10/01/2014
Beauty Myths No.4 - Lemon Juice
Source This is directly posted for Pinterest. 'Adding lemon juice to your cleanser will exfoliate your skin!' No, it won't. 'Applying lemon juice to your skin will help your pigmentation!'...
19/11/2013
Beauty Myths No.3 - Cleansing in the AM
'Do I really need to cleanse my face in the morning?' I've been asked this a lot recently - a lot. On the blog, on twitter, on Instagram. In all...
25/10/2013
Beauty Myths No.2 - Skin Purging
Your skin should not ‘purge’ when using OTC products. Prescription strength products given to you by a derm for acne, for example, can cause purging. But these are drugs and...
03/10/2013
Beauty Myths No.1 - Your skin sleeps during the day.
Dear Readers. My day started with an email from someone requesting that I test their (revolutionary - obviously) cream at night - 'because the skin sleeps during the day'. After...
19/09/2013
Thought for the Day: Stem Cells and Bollocks
Stem Cell: noun - BIOLOGY plural noun: stem cells 'an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type,...
28/11/2012
Cheat Sheet - Toners
Toners of old are the Marmite of the skincare world. You either do – or you don’t. Unlike Marmite (it’s not for me) – I absolutely DO when it comes...
11/08/2010