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Banish 10 years from your face – Part 1.
Oh yes, the lure of anti-ageing facial treatments. A few years back, a company that I worked for did an expose’ to prove you actually can banish ten years from your face with anti-ageing facial treatments referred to as non-surgical or non-invasive facial treatments. Once pitched to a television studio the airing of the story […]
Anti Wrinkle Injections: 10 questions you’ve always wanted to ask a doctor.
Anti Wrinkle Injections: the not-so-new frontier. There is nothing new about cosmetic injectables. They’ve been used successfully in the medical profession for well on 20 years now, but probably in the last 10 years has become a mainstream cosmetic procedure for the reduction in dynamic wrinkles. Most commonly known as muscle relaxing injectables, a toxin […]
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta Hearing the news this week of the passing of Oscar de la Renta, my mind wanders back to the ’90s when his signature fragrance was the only fragrance I ever wore. This article is my small tribute to a man with a lifelong passion for dressing women beautifully. He certainly achieved […]
Skin deep with low frequency sonophoresis
A quick fix solution for wrinkles? We all know the saying. If it sounds too good to be true, it must be too good to be true. Right? When it comes to quick fixes, I’m always just a little sceptical. Never one to believe anything in life can be fixed in an instant unless of […]