Skincare Reviews
All skincare reviews are by Thom Watson with a background in luxury beauty retail and luxury beauty retail training with both an accreditation in skincare and beauty therapy qualification under my belt.
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The Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Night Fade Lotion
Continuing on the theme of the last post, blemished skin, I always find it difficult finding a night treatment. During the day your skin is in protect-mode and during the night it’s in repair-mode. During the day you’ll always need something lighter that will just maintian natural barrier function and doesn’t really need many treatment…
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Liz Earle Deep Cleansing Mask
Designed for the most problemed of skin types, we’re talking spots, blemishes and blackheads; this mask will shift them all. Great for men’s skin as it’s effectively powerful but gentle at the same time. Men’s skincare tends to be so much more powerful and sometimes our skin does need the power but delivered with a…
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L’Occitane Ultra Rich Lip Balm
Whilst taking advantage of England’s summer sun, I wondered if anyone else’s lips became as dry as mine do when faced with hot weather. Well one thing that I’ve had to hand over the last year or so is a L’Occitane Shea Butter Lip Balm. I don’t use it every single day, but sometimes my…
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Zirh Skin Care and Shaving
You may or may not have heard of Zirh before. They’re a brand that are relatively new to the scene here in the UK, but they’ve exploded with a bit of a bang and I have been informed that they’ve been around for 20 years or so in the US. I was sent the range…
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Portable High Frequency Machine
I promise you that this isn’t a photo of something from Ann Summers despite looking like remarkably like one… So I’ve heard but this is most certainly a Portable High Frequency Machine. This weird looking device has amazing practical dermatological applications but particularly so for spots and acne. High Frequency is used to treat and…
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The Manface Definitive BB Cream Review
I know you’re thinking you’ve possibly read this article before, but it’s become so obscenely popular that I just wanted to pop it at the top of the blogroll again: This is it; this is my definitive review of BB creams. Back in September of last year, I started to hear the rumblings of the…
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Molton Brown Skin Firming Lipoamino Hydrator / Londinium
A good few months back, actually the beginning of easter, I was sent these two fabulous products through from Molton Brown who wanted to give me loads of time to live with the products before deciding if I’d like to write about them before their launch, this week. Needless to say, the products were superb…
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Urth Hydra Therapy Antioxidant Treatment
This is a stunning mask and/or overnight treatment with Red Seaweed, White Tea, Hyaluronic Acid, Pure Essential Oils and vitamins A, B5, C, D and E. Created by Urth, a producer of Asian inspired skincare created especially for men. I have to say it’s absolutely amazing. I will warn you however that as you apply it…
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Liz Earle For Men Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser
I’ve always seen Liz Earle about, particularly when I worked with Clinique at John Lewis in Cheadle a couple of years ago, but never actually bought anything. I can honestly say I’ve missed out big time. On visiting John Lewis in Liverpool I strayed over to their counter for a peruse and what I peruse…
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Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant
So what is so good about this cream? I see it absolutely everywhere I go, no matter which shop, department store, airport, airplane or country I’m in – there it is, beaming away with its gorgeous white packaging and red door logo. Designed to calm, protect and hydrate for, you guessed it, 8 hours; this…