Ahhh pigmentation… the bane of my existence LOL. While pigmentation is annoying and I do suffer from it, I don’t obsess over it (giving it that power). There are after all so many other more terrible misfortunes in the world. In saying that, it doesn’t mean it’s bad to try and remedy something that you dislike. For me my pigmentation has gotten worse recently (check out my pigmentation story here). It’s extra annoying because I am getting married later this year. On days off

Paula’s Choice Skincare is an American skincare line, known for it’s no-fills but effective, actives based skincare that isn’t too expensive. What I like about the line is that they tell you how much active ingredients are in the product (for the the most part anyway) – e.g. the Daily Smoothing Treatment contains 5% glycolic acid. I can’t stand it when brands don’t give you this information because it’s difficult to know what kind of effect to expect from the product and whet

I wanted to write a post about how my skin has changed over the last couple of months and my experience using lasers to treat pigmentation. I need to issue a disclaimer to start with – this are my thoughts and opinions on the subject matter. What didn’t work for me or what does work, may not be applicable to you or the same in your experience. My Skin History Let’s start with some history! I have very fair skin (my background is Northern Eastern European, Polish) but my skin

La Clinica is an Australian cosmoceautical brand that I only found out about recently, despite the fact that they’ve been around since 1995! 🐨🌱 My Sister was raving about their cooling gel for burns and how effective it was (I believe they’ve discontinued this product now tho 😥) and then I won this mask! 🙉 Their products are all about proven effective ingredients, as well as certified organic ingredients. They have a ‘professional only’ line (available to salons and Derma

It’s funny how with all the fads in skincare, the three products that never seem to change and form the basis of any good routine are; cleanser, serum and moisturiser 🌟 I’ve been using serums for years and years (too many to you how many haha!) because they are packed full of ‘actives’ at high concentrations. Actives are products that have a direct ‘correcting’ impact on the skin (it directly impacts how your skin functions – maybe that’s a better way to say it). If you foll

For a while, I used a serum which included a AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) and BHA (beta hydroxy acids) namely, Rationale’s Catalyst Serum. I was later gifted the Alpha H Liquid Gold Rose concentrated treatment, which contains glycolic acid (AHA) as it’s hero ingredient. I thought I might take a break from the Rationale serum once I had used up my second bottle because it is pretty darn expensive ($154 to be exact). Thanks to my acne resurgence (story of my life…) I also wanted to

I’ve been reading a lot about the effects of smog and pollution on skin and the news isn’t good lol… We all know free radicals aren’t great for our body and skin, but our body produces antioxidants to fight these nasties. The problem is that most of us are exposed to more free radicals than our body can handle (e.g. excessive sun exposure – UV rays bouncing off everything through holes in the ozone layer) and the sun isn’t the only problem. Pollution molecules or ‘dust’ parti

I’m a big fan of Antipodes skincare, even though I’m not an ‘all natural’ skincare devotee. Antipodes makes great skincare products however, and to me the natural ingredients are just a bonus! Their manuka honey inspired day cream is relatively new in their offering and because manuka (as with most honeys) is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, I thought I’d pick it up for my currently congested and acne prone skin. My skin is generally combination to normal, however I have