As a new Mum, you’ll most certainly notice changes in your skin and appearance. Unfortunately, the “Did you get any sleep last night?” comments are inevitable. Sleep deprivation tends to show its true colours, square and centre on our previously glowing faces. Luckily, there’s 5 minute natural makeup tips to help. Many of us […]
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Double Cleansing – Should You?
Our skin care routine can be serious business. For some of us (like me) it can take a good 15 minutes every night. Although 15 minutes seems a lot of time to spend on my skin care routine, I find that by the end of the day it’s something that I really look forward to. […]
Picking at your skin
To pick or not to pick… that is the question. What are the alternatives to picking at your skin? Most of us have been there… standing in front of the mirror, squeezing at our blackheads and pimples until our skin is red and sore. For some, picking at a pimple is very satisfying, but for […]
Best Way to Cover a Pimple
Some of you out there, not pointing any fingers, but some of you naughty people out there have a tendency of picking at your skin! Agh! This screams disaster to every aesthetic/dermal nurse/beauty consultant out there. We know the (avoidable) damage you’re doing to your delicate precious skin! We’d rather you consider the best way […]
Benefits of Exfoliation
The primary purpose of exfoliation is to remove dead skin cells. When our skin is functioning as it should be, usually, around every 28 – 30 days, our body will naturally shed dead cells as new cells will replace the old cells. However, overtime, an excess of dead skin cells accumulates. Giving us the appearance […]
Prepping Skin for Makeup
We know, all you want to do is slather on that foundation and give your skin an even flawless coverage BUT makeup applied without prepping skin first, is a recipe for disaster. Whatever your skin type, foundation with no moisture underneath, will move through out the day causing patchy, uneven, dehydrated, powdery looking complexion. By […]
Introducing New Products Into Your Skincare
Sometimes, no matter how many lotions and potions we put on our face, our skin can become complacent. One day we wake up and our skin just doesn’t look the way it usually does. We usually put it down to a bad nights’ sleep, but the next day, it happens again. Our skin starts to […]
IVF Skin Changes Common Q&A
Stress on Skin
Are you prone to break outs? Acne? Redness? Dry, tight itching skin? Chances are you’ve experienced; or continue to experience one or more of these skin conditions in your lifetime. How about during times of stress? We’re almost certain there’s lots of nodding going on right now. These skin conditions always rear their ugly […]
Skin Commandments
1. I shall eat a better diet Did you know that medical professionals refer to your gut as your ‘second brain’? Well this is because, just like the brain in our heads, the gut influences so many aspects of our health and in particular, our skin. This is where our Skin Commandments come in… […]
Body Care – Natural and Organic
Hands up who applies 15 skin care products to their face twice a day, but fails to add just one nourishing layer of moisturiser to their entire body? Who ALSO adds in a daily body cleanse and weekly body scrub? Just as we thought, not many hands heading towards the sky! We can all now […]
Foundation Free and the Benefits of Going Without
How many times have you looked in the mirror and thought, my skin looks good today, I could possibly go without foundation?! These days pop up for all of us, no matter what your skin type and condition. A quick look in the mirror, followed by happy amazement, which is generally followed by a decision […]
Travel Q&A
Skin care while you’re travelling doesn’t have to be complex. Be it a one-off or regularly for work, check out our Travel Q&A. I fly a lot for my job, which I love, but it’s drying out my skin dreadfully. Sometimes I get into meetings or presentations and my makeup is flaking already and other […]
Christmas Getaway Skin Care Essentials
For many of us, Christmas is a time we disappear from the routine of life to relax with family, friends or just by ourselves. Whether we jump on a plane, pack the car with camping and hiking gear or the body-boards, buckets and spades (and sunblock), it’s just a nice time that most of us […]
Enlarged Pores – Common Q&A
Dealing with Enlarged Pores is one of our commonest questions and it covers all age groups. One important fact to note is that we NEED our pores. They cannot be made to disappear, however we can make them less noticeable and we can successfully cover them without clogging them potentially producing an ugly zit. Generally […]
Redness or Rosacea? Common Q&A
I have redness on my face, generally all-over, though worse on my chin and cheeks. Some skin care products make it worse, especially when i use masks and scrubs or when i massage my face. My skin seems to be getting more sensitive too. Is this Rosacea, and what can I do about it? Peta […]
Teen Makeup – Common Q&A
My daughter has acne on her face, and it makes her very self-conscious. She has started wanting to wear makeup to hide it. I want her to feel comfortable around her friends, but I don’t want her to make the acne worse – or to look really ‘made up’ with thick makeup – which it […]
Special Events Skin Prep: Your Timeline
You have something special coming up – your child’s wedding, a significant birthday or an anniversary. Or maybe you’re going on the trip of a lifetime. There are a 100 reasons why you might like to look your absolute best at these times and the earlier you start your beautifying journey the better. Whatever […]
Blackheads & Congestion – Common Q&A
I have blackheads on my nose which are driving me crazy. The rest of my skin is clear and actually feels dry most of the time. I am quite pale so the blackheads really stand out and are hard to cover with makeup. I don’t get pimples often except sometimes around the corners of my […]
Skin Care over 60 – Time to be Fussy
Just like a baby’s skin, your skin now needs specialised care and just like fashion, things return to how they were. Your skin as a baby needed gentle products and special care, and now that you’ve reached the big 60 milestone, your skin is closing in on that time when it needs that same attention. […]
Sensitive Skin – Common Q&A
There are lots of things that you can do to reduce the stress your skin is experiencing. Sensitive Skin is often a problem when our body is under pressure. Start out by using chemical-free skin care and avoid perfumed/fragranced products. Often our skin doesn’t react well to these when our body is run down. Use […]
Skin Care in Your 40’s and 50’s
Suddenly 40 or 50, or even getting close, and noticing changes in how your skin feels as well as its appearance. You know your skin has changed and you realise that maybe if you had have taken a more active role in your skin care in your 30’s or even in your 20’s those […]
Dark Skin Hormonal Acne – Common Q&A
Diet has a strong correlation with hormonal acne and so it’s important to consider your diet. Eating less processed foods and sugars. Instead basing your daily staples on fresh veggies and fruit and ensuring you’re eating sufficient protein. Often students cannot afford red meat and good quality fish and so reply on pasta, rice and […]
Skin Care for your 20’s and 30’s
Whether you enjoyed gorgeous, clear skin in your teens or were plagued with pimples, once you hit your 20’s you need to re-evaluate how you care for your skin. So…what does skin care for your 20’s and 30’s look like? At around age 25, skin begins the ageing process. Step by step from now, […]
Menopause Flareups and Sensitivities – Common Q&A
It’s all well and good to say there are simple measures to control, relieve or avoid menopause flareups and sensitivities – but we don’t always realise we have them to begin with! Find out what we recommend when women start seeing changes in their skin around the beginning of menopause. When stressed or travelling, […]
Environmental Impacts on Skin
Where we live and the lives that we lead, are all big factors in not only our general health, but the health of our skin. So whether we live in the country, or the inner city, the environmental impacts play an integral part in skin health. With our skin being our largest organ, one […]
Winter Dryness – Common Questions & Answers
This winter we have been inundated with queries related to winter dryness. So with this in mind we have devoted our Q & A this week to helping you and your skin survive the cold. Dry, dehydrated skin ages faster, showing fine lines earlier, pigmentation, redness and sensitivity with pimples healing more slowly, leaving more […]
Acne – Common Questions & Answers
We receive many online skin consultation submissions here in the clinic. Each one is answered individually as though the person was sitting in our consultation room opposite us. Over the years we’ve found that we are answering common questions. Different age groups and skin types develop and suffer from the same sort of skin concerns […]
5 Essential Ski Holiday Skin Care Items
The days are shorter and the nights are longer, and those fun summer holidays are just a distant memory, but Winter can offer some of the most adventurous and action filled holidays out there. So if you’re planning a trip to the snow, you’re in for a real treat…check out our ski holiday skin care […]
Long Haul Flight Skin Care Essentials
Long haul flights do damage to your skin. No matter your destination and whether you are luxuriating in first class or down the back in cattle…so what are the Long Haul Flight Skin Care Essentials? Putting some time into considering your flight skin care needs might be the difference between returning with a well […]
Lips – Glorious Lips and Their Care
Lets Start From The Beginning… Lips Lips are great for smiling, kissing, talking and eating, plus so much more, but do we care for them enough? They are often an afterthought in our skin care regime. Realising why the skin on our lips is so special highlights why caring for them is so important. It is […]
Pigmentation & Uneven Skin Tone – Understanding Yours
So many of us have pigmentation and an uneven skin tone on our face and body. To varying degrees, differences in skin colour are natural, however, for some people it is a real issue…so what is it, what causes it and what can we do about it, I hear you ask? The Anatomy and Physiology […]
The What, Why and How of Cleansing
Quite often, it’s easy for us to complicate things in our lives. Our skin care seems to be one of those things that we over-think and then overlook and eventually, it all ends up getting put on the back-burner. To make things easy, we’re getting back to the basics of skin care. The what’s, why’s and […]
Skin Care for the Party Season – 10 Super Tips to Make it Easy
You’re busy – right? No time for fussing over a complex skin care routine? Just want to know how to look good every day whilst working full time, partying every weekend, having drinks after work, juggling the family and preparing for ALL the extended family coming for a hot Celebratory lunch – yes, it’s […]
Contemplating Surgery?
How to get the best results The health of your skin is never more important than the time before and after any form of surgery, but especially facial surgery. Whether the plan is the removal of a skin cancer or an eyelid lift, a nose reshape or a major facelift, the more planning you can […]
Rosacea – Inflammation and gut health
The causes of rosacea are not positively proven, however the symptoms are known and, as we see this condition in clinic all the time, given time and commitment by the sufferer we know how to treat it. Want to understand more about rosacea – read here. Start with the gut biome! This is where inflammation […]
Rosacea – Best in clinic facial treatments
Rosacea skins tend to be dehydrated, even when there is acne and the skin feels oily. The best way to treat rosacea is by firstly reversing the cause of the dehydration. Diet and fluids to begin the anti-inflammatory effect. Building strength and immunity of the skin with (again) diet, but also with nourishing healing products […]
Congested Pores and Acne Treatments
How do you clear congested pores? Understand what is happening. Run your fingers gently over your face. If it feels smooth, similar to a baby’s bum, it’s well hydrated and in excellent condition. Perhaps it feels rough and easily flakes though, then it’s probably dry, quite impaired and dehydrated. If it feels bumpy and […]
Travel Skin Made Easy – packing for a healthy skin
Planning a trip? Putting some time into considering your skin care needs might be the difference between returning with a well hydrated, happy and healthy skin or one which takes months to recover from all the stresses of your trip. When you are travelling, whether it is to warmer climes or the snow, whether you […]
Luxury Essentials for the more mature skin
so… what are the luxury essentials in the 6 Luxury Essentials for the more mature skin You have a cleanser you love, and a moisturiser? sunblock. You always use a Vitamin A at night and your Vitamin C, E and B in the morning – but your skin still is dry at times, looks a […]
Water – Life Saver and Regenerator
Our body is made up of between 60-75% water depending on the stage of life we are in. 15% of our body weight is water which is around 4-5 kg in a normal sized adult. We know it is very important to our general well-being however studies are showing that when we are dehydrated our […]
Preparing your skin for a special night
The secret to radiant skin for that special night? Answer – an enzyme exfoliating home based facial treatment the day before or the morning of your special day! (by Meagan – our special events queen of course!) I simply love, and use it weekly whether I have a special event or not, one of the […]
Christmas skin survival tips
This is a short, sharp and hopefully helpful guide to Christmas skin and potential pressies. Everyone tends to be too busy for lots of words! Don’t expect too much from your skin whilst you are eating and drinking differently and often excessively! Drink lots more water, wash your makeup off every night and NEVER forget […]
Men’s skincare Q&A
Men’s skincare isn’t particularly different to women, however they look for and find solutions in different ways. A woman has dry skin, she talks to her friends, she ways up all the varied solutions she’s been told and makes a decision – right or wrong. A man with dry skin, is not likely to talk […]
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the difference between the brands Aspect and Aspect Dr? Aspect Dr has been formulated for medically affiliated clinics and Aspect for Beauty salons. The actual difference between many of the products is minimal with some of the Aspect Dr serums having a higher % of active ingredients. Unless you have quite sensitive […]
DermaFrac Treatments – Rejuvenation At It’s Best
View All In Clinic Treatments Available Book Your Treatment Micro-needling treatment with no downtime – great results! What is it? Micro-needling infusion therapy is an advanced aesthetic treatment used to target many skin concerns including fine lines and wrinkles, sun damage, brown spots and pigmentation, open pores, congested skin, mild acne scarring, and dry and […]
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Acne
Acne, pimples, breakouts, blackheads, congestion We all suffer from one or all of these at some stage of our lives… Whatever age or sex you are, it is your hormones that set a series of events in place which see your skin erupting in all manner of ways. Your hormones, however are influenced by many […]
Rosacea Skincare Explained
Do you have flushing of the cheeks, nose, chin and forehead? You may have rosacea. Check out Rosacea skincare options based on which symptoms you are showing. Rosacea is a condition which occurs when groups of capillaries close to the surface of the skin become inflamed and dilated resulting in blotchy red areas, small bumps and […]