Charlotte Wilkes
Beauty Blog
Here, you will find expert skincare advice, industry insights, and the latest trends in beauty and wellness.
Whether you’re looking for solutions to common skin concerns, product recommendations, or professional tips,
my blog is here to help you.
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Low-Fat Diets: bad for your skin and your waistline?
Abandon your low-fat diet immediately – it might kill you! A recent study sensationally contradicted years of dietary wisdom: low-fat diets have a 23% higher risk of death than high-fat diets. How is this possible? Surely fat, especially saturated fat, increases our…
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Top 10 Anti-aging eye tips
1. Stop overplucking your eyebrows! Most of my clients over-plucked in the 60s and prematurely lost the arch of their eyebrows. Brows are a minefield: too heavy, and they can emphasise dark circles; too long, and they can drag the…
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How I became a beauty writer
Why I became a beauty writer My obsession with skincare and medical aesthetics started at Liverpool University. A beauty therapist living opposite in my halls of residence introduced me to the anti-ageing power of UVA sunblock – I have worn…
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Are Barrier Repair Creams Worth the Hype?
Overexfoliated your skin during lockdown? Not a problem– try one of the new barrier repair creams on the market. But do they really live up to the marketing hype? Instagram was full of posts from bored lockdowners who had exfoliated…
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Review: Skinceuticals Phyto Corrective Gel
“A hydrating, soothing gel serum with botanical ingredients ideal to calm and hydrate skin while improving visual redness.” Skinceuticals Have you heard of Skinceuticals? Whilst I still trust Skinceuticals, the innovative scientist who founded the brand passed away in 2013. What…
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Cleansing Oil Review: Clinique Take the Day Off
Clinique Take The Day Off was the first cleansing oil I ever tried. I had always wrongly assumed that oils would break me out – but I was pleasantly surprised, and now I can’t imagine not using one. Claims “Immediately dissolves even tenacious…
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Micellar Water Review: Simple Micellar Water
What is Micellar Water? Micellar water is a cleansing compromise: a 2-in-1 make-up remover and toner. My low maintenance clients love them because they don’t need to rinse them off. Who is Simple Micellar Water for? My teenage clients who…
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Teoxane 3D Lip Review
Product description “Formulated to plump, nourish and hydrate lips in-between clinic treatment, the 3D Lip contains microspheres of collagen and hyaluronic acid for instant hydration and long-lasting plumping.” Teoxane What is it? Teoxane 3D lip balm is specially designed to…
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Skinceuticals Blemish + Age Defense Serum Review
My 45-year old oily skin has started to dry up with age, but I still get a few annoying spots along my jawline and eyebrows. Adult acne is much more challenging to treat than teenage acne because the bumps are trapped deep…