Charlotte Wilkes
Category: Reviews
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Ten Years Younger in Ten Days: Controversial makeover show gets a makeover
Do you remember 10 Years Younger from 90s? Have you let yourself go in the past 10 years? Don’t be too hard on yourself. Even classic makeover shows fall out of fashion and need a makeover. But can a new format revive…
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Review of Heliocare 360 Mineral Fluid Sunscreen spf 50
Most of my clients take absolutely no notice when I tell them to wear sunscreen all year round.They glaze over when I explain that UVA rays are just as strong in the winter and will prematurely age their skin by…
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Is the Microcurrent Facial still relevant in today’s crowded Aesthetics Market?
Hollywood has gone holistic! Microcurrent, the non-surgical facelift which tones tired and saggy muscles, is back in fashion after decades in the cold. It has capitalised on the recent surgery backlash and reinvented itself as a red-carpet-ready facial beloved of…
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Cleansing Oil Review: Medik8
What is it? Cleanser / make-up remover Who is it for? Make-up wearers. All skin types, including sensitive skin Medik8 is one of the few cosmeceuticals to offer a cleansing oil, so I was immediately curious. When it launched in 2009,…
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My top 10 Cleansing tips. How dirty is your skin?
Here are my top ten cleansing tips: Despite my nagging, I have a few badly behaved clients who underestimate the importance of thorough cleansing. Stale make-up and pollution stretch and block the pores overnight and prevent product penetration: dirty skin…
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Pha Exfoliation: Review of Neostrata Bionic Cream
Claim ‘Neostrata Bionic Cream (Pha 12%) forms part of the Restore range, which provides ‘powerful anti-ageing benefits for sensitive skin’. Neostrata Do I use it in my salon? It is so gentle that I use it to calm inflammation after peels.…
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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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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…