Aamer Khan with Glynis

Why ageing accelerates after the menopause (video)

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 4 Comments

It’s so not fair. Women’s skin ages faster than men’s and that’s a fact. And it’s all due to our hormones. Oestrogen in particular. Once it’s had it’s way with us, it just abandons all it’s wonderful and beneficial purposes and leaves us on the scrapheap, parched and devoid of collagen. Oestrogen is a bitch But are we going to …

Phytodynamic Therapy with Glynis Wearing Goggles

Photodynamic therapy (video)

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I was in the midst of having a beauty treatment at The Harley Street Skin Clinic with Jessica ( who introduced me to the Visia machine ) when… I decided on the spur of the moment to video my treatment This was not exactly easy, as you can imagine, as I had to hold my phone camera away at arms …

Gow Products with Heart

More dynamic skin products

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 7 Comments

I’ve now been using Garden of Wisdom (GOW) products from VICTORIA HEALTH for a few months and my skin is really loving them. Even though this range is ridiculously well priced, I feel that I’m maintaining all the wonderful benefits I received from the previous amazing (and much more expensive) range I used from The Harley Street Skin Clinic. In …

Affordable Dynamic Skin Products

Affordable dynamic skin products

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 16 Comments

As many of you know, I’m on a quest to find skin products with active ingredients that get real and visible results. I’ve had incredible results myself over the last 6 months with one rather expensive range and wanted to find something more affordable. And I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot with a range that is incredibly well priced …

My Skin Transformation Collage

How active ingredients can transform your skin

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 1 Comment

Three months ago I went to the Harley Street Skin Clinic to go back on the Visia machine to see if the products they had prescribed for me had improved the wrinkles and sun damage that had showed up the time before. I had been shocked to see how my skin had aged I’d always thought my skin looked quite …

Glynis Skin Under Microscope

My skin under the microscope (Part 1) – The reality

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 8 Comments

Way back in February, before lockdown, before the new corona virus turned our lives upside down, I found myself on Harley Street with an hour or so to kill. I decided to call in on the lovely Lesley Reynolds, co-founder of The Harley Street Skin Clinic, to see if she had time for a cup of tea and a chin …

Marie Reynolds - Vegan C, Liver Rescue and Defend Bottles

Supplements you need right now

Glynis BarberHealth, Supplements Leave a Comment

Marie Reynolds is a holistic skin expert who has brought out some amazing beauty products. I’m a huge fan of both her treatments and her products She also brought out a small supplement range which has been steadily growing and is now a very impressive and comprehensive range of products under the name MRL. This is great news on several …

My facial rejuvenation – part 3

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In part 1 we spoke about my first Hifu treatment in May ’19. I was very excited as I had heard about people getting amazing results. I then started the 6 month wait for results. Read part 1 Three months later in August ’19 I went for my Hifu top up that is part of the treatment. I was treated …

My facial rejuvenation – part 1

Glynis BarberBeauty, Treatments 5 Comments

Time catches up with us all at some stage. Since turning 60 I can definitely see an escalation in the ageing of my skin. This is, of course, only natural but doesn’t mean I have to sit back and just accept it.  There are now so many treatments that are non-surgical, non-invasive or semi-invasive that there is actually quite a …