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 …

Sun Screen Products

Year round skin protection

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Yes I know most of us are heading into winter and it may seem an odd time to talk about sun protection but bear with me.  I have only just discovered a very innovative and wonderful sunscreen range that offers year round protection. It’s called Evy and is unlike anything I’ve tried before. It may seem odd that cold, grey …

Green People Hand Wash and Hand Cream

Hand Therapy

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How are your hands holding up? What with all the constant hand washing and sanitising, chances are they’re a bit rough and a bit knackered. Many soaps have harsh ingredients that dry hands out and sanitisers in particular can take their toll. Constant hand washing (which I would choose over hand sanitiser whenever possible) is very necessary at the moment …

Glynis Skin Under Microscope

My skin under the microscope (Part 3) – The results

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It isn’t every day that a lockdown happens in the middle of a beauty experiment. After having my skin analysed by the Visia machine back in February at The Harley Street Skin Clinic and finding that it was depressingly wrinkled and sun damaged, I was prescribed some specialist products to tackle the issues. If you missed Part 1 which describes …

Glynis Skin Under Microscope

My skin under the microscope (Part 2) – The products

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 4 Comments

If you missed Part 1 where my skin got analysed on the Visia machine and was found sadly wanting, just click here to catch up Part 1 After discovering my skin had bad UV damage, plenty of wrinkles due to a breakdown of collagen and needed work on getting a smoother, clearer texture, Jessica ( a skin consultant at The Harley …

Glynis Skin Under Microscope

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

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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 …

Zuii Organic - Gradual Tan Body Lotion

Self-tanning the natural way

Glynis BarberBeauty, Skincare 2 Comments

I gave up sunbathing many years ago, after a youth spent basking with great relish in the African sun. So ironically, after spending the first half of my life trying to get as dark as possible, I have spent the next half trying to preserve my skin and becoming paler and paler. But oh how I miss sunbathing and being …

CV Products

Age Defy+ range updates

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The Age Defy+ range by Green People remains one of my all time favourites. I love the fact that Green People are an organic, natural range with huge integrity, the fact the range is specifically aimed at mature skin and the affordable pricing.  The range has now had a package makeover and has been renamed Age Defy+ by Cha Vohtz. …

PHB – superfood for skin

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The PHB Ethical Beauty range is quite something. Completely natural, vegan and even Halal certified, the products are so pure that they make perfect remedies for sensitive skins or those with eczema, acne or even psoriasis. They are designed to improve not only skin but health and well-being. They are scrupulous about where they get their ingredients from, insuring they …