Hand it over

Test your talon IQ with our ultimate hands and nails questions

Hands-and-NailsThink you know your hand creams from your cuticle oils, your hang nails from your nail wraps?! Well see how talon-ted (couldn’t resist!) you really are by checking how closely your answers match up with our pro’s in this, the ultimate hand and nail care quiz. Continue reading

Beauty sleep

Beauty treatments that work through the night

After-DarkIt’s official; night is the new day. Estée Lauder, bareMinerals, John Frieda, Liz Earle, Elemis – we dare you to think of one beauty brand that does not consider night time as, if not more, important a time to treat your skin as any time during the day. But it’s not just the brands – overnight treatments are also increasingly popular among consumers, perhaps because of their visible effects and ease of use. Continue reading

Male order

Understand the needs of male skin

Wilkinson-SwordBoth store staff and consumers need to understand the specific needs of male skin in order to recommend the right products. For example, men tend to require more soothing and revitalising properties than anti-ageing when it comes to their skincare, with anti-irritation properties to combat the after effects of shaving.

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Best foot forward

Your customers’ guide to luscious legs and fabulous feet

Legs and feet get a rough deal, often missing out on the care and attention we lavish on our face and the rest of our bodies despite the fact they work hard to carry us around all day; and how do we repay them? By burying them under layers of heavy clothes and shoes all winter, only to assault them with a barrage of quick fixes when spring arrives and we want to bare them. Continue reading

Mouthing it

Your definitive guide to the essential oral care routine

According to data from Oral-B, the oral care category is currently driving the toiletries market with a £20.5million increase in sales in the last year. Helen Johnson, Oral-B’s business leader, says: “This equates to 3% year-on-year growth, and a total market share of 17%.”

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Age before beauty

Our panel of skincare experts answer your customers burning anti-ageing questions

The Panel

Dr Howard Murad, M.D. CEO and founder of Murad, Inc.

Howard Murad M.D. has changed the face of skincare as we know it. Devoting his life to making beautiful, healthy skin attainable for everyone. His internal and external philosophies and methods for an inclusive approach to overall skin and body health have helped hundreds of thousands of people.

Dr Jean-Louis Sebagh, Cosmetic surgeon

Acknowledged as one of the premier cosmetic doctors in Europe, Dr. Jean- Louis Sebagh is a master of the delicate art of cosmetic medicine, with a focus on the face and neck. Celebrities, models, socialites and VIPs comprise the high-profile clientele who visit his exclusive London and Paris offices for his breakthrough anti-ageing treatments. Continue reading