When I started looking at skincare as the basis of good, clean makeup, I was surprised at just how much I learned.  I’m not skincare trained, but I do know the basics, and understand that every skin is different and every skin needs different products in different combinations. I asked the question, is it possible to reteach a generation of women who’ve grown up using soap and water, and... 

When I decided to write a skincare article back in August, I asked lots of friends, family, contacts what their skincare worries and woes were, the first thing that many of them asked was ‘Sam, what’s a pentapaptide?’  Well, I’m still not completely convinced that I’ve found an answer, but from my own research, it’s a mild skin irritant that forces collagen into... 

by Tracy Hamilton Sometimes we take our skin for granted.  We live in it each sleeping and waking moment.  Why do we have skin?  Why is it so important?  Is it really necessary to go a few extra steps each day just to care for our skin?  Life is hectic, so how can we set aside precious time for those few extra steps?  Actually, it does not take long at all, to include a skin care regimen...