Facial Massage

Cheeks Express

A truly effective skincare regime is built around great products, but the way in which they’re applied can also make a huge difference to the tone and vitality of your skin. These simple facial massage techniques strengthen and stimulate the muscles beneath the skin’s surface for a firmer, plumper complexion. If you’re short on time [...]

What is Skin Metabolism?

Guggul

Did you know that your skin has a metabolism…? No, really. Guggul Oil, one of the breakthrough ingredients in our Age Confidence Oil is one of the most exciting organic discoveries to come out of Pai HQ. Guggul Oil actually increases the skin’s metabolism for a brighter, revitalised complexion. Whilst carrying out research trials for [...]

‘Five a Day’ Focus: Emotional Wellbeing

Happy

Everyday our bodies physically react to mental triggers. As the body’s biggest organ, the skin is also a surface on which our emotional peaks and troughs play out. For skin as happy as you feel, follow these top tips for maintaining your emotional wellbeing: Don’t compare yourself to anybody else While it might be difficult, [...]

‘Five A Day’ Focus: Toxins & Damage

Sunset

A toxin is a general term for a substance or chemical the body has no positive use for. They can be introduced to the body through our own actions, or imposed on us by our environments. Damaging forces like UV rays and pollution are part of our environment and while we can minimise our exposure [...]

‘Five A Day’ Focus: Oil & pH Balance

Cotton

Achieving skin balance is key to taking control of problem skin. Skin balance refers to an even pH and oil production, and is affected by products, diet, stress and lifestyle. Unbalanced skin experiences oiliness, dryness, breakouts and reactions, whilst balanced skin is calm, clear and comfortable – here’s how to achieve it: Give your skin [...]

‘Five a Day’ Focus: Sleep & Stress

Sleep

A couple of weeks ago I touched on the amazing processes our skin goes through as we sleep – processes so amazing, that sleep and managing stress have made it into my Age Confidence Five A Day. A lack of sleep and high stress levels really take their toll on the body and prevent it [...]

Skin Confidence ‘Five a Day’

Natural beauty

As regular readers will know – for me, truly radiant skin is about more than just great products. The key lies in embracing a ‘healthy skin’ lifestyle – that takes all determining factors behind skin health into account. I’ve broken these down into five simple categories. If your skin is ever playing up then it [...]

Rosehip BioRegenerate Oil vs. Age Confidence Oil

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There’s a new oil on the block, and it promises to bring you Age Confidence. Die hard Rosehip BioRegenerate oil fans – fear not, there’s room for two loves in your skincare life! Here’s how our two super Oils differ from one another, and when you should use each. We’d recommend applying both Oils at [...]

Diet Focus: Dairy-Free

Milk

When it comes to problem skin, I’m a huge advocate of locating the source of the issue rather than masking it with products. More frequently than you would imagine, the root of many skin problems is internal – and can be treated through diet. I speak to customers on a daily basis who’ve transformed their [...]

What is my skin type? A 21st century update

Stylist

At Pai HQ, Wednesday’s are Stylist days – and last week we spotted a really interesting article about modern day skin types I wanted to share. In “A new way of looking at your skin”, Anita Bhagwandas writes that the common skin type categories we still use today (think dry, oily,combination) were actually originally defined [...]