by Sarah Brown
As part of our Age Confidence campaign, I was lucky enough to catch up with internationally renowned make-up artist, Debbie Gallagher, and quiz her on her top make-up tips for looking fabulous over fifty. As well as photo shoots for ID, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and InStyle, Debbie has also worked with big names like, Jessie J, [...]
So, you’ve got your three step facial skincare regime in place – but what about those extra essentials? Many people see Eye Cream as a non-necessity or splurge product and fail to use one daily. For me, Eye Cream is a core part of my daily regime (I apply at night) and one that makes [...]
The Summer holidays are here, which for many will mean jetting off to sunnier climes. You’ll probably come back with a nice tan, a souvenir or two, and if you’re anything like me, a fair few mosquito bites! Now I’ve heard many an old wives tale about how to prevent bites. Here are few of [...]
I’ve written about Rosacea plenty of times – ingredients to avoid, the effects of diet, environmental triggers etc. But the message is far more interesting coming from Rosacea sufferers themselves. According to the National Rosacea Society, 41% of 1,066 patients surveyed said that certain skincare products aggravated their condition. Here are the top 6 skincare [...]
A couple of weeks ago while playing around on Facebook and Twitter I happened to mention I’d be blogging about make-up tips for sensitive skin, and my feed went crazy! It seems so many of you, sensitive skinned or not sensitive skinned, have suffered a reaction to a mainstream make-up product. Strange then that there [...]
As you know, here at Pai we are all about caring for your super-sensitive skin. While we create our gentle yet effective organic products without irritants, we still always recommend that new customers Patch Test products before they introduce them into their daily beauty regime. Patch Testing ensures your new product suits your sensitive skin, [...]
OK so imagine the scene – your super-sensitive skin is flaring up and you don’t know why. So you reach for the most “calming” product you can find, which doesn’t immediately help, so you apply another, then another, then another…. I’ve been there. When you have unpredictable skin the huge temptation is to amass a [...]
Thought I’d share this interesting article I came across on Yahoo’s Lifestyle site last week – claiming that Thyme could be a gentle yet effective natural alternative to common chemical acne treatments. Yahoo reports that scientists from Leeds Metropolitan University tested the effectiveness of Thyme tincture on killing the bacterium that causes acne, Propionibacterium acnes. [...]
After suffering an allergic reaction to harsh hospital hand wash, nurse Coralie turned to Pai products to repair and regenerate her skin. Here are the fantastic results… While we know Pai products are brilliant for sensitive and allergy-prone skin, it’s always immensely rewarding to see their soothing and healing properties in action. Last week we [...]
Sensitive skin sufferers galore are irritated by the chemicals in most washing powders. Here are my top tips for choosing and using sensitive suds. I’m feeling a little sore today after putting on a freshly washed pair of PJs last night and instantly breaking out in an unbearably itchy bout of hives. A dash for [...]
Before developing a skin allergy, I was your average beauty consumer, mixing and matching products with little consideration for what they contained.
After years of research, trials and skin tribulations I discovered the remedial and rejuvenating powers of natural ingredients and Pai Skincare was born.