Press
Beautytek
"I wanted surgery for my tummy since my children were born but could never afford it. Since trying Beautytek I've realised there is an affordable alternative that works and I’m so happy with the results! I can have my treatments while the children are in school and there is no recovery time so I’m straight back for the children!"
Cindy Bristow - As seen on How To Look Good Naked
"It's Oscars this weekend, and Hollywood's finest will be glammed up to the nines. But don't assume they woke up looking this fab - it takes months of hard work! We've discovered that Beautytek, a non-surgical body sculpting treatment, is what the stars rely on when they need to look the business. Apparently, Beautytek uses very low-frequency microcurrents to zap cellulite and burn fat! We hear the celebs are queuiing up to try it, but the rest of us can get the benefit from."
Article taken from Woman Magazine
SculptraTM
ANNA RYDER RICHARDSON TO SCULPT A NEW LOOK, April 2009
TV favourite Anna Ryder Richardson is taking a break from changing rooms for a bit of makeover on herself.
The on-screen interior designer is undergoing a series of Sculptra® non-surgical cosmetic treatments, to help naturally reduce the signs of ageing and replenish her youthful glow.
Click here for full article on Sculptra
Vogue, July 2008
'The guinea pig generation', by Jan Masters
Masters’ investigation of the risks associated with the growing number of new beauty treatments sounds a timely warning note about the pursuit of novelty for its own sake. Driven by celebrity gossip, extreme makeover shows, higher incomes and the relentless pace of technological advance, the market for rejuvenative procedures is growing faster than ever before.
Collectively desensitised to the needle and knife, the younger generation of ‘because we’re worth it’ consumers is described as alarmingly under-informed about the very real risks involved (as underlined by a leading plastic surgeon who estimates that 70% of his patients initially present to remedy the effects of unsuccessful treatment elsewhere).
Experience emerges as a critically important factor with both invasive and non-invasive treatments. Consumers should therefore take care to check their practitioner (bearing in mind that media exposure is in itself no guarantee of expertise). At a time when ‘Botox parties’ hosted by unqualified people can take place because the use of fillers is as yet unregulated in the UK, Masters observes that FDA approval of any new therapy provides reliable reassurance.
Citing Sculptra® as a good example, Masters goes on to emphasise the inherent safety advantages of choosing products and procedures with history of medical use before their adoption by the beauty industry, and concludes by recommending those developed by large, well-established and respected companies (like sanofi-aventis) because they have so much more at stake than new and unknown brands.
Bella, 3 January 2007
War on wrinkles
After Botox, the hottest anti-ageing treatment this year is Sculptra, which works by filling out wrinkles. A tiny injection of a collagen stimulant plumps up your skin to prevent jowls and the drooping effect that comes with age.
Dr Shelia Glaze at Omnia beauty clinic says: ‘This lunch-hour treatment is great for women who’d otherwise consider having a facelist. But it’s much less invasive and far more natural.’
Prices at the Omnia clinic start at per injection (01564 822224). For more info see www.sculptra.co.uk
SkinCeuticals
January
• New magazine – piece on Sports UV Defense
• Sunday Times Style – CE Ferulic
• Stella Magazine – piece on CE Ferulic
• Stella – sunscreen all year round – Dr David Eccleston – Daily Sun Defense
• Stella Magazine – piece on Face Cream
• Grazia – piece on CE Ferulic
February
• Instyle – piece on Sophie Okenedo and her using Phyto Corrective Gel
• Vogue – CE Ferulic
March • Good housekeeping – CE Ferulic
• Red – B5 Gel
April
• Tatler – CE Ferulic
May
• You magazine – CE Ferulic
• Irish Independent – CE Ferulic
• The Times – CE Ferulic
• Grazia – Sports UV Defense
June
• Daily Mail - Sports UV Defense
July
• Daily Mail – Daily Sun Defense
• Daily Mail – Eye Balm
• You magazine – CE Ferulic
• Daily Mail – Phyto Corrective Gel
• Daily Mail – Serum 20
• Daily Telegraph – Ultimate UV Defense SPF30
August
• Red – CE Ferulic
• Stella – Daily Sun Defense
• Style Magazine – CE Ferulic
• Now – Sophie Anderton uses Sports UV Defense
• Times Newspaper – Hydrating B5 Gel
• Evening Standard – CE Ferulic
September
• Glamour – CE Ferulic
• Sunday Times Style – SkinCeuticals mentions at Cowshed
• Daily Mail – Tori Amos loves CE Ferulic
October
• Tatler Rejuvenation Media-Spa – SkinCeuticals mention
• Tatler – Serum 20 mention
• You magazine – Antioxidant lip repair
• She Magazine – Sports UV Defense, CE Ferulic mentions
• Instyle – Phyto +
• Vogue – eye cream used by Natalie Press
• Stella(Telegraph Sunday Magazine) - hydrating b5 gel
November
• RED MAGAZINE – Dr Leslie Baumann recommends SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic and in particular products containing L-Ascorbic acid, Ferulic acid, Green Tea and Silymarin
• the goddess guide - new book available from amazon – mentions b5 gel and ce ferulic as being amazing!
Dermaquest
Dermaquest Product Reviews - June 2008
Recently I had a chance to try out some products from Dermaquest Skin Therapy, a high-quality skin care line based out of northern California. A friend of mine had been raving about the Skin Vitalight, so I was able to get my hands on that as well as a few other items. The prices are pretty steep, so I wanted to really put these products to the test for a couple months to find out if they were splurge-worthy:
Skin Vitalight is a moisturizer that evens skin coloring and inhibits pigmentation with a melanin suppressing peptide and a powerful combination of lightening herbal extracts. It also contains potent antioxidants which protect skin cells. Typically I always wear foundation because my skin tone is slightly uneven. But I noticed after using Skin Vitalight for a few weeks that I didn't have as much of a need for foundation. I LOVE this moisturizer; it's lightweight, hydrating and dries fast. And the 2 oz bottle has lasted me longer then I thought it would.All it really needs is an SPF.
The C-Lipoic Lip Enhancer is more then just a lip plumper. It's a deeply hydrating Vitamin-C lip treatment. It helps to plump up lips , improve texture and restores density of the dermal layer all while enhancing the natural lip color. I'm not really a fan of most lip plumpers. So many of them contain cayenne pepper extracts, which is the ingredient that "plumps". Well--some might call it "plumping" but I call it "crazy, uncomfortable burning". Thankfully this isn't the case with the C-Lipoic. There is no burning, it actually tastes pretty good and it does temporarily make your lips fuller.
DermaFirm isn't on the market yet, but I got to test out a little sample. The anti-cellulite cream increases microcirculation, which drains the edema of localized fat. It also reduces and prevents the storage of fat cells. I'd love to be able to tell you guys that this stuff is a miracle in a bottle and that your cellulite woes are over--but my sample only lasted me a couple weeks. Definitely not sufficient time to notice a big difference. I will say though that it smelled very pepperminty and tingled after being applied, so it felt like it was doing something.
Okay, so I'm leaving my least favorite for last. The DermaGlow Self Tanner had some promise at first. It smelled great and color showed up within about an hour. The downside? Color showed up, but no matter how carefully I exfoliated, moisturized and applied I always ended up a streaky mess! And I think it took twice as long as a normal self-tanner to wear off (which would be great were I not a streaky mess). I don't know, maybe after all this time I'm still a self-tanner amateur?