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We’re at it again, and this time, we think we’ve devised our best competition to date! So pucker up SkinBase fans, it’s time to enter another beautilicious competition and be in with the chance to win a course of six SkinBase microdermabrasion facial treatments, worth over £240, plus two runners up will also win some SkinBase facials.

The search is on beauty lovers and this time we want to see which of you has the very best beauty tip on offer. Simply enter your name, email and brilliant beauty tips and you’ll be in with the chance to win six incredible SkinBase treatments!

Adult acne is a cruel joke played by nature. We always think of teenagers being the ones to deal with acne and breakouts. Unfortunately, many people face the horrible breakouts of adult acne problems. So, to help, I have put together some tips for dealing with acne as an adult.

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

GOOD LUCK!

If you’re planning on giving yourself a facial at home, here are some nifty tips for making it as zen-like as possible and just as high quality as you’d get at a fancy spa! Facials are a terrific way to relax, pamper yourself and give your skin the royal treatment. And while going to a trendy day spa is nice, who can afford those high prices on a regular basis? Pencil yourself in for an at-home spa day and give yourself an awesome facial at home!

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

GOOD LUCK!

Reasons for facial pigmentation (and elsewhere on the body) vary from over exposure to the sun, the use of oral or birth control pills, pregnancy and even chemicals found in certain perfumes, soaps and shampoos. And while it’s usually not dangerous, it can really take its toll on our confidence levels.

Here are some wonderful ways to hide and treat pigmentation and let your true beauty shine through!

Your skin is something like a message board and there are times where we’ll want to figure out what our skin is telling us. Our skin is our largest organ so if something isn’t quite right on the inside, there’s a good chance that it’s going to show through our skin. Have a look at these possible clues on what your skin is trying to tell you and heed your body’s advice through your skin!

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

GOOD LUCK!

Running low on time but still want to look fabulous? Try these one minute quick fix beauty tips. It will be the best 60 seconds you've ever had! Kind of...

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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Here we go again!

To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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Changes in the weather means changes to your skincare too

This time of year can really take its toll on our skin. We are reminded about the importance of using sun protection during the summer months but often forget the impact cold harsh winds and central heating can have.

Skin feels tight and often looks dull, flaky and tired. Take a look at our tips to caring for your skin during winter…

Brrrrrr! Dropping temperatures and chilly winds don't have to go hand-in-hand with frizzy hair and dry, sullen skin. These top winter beauty tips will help you stay glowing and gorgeous - even if the weather isn't!

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

GOOD LUCK!

Packed with anti-ageing and beauty boosting extracts, experts say we shouldn’t just eat superfoods for great skin, we should wear them too. As the body’s largest organ, skin has the capacity to absorb 70% of what we put on it. Superfoods are nutritional powerhouses with inbuilt antioxidants and oils so it makes sense to use these ingredients in skincare to feed the face from the outside as well as in.

Take a look at some of our favourite superfoods and find out exactly what they profess to contain.

SkinBase: More than just a facial. Don't neglect the back of your neck and even behind your ears when applying creams and serums, as this is the area where skin can start to sag when ageing.

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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Here we go again!

To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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Here we go again!

To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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Drum roll please - winners details inside!

Here we go again - to find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

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Here we go again!

To find out if you're our SkinBase FREE Facial simply take a look within this blog post...

GOOD LUCK!

We’ve all heard the conflicting stories surrounding alcohol and your skin. Some say that a little alcohol is good for you, whilst other use horror stories to show the effects that drinking has on your skin and face.

So what’s the truth? Skinbase asked the experts and found out…

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Yes, you! Hope you enjoy all this weeks blogs. Just thought we'd remind you that you can enter to WIN a COMPLETELY FREE SkinBase microdermabrasion treatment right now on our facebook page.

Search for us: SkinBaseFacial (www.facebook.com/SkinBaseFacial) and click on the 'Win a Facial' tab.

Also - you can find your nearest SkinBase therapist in seconds (before you go on holiday perhaps?)

Get involved you gorgeous creatures.

The SkinBase beauty team x

We’re all in a constant battle for perfectly clear skin. Men and women, young or old – the quest for beautiful skin is pretty much something we all think about for at least a couple of minutes every time we’re faced with a mirror and some unsightly spots, fine lines, wrinkles or pigmentation.

Something a lot of us are often worried about are long-term problems with scars from acne or accidents.

We did some research and here’s our guide on how to get rid of, and minimise, scars naturally.

Good luck!

We're so excited. Our first winner of a FREE SkinBase facial, Laura Sharkey, was announced last weekend (we'll be posting the pics up soon!) and our second winner, Chloe Farrelly was last weeks winner (CONGRATS GIRLS!) If you haven't heard, from now on we'll be treating one of our SkinBase fans to a completely free SkinBase facial EVERY WEEK until, well, forever!

I know - pretty generous hey? Well we don't think so, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to try the SkinBase facial and reap the rewards of flawless, clear skin.

The best thing about our competition is that we've made it so simple to enter. No long forms and no ulterior motives - simply enter and  check our facebook page each Saturday to see if you're a winner!

ENTER THE SKINBASE COMPETITION HERE...

So, you’ve booked the course of SkinBase Facials and you’re adhering to the 8 step rules (see them here) but you’d like to do something between treatments to help tighten and brighten your skin. Look no further as we give you a simple exercise that’s been proven to take years off how you look…

At SkinBase we absolutely love sharing! Whether that's beauty tips, news from our salons, smoothie recipes or indepth information about your skin - you can guarentee that we're more than just a microdermabrasion facial company.

That's why we're giving you the chance to win a FREE SkinBase microdermabrasion facial every week - simply by joining us on our new facebook page here.

We promise you lots of beauty news, offers and top tips (plus lovely juicy gossip and celeb pictures!)

What are you waiting for?! Join us here.

Whether you’re a fashion and beauty junkie, or you simply pass billboards and adverts on your trip to work each morning, you can’t help but notice that everywhere you look, the biggest catwalk trend this season is naturally glowing, radiant skin. 

We want, we want, we want!

We’re delighted to announce that award-winning Beauty Writer, Anjana Gosai is now our resident ‘beauty blogger’ at SkinBase. Anjana has been the Beauty Writer for the likes of The Sunday Times Style, the Daily Mail and other top publications. She’s also the author of ‘The Ultimate Guide to Beauty’, a one-of-a-kind dressing table guide containing everything a girl needs to look and feel her best.

SkinBase we love bringing you the very best in beauty and skin care advice, news and features and we think you’ll agree that we couldn’t have asked for a more experienced or knowledgeable individual to help answer all you beauty questions. Anjana will be blogging for SkinBase on a monthly basis, and you can ask any beauty questions to her by emailing amy@skinbase.co.uk with the subject ‘Ask Anjana’.

So over to Anjana for her first blog answering some of your commonly asked skincare and beauty questions…

Well last weekend saw the winner of our Mother’s Day Vogue competition and her gorgeous mum spoilt rotten by the SkinBase team!

A Rolls Royce, huge bouquets of flowers, glasses of fizz and of course two luxury SkinBase microdermabrasion treatments made up a simply wonderful Mother’s Day present for Sara Farrington and her mum, Marion.

Read all about it...

Oh wonderful. After checking in the mirror numerous times, I think it's time to admit that those fine lines and wrinkles aren't going anywhere on their own...

It’s the bane of ever woman’s life. The day you look in the mirror and start noticing those pesky fine lines and wrinkles beginning to form – where once your skin had sprung easily back into place.

Whether you're 25 or 75, we promise we can make a difference to how your skin looks. So it's bye, bye wrinkles - hello plump, radiant skin.

Sound good? Read on...

Editor of Luxury Guide 'The London Magazine' Olivia Skinbase reviewed the SkinBase Facial this week, resulting in an amazing outcome...

See what she had to say about her treatment and the incredible instant results she saw - we guarentee you'll be pretty amazed. 

Read more...

So, everyday we look at perfectly polished pictures (crikey that's a mouthful) of celebs with flawless and seemingly ageless skin.

Sigh.

It all gets a little depressing for us mere mortals and our uneven skin tone which is prone to a breakout or two. But when we stumbled across an extract from an article in the raunchy Allure magazine and found the real reason super hot Cindy Crawford looks closer to 25 than 45 was down to regular microdermabrasion we were absolutley delighted.

Take a look at the models skincare reigime tip here...

Going out this weekend? Take a look at our top tip for the most beautiful 'come get me' eyes to round off the week.

Top tip:

If your eye or lip pencil is too soft and crumbly it can be difficult to achieve a strong line. Solve this by placing the pencil in the freezer for a few minutes, then gently run a line over the back of your hand to warm it up slightly. Now line your eyes or lips with a perfect stroke of colour

This weeks 'super smoothie' will make you feel like you're drinking pure sunshine! A wonderful Saturday morning pick me up before heading to a salon for a refreshing, revitalising SkinBase facial!

'Super Smoothie

• 4-6 oranges, peeled
• 4 leaves of chard, well rinsed
• 1 cup water
• Blitz and you're done!

Enjoy!

We love giving you added beauty value at SkinBase - after all, everything we do is about creating a happier, healthier and more radiant you!

For this weeks tip, we've moved away from our usual skincare and touched on a simple but effective tip for angle-free, luscious locks!

Read on...

SkinBase tip of the week: Drink a glass of hot water and lemon in the morning -  it will detox your entire system, helping to get rid of the toxins that cause skin problems.

Want to know why lemons are such a great detox method? Read on...

It’s true, research has found that on average women spend three years getting ready to leave the house – valuable time that could be spent gossiping, dancing or having a cheeky cocktail.

We thought we’d give you and those left waiting around for you some top tips to make sure you're party prepped and ready to go in record time!

Cosmetic surgery is on the rise, but is it time we looked to a more natural and safe alternative before going under the knife?

As advocates of the natural and none invasive at SkinBase, you may well expect us to pick up on the issues behind the risky business that is plastic surgery. But after reading the article in this weekend’s Sunday Times Style magazine which talks about the potential issues and absolute trivialisation of the likes of breast enlargement, fillers and botox – we’re more determined than ever to try and get women to test out the likes of microdermabrasion before embarking on a more serious (and expensive) course of surgical action.

Here at SkinBase, we know that maintaining your skin's health is as much about what you put into your body as it is about what you apply to the outside. Our 8 step rules will make sure you get the results you want as quickly and healthily as possible. Enjoy!

Oh dear – we’re on the fourth day after New Year and already many of us are beginning to weaken our resolve on those (potentially hasty and made after a couple of glasses of champers) New Year resolutions. Be kind to yourself this year and treat your face and body to some ‘easy to achieve’ new year beauty tips courtesy of SkinBase...