FYI
A guide toyour best skin.
Fifteen years of treatment-room habits, on one page.
FYI
Your skin is telling you something.Here’s what I’d do.
Choose what sounds like you.
If your skin is telling you something
“My skin is so oily I have to blot all day, and my make-up slips”
Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) is proven to reduce oil in oily skin.
Vitamin A tells overactive oil glands to slow down.
Choose oil-free moisturisers. Your skin is already rich in the natural oils found in traditional moisturisers.
If your skin is telling you something
“My skin is oily in my T-zone but dry elsewhere”
Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) reduces excess oil and strengthens your barrier, so skin is better at moisturising itself, for a more even, dewy finish.
Vitamin A regulates skin, coaching oil and hydration levels into balance.
If your skin is telling you something
“Dry, dry, dry. I can’t get enough moisture, especially in colder weather”
Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) rebuilds your skin’s moisture barrier and helps stop water loss, for more hydrated, dewy skin.
Masks and balms replenish essential lipids, natural moisturising factors and hydration.
If your skin is telling you something
“It feels like everything I apply, even sensitive skincare, triggers a reaction”
Vitamin B serum increases ceramides in the outer layer of skin, so it’s better at moisturising itself, for far more robust, dewy skin.
Oils are your go-to to soothe and heal aggravated, inflamed skin.
An occlusive or balm acts like duct tape, stopping water loss, calming and helping skin heal faster.
Good bacteria isn’t just for the gut. Probiotics restore a healthy microbiome, protect against environmental triggers and soothe cranky skin.
If your skin is telling you something
“I need real support for lines, wrinkles and loss of cheek volume”
Dermarolling for volume, health, glow and fewer lines. 0.3mm needles for product absorption, 0.5mm for weekly collagen induction. Only high-quality needles.
Vitamin A accelerates cell renewal, bringing fresh cells to the surface faster for fewer fine lines, a more even tone and a brighter, plumper complexion. It also helps repair damaged cell DNA while you sleep.
Vitamin C boosts collagen, strengthens elasticity and gives a surge of antioxidant power.
Peptides help trigger the skin’s own growth factors, hyaluronic acid and collagen, softening fine lines and wrinkles.
Collagen drinks are an easy boost to your body’s naturally declining collagen. Look for high-grade hydrolysed marine collagen peptides.
They say you can tell a person’s true age by their neck and hands. Take all your creams and serums down the neck.
If your skin is telling you something
“I have red, inflamed spots that hurt”
Instead of a super-drying spot treatment like benzoyl peroxide, choose fruit acids plus salicylic and antibacterials to reduce redness, regulate oil, unclog pores and reduce blemishes.
Vitamin A (retinol) is a fantastic ingredient for managing acne. It slows cell turnover in the pore so fewer dead cells are trapped, and regulates excess oil, two of the causes of acne.
Vitamin C as a spot treatment takes about 8 weeks (two skin cycles), but the antibacterial, skin-clearing results can be impressive.
LED treatments help kill bacteria and reduce the oil and inflammation behind acne. Blue light targets bacteria on the surface; red light reaches deeper, supporting healing, collagen and calmer skin.
Once there are no signs of spreading acne, microneedling can be introduced to help heal scarring.
If your skin is telling you something
“I have pick marks and scars I want to heal”
Vitamin C as a spot treatment takes about 8 weeks (two skin cycles), with impressive skin-clearing results.
Vitamin A (retinol) slows the build-up of dead cells in pores and regulates excess oil.
Once there are no signs of spreading acne, microneedling can help heal scarring and normalise skin.
LED treatments help reduce bacteria, oil and inflammation, and support the skin’s own healing.
If your skin is telling you something
“I worry about large pores and blackheads”
Fruit acids plus salicylic unclog pores, clearing congestion and helping pores look smaller.
Vitamin B regulates oil and keeps pores clear, so they appear smaller.
Detox and clay masks absorb excess oil and purify pores without drying your skin.
If your skin is telling you something
“I have dark patches I’d like to lighten”
Brightening serums reduce melanin production and its transfer to the outer skin. Be patient: give any pigmentation treatment several weeks at a minimum, ideally after kick-starting with a light-based treatment.
Fruit acids are an at-home peel, buffing away build-up and surface pigmentation.
Vitamin C helps the appearance of uneven tone and pigmentation.
Vitamin B supports your skin’s response to UV, alongside SPF.
Vitamin A is brilliantly effective but a slow burner. Ease your way in so your skin stays happy.
If your skin is telling you something
“I have old spot marks I want to remove”
Dermarolling with 0.5mm needles for weekly collagen induction. Only ever use high-quality needles.