Summer Empties – Hair, Body + Make-Up!

Products I'm loving this summer: Heliocare 360° Invisible Spray SPF50+ Dr Sam's Flawless Cleanser Virtue Full Shampoo and Full Conditioner La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Mains Giorgio Armani Power Fab...

Everything you Need to Know About Pollution + Skin!

Pollution, Skin and the Summer Hazard alert: city living could be reducing your glow. I’m not being melodramatic, unfortunately. An uneven skin tone is a major contributor to looking less radia...

Anti-Ageing Skincare for The Chest

Embonpoint. Decollétage. Or just plain old chest. What do you call yours? It’s a commonly neglected area. And yet it’s so often on show. As I tell patients, everything should match. I encoura...

Bakuchiol - The Retinoid Copycat You Need To Know About

Bakuchiol. Maybe the sexiest new skincare ingredient right now? It’s an Active. It’s natural. What’s not to like? What is Bakuchiol? It’s actually a plant photochemical derived from the see...

My Skincare Hacks For Busy Mums!

Time. A precious commodity. Especially in the mornings. Would love to claim that I meditate, do yoga and formulate my priorities for the day before I have my first sip of coffee… but I’m human and...

From Retinol to Sunscreen: 1 Year of Dr Sam’s Skincare!

1 year. 1 crazy/turbulent/life-affirming/downright-dramatic-but-ultimately-fulfilling year. Starting my own skincare brand has been a goal for so long that I forget how many twists and turns the...

What Not To Use When Starting Actives

Active skincare causes anxiety - the popular belief is no pain, no gain. And this is backed up by a survey of our ultra-informed Facebook group - out of over 350 respondents, 40% were worried abo...

Starting A Retinoid - The Golden Zone!

Welcome to Cycle 3 (which I consider week 12 and beyond ) - this is the delightful period of comfort and escalation. If you’ve been able to follow the programme so far, you’ll be entering the go...

Why I Developed A Serum For People Confused By Serums

Meet Flawless Nightly Serum! If you’re reading this blog, you probably already know that Active ingredients (+ sunscreen!) are the key to solving the 2 biggest concerns in skincare today – prematu...

Starting a Retinoid - The 2nd Skin Cycle

Congratulations on completing your Tough Love phase. You’ve had faith that the good stuff lies over the hill... and you’re near the top! Typically, if you’ve gotten through your Tolerance phase, a...

Retinoid Struggles - The Early Days

So you’ve got your retinoid. You’ve got your technique down. Now what? So I think the key questions are very simple. Decide how much. And decide how often. Then assemble your support products and...

My 10 Top Tips for Retinoid Beginners!

Retinoid Struggle - It’s clear this is ‘a thing’. Nearly 200 of you in our Facebook group reacted to our post about retinoids and their naughty challenges. So I thought that this week I’d do a ve...