Journal
7 Japanese Beauty Secrets You Can Start Using Right Now
From daily practices to essential beauty items, here are a few secrets that have kept the women of Japan feeling youthful, toned and beautiful from centuries ago.
Glowing Skin Might Start With Your Genes: Your DNA plays a key role, but there are still many things you can do for your skin!
Throughout history, beauty rituals and traditions passed down from generation to generation have had an influence on the extraordinary mother-daughter/son connection. Like mother, like daughter. Like mother, like son. For many...
How to Care for Your Skin in Your Late 20s and Into Your 30s
While most of us in this age group will generally have youthful-looking skin, it is also the time when our skin begins to change - whether from hormonal changes, increased susceptibility to intrinsic and extrinsic influences, or general ‘wear and tear’. Once we enter our 30s, there’s no denying that we may slowly start to notice the effects of ageing on our skin and skin health. Here are some tips on what you need to do to boost your skin's health and resilience.
Individual Beauty - The Formation of MOSAIK
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada to her Japanese mother and German father, Emi had the experience of learning through multiple lenses, but when it came to beauty and skin; she described always feeling a little lost.
The Perfect Soak: The Importance of Baths for Our Wellbeing
For many of us, taking a shower is the quickest and easiest way to get clean. It may take as little as ten minutes of our time at the beginning or end of the day, and doesn’t serve as much other than to cleanse our body and make our hair shiny again.
Skin Treatment Series: Dermaplaning
Good skincare is not just finding the right product and relying solely on its efficacy. To achieve and maintain healthy and glowing skin, it is important to take a holistic, 360-approach. Both internally as well as externally. It is also highly recommended to mix and match your skincare protocol with the appropriate medical skin treatment or service! Let’s talk about Dermaplaning.
Kintsugi: Finding Beauty in Our Imperfections
Kintsugi is the art of repairing broken pottery. But the repair is done using powdered gold, silver, or platinum. So, rather than hiding the damage or imperfections, they are treated with care and ultimately highlighted.
‘Maskne’: Face Mask Breakouts, Skin Irritation And What We Can Do To Protect Our Skin in a Pandemic
Are you suffering from breakouts and irritations under your face mask? You’re not alone. So many people have complained about skin issues in the past year or so, that we now have a trending term for it: “maskne” (mask + acne). It was cleverly developed after people across the globe began observing unprecedented breakouts and various skin conditions as a result of a continuous usage of face masks amid the fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic.
It’s All In The Eyes: What To Look For To Give Extra Love And Care To Your Eyes
When it comes to our beauty-smarts, most of us consider ourselves relatively savvy right down to knowing everything from great skin cleansing routines, hair care products, season-appropriate hand and nail care and, of course, which collection of makeup is best suited for our skintypes. But when it comes to eye care, many of us either forget or consider it to be a regimen that should be considered only post age 30s. Wrong.
The Truth About Hyaluronic Acid
Over the years, the skincare and beauty industry has introduced hundreds of hero ingredients and their benefits, however, a few have skyrocketed to centre stage of our beauty regimens, becoming so well-known that it’s almost impossible to consider a routine without them. In recent years, hyaluronic acid (HA), or hyaluronan, has become a ubiquitous humectant and beauty buzzword.
Are You Feeding Your Skin the Right Vitamins?
The 4 Best Vitamins For Healthy, Resilient and Glowing Skin. Taking care of your skin should be an essential part of your health regimen. It is, after all, your body’s largest organ.
The Environment and Your Skin
While it’s important to understand and treat your skin according to your skintype, it is just as important to take into consideration your environmental surroundings. Levels of sun exposure, pollution concentration, wind speed, as well as water quality can all compromise your skin’s condition.
