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There’s no doubt winter is on her way. The leaves are falling, the temperatures dropping and the nights are getting longer. And with her windy gusts comes a change in skin tone and texture. As the climate changes, skin becomes unbalanced particularly in younger and older skin, spots tend to make more of an appearance and sensitive and problematic skin may suffer. However, by making a few changes you can keep your complexion clear and radiant throughout every season. Check out our top …

There’s no doubting that we are a youth obsessed culture. You just have to look around you from social media, to magazines, to TV and film, we are bombarded with images of flawless skinned, size eight, inhumanly beautiful, forever young – looking women. So its unavoidable not to be affected on some level. Even the celebrities that we hold in the highest of regard appear younger and more youthful every day. Between keeping up with the Kardashians and the Joneses, we ladies are trying to hol …

Too often many of us once we have found a beauty product favourite that works for us - well we stick to it! Not realising that as we age our skin and its needs change requiring differing anti-ageing ingredients to stave off the onslaught of age, from the effects of simply growing older, summer holidays in Spain to air conditioned offices and diets in need of an overhaul, skin is reactive and we too must be reactive in our approach to preserving our youthful, glowing skin for longer!#1. Are …

When it comes to all things beauty, what beauty addict worth her Clarins doesn't wish she had a direct line to the professionals? How about Clarins very own makeup professional the brilliant Claude Defresne or perhaps a bat phone through to skin care guru for Dermalogica the wonder that is Annet King? But alas, for many of us its beauty mags, tutorials and TV stylists that help educate us in our beauty know how. So how can we learn the tricks of the trade or the latest secrets ci …

Over 95% of all women experience stretch marks at some stage in their life. This rite of passage may present itself during our teenage years, hormonal fluctuations, the menopause, weight gain and loss and for some stretch marks are as much a part of having a baby as nappies and night feeds! This is one subject our Beautyfeatures.ie readers are always seeking solutions too – so knowing that stretch marks happen when your body grows faster than your skin can keep up …