Skinimalism

By Lamelle Research Laboratories

Heard about “skinimalism”? It’s the move towards barely-there makeup that allows glowing, healthy looking skin to take center stage. According to social media platform Pinterest, it’s one of this year’s biggest beauty trends. Still, while dewy foundations and cleverly placed highlighter can help you create a great “no makeup” look, the first prize will always be truly radiant skin. But for this, you’re going to want to invest in a brilliant skincare routine, not powders and paint. Glow Baby Glow

Let’s talk about light! When a surface is incredibly smooth and polished it becomes reflective. A roughtextured surface, however, will always be dull looking. This, in a nutshell, is why exfoliation is key to radiantlooking skin. Still, not all exfoliators are created equally. Many still make the mistake of using those that are extremely grainy, causing micro-tears in their skin that lead to inflammation. This is why, at Lamelle Research Laboratories, we believe chemical exfoliation is best and serve up a brilliant selection of in-salon peels. We can also help you peel and reveal at home with our Corrective exfoliators. It contains Cathepsin D, an enzyme produced by our own bodies, to stimulate your skin’s natural exfoliation process. Use it two or three times a week and you’ll soon start to enjoy smoother, more radiant looking skin.

Something else you’ll want in your skinimalism artillery is Lamelle Skin Essence Rejuvenate Priming Liquid range. Due to its refreshing, water-like texture, you might make the mistake of considering it a toner, but it’s so much more than that. An innovative skincare priming fluid that will boost your skin’s hydration, calm irritation, and serve up a gorgeous-looking glow in a matter of weeks. Another reason to adore our Skin Essence is the fact that it prepares your skin to gain maximum benefit from any other active ingredients you use after it. Speaking of which…

If it’s a gorgeous glow you’re after, you’ll want to know all about vitamin C. Not only does this superstar antioxidant stimulate your skin to create more collagen but it’s well known for its skin-brightening benefits. Still, it’s a case of buyer beware. Many products will be quick to tell you they include vitamin C, but it won’t be in one of its more powerful forms nor will it be at a useful concentration. Happily, our Correctives Recharge CE cream contains 20% ultrapotent ascorbic acid. We even offer Correctives Vita C 30 that contains 30%, the highest concentration of non-prescription ascorbic acid on the block! Still, as Spiderman would say, with great power comes responsibility. At Lamelle, we realise not everyone can tolerate such a high concentration of vitamin C. As a result, we poured tireless research into creating our Correctives Vita C-Lipid Serum. It contains a very particular form of lipid-soluble vitamin C called tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate. Due to its affinity with oil, it’s able to penetrate deeper into the skin without causing irritation where it can deliver magnificent results. This way, even those with sensitive skin can get their glow on!

Ultimately, if you’re wanting to get in on the skinimalism trend, you can do so today by creating the illusion of barefaced beauty with makeup. Or you can invest in the kind of products that – in just a few weeks – will make you proud to show off your naturally radiant skin. So what’s it going to be. Are you ready for your glow-up?

It’s become normal – and something of a bragging point – to be able to point at how hard you’re working. It’s like we think we’ve confused being burnout with being successful. The second we adopted social media as a staple in our lives, we also adopted a highly visible way of life.

We find ourselves enmeshed in a need to prove our worth, to show how busy and successful we’re are every minute of every day. It creates a false environment. Our minds are in overdrive, constantly working through how to best position the smallest piece of news to give it maximum effect in the public space. But the reality is that we don’t actually enjoy our moments in life. We don’t really experience the little things anymore. Why? Because we’re constantly locked in a mindset of comparison.

Living like this not only sees you living under constant stress, but it’s also completely exhausting. And when you allow these two elements to continually run in your life, you’re heading straight for burnout.

Here are common realities we tell ourselves that force us onto a direct collision course with burnout:

If you stop what you’re doing, you’ll be letting everyone down.

All of us juggle way too many balls, and we’re always saying “yes” to people, projects and responsibilities that we’re not interested in, and that we really don?t enjoy doing, often because we’re wired to be part of community and to be of service. This leaves us overworked and overwhelmed and both cause significant levels of stress. Working out what’s important to you, and identifying the things you really enjoy doing, is really important. Then, teach yourself to say “no” to the things that don’t make these lists, so you can easily fit things into your day and create a balance in the things you need to get done every day.

If you don’t do it, it won’t get done.

This is a big one! So many of us step into being a martyr, attaching ourselves to the story of “I was the only one willing to get this done”. The reality is, as long as you keep saying “yes” no one else needs to step in and complete a task, nor do they ever get the opportunity to have a turn at completing the task. Get comfortable with allowing a period of silence to occur when someone says there’s something that needs to get done. When you don’t immediately step in, someone else will take the space. Doing this makes it easier for you to not always be taking too much on. Les Nouvelles Esthetiques no’79

You have to work long hours or you won’t get ahead in your career.

Because we live in a highly visible world, it’s so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that you always have to look busy for you to be seen to be successful. Unless your definition of success is always being exhausted and running yourself into the ground, forcing yourself to work longer and longer hours doesn’t help you get ahead in your career … it simply makes you stressed and exhausted, and it puts pressure on your health and wellbeing. Instead, start to work out how you can manage your energy in better ways so that you always feel like you have lots of energy. Then you can ch.nnel that energy to help you achieve so much more.

If you sacrifice now, you’ll benefit later.

“No pain, no gain”, right? WRONG!! The more you push yourself, and force yourself to work harder, the closer you take yourself to experiencing burnout. Being stressed and exhausted all the time because you’ve sacrificed looking after yourself now to give everything to your job doesn’t get you ahead. In fact, it’s more likely to set you behind. When you push the boundaries of your health, you’re actually gambling that you’re not going to push yourself past a breaking point. And there’s the rub: the thing with breaking points is that they’re not visible; they just happen. When you break, it’s never a slight fracture; it’s always a significant event and it always takes a significant period of time to recover from. Set your life up so that your health and wellbeing are just as important as everything else you do and you’ll benefit now, as well as later.

It’s only costing you some “time”.

You’re just giving up a bit of time to get things done … aren’t you? If you’re already overworked and overwhelmed, then time is a precious commodity. Why would you willingly give it away without a thought? Throwing time away unconsciously adds significant pressure to your life, and pressure brings stress and exhaustion. It’s like a fast-track to burnout. Start to get really conscious with the way you alloc.te your time. Spend it wisely and move away from things that use it in ways that aren’t serving you.

You don’t have time to do what you enjoy.

We feel the pressure of getting ahead in our careers so keenly that it’s like living in a pressure cooker that needs to let off steam. To cope with this, we start to prioritise the things we have to do for everyone else, and we start to drop off the things that are for us. While this might create time and space initially, the problem is that we continue to say “yes” too often and before we

know it, everything we’re doing is for everyone else and there’s nothing left in our lives that provides fuel and inspiration for ourselves. When you understand the power you have when your health and wellbeing is a priority, you start to see the possibilities and opportunities you’re missing out on by dismissing the things you enjoy doing. Feed your health and wellbeing by making it a priority and giving it as much attention as you give to everything else.

You have to isolate yourself to get the work done.

Life is noisy and chaotic, and it can feel like it’s hard to concentrate with everything swirling around you. Sometimes, it feels like the only way to get things done is to isolate yourself so you can find some peace and quiet. Some of us also feel like the act of isolating ourselves can protect the people we care about from the stress of the load we’re carrying. The problem is, when you create physical and emotional distance from your family and friends, it makes it harder to communicate. It also places you in an isolation bubble where your view and perspective of life can become skewed. There’s a great deal of research showing the results of being stressed and exhausted for long periods of time and the effect on mental health. Staying connected with your immediate circle is critical to your health and wellbeing.

You can do it all on your own. You have to be perfect … all the time.

The very definition of perfection shows that it’s unachievable. There is no perfect. There is simply the very best you can do in any one moment. Letting go of perfectionism isn’t about not wanting or caring about doing a good job anymore. It’s about accepting the unique and extraordinary human that you are and celebrating the achievements and success that come naturally as a result.

Focus on finding the attributes and characteristics that make you uniquely you. What is it you find so simple to do, that others find amazing? Know, without any doubt, the contribution you bring to everything you do. And just as importantly, know that perfectionism doesn’t have a pl.ce in your life anymore. We don’t have to be stressed or exhausted to get ahead. Burnout isn’t a badge of honour; there are no awards given to you when you’re in the depths of your recovery. Life isn’t about being the best survivor, it's about finding the way to thrive so you can allow the best version of yourself to shine.

Give your health and wellbeing the position in your life it deserves, because doing that is truly the simplest pathway to success.

Sometimes,when you’re under pressure, it can feel like it’s so much easier –and quicker – if you just do it yourself. We’ve also been taught that asking for help is a sign of weakness, and in today’s highly visible way of life we don’t want to do something that might make us look like we’re falling behind. Trying to do everything, for everyone, all of the time accelerates your face-to-face meeting with burnout. The more pressure you put yourself under, the more stress you experience, and when this happens you trigger physical and emotional responses in your body that affect how your physical and energetic systems operate. The longer you let these run out of control, the more quickly you’ll find yourself in an up close and personal relationship with burnout. Instead, learn to share the load. Ask someone to help you. Let go of the things, people, places and projects (or parts of them) that suck your energy and make you feel tired. The more you share and let go, the more you can accomplish and succeed.

Bronwen Sciortino is an internationally renowned author a simplicity expert who is interviewed globally about her simple and practical steps to living differently. An author, mentor, speaker and facilitator, Bronwen spends every day teaching people to de-stress, build resilience and embrace change. Working with people globally through corporate programs, conference platforms, retreats, profession.al mentoring and in the online environment Bronwen shares her secrets to success and inspires individuals to simplify their lives and embrace change.

SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN SKIN CARE

Beauté Pacifique is Danish skin care that effectively works on both age degeneration and sun damage.

Since the beginning of 1997, the Danish skincare range, Beauté Pacifique, has grown into an internationally recognised brand which beauty experts and super models swear by. Effect and documentation are the two indispensable principles in the whole idea behind the skincare products in Beauté Pacifique.

When the first cream with vitamin A, Crème Métamorphique, from Beauté Pacifique became available on the market in 1997, it was the only skincare product in the world able to document the ability to significantly rejuvenate skin.

The skin care products are made to fulfill nearmedical claims and the claimed benefits can be demonstrated objectively at the sales outlets by ultrasound-scanning “before and after”

The Africa division skincare brand, Beauté Pacifique, embarked on an 8-month long trial focused on the clinical interrogation of controlled damage scenarios to the skin's upper tissues, using a pen containing tiny needles to puncture the skin and induce a healing response.

In this case study, Beauté Pacifique focuses on hyperpigmentation on Caucasian skin and measures the effects of microneedling treatments performed in conjunction with the application of prescribed Beauté Pacifique products.

Results were recorded via Beauté Pacifique's DermaScan Medical Ultrasound device, which can measure the skin's structures reaching its deepest layers. This high resolution ultrasound imagery was supported by photographic evidence compiled to compare the results over the trial period, under the watchful eye of Dr Nadia Dannhauser of For Beautiful Life Medical Aesthetics in Johannesburg, Tasneem Valley (Medical Aesthetician) and Beauté Pacifique Africa's Julia Wills (International Master Trainer) CLIENT SKIN ANALYSIS

Skin Type: Minor Combination Skin Condition: Superficial Dehydration Skin Imperfections: Pre-mature age lines on the forehead. Hyperpigmentation is seen scattered on the face in the form of ephilides, macules and chloasma. The forehead shows the most hyperpigmentation. Enlarged pores on the nose. Some closed and open comedones on nose and chin. Healing pustules on side of chin and cheek. Raised Naevi on side of neck below jawline. Smooth and fine to the touch. Medium thickness. Normal sensitivity.

Fitzpatrick Scale: Type 2 Medium Treatment commenced 1: 25 July 2020 Products: Cleanse: Foaming Cleanser 10ml, Tone: Enriched Toner All Skins 2.5ml, Exfoliate: Gentle facial exfoliator 15ml for 10 minutes. Needle Depth: 0.25, Glide Medium: Tyrostase Products Mask: Skin Hydrating Mask, Tone: Enriched Toner Dry Skin. 2.5ml, Moisturise: Moisturising Day Crème for All Skins. 5ml

HOW THE CLIENT FELT DURING THE TREATMENT: The client was very relaxed and did not feel any pain or discomfort.

HOW THE CLIENT FELT AFTER THE TREATMENT: The client was happy and noted that she still had no sensation. Her face was flushed.

HOME CARE AND ONGOING TREATMENT PLAN: One treatment a month for the next 5 months to treat and lighten pigmentation. Home care advice is to use Moisturising Day Crème for Dry Skins in the mornings and Submersive Serum Paradoxe in the evenings. Use STAY Beautiful every morning and Tyrostase at night for the duration of this trial.

OVERALL CONCLUSION Resultant Skin Condition: Moisture content has been dramatically improved in the skin, resulting in a healthy, hydrated glow.

Skin Imperfections: Pre-mature age lines on the forehead have been relaxed. Hyperpigmentation has been fragmented on the surface and lightened, particularly under the eye area. The skin is far brighter and pore size on the nose and upper cheeks has been decreased revealing a very noticeable overall tone and texture improvement.

Sebaceous imperfections are under control and no longer visible. Skin purer and smoother to the touch. MEDICAL DERMASCAN ULTRASOUND 1. Observe Rejuvenation of the EPIDERMIS: Treatment Result: thicker, smoother epidermis protecting the underlying cellular fibrestructure and limiting TEWL (Transepidermal Water Loss). Skin repaired & appeared robust, presenting a lasting healthy & hydrated glow. Evidence of rejuvenation continuing throughout the full epidermal layer. 2. Observe Rejuvenation of COLLAGEN and ELASTIN Fibrestructure: Treatment Result: effective cosmeceutical penetration & dermal structure density improvement indicated by DermaScan 4 echo color change from black to 'awakened' green and healthy yellow and white echo, closer to the shallower epidermal layer. The patient confirmed that this has resulted in tighter skin. 3. Anti-Aging Active Ingredient Delivery into the deepest layers of the skin: Treatment Result: Dramatic, deep density improvement post treatment evident.

CLIENT FEEDBACK “I have felt, and others have commented on, the beautiful change in texture of my skin. The wrinkles on my forehead have always been a great concern. They are definitely softer & my eyes are far brighter. I am happy with the results and can see the benefit of microneedling on pigmentation.”

For more info: contact International Master Trainer, Julia Wills, on julia@blueskyinternational.co.za or Wayne La Grange on wayne@blueskyinternational.co.za or visit: www.beaute-pacifique.com