Radio Beauty Chat on Dehydrated Skin Conditions featuring Cult 51, ESPA and Dermalogica

Saturday I was invited into the studio to have a chat with Antonia Jones, presenter for Phoenix FM on how we should be treating our skin when it's been neglected through the summer months. Listen to the show to pick up tips on how we can treat this skin condition, which can cause itchy, tight and sensitive skin and at its worst if not treated cause permanent wrinkles to develop.

You can listen to the show here...http://www.phoenixfm.com/2016/09/25/antonia-jones-talking-skincare-with-molly-miller-beauty-lifestyle-editor/


I took in a few great products that really concentrate on restoring dehydrated skin to its former glory of plumped, healthy looking and radiant skin.

Cult 51 Skin Serum £95 www.cultbeauty.com

My love affair with Cult products started when I met with the founder Richard and realised that I was chatting to one of the skin scientists, who'd formulated some of the worlds top skin care products.  Taking the best of his knowledge and expertise he came up with his own brand Cult 51.

After sampling the products for a couple of weeks, my skin felt utterly amazing and looked incredible.  It is expensive but this is because the active ingredients are of a very high quality. When originally launched this 'glass slipper' product was showcased (alone in a glass stand), in Barneys and promptly sold out within a couple of weeks. Their advertising campaign and UPS was simply this - nada - all word of mouth from top beauty editors clambering to get themselves on the waiting list.

The serum can be used night and day and works within just 15 minutes of application.

The Night Cream £125 is very expensive but it works and lasts a good few months. The reason it's Cult '51' is because of the 51 claims to healthier skin from 52% reduction in the appearance of fine lines, protection of environmental damage and pollution, controlling pigmentation, increasing oxygen etc. 

 ESPA Tri Active Advanced Instant Facial £58 www.espaskincare.com

This is my little facelift in a bottle. You can see from where i've applied it to the back of my hand, that it instantly brightens and rejuvenates my skin, leaving it looking plump and silky. It has an abundance of active ingredients from hydrating Hyaluronic Acid, nourishing Avocado, Jojoba and Evening Primrose oils and Winged Kelp - an antioxidant proven to help tighten and firm the skin.

Dermalogica Phyto Replenish Oil £56.20 www.dermalogica.co.uk

Dermalogica is a brand I've always relied on to be completely trustworthy in maintaining good skin. The reason being is that one of the top skin specialists advised me to use this many years ago, as the brand focus on what goes on inside the pot, rather than the packaging. What goes on inside is a high concentration of vitamins, again proven to aid in skin regeneration and healing, whilst promoting efficient cell renewal.

Just a few drops of this oil, either pressed onto the pressure points of the face (facial map enclosed), or mixed with your usual moisturiser, gives skin that dewy glow and most importantly, nourishing and instant relief of dehydrated skin.  It's comfort in a bottle and includes Chia Seed Oil to help with itchy skin, Camellia Japonica, which helps stimulate collagen, Orchid Flower Extract to repair and protect and Rice Bran Oil known for its properties of Vitamins B and E.
Just looking at my hand on the right, you can see how this makes the skin glow but without any feeling of grease.