The Field Guide.
A running column of small observations from the laser room. Read whichever applies, skip the rest.
Don't put the sunscreen away.
Winter UV is lower, not gone. Why sunscreen is the one step that never gets a season off, and matters more, not less, through a winter of treatment.
Read the card →Go easier on the hot shower.
A long hot shower is the best part of a cold morning and the worst thing for winter skin. Keep it warm, keep it short, and moisturise on...
Read the card →The driest air is indoors.
The cold gets the blame, but the heated room you sit in all day is the real culprit. Give the dry indoor air something back.
Read the card →The days after a deeper session.
Winter is the season of recovery. The few days after a deeper laser or peel are not the time to be clever. Keep it simple.
Read the card →Makeup on dry winter skin.
Foundation does not sit on flaking skin. The fix is underneath, not on top. Hydrate first, and go lighter on the coverage.
Read the card →Give your skin a break.
Skin we are lightening does its best work when nothing is sitting on it. A winter note on deodorant and tight clothing, for the lightening months.
Read the card →The skincare advice to ignore this season.
Two patterns of skincare advice to step away from this season · over-exfoliation, and the complex layered routine.
Read the card →In-flight skin tips.
Cabin air is some of the driest air the skin will ever encounter. Why a hydrating mask beats moisturiser on a long-haul flight.
Read the card →Why your skin looks better in summer than winter.
The cold dries the skin · what changes between summer and winter, and what to do about it before the cardigan goes back on for good.
Read the card →Twenty-four hours before a laser session.
Preparation for a laser session starts long before the day. The 24 to 48 hours in the lead-up adds the extra cushioning · what matters, what to skip.
Read the card →Before a wedding, a holiday, a big photograph.
A facial the day before the wedding is fine · lasers are a different conversation. The Field Guide's first card on timing the work around the events that...
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