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Bronzed Goddess - guest post by Hannah
Wife, Mother, Hairdresser, Nail Technician, Entertainer to our 15 month old, and soon to be ‘Bronzed Goddess’... My husband is Mediterranean with lovely olive skin, which means he can tan by candle light. Our daughter was fortunate enough to have inherited his skin tone. I on the other hand (like many of us) have to work at looking golden brown….Over the years I've tried all sorts of self-tanning products, from salon treatments to ‘at home’ kits.  My latest discovery is "He Shi", and I've...

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A little liquid sunshine to ease away the rainy days of spring....
Spring showers may be dampening spirits and have us all still stuck in winter woolies but with the promise of sunshine just around the corner it’s time to be thinking about giving skin some summer-ready colour. Warmer weather inevitably means lighter clothes and exposure of parts previously hidden under layers of clothing and whilst some of us look fabulously pale and interesting, others like a hint of summer glow to look and feel less winter worn. As you know, JBC are no advocates of tanning...

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Skin loving essentials to supercharge mind and body.....
If you have looked at your skincare product ingredients listings of late you may have noticed that Essential Oils (or some of their constituents such as linalool or geraniol) are present in many of the products we love and use but if you think that it’s just their uplifting aromas which are beneficial, it’s definitely time to take a closer look. Essentials Oils not only smell divine, they happen to have some pretty potent benefits for our skin and their inclusion in many products not only deliver...

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Feeling under the weather? Here's some top tips for tackling...
Having managed to smugly avoid a whole grisly array of bugs and virus’s last winter I find myself surprisingly struck down this week with one of those ‘head for the couch and don’t move until Summer’ kind of colds. You know the sort where your throat feels like a tiny man with a chainsaw has been working the nightshift, your nose is streaming far quicker than your super-fast broadband ever does and your head feels like a feather stuffed pillow? That’s me. So, should you find yourself (or a loved...

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Brush the day away to reveal peachy soft skin.....
When taking care of our skin, most of us have a tendency to separate our bits into problem parts and whilst there are those areas that could always do with a little extra TLC, there is one thing that we can do everyday to help keep skin happy and healthy all over. Say hello to body brushing. Body brushing is not a new idea but it is one that passes under the radar for most of us - perhaps due to those scratchy looking bristles or maybe because the idea of standing naked in the bathroom on a cold...

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Don’t know where to begin with teenage skincare? Say hello...
Reaching the often long awaited and much anticipated teenage years brings that inevitable mix of excitement and angst, freedom and responsibility, accompanied more often than not by skin which seems to completely morph out of control to deliver regular sigh (or run for the hills and hide) inducing breakouts. Getting skin under control can seem like a never ending cycle of product testing and experimentation only to find that what worked last week is now causing irritation, soreness or worsening...

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An age old problem.....
If you didn’t catch the JBC interview with Dr John Briffa posted here last week it’s definitely worth a watch particularly since it raised some interesting points on achieving healthier, happier skin through small but meaningful changes to the diet. We were happy to hear that putting good stuff into our body supports and improves the efficacy of the good stuff we put onto our skin. The interview also took a surprising direction in broaching the prickly question of how to deal with the regular...

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An interview with Dr John Briffa - how to escape the diet trap
In this interview see Matt from The Jersey Company chat with Dr John Briffa, the UK's leading nutritional doctor and author of several bestselling books such as Waist Disposal and the newly released Escape the Diet Trap which is all about how to lose weight without calorie counting working out all day or going really hungry.     Why diets can’t work and set you up for failure How eating less calories and exercising more is not the key for long term weight loss. (5min...

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Spring clean your routine and pep up tired eyes.....
It’s official, my hunker down for winter habits have caught up me; too many late nights, long hours squinting in front of the laptop, the ‘a little too often and less than thorough' cleansing topped off with regular drenchings of too much caffeine equals eyes that look as tired as they feel! The lighter brighter days of spring are glaringly unforgiving, highlighting every hint of puffiness, creasing and darkening but with a little care attention, we can regain that bright eyed, wide awake...

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Mothers day gifts for those in need of pampering ....
As Mothers Day approaches our heads have been filled with lots of lovely ideas for spoiling and indulging our own mums and this year, with a surprising number of friends and relatives having recently joined the sleepless night brigade, we thought it would be really rather nice to offer some ideas on spoiling mums of all ages and stages. Mothers day hints and tips are usually focussed solely on buying or doing for those mums belonging to us or coming as part of the marriage package but we all have...

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