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Monthly Archives: January 2011
5 tips to looking younger
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions yet? Why not make time to look after your skin in 2011? If you’ve got young children the chances are that you haven’t much time to think about yourself or your skin for that matter. So we asked Nicky Hambleton-Jones to share her top five anti-ageing tips with us.
1. Sun protect
UV Exposure accounts for nearly 60% of premature ageing! Genetics also plays a part as do other lifestyle factors, but if you can protect your skin from the sun, you’ll be doing a lot to maintain a youthful complexion. It’s so easy to wake up on a rainy day and think you don’t need to bother, but then get caught out when the sun comes out later on. Nicky recommends that you use a moisturiser with an SPF of at least 25, rain or shine. Try Avon’s Reversalist Day Cream (www.avonshop.co.uk), SPF 25 or Clinique’s City Block (www.clinique.co.uk)
2. Exfoliate
As we get older our skin doesn’t regenerate as quickly as when we’re young. This means that dead skin cells build up on the surface of the skin giving a dry, patchy complexion. To stimulate collagen production and maintain a youthful glow, ensure you exfoliate your skin at least twice a week using a microdermabrasion home kit or a glycolic peel. Visit www.lookandfeelyounger.tv for the low down on cosmetic peels vs. microdermabrasion and which products their users voted best.
3. Use a serum
Most people are nervous about putting oil on their skin for fear it will give them spots. The truth is that it is products that strip the skin of oil or are thick and clog pores that cause spots. Serums are usually oil based and the reason being that oil particles are able to penetrate the skin more effectively than any moisturiser will do. So you’re able to deliver skin building nutrients right to the deeper layers of the skin. Nicky says everyone over the age of 30 should use a serum under their moisturiser twice a day. Prices range from affordable to very expensive, so choose something in your price range and make sure its oil based and packed full of anti-oxidants to maximise its effectiveness. Try Ren’s Omega 3 Night Serum, and Skinceuticals serum 10 AOX which has special antioxidant technology.
4. Always cleanse your skin
This might sound dull and uninteresting, but it’s a vital part of your anti-ageing routine. Did you know that experts suggest your skin ages 8 days for every night you don’t remove your make-up?! Just think one night of neglect = a week of ageing on your face. So make sure you cleanse your skin before you go to bed; once to remove your make-up and once to clean the skin. Choose a cleanser to suit your skin type, but a gentle exfoliating cleanser is always recommended if you don’t have time to pamper your complexion. Try Dermalogica’s skin resurfacing cleanser.
5. Luminate
We can’t always hide our ageing lines and wrinkles and packing on the foundation does little to disguise the truth that lies beneath. It’s far better to create a glowing complexion than a flawless one. Try using a light reflecting foundation like Clarins’ True Radiance foundation, £22.99, for that lovely dewy look. Use a concealer for blemishes that need a slightly heavier hand – Laura Mercier’s Secret Camouflage is ideal. Or alternatively, apply a tinted moisturiser all over your face and lightly dust a laminating mineral powder all over your face for a luminous glow. Lily Lolo Stardust (lilylolo.co.uk) is great.
For more anti-ageing advice and tips, visit Nicky’s new website www.lookandfeelyounger.tv
My Nametags springs into colour!
We’re very excited at My Nametags to introduce our new range of colour nametags. You are now spoilt for choice as we’ve added 6 font styles too. With a wide variety of colours, fonts and designs available we can now offer you over 65,000 options to pick from!
We’ve been working hard to bring some colour to your nametags but have been mindful of the need to have the same hardwearing quality as our popular black and white ones. They are simple to order too. You can now make your nametags truly original and bespoke. Choose from:
- 6 font types
- 8 font colours
- 16 backgrounds
- 85 designs – from teddies to footballs
Older children will love to design their own nametags and it may encourage them to name their precious belongings so that expensive IPods, PSPs, trainers and even footballs don’t go missing.
If you want to tell your child’s school or nursery about our new colour nametags ring us on 0800 3 213 203 for a poster or download one here.
Our colour nametags cost £9.95 (plus £1 postage and packaging) for a pack of 56. Just choose either iron-on or stickers. So get creative, add some colour into your life and order some now.
PS Don’t worry we are still selling our popular, great value black and white nametags too!
Officially the best name tags!
We are so proud of our labels that we decided to put them to the test against other makes and we’re delighted to say that My Nametags has come out as providing the best iron-on and stick on nametags!
We asked an independent test company to compare our labels against other iron-on and stick on nametags and we are pleased to say that My Nametags came out top! Our labels were put through a rigorous set of tests to check for colourfastness, durability and general quality.
The British Textile Technology Group, accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), tested our labels for colourfastness from rubbing with a dry cloth to oil, alcohol and even sun cream. We always knew our labels were special but now we’ve got the proof!
So when you buy from My Nametags you can be sure that you’ve got the highest quality iron-on and stick on labels on offer, whether you buy our popular black and white ones or our new colour nametags.
If you’ve got any questions please call us on our freephone number 0800 3 213 203 or click here to order.
New Website!
We are very excited to announce our new look website today! We hope this site will be a lot easier to navigate and give more information about the name tags we offer.
Please let us know if we can improve it further or if there are things that are not working. Your feedback is very welcome!
Good browsing.
The My Nametags team
