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Linda Meredith amazon

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A GROUND-BREAKING WONDER PRODUCT

Linda Meredith Amazon is a luxurious skin balm that has been produced to repair natural barriers whilst improving skin softness and smoothness. It features a host of powerful anti-oxidants such as anthocyanin and acai fruit oils. Amazon is also an anti-inflammatory balm thanks to active ingredients like omega 6 & 9 and andiroba seed oil. This skin balm is ideal for soothing dry or irritated skin, offering a natural scent with no fragrance additives. 

GLAMOUROUS ON THE OUTSIDE – THE INSIDE IS PURE SCIENCE

How it works – Micro-spheres of Vitamin C penetrate deeply into the skin for a powerful anti-ageing effect. Omega oils revitalise ageing skin by enhancing the production of Collagen and Elastin. Whilst the anti-inflammatories combat a host of skin irritations such as sunburn, eczema, psoriasis or dry skin.

What’s inside – Vitamin C; for effective anti-ageing. Vitamin A; for healthy skin. Anthocyanin’s; a powerful anti-oxidant. Omega 6 & 9; anti-inflammatories which treat skin conditions. Acai Fruit Oils; a fantastic anti-oxidant. And Andiroba Seed Oil for its healing, anti-inflammatory properties.

The perfect matt finish – Amazon leaves no shiny residue, simply a perfect matt finish, making it ideal for both men and women. It also works very well with a few drops of LM Serum.

HOW TO USE AMAZON

This useful guide offers tips on how to get the most out of your product.

BEFORE WE BEGIN

As this product is classed as a balm and not a water based cream, it may require softening between the fingertips before application. Pay particular attention to damaged areas such as fine lines and scar tissue left after breakouts. Amazon is also useful when applied directly after a skin irritation, such as sunburn.

STEP 1

Using an amount equal to a small to medium sized coin, work gently between the fingertips to warm the product to make it more spreadable.

STEP 2

Start the application in the centre of the face, either side of the nose and spread outwards towards the cheeks, then to the centre of the forehead and continue to spread outwards towards the temples.

STEP 3

With a similar amount of product or slightly less depending on preference, repeat the process at the centre of the chin, working up towards the ears and similarly on the upper lip working towards the same area.

STEP 4

From the base of the neck, work upwards towards the jaw line, as the product warms from the heat in the skin, it will become more pliable and work more easily. Now that most of the face and neck is covered with the product it can be massaged easily covering any points missed across the face. A drop or two of Serum, mixed in, will make the product spread more easily.

RANGE ESSENTIALS

Hydrating Mist Hydrates & Soothes your skin with essential oils. Phyto 4+ Ideal for firming skin, reducing redness and strengthening capillaries. Serum Repairs your skin with Vitamin enriched essential oils.

Matis Caviar Line, a luxurious skincare line with French caviar’s precious, prodigious powers

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Often referred to as “black gold”, Caviar is a skincare super-ingredient with powerful and mineral-replenishing anti-ageing properties. It contains 47 different vitamins and minerals, making it a nourishing treat for the skin.

Sturgeon eggs are packed full of nutritious goodness, with all the ingredients needed to slow down skin ageing. The secret to caviar’s skin-nourishing properties lies in its vitelline, a substance composed of marine phospholipids and phosphoproteins, both of which are essential cell components. It is the perfect blend of minerals (calcium, magnesium, silicon, etc.), amino acids, fatty acids (Omega 3, DHA) needed for skin cell membrane formation, vitamins (A, E, C, D and B complex vitamins essential for cellular metabolism) and trace elements (zinc).

In short, caviar serves up a balanced blend of all the nutritional elements cells need. These nutrients are essential to maintaining the skin’s cellular balance and giving skin cells the ingredients needed to reconstruct membranes. This is how caviar extract nourishes and hydrates the skin deep down, stimulates collagen production and regenerates cellular structures, resulting in firmer, plumper skin.

MATIS takes the greatest of care in selecting the most eco-responsible caviar available. Regulated production methods, stringent specifications and compliance with anti-pollution and animal welfare norms and standards, and the highest of 100% French-sourced caviar prepared entirely by hand in sterile conditions.  The caviar used by MATIS is particularly rich in essential nutrients, and especially in plumping and restructuring proteins and amino acids (arginine, histidine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, etc.), as well as regenerating, antioxidant, collagen synthesis-boosting Vitamin C.

The Matis Caviar skincare routine starts with the use of The Milk,  a luxurious make-up remover which cleanses in depth and offers an unparalleled sensory experience. Its formula combines the power of French caviar with Damask rose to recharge skin and help the face to regain a youthful glow.  The pre-treatment of the skin continues with the award-winning The Essence, a toner that combines French caviar with marine collagen for a double anti-ageing action.

The Serum, is s a supreme elixir that offers a global anti-ageing solution and an exquisite sensory experience. Its exceptional formula with caviar blended with a potent active ingredient that fights wrinkles, boosts the skin’s firmness and beauty.

In the morning, after the application of The Serum, follows the application of The Cream. The Cream is an anti-ageing moisturiser with caviar and Damask rose which boosts fibroblasts and enhances the skin’s youthfulness. In the evening, The Night replaces The Cream, and combining caviar with marine glycogen, provides the skin with the energy it needs to boost its renewal.

An essential in the daily Matis Caviar routine is The Eyes, an eye cream with a unique black gel texture that revitalises the eye contour due to its formula with French caviar blended with marine collagen and a Matis complex with hydrating and firming properties.

Complete the weekly Matis Caviar routine with the use of The Scrub followed by using The Mask. The Scrub has a unique formula which combines all the power of French caviar with natural volcanic lava powder, coupled with an active enzyme. This exfoliating scrub with an original and luxurious texture stimulates cell renewal and improves the quality of the skin leaving it refined and smoothed, soft, and glowing. The Mask has a distinctive, opaque black texture which will delight the senses. Its formula allows the skin to fully absorb its exceptional active ingredients, leaving it remineralised and glowing.

To try some of the highlights of the Matis Caviar line, we have available the Matis Caviar Trial Set which contains The Cream (20ml), The Night (20ml) and the Mask (20ml) with a free luxurious black pouch with golden details.

Skin Collagen Plus

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Limited edition Skin Collagen Plus is Advanced Nutrition Programme’s powerful advanced skin collagen formation duo, which unites Skin Vit C and Skin Collagen Support together. The combination of these supplements synergises to support skin collagen, brighten dull skin, protect cells from oxidative stress and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles. An excellent addition to any Advanced Nutrition Programme supplement to support during times of stress. 

Key Ingredient Technologies

  • Vitamin C has been consistently proven and recognised as skin supporting by both the nutritional and skincare industries – it helps support normal collagen production. 
  • Zinc is packed with properties to support our skin, hair and nails, and is also revered for its antioxidant protection. 
  • Acerola Berry is an exciting addition to ANP ingredient library as it boasts rich nutrient values with recent research explaining that it is ‘one of the best fruits rich in ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and polyphenols’. In fact, it features 50-100 times more vitamin C that oranges or lemons. Emerging studies have also reported potential benefits on UVB induced pigmentation. 

In addition to vitamin C and zinc, Skin Collagen Support also features the following: 

  • Grapeseed Extract which strengthens and prevents collagen from breaking down. 
  • MSM helps make keratin which is one of the key structural components of skin, hair and nails. 
  • French Melon Extract which is high in super antioxidant Super Oxide Dismutase. 

SKIN BENEFITS

  • Brighten dull-looking skin
  • Support normal blood vessels
  • Protect cells from oxidative stress
  • Support collagen formation
  • Plumps and smoothes skin
  • Supports skin health 

Please do not hesitate if you have any questions. 

Cheryl xx

Turn Back The Clock With Collagen

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Whether whizzed into a morning smoothie or brewed in a Bullet Proof Coffee, celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry and Kate Hudson have fed our hunger for collagen powders, pills and potions. Here we lift the lid on the super supplement de jour and disclose how it can benefit our Beauty Fresh customers.

Originating from the Greek word for ‘glue’. Collagen is part of the protein scaffolding that holds the body together. Found in skin, muscles and connective tissue, it’s the secret to a supple, youthful complexion and has many other benefits to boot.

Collagen make up about 75% of the weight of your skin.

Going, going, gone

Essential for keeping our skin supple and resilient, collagen is found in the dermis and created by fibroblast cells, suspended in a ‘gel’ which consists of hyaluronic acid and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). The bad news is collagen production slows as we age, in fact by the time you hit your mid-40s, levels have plummeted by a jaw slackening 30%, cue wrinkles, sagging and fine lines. Lifestyle factors such as poor diet, smoking and pollution, will expedite the drag of the natural intrinsic ageing process but the good news is that you can slow this decline by using the tools needed to ramp up your collagen production.

Restore and Replenish

So, what’s the best way to reverse plummeting collagen levels? Religiously applying creams containing the nutrients skin needs to manufacture its own supply – vitamin A, Vitamin C and peptides are all pivotal to collagen production and cosmetic needling at home will enhance penetration for better results.

Beauty Fresh would also like to stress the importance to replenish levels from the inside. Consuming pills, powders or drinks containing collagen may not be necessary, says Lorraine Perretta, Head of Nutrition. Collagen is made from amino acids found in protein foods. Most of us have enough of these in our diet, so the body already has the building blocks it needs to make its own collagen. What you need are the synergistic nutrients to make this process of converting amino acids into collagen more efficient, and to protect the fibres once they’ve been created. There’s little point consuming products containing collagen if you haven’t got the co-factors to assimilate it into the skin.

Gram for gram collagen fibres are stronger than steel.

Your NEW collagen building tool

NEW Advanced Nutrition Programme Skin Collagen Support. The Advanced Nutrition Programme are pioneering aesthetic nutrition by reformulating Skin Collagen Support with a unique combination of skin supporting ingredients. A review of the latest advanced in research underpins our complex of powerful nutrients to build and protect collagen. The new formula fuses proven ingredients which are backed by over 150 scientific studies confirming their positive effects on skin. The exclusive new Skin Collagen Support includes a clever cocktail of Zinc, MSM, Grapeseed extract, vitamin C, and Melon concentrate rich in Superoxide Dismutase (a powerful free radical fighter) to activate collagen synthesis for a younger looking complexion.

Gatineau Winter Skin Cocoon Collection

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Gatineau Winter Skin Cocoon Collection

Apply the Peeling Expert Anti-ageing Gommage 2-3 times a week to a cleansed face. Massage in to the skin in circular motions and watch it buff away dead skin cells and impurities from the epidermis. Alternatively leave to set for 20 minutes and use as an intensive peel-off mask. Blended with Sweet Almond Oil to plump wrinkles, and targeted Essential Oils to nourish and improve elasticity.

Follow this with the application of our Melatogenine AOX Probiotic Cream. Treat the skin to deep hydration, whilst targeting the early signs of lines, wrinkles and reduced elasticity. A powerful combination of our youth activating molecule, Mélatogénine™ and Marine Collagen smooth and plump the skin, while powerful Anti-oxidants and Probiotics rebalance and improve the skin’s natural defences.

Lastly, apply the Melatogenine Futur Plus Mask to the face, neck and eye contour to rapidly smooth away lines and wrinkles and plump the skin from within.

 

All products available separately or save £££ and buy the collection here: Gatineau cocoon collection