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Dermalogica sent me their new Skin Smoothing cream to try, which I’ve been using alongside their Multi-active Toner and Microfoliant, which I already owned. A progression of its best-selling moisturiser, this new cream features state-of-the-art Active HydraMesh Technology™ to infuse skin with 48 hours of continuous hydration and help protect against environmental stress. The cream also helps reduce Trans-Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL), which is where moisture from inside the body, and dermis (the thick layer of tissue below the skin that has capillaries and vessels), moves through to the epidermis (the skin) and evaporates from the body. The first thing you really notice about Dermalogica’s new Skin Smoothing Cream is that it lives up to its  promise to deliver deep, long-lasting hydration.

What the brand says: The Cleansing Gel is has a scent of fresh lemon that nourishes and cleanses the skin in depth. A refreshing hit before your morning cuppa, the gel’s light fragrance leaves a zing while then overall experience doesn’t leave your skin feeling too tight. What the brand says: Ecooking Hair and Body Shampoo is a 2-in-1 soap that leaves the body and hair clean with a renewed energy and a fresh and masculine scent. With its mix of organic Aloe Vera, Abessin oil, Glycerin and Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein to name but a few star ingredients, this shampoo is star all-rounder; it adds a shine to your hair, protects against irritation on the skin and scalp, moisturises, strengthens and regenerates the hair and skin.

How to make New Year resolutions that you’ll keep I think if you are thinking about making your own resolutions, it’s about creating realistic goals, but also goals that are flexible. I don’t say that so that they can easily be gotten out of, but that we often make such strict, far-reaching goals and unfortunately, as we all know, life isn’t that strict, it demands that we change and adapt to unforeseen circumstances. For example, if your goal is weight loss, don’t set a goal of ‘X amount of weight lost in X amount of time’, say ‘in the next year I want to begin my journey to a healthier and happier me’. I’ve forcing myself to have a very spartan start to the year in order to kick-start the fund, then I plan on spending, or not as the case may be, the rest of the year focusing on putting money away as the priority.

Porter Magazine, the print offshoot of online fashion Mecca Net-a-Porter, recently interviewed heavyweight women in Hollywood—Ellen Pompeo, Gina Rodriguez, Gabriella Union and Emma Roberts—about the price of commercial success, why actress don’t talk more about their worth and how we can all use our power to empower each other. It’s a bold move, but Ellen does it with the utmost respect and I commend Porter for keeping it in the final edit and actively pushing it and its message that we can all do better and that white people especially must take charge with highlight inequality, it can’t only be up to the minority to fight for it. It’s made me realised that the problem is deeper rooted in that ethnic minorities aren’t even getting a foot in the door in the first place in order for me to be able to see their CVs or the experience they need. They aren’t getting the enter jobs, or progressing through the ranks, which is why when I’m flooded with CVs, it’s predominantly white women, followed by white men.