In a fast-paced and demanding world, it is essential to prioritize our well-being and treat ourselves with kindness and compassion. Mindful self-compassion is a powerful practice that allows us to cultivate a deep sense of understanding, acceptance, and care towards ourselves. It involves integrating the principles of mindfulness and self-compassion to foster resilience, inner strength,…
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Dior Le Serum – The Science of Beauty
Ep 88: Le Serum by Dior Science– An Awakening of Skin LVMH research today reveals the phoenix flower— the mythical Longoza now in a fermented form. A total of 85 molecules penetrate deep into skin— anchoring mother cells at the dermo-epidermal junction. Instrumental studies show record efficacy— with skin-smoothening effects in 4 hours, double the…
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The Faces of Intelligent Beauty
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Ep 87: The Faces of Intelligent Beauty in Ancient China: Shangguan Wan’er In the Tang Dynasty, Shangguan Wan’er, was an imperial consort also described as the female prime minister. Wan’er was groomed by Empress Wu Zetian, who is recognised as the only female sovereign in the history of China. Historical writings state that Wan’er’s grandfather…
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How to Age Beautifully
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Ep 77: Imagining Beauty- The Key to Aging Gracefully In my research paper “On Thoughts Emotions Facial Expressions and Aging” I proposed the pathways by which our mental and emotional world directly shapes our aging faces. The last few podcasts have focused on how the brain influences our facial aesthetics. As well as how our own…
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Character Makes a Face
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Ep 72: Our Faces Tell the Story of Our Lives The world has been witness to the diabolical events unfolding in Ukraine over the past few weeks. The internal horror we each feel to the atrocities committed is testament to the fact that human beings have an innate sense of what is right and wrong.…
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Inner Beauty According to Science
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Ep 71: The Emotional World of Beauty – Beauty in the Mind Possessing “inner beauty” isn’t just the consolation prize for those less than genetically blessed with physical beauty. Science tells us that our perception of beauty is deeply rooted in our psychological makeup, which colors the way we view beauty. Inner beauty is a term…
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Ep 70: 2022 Skincare Trends Part 3 – Intelligent Beauty An Invention of the Mind — Intelligent Beauty Beauty is a topic of fascination throughout millennia. Gustav Fechner, the pioneer of modern psychology proposed a set of metrics which could be used to statistically define the experience of beauty. Known as psychophysics, he examined the…
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Ep 69: 2022 Skincare Trends Part 2: How to be Beautiful Inside Out Self-care is more than just a buzzword. At the heart of a skincare routine is an emphasis on wellbeing. Practising your skincare ritual daily is self-care in action. Behind this is the science of the brain-skin connection, an area increasingly studied by…
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Ep 66: On the Life Cycle of Flowers and the Art of Being Subtly Beautiful The flower is a universal symbol of beauty, not just in terms of its visual representation, but also because of its association with scent and perfumes – floral perfumes. While flowers may paint an otherworldly picture of heavenly beauty, our…
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Ep 64: The Brain-Skin Connection: Anti-age Your Face with Your Mind Hollywood movies have caricatured the hearts and intents of personalities with faces designed to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. An individual’s facial expression tells us much about what they are thinking, and we pride ourselves on reading characters. Perhaps, also with the…