It’s all about Image skin care! Image is the hottest brand on the skincare market at the moment with bloggers and beauty gurus waxing lyrical about the brand for months celebs as always are way ahead of us with Jennifer Aniston, Camerons Diaz and our own fabulous Pippa O’Connor loving Image.
Pippa’s skincare routine here – http://www.pippa.ie/my-full-skin-care-routine/
Image was created in the US in 2003 by a plastic surgeon and his wife Jenna frustrated at the quality of products on the market for an affordable price Image skincare was born. It has gained a huge cult following and now the mass beauty market are starting to sit up and take notice with the fantastic results Image are delivering. Image is a cosmeceutical which goes down to the basal layer of the skin and changes the function of your cells – which means real results.
The range is divided into homecare and professional care. Images core belief is that homecare will deliver 80% of the results you are looking for in conjuction with an in salon regime.
They recommend that four key products are enough to get you started –
- Cleanser am&pm
- Serum am &pm
- Protection for during the day
- One extra product such as a night cream, eye cream, mask, exfoliator
Vital C vitamin range:
Good for dry and roscea skin Vitamin C builds up the skins protection and acts as a natural SPF it helps to reduce redness and build up the skins natural lipid layer to protect it.
- Vital C Cleanser
- Vital C Hydrating Serum
- Vital C Intensive Moisture
- Vital C ACE serum
- Vital C Enzyme mask
- Vital C eye cream
Ageless:
The ultimate Anti Ageing range containing alot of AHA’s (Glycolics), Retinols and Peptides which are all highly active ingredients. These products will make you peel but will deliver amazing results. Main ingredient Glycolic
- Ageless Total Cleanser
- Ageless Retinol A Cream
- Ageless Mask
- Ageless Eye Cream
Suitable for anyone who wants a real result, Anti Ageing, Wrinkle reduction, not suitable for those who are pregnant or sensitive. Most of these products are gradual build up products so they can only be used once a week at first and then more during the week.
The MAX
Images “botox in a bottle” A range that is based on stem cells (plant stem cells) which work to cellophane the cells to stop them ageing – the sooner we are on this the better. Main active ingredients are stem cells.
- The Max Cleanser
- The Max Stem Cell Serum
- The Max Eye cream – reduces wrinkles by 17% in 15 days
Iluma
This is the brands main range for pigmentation reduction and prevention but other products in the range can be added to these products to give fantastic results for pigmentation. Pigmentation is becoming much more common now as we have alot of hormal changes going on as well as more exposure to UVA and UVB rays.
- Iluma Cleanser (very similar to Eve Lom)
- Iluma Lightening serum – great for everyone it protects from pigmentation and reduces redness.
- Iluma Brightening cream – amazing night cream to brighten dull & pigmented skin
- Iluma Hand lightening cream – ideal for golfers. gardeners that have started to age on their hands
Clear cell
This is a highly active salicylic acid range which is excellent for acne or breakout skin. The range can be used in conjunction with the other ranges as recommended by an Image trained therapist.
- Clear Cell Cleanser
- Clear Cell Toner
- Clear Cell Lotion
- Clear Cell Pads
Ormedic
This is a 70% organic balancing range for combination skin that has an oily element.
- Cleanser
- Balancing Serum
- Balancing Bio Peptide Cream
- Gel Balancing Mask
- Balancing lip enhancement complex (this is actually amazing)
Prevention Plus:
Range of daily protection moisturisers:
- Prevention Plus Factor 30
- Prevention Plus Matt Factor 32
- Prevention Plus Factor 50
The Image range is best used after having a consultation with a qualified skin therapist.
Professional Treatments:
Oxygen Facial, Signature Facial and The Signature Facelift peel require no pre treatment the higher level peels for Acne, Roscea and Pigmentation require use of some of the Image products before treatment so an Image consultation is required before these peels.
See www.bellabeauty.ie for available appointments or to book a complementary consultation call 096-77391.
