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One bad little muther Oxy - before you buy your sunscreen this summer, read this!

Better known as Oxybenzone but runs by many alias’s.  Oxybenzone reminds us of a slippery little dude you might meet backpacking through the south of France, the type of guy who spends all his time...

Damn you blasted sun (says hot, thirsty man shaking his fist to the sky)…

The heat and recent spate of beautiful sun-drenched summer days has enticed most of us in the southern hemisphere out to the beaches, parks and swimming pools in search of a wet escape to cool off....

Anti Ageing is Bollocks - your youth is a finite thing.

In my time working as a marketer I think I actually convinced myself that people would believe what I said and trust me when I said it. Since starting my own brand of skin care products my thinki...

Winter Skin Woes!

Our winter skin is a fragile thing. Cold air, relentless winds and ubiquitous heat pumps all contribute to giving your skin a hard time over the colder months. Cold weather reduces body temperature...

Follow the Triumph and Disaster Ritual

At Triumph and Disaster we believe if you look your best you will feel your best. Prepare, perform, protect may sound like the motto of an army battalion or a cricketer about to face a fast bowle...

The art behind creating a unique fragrance

A while ago I asked my perfumer Phil if he would pen a few lines on creating fragrances. He sent me this. I'm glad Phil is my perfume guy...

Why sunscreen and moisturiser shouldn't be in the same bottle

People often ask me when we are going to make a moisturiser with SPF in it and I always give the same answer – never.  

Don't roll the dice with your sunscreen

As a cricketer there were times I rolled the dice on the field, took a chance and ran with the wind at my back so to speak. But when it came to protection from the sun I was never so bold. In all m...

Don't end up looking like a clown

Jack Nicholson pulled it off as the Joker in Batman and it worked for Marcel Marceau, but a white face is rarely a good look. No Dice is non-whitening sunscreen that has been engineered for those o...

Give your skin a fighting chance this summer

No dice to the sun.We all love the sun, long days spent at the beach, but with summer just around the corner it is essential you protect yourself against the sun’s harmful rays.