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We're living in the golden age of injectables. Patients spend thousands on Botox, fillers, and skin boosters, and many start to ask: do I still need skincare, or is that just a marketing upsell?

In this episode, I sit down in London with Dr. Anna Kantser, NHS GP with a special interest in dermatology, aesthetic doctor, and founding member of the Royal Society of Medicine's Aesthetic Medicine Section, to answer that question honestly, from both sides of the needle. We talk about what actually penetrates the skin and what doesn't, why expensive creams are often just expensive marketing, and where the real evidence sits behind Botox, fillers, and collagen stimulators. We get honest about the ingredients we think are overhyped (including a frank warning about exosomes), how to spot a safe practitioner, and why a suspiciously cheap price should always be a red flag. We landed somewhere that surprised neither of us: injectables and skincare don't replace each other; they collaborate. This is how to be strategic about both, even on a limited budget.

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Royal Society of Medicine, Aesthetic Medicine Section

Human Microbiome Project (HMP)

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What You Really Need Every Day: A Longevity Skincare Routine

Your Skin's Renewal System: The Real Science of Stem Cells

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Meder Beauty Biohacking Sensitive Skin Skincare Routine

Myo-Fix - Anti Wrinkle Peptide Serum

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For the last eight years, Jean-Daniel Bartl has been the chemist behind many of our Meder formulas. He has created over 2,000 cosmetic products and trained more than 5,000 professionals. But eight years ago, working sixteen-hour days on four hours of sleep, he ended up in a hospital emergency room with a heart issue, and everything changed.

In this conversation, we talk about what really happens inside a cosmetic lab, why he compares formulation to being a Michelin-starred chef, and how that hospital bed became the beginning of his longevity mission. Jean-Daniel shares his five levels of energy (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and light) and explains why the pillar people most often neglect is different for every single person. We also get delightfully nerdy about ingredients, chronobiology, photobiomodulation, and the quantum chemistry behind why plant molecules speak so fluently to human skin. And we end on the line I keep thinking about: the fountain of youth may not exist, but the fountain of energy does.

Episode resources:

Happy Longevity Training

Vita-Long Oil Awarded Prix d’Excellence de la Beauté!

Photobiomodulation—Underlying Mechanism and Clinical Applications

Learn more from the previous episodes:

Your Skin's Renewal System: The Real Science of Stem Cells

Why Your Skin Cells Stop Listening, And How to Fix It

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Circa-Night - Biohacking restorative night cream

Vita-Long - Advanced skin longevity care

Salva-Hand - Invisible glove protective & restorative hand cream

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Women idolize models. Most of us assume they know every secret there is about skincare, makeup, and staying flawless. But the reality behind the runway is far more human, and far more useful.

In this episode, I talk with Tatiana Goller, international model of 26 years, now a Berlin-based skin practitioner and co-founder of theFaceFace. Tatiana came to skincare the hard way: through her own struggle with perioral dermatitis, flaring under the relentless makeup, travel, and stress of fashion week life, and made worse by the beautiful, expensive products she was buying with no idea how to actually care for her skin. We talk about what really stresses model skin, why sensitivity is the most common concern behind the scenes, and how the industry is finally shifting from flawless youth toward real personality and natural aging. Tatiana shares how she rebuilt her own skin, why sun protection has been her non-negotiable since age 14, and the simple, science-based routine she now recommends to every client. A warm, honest conversation about beauty, aging, and why your skin deserves expertise over hype.

Episode resources:

CIDESCO | The World Standard for Beauty & Spa Therapy

Learn more from the previous episodes:

Building a Skincare Routine That Actually Works

What You Really Need Every Day: A Longevity Skincare Routine

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Meder Beauty Biohacking Sensitive Skin Skincare Routine

Blepharo-Rich Eye Cream

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