Are there toxins in your skincare?
Previously, I’ve written about what ingredients you should look for in skincare when you’re searching for something new. Since I also get questions from clients about whether they should avoid certain ingredients, I wanted to share my thoughts about this.
Do you: sheet mask?
Prolonging your summer glow
With summer holidays over and autumn rolling in, you are probably trying to preserve any colour the sun brought out in your skin. However you also may have noticed that where you once saw bronze goddess, you skin is now looking a bit dull. Here are a few things you can do to savour your tan and keep you J-Lo glow.
What you should (and shouldn't) eat to keep your skin looking great
Last time, I wrote about key skincare ingredients to help you look radiant. While applying the right products to our skin is important, equally important is what we eat. Our epidermis is built from within and the creation of our skin cells is dramatically affected by what we put into our bodies.
Perhaps you’ve experienced a breakout or redness the morning after the night before. While this immediate impact may help you make better dietary choices in the future, it’s also important to know that eating some foods may not show on your skin immediately, but lasting impact is happening internally.
Always read the label
I’ve written previously about establishing a skincare routine, which I am sure you have down pat now! When you chose the items to use in your routine, it is likely that you selected tried and true brands that you have known and loved for years. Or maybe something recommended by a mother, sister or friend.
But have you ever had that moment when you feel like your favourite item isn’t working like it used to? This is generally because your skin adjusts to the ingredients in the product and over time, the moisturiser (or whatever the item in question is) doesn’t have the same effect. When you go on the hunt for a replacement, it’s worth selecting something with ingredients that will really benefit your skin.
Help! I'm melting!!!
With summer comes the expectation of lots of sunshine and hot, humid days. At least in the summer that I know best. However, when I started to write this piece, I had just been caught in a hailstorm. In July.
While I usually love applying “my face”, in warmer times, it can be hard to work up motivation for a full face of make-up. Particularly as I find that foundation and powder can melt in the heat, leaving my skin looking patchy, which is not exactly the look I’m going for. Often, my choice is simply moisturiser and sunscreen, but on the days when I don’t want to be bare faced, I have found a reliable combination of products to keep me covered and cool.
A different oil for your face
Last time, I wrote about my favourite product to wash my face: cleansing oil. Today, I’m writing about facial oil, which may cause the same oil on face fear, however it is great to combat dryness and boost moisturiser.
When oil and water do mix
Over the years, I have used many different cleansers to remove my make-up at night and freshen my skin in the morning to begin a new day. A common theme surrounding so many varieties that I tried was that they did a good, but not great job. They removed most of what was on my face, but I would often find make-up streaks on my towel and with so many not safe to be used on the eyes, eye-make-up remover was also required.
Everything changed when I finally tried cleansing oil.
Why water should always be your first beverage of choice
Recently, I had a conversation with a client about cleansing and hydrating waters for the skin (see my post on micellar and thermal waters if you want to learn more). This segued into the importance of internal hydration and I realised how many client consultations reveal that we aren’t always reaching the goal of consuming 2 litres per day.