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.
Water, water everywhere
What collagen does for our skin
Pack your bags
With long weekends in May and summer holidays approaching, you may soon find yourself heading out on the open road. While I love to travel, I really don’t enjoy packing because it forces me to make hard choices if I want to stay within the weight requirements for baggage. Yes, there has been more than one repack scenario at an airline check-in desk during my life.
The one anti-ageing product you can't be without
What to do when you're seeing spots
Spring is coming!
With the arrival of each season, we have an opportunity to pause and contemplate the past few months. It can be quite easy for days to blend into weeks into months and this is how we find an entire year slips by too quickly. I would like to suggest you take some time at the start of this season (and each season this year) to acknowledge the change that's happening.