Facials are an important step in your skincare routine and so is using a quality cosmeceutical skincare brand. This post features a cosmeceutical brand who approached me to trial some of their products. I’m often approached by brands to trial their products, but only feel comfortable writing about them and sharing it with you if I enjoy […]
Why facials are important
This year my working habits and fitness routine has changed to allow me to be healthier and happier. I’ve also started paying closer attention to my beauty and skincare treatments. I take a lot of pride in my skin so when I started noticing pigmentation, some dry areas, redness and fine lines I wanted to find out what I can do to prevent and improve […]
Skincare for Rosacea Treatment
This post is a follow-up blog post I wrote about the makeup I use to help cover up my rosacea. What worked I was on a mission to find a skincare range. I needed products that would soothe, hydrate and moisturise my irritated skin as my current skincare was not hydrating enough and left my […]
Coffee and Coconut Body Scrub
There’s nothing better than treating your body using natural products in the comfort of your own home and with previous homemade beauty recipes already posted on here, I thought I would follow up with this homemade body scrub that is super easy to make, all with products right out of your kitchen cupboards. If you […]
Skincare for Rosacea & Sensitive Red Skin
Guess what, I have Rosacea! After recently discovering that I have Rosacea, I felt compelled to write about it, sharing what I learnt with others suffering from this same condition. The Diagnosis After weeks of experiencing dry, itchy, red and irritated skin on my face I visisted a Doctor. I wanted to find out why all […]
Ageing gracefully: Cheap and cheerful skin care for the anti ageing conscious
Recently, I hit my mid-twenties life crisis and have successfully convinced myself that my skin has become a wrinkled mess over night! In a fit of panic, I started searching for something to prevent the fine lines of age appearing on my face; I don’t have a lot to spend on expensive products, nor do […]
DIY exfoliant – Put the honey in the pineapple and shake it all up
Ohh la la. I see London, I see France, and I see someone’s drab, drab face. By now we all have said farewell to the hot summer season, but have our faces? Did they not endure long, long days of the blistering sun, the salty sea, pore clogging sweat, and cakey makeup? Guilty and so […]
Sugar Cocoa Baby
Close your eyes I’m about to take you on a magical journey. Your draw yourself a bath the water is scoldingly hot turning your skin a slight shade of pink. Bubbles cover the surface keeping you modestly hidden. Smells of jasmine and patchouli waft through the air, in through your nose and out through your […]
Summer Skincare Routine
This is a follow up post from my preview post on sunscreen. Besides wearing sunscreen, I also have a specific skincare routine that I do each day during Summer. It’s important to try products that react well with your skin and not to get caught up in the hype of all the fancy marketing that is […]
Sunscreen from Becca, Aldi and Kit Cosmetics
Having pale skin, one of my biggest concerns is the sun. Since a young age, I have worn sunscreen religiously and never suffered a severe sunburn in my life. I’m proud of this and thank my mother for drilling into me since a very young age the dangers of sunburn and long-term sun exposure. Being […]
Organic rose hip oil. Your skins new best friend
I’ve heard of Miranda Kerr speak highly of rose hip oil so many times that I decided to give it a go! Rose hip oil is basically applied to damp skin and massaged in. It’s known to keep your skin supple and soft, and with the recommendation of a model like Miranda Kerr, you definitely […]