I was writing the other day about my newfound joy in upping up my masking game, so I wanted to share with you my 7-day mask programme to treat congested, oily, breakout-prone skin. One mask for each day of the week might sound like an intense commitment, but with the right choice of products it…
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Lockdown beauty: Quarantine skincare hacks
With two months of quarantine down and who knows how many left to go, I thought it would be a good opportunity to share the skincare hacks that have been keeping me going during lockdown – both physically and mentally. Some of these are old skincare steps that I used to include in my routine…
My latest skincare empties – cleansers, toners & masks
I might have been slacking from my blog writing over the last few months, but you’ll surely be happy to hear that my skincare routine hasn’t been as sluggish as my writing! On the contrary, I’ve actually been experimenting with quite a few products – so many of them in fact, that I have to…
How to Combat Skin Jet Lag: Three Steps for Long-Haul Beauty
I know what it takes to maintain your daily skincare routine, when you’re fighting hard to get a few extra minutes in bed in the morning or all you want to do is snooze on the sofa at the end of a very long day. But the hardest to look after the skin is when…
Foundation-Free: How I Achieved My Skin Confidence Goal
At the end of 2016, when I invested what I then believed to be a small fortune on Alpha H and a retinol serum, my mind was pretty set on one ultimate skincare goal that I had been dreaming of since I can remember: to give up foundation. This would, obviously, involve having close-to-perfect skin…
Face Masks of the Week: Sanctuary Spa, Etude House, Evolve Organic Beauty, The Ordinary, Onagrine
Face masks are ideally located at the border between skincare necessity and indulgence. Some see them as a necessary treatment and building block of any weekly routine, while others choose to use them sporadically according to special needs – before an important event while after a long night out maybe. As you might have already…
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