As mentioned in our Best of 2013 video series, I have completely changed my skincare routine over the past couple of months – I’ve even binned my good old Cetaphil cleanser after fifteen years of faithful service! I wanted to run you through what I’m using at the moment because I have seen such great results, and I thought it might be helpful if any of you are looking to switch things up a bit.
As regular readers will know, my skin is rather temperamental – I suffer from redness, blemishes, flushing, rosacea…you name it, it’s on my face. In order to curb these afflictions, I have been taking an antibiotic called Tetralysal (a tetracycline) off and on (mainly on) for approximately ten years. Tetracycline treats bacterial infections and suppresses inflammation, and I took it happily and without question whenever I had a flare-up – I think I even took it continuously for 6 months once (!!). When I take it my skin looks magnificent – no sign of redness, not a hint of a…
I don’t wear SPF on my face every day. Controversial, I know! The truth is that I don’t buy into the skin cancer fear-mongerers who would have us believe that we need to slather ourselves with SPF 50 in order to spend eight hours at a desk. I think it entirely depends on your lifestyle and your skin type, but since I have an office job and medium-toned Caucasian skin, I don’t have to add a heavy-duty SPF into my daily routine. I rely on the SPF within my moisturiser to protect me from incidental exposure during the day but…
Tom Ford Neroli Portifino Eau de Parfum Summer. Italian Riviera. Sparkling oceans and fresh, lush foliage. Do you want to smell like that? I know I did, and now I do (hopefully)! This gorgeous offering from Tom Ford contains citrus oils and floral notes with amber undertones and is, in my humble opinion, the perfect fresh, zesty scent for the warmer months. To me, it smells clean, cool and above all, sophisticated – everything I want my summer to be. I have been wearing it every day since I got it and have received nothing but compliments. Sometimes I layer…
Whenever I do a monthly favourites post, I usually try to stick to products that are available in SA because I know it can be a little frustrating falling in love with something that you can only buy overseas. I’m going to make an exception for this one though, as I recently visited the UK (did you watch my haul video?) and most of the favourites listed below were purchased at the time and I’ve been using them on the daily ever since: Benefit Erase Paste (No. 2 Medium) I recently ran out of my Bobbi Brown Corrector after using…
Wishing all of you beauties a wonderful Christmas and a day filled with all the love, hope and joy in the world. Thank you for all of your support this year and we look forward to a cracking 2014! P.S. Don’t forget to enter the Christmas giveaway before midnight on 31 December!
Luxury gift ideas: 1. Bobbi Brown Old Hollywood Eye Palette – R875 2. Tom Ford Black Orchid EDP (50ml) – R975 3. REN Moroccan Rose Gift Set – R950 4. SensatioNail Gel Polish Starter Kit – R995 5. Verso Super Facial Serum – R1450 6. Sigma Premium Kit – R2875 7. Lush Legends – R1450 8. GHD Wonderland Styler – R2380 9. Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Ultimate Luxuries Gift Set – R1600