Winter isnt kind on our skin

I know I cant be the only one who struggles with keeping soft skin in the winter months.

The wind especially doesn’t help as well as the seriously cold and wet weather.

My tips to keeping your skin from flaking and getting sore are:

1. Drink plenty of water.

I know this sounds obvious but I believe that 90% off all the skin issues we have would disappear by just drinking 3 litres of water every day. It really is magic stuff. Try it for 30 days, just 30 days of drinking 3 litres of water a day that’s 1/2 a litre before breakfast, 1/2 a litre in-between breakfast and lunch, 1/2 a litre with lunch, 1/2 in-between lunch and tea, 1/2 with tea, 1/2 before bed. Get into that habit and you will notice the difference I promise!

2. Make sure you are using the right skin care

There are lots of products out there and they are all for different skin types. You need to find the one that is right for YOU. Now I don’t mean try it for 1 day and think no not this one and try another. It takes a month for your skin to get used to a change so I recommended that you try it for that long before making up your mind unless you have any irritation, if you do then discard straight away.

3. Treat sensitivity first.

You may not think that you have sensitive skin but if you have any redness on your face this mean you have some sensitive areas. That maybe just slightly more sensitive that other areas. You must treat this first always! So make sure your skin care products are ok to use on sensitive skin any that say ‘for all skin types’ AVIOD as you cant have a one for all bottle when it comes to skin care. Stay clear of any products with perfume and lanolin in as these ingredients will only make it worse

4. Change your products in the winter/summer months

In the winter you will need a thicker cream on your face to protect your skin against the environment and in the summer you will want a much lighter cream so keep to the same brand but use a lighter and more heavy creams when needed. Make sure you have a day cream with SPF even in the winter

5. Cleanse, tone, moistures, exfoliate, face mask

I know this sounds like a right hassle and who has time but I promise its not that hard to get into a routine. So you should cleanse, tone and moisturise twice daily then exfoliate and use a face mask once a week simple. Maybe add this as part of your Sunday relaxing time. Also try and stick to the same brand for all as they work better together to get enhanced results.

These tips should help your skin stay beautiful through all the cold, wind, rain, snow and central heating we just cant avoid this time of year. Take care of your self and feel so much better! 🙂 xx

Valentines Day

Valentines day is just around the corner!

It is so important to make sure you look perfect!

But you don’t want to spend a fortune so here are my tips!

1. For perfect skin

Drink 3 litres of water every day for a flawless complexion.

2. Nails

Match your nails to your out fit and make sure your toes match too! (it’s not a good look to have pink toes and brown hands)

Nail overlays are perfect as they wont chip, smudge and will last far past Valentines day. http://www.avbmobilebeauty.com

3. Tan

I really struggle with tan as I’m allergic to most things and red and patchy isn’t a good look! So I have found a great one. (Click on the picture to see the benefits)

The most important thing is to apply it well for a perfect bronzed look.

• Don’t apply within 1 hour of getting out  the shower or bath (water on the skin, even if you cant see it reacts with tan which give you the orange tinge)
• Exfoliate  before hand – body brushes are the best!
• Moisturise the dry patches before applying
• Use a disposable glove underneath a tanning mitt
• Apply 2 days before you go out (always looks best after 2 showers)

4. Feel great in your new dress

Eat clean giving your body all the nutrients that it needs which will make your stomach flat and will reflect in your skin, hair and nails too!

5. Remove unwanted hair

Waxing is the best thing to do for unwanted hair. Having it done regularly is best as it will become thinner and thinner eventually not coming back at all as a result it hurts less each time too!

Massive tip!! NEVER use hair removal cream!!! Its the worst thing to put on your skin. It thins your skin and makes it very sensitive. So STAY AWAY!!

Let me know what you think of these ideas…

Amy xx

Recruiting now  18+ http://www.increase-your-income.co.uk

Keeping Healthy

We all know that we could be a little healthier don’t we?

Its just getting around to exercising and eating better.

There is however a few things I have found you can do that will make your lifestyle healthier without you really doing much.

The things I have done is:

Switching my morning cup of tea to green! Green tea is really good for you and works as a detox too! Its just getting into that habit.

Getting up earlier. Have you ever found that after a lie in you always feel worse for the rest of the day forever yawning… I have found that setting  the alarm and getting up early and start doing something straight away make me so much more energetic throughout the day.

Multivitamins I started taking multivitamins with cod liver oil as my joins aren’t very good and sometimes very painful. I choose to get multivitamin ones as I know that will help other areas too, and I do feel better already and my skin seems to be benefiting too! Again this is something that you have to get into the habit of I try and take them in the morning, but don’t worry to much if you forget as it is good to take a break from them every so often so your body doesn’t just get used to them.

Drink more, water that is! Water is by far the best possible thing for your whole body, it does wonders on your hair, skin and nails too! Try drinking 6-8 glasses a day and after a couple of weeks you will notice a massive difference in your skin I promise! This is a hard one for me as I haven’t ever drank enough, I don’t really get thirsty and could easily go all down without a drink at all, but again make it a habit and soon you will just be doing it without realising.

Gym! I was terrified the thought of going to the gym, but you know what they say, for a healthy body you need to get that heart rate up for at least 20 minutes a day every day! I go first thing in the morning before I’ve done anything else and it makes your whole day so much more productive, I find I get so much more done when I’ve been to the gym in the morning. Don’t leave it until later as you just wont go, there’s always something else that will get in the way. If you don’t want to go the gym try a few at home exercises.

I have been doing all of this for about 3 months now and feel a lot better, I am a severe asthmatic and getting fitter was really hard for me, but now my breathing is loads better and I don’t even need my inhalers much! Result!

Let me know your thoughts and if you have been trying something that you think should be added to this list…..

Amy x