Anyway, I thought I would share with you some of my favourite things that I use on a regular basis that make my life better. I always like passing on good things in the chance it might help someone else as well.
NUMBER 1. WHEATGRASS & BARLEY GRASS
I am a number one fan of these grasses and I take them every day. They have helped clear my psoriasis and my rosacea and I cannot be more grateful. I have had trouble with my skin since I was 14 years old after being diagnosed with psoriasis. Later I got rosacea on my face, as then as a kind of acne that started in my 40's. There have been stays in hospital to try to control the flaking painful skin and countless doctors appointments and different treatments. However I have found that apart from reducing stress in my life which is really important too, the green superfood grasses are superb for detoxing, reducing inflammation and clearing the skin. My psoriasis is now nearly 95% gone (rough guestimate). When I was a teenager I had the map of the world on my back and around my waist like a belt, and it hurt! It burned like the kind of burning heat you get when someone gives you a chinese burn on your wrist. I had a scalp that regularly reduced me to tears for the sheer embarressment of having flakes and dandruff that I couldn't control, as well as the medications that were a torment in themselves to use, even when trying to wash them out again. All in all it was pretty distressing and awful and left me with no confidence as a teenager and young woman in my twenties. Anyone who has suffered this condition will know how miserable it can make you feel and how it strips away your self esteem and confidence, especially when you are young and vulnerable. However, I absolutely swear by the improvement that wheatgrass and barleygrass has brought to my skin. It's a burst of vitamins and minerals to your system as well as a detoxifier and I think it strengthens you from within which shows in your skin after a while. It also cleared up the rosacea flushing and the red irritated spotty face I would wake up with every morning, no matter what creams and potions I used to try to sooth, calm and clear my face. Now my face is clear I use simple cleaners and moisturisers- I stick to good quality budget brands that use good ingredients, but that's it, nothing fancy. I drink lots of water which most of us now know is essential to good skin. But the biggest difference has been the daily consumption of dried wheatgrass and barleygrass in capsule form. You can get it fresh etc or in powder form but for me, swigging down three capsules twice a day with water is the quickest way to get the goodness in.
NUMBER 2. YVES SAINT LAURENT LE TEINT TOUCHE ECLAT FOUNDATION
Still on a skin theme, I have to recommend this lovely foundation. It was recommended on the blog of the great make up artist Lisa Eldridge. I took her advice and bought some for my summer make up look and I'm so glad I did. It really is a beautiful foundation - it blends into your skin to look competely natural and is barely visible on the skin. You can wear it as a light coverage or build it for a more glamorous look. Generally I wear foundation for a natural everyday look to cover my pinky tones as I am quite pale with red cheeks (I have a thoroughly Celtic heritage) and this foundation was just lovely to put on in the morning, so easy, it never caused me any problems with blending or streaking. It is pricey but it is worth it. There are some things I think you need to spend money on to get quality, shoes being one, and foundation is sometimes another as there are so many chalky or badly pigmented ones out there (although there are some excellent budget brands as well, I will not deny!). Having moved into winter now, my skin has lost the little colour it caught being out and about with my dog during the summer months and I've had to change to another foundation because I am so pale. It can be difficult to get really good colours for pale skin and the Yves St Laurent Foundation wasn't the best for paler skin tones I found (a little too yellow). But as a summer foundation it was fantastic and a joy to use.
However....I have also bought another of Lisa Eldridge's recommendations - Bourjois' 'Healthy Mix Foundation' which is another lovely lovely foundation with the same excellent natural coverage as the more expensive Yves St Laurent. It's about a third of the price too. This will be my winter foundation as it is also a little more hydrating than the other one and a paler soft cream colour which is perfect for my Scottish colouring.
NUMBER 3. A JUICER
I have juiced for many years now with the odd interuption but generally I've juiced consistently for about 15 years. It is the one thing that really makes my skin glow along with the wheatgrass and barley grass. I got into juicing for both health and beauty reasons and the benefits have always shown themselves in my skin. I usually just juice apples, carrots and ginger but occasionally will get a bit more daring and juice some green vegetables etc. I recommend juicing though, it really gives you a glow.
NUMBER 4. LUSH HENNA
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Do you have any 'must haves' in your life that you always depend on?
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