Skin & Wellbeing
summer skin is low maintenance skin, apparently
Honestly the heat has done something weird and good to my skin. In winter I'm layering stuff, my routine gets complicated, SPF then this then that. Ri…
my skin is already confused and it's only September
The weather genuinely cannot decide what it's doing and my skin is suffering for it. Last week I was still reaching for my lightweight gel moisturiser…
summer skin is a whole different thing honestly
Right so I've been thinking about this a lot lately because the weather's been all over the place here in Tenby — one day proper sunny, next day horiz…
the water thing is real and I kept ignoring it
Honestly I used to roll my eyes a bit when people went on about drinking water for your skin. Like yeah yeah, I work by the sea, wind in my face all d…
summer skin is a different beast tbh
Right so I've been noticing my skin gets weirdly confused in summer. Like in winter it's dry and predictable but summer? It's oily AND dehydrated at t…
summer routine honestly stresses me out a bit
Every year I convince myself I can just carry on with the same routine and every year my skin disagrees pretty loudly. More oil, more congestion, suns…
sun does something weird to my skin every single year
Right so every summer without fail I forget that my skin just... changes. Like not badly necessarily, but it stops behaving the way it does the rest o…
summer skin is a whole different negotiation
Honestly my routine from winter just does not translate. The thick moisturiser I was basically living in from October onwards — cannot touch it right…
sun cream. that's it. that's the post.
Honestly I've been a bit surprised by how many people I've seen in clinic lately saying their skin feels tight, dry or irritated and then when I ask a…
the one thing that actually helped my skin this summer
Right so every summer I fall into the same trap — I keep using the same moisturiser I used all winter and then wonder why my face feels like a glazed…
summer skin and why I've stopped overcomplicating it
So I've had eczema basically my whole life and for years I genuinely thought the answer was more — more products, more steps, more actives. Every summ…
always leave it too late with this
Right so every single year I tell myself I'll sort my summer routine before it gets warm. And every single year I end up with congested skin, a moistu…
summer skin is a whole different beast tbh
Right so every year I convince myself summer will be easier on my skin. Lighter clothes, more water, less central heating drying everything out. And e…
sun is finally out and my skin is paying for it
Honestly the first proper sunny week in Edinburgh and I immediately forgot everything I know. Spent most of Saturday outside without SPF — well, I had…
switching to summer skincare and I always leave it too late
Every single year I do this — I'm still using my heavier moisturiser well into June wondering why my skin looks a bit congested and dull. It's me. I'm…
the skin-gut thing is real and I hate that I ignored it for so long
Right so this time of year my skin always does something annoying. Not full breakouts, just that dull, slightly reactive thing where it looks tired ev…
skin is finally settling down I think
Took about three weeks but my face has stopped doing that weird combo thing where one bit is dry and the rest is oily. Honestly I wasn't sure if it wa…
my skin does not know what season it is and honestly same
Switched up my routine a couple of weeks ago because my skin was getting that tight, flaky thing it does every autumn — you know when it's not quite d…
skin is doing a lot right now
Right so my chin has decided this week is the time to break out and peel simultaneously. Both. At the same time. Cool. I genuinely don't know whether…
my skin has been so confused lately
Honestly the transition from winter to spring wrecks my skin every single year without fail. Like my face genuinely cannot decide if it's dry or oily.…