This post is to accompany my new YouTube video on my top
tips for glowing skin. It’s a little bit
different than what you might be expecting though, in that I talk about not just
skincare or eating, but everything that I consider is vital and what I think
contributes to a glowing, healthy skin.
I hope you enjoy my tips, let’s get started!
Be happy and do
things you enjoy. Surround yourself
with beauty wherever you are and however you can. Do things that makes you happy because that
happiness comes out in your skin, it really does. They can be free and small things, every day;
it’s not like you need to spend a lot of money to do this.
Reading books you enjoy, spending time with people who lift
you up. Crochet, jigsaw, hobbies. I spent some time sewing new cushion covers
yesterday and it was wonderful, such a tonic.
If you’re an introvert spend some time alone, and if you are an extrovert
seek out people top spend time with.
When you’re happy on the inside it comes out on the outside.
You can see when someone is happy and
fulfilled because they glow. They glow
from within. Happiness comes out through
your eyes and skin and you glow. Brides glow on their big day because they are
so happy as well – their joyousness comes out.
Wear colour and/or
sparkle near your face. I used to
wear a lot of black but wear more colour now – I love red and other bright/feminine
colours. Every lady can suit a red and
it is scientifically proven to make someone more attractive – blue-red, tomato,
coral, deep pink. Other beautiful
colours next to your face add colour and life to your skin tone. Every colour you wear brings out underlying
skin tones – black can bring out dark circles under your eyes.
Hold colours up to your face to see what makes you come
alive. I love blues, khaki greens,
buttermilk yellow… there are so many beautiful colours available to us.
And for sparkle – think pearls or pretty necklaces. I think we wear jewellery around our face
because of what it adds to our face. At
home wear your jewellery, you’ve got it so you may as well wear it. I love to wear simple pearl studs every day
because they add a touch of luminosity but are so easy to wear I forget I have
them on. If I don’t wear them though, it
seems like something is missing!
Eat nutritiously. It seems an obvious one but what you eat
really comes out on your skin. If you
have a day of eating rubbish, you will know because you feel rubbish too, but
if you’ve not had many fresh fruits or vegetables you will look sallow. Eating fresh fruits and vegetables gives your
skin a golden glow, and who wouldn’t want that?
I remember that golden glow when realise I need to eat more fresh
produce.
Eat fat, drink water. You want hydrated plumped up skin. Water it by drinking water and other healthy
(clear) fluids. Like a plant that you
don’t water, skin can get withered looking.
Water your skin! Plump it up with
fat too. I think fat is great – good
fats of course. Deep fried no, but olive
oil, cheese, butter, avocado, eggs.
Yum. Include small amounts of
good fats often and see the difference.
By drinking more water and eating good fats you are moisturising your
skin from the inside out.
Sleep. I love sleep and love going to bed, but even
so I sometimes have FOMO in that I think I could still be watching a television
program or reading or crafting. There
are so many things I love to do that sleep seems like a waste of time even
though I know it’s not! When I can’t
wind down I listen to relaxing music to fall asleep which helps.
I also do a relaxation meditation if I find it hard to fall
asleep. I go through my body parts and relax each one from the top of my head
to my toes. I can feel myself
relaxing. I also like to imagine someone
massaging my feet and it works! When you
don’t have enough sleep it really shows on your skin, well it definitely shows
on mine.
Skincare. I love to make sure my skin is really clean at
night. Currently I use two or three
cotton pads and cleansing water and keep going until the cotton pad is clean. I don’t believe you need expensive skincare,
as long as you use it twice a day. Take
pleasure in the care of your skin. I
enjoy my time in the shower taking care of my body. I enjoy moisturising in the morning. I moisturise every single part of my body
that I can reach as well as my face.
Radiate happiness. It is a choice – you can choose to feel
positively about things and you can choose to be excited about life. Think ‘How lucky am I?’ every single
day. There are always people better off or
worse off, why not choose to believe you are super lucky instead of thinking
everyone has it better than you? It’s
good to have gratitude for everything you have – you feel happy and
grateful. Focus on that and all the
positive things in your life, the things that make you feel happy. You radiate happiness easily when you think
like this and it all contributes to a healthy glowing look.
Smile often. Smiling is nature’s facelift. It lifts up all the muscles in your
face. Your normal resting face likely
has your lips turned down slightly, so you will look quite sour even if you
think you look normal. Lift up the edge
of your lips and you will look younger, healthier, happier, and more
attractive. It becomes a habit. Just by smiling more often it really adds to
your look and you look more glowing and healthy.
Some people I know always have a smile on their face and it
makes me happy because they always look happy to see me. I do this more now and it feels good, it’s
almost for the other person, isn’t it?
Plus you look younger and more attractive with nature’s facelift so why
not?
DIY Botox. I’m not asking you to do your own
injections! I have never had Botox, I
was tempted about 15 years ago and my sister said to me at the time ‘why not
spend that same money on a monthly massage?’ which I did for a while.
I also saw a product called Frownies, sticky paper patches
you put on your face at bedtime. I never
got around to ordering them but they are meant to train you to realise which
muscles you are contracting without noticing.
What I decided to do instead focus on pulling my muscles outwards on my
forehead.
It’s more mental than anything, but I think it makes a difference. Focus on relaxing those muscles just like
Botox would do. I purposely don’t frown
too, it’s just a habit.
Side note: my mum accused me of sneakily having Botox recently! And I tell her everything! She would definitely know if I’d had Botox. How funny is that? Perhaps my DIY Botox really is working…
So that’s my tips for today.
And, I also wrote about this same topic – even with the same name, which
I didn’t realise until just now – here.
Oh well, the more the merrier I say. I
could talk about skincare and glowing skin all day long!
Tell me your top tip for glowing skin, something that works
for you.
Wishing you a wonderful week!
xx Fiona
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In this book I share all my favourite tips on living 'rich' on a small budget, as well as how to make managing your finances fun and exciting (yes, it is possible!) Whether you have had a disastrous relationship with money in the past or consider yourself to be pretty savvy when it comes to your financial life, I believe you will find many nuggets in 'Financially Chic'.
Money touches every part of our life, so it's a great idea to become best friends, instead of being frenemies (I know that's cheesy, sorry!)
I do hope you will pop on over to Amazon and introduce yourself to this member of my book family if you haven't already!
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