Solving your skincare issues...

The first post of its kind! HOW EXHILARATING.

Likelihood is, the #StudentLyf was going fabulously until your insomniac, ethanol-based, frantic, new-found lifestyle (I say "new-found", but I shouldn't be assumptive - maybe you came out of the womb constantly awake and sipping a cocktail) took its toll on your skin.

One of these factors alone would be enough to tip it over the edge; a lack of sleep, an unbalanced diet, more alcohol than usual, stress or a change of environment could all happily cause problems individually. So it makes sense that when you likely had a bit of all of them, havoc was officially wreaked.

I almost typed haddock. Haddock is not relevant here.

Here are some key factors to get your skincare back on track:

1. That stuff you put on your skin? Take it off.
• Makeup, neon #rave paint, chip grease from when your bestie had a strop and through her 3am snack in your face... None of this is healthy. Unclog your pores before you go to sleep. If it's makeup you're scraping away, drink a glass of water per section of your face you clean. Hangover diminished and skin cleaned - skilled multi-tasking right there. 
• Micellar Water is a sneaky genius for this. Better for your skin than makeup wipes, some say. Marie Claire has a great round-up of its benefits, and some of the best on the market.
  

  

  So make like Mulan and chisel that stuff off.

2. That stuff you put on your skin? ...Don't put it there in the first place.
• Possibly more challenging: try to limit what you slap on to that face of yours. A full face of foundation for a night in with the flat could be considered unnecessary. Likewise, the self-checkout assistant in Tesco's isn't going to judge you if your under-eye circles are out in force. In fact, neither will any other member of the public. Or your friendship group. Try to have a few days a week where you don't jam anything into your pores. Your poor, poor pores. Poor pore. Isn't that a fruit? 

  

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3. Clean dem brushes.
• Makeup brushes are hoarders of bacteria. If your skin was acting up in the first place, any receptacle used in the makeup process is going to be germ-y. Which is gross.  
• You can go all out and use a proper brush cleaner, if you have about £15 to spare - like Clinique's. But a mild shampoo (like Herbal Essences), and a gentle but thorough rinse afterwards will do the job. Add a few drops of Tea Tree Oil (available from The Body Shop) when you wash them, as it has impressive anti-bacterial abilities. 
4. ...Tea Tree Oil does actually have divine powers. 
• I will reiterate: nothing kills germs like this stuff. For use direct on the skin, mixing with water and spraying on makeup or brushes, adding to shampoo - it's pretty incredible stuff... 
  
5. Water.
• Try to drink more. Absolute classic tip - fixes everything, really. Hydrate yourself. Simple. 
  

There you have it, some key ways of preserving some skincare health. No haddock required.

~ The Sassy Fox