Skin & Wellbeing
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.…
skin does not care about your routine apparently
Noticed this week my skin has just... changed. Not broken out, not dry exactly, just different. That weird in-between thing where your usual products…
skin is doing something weird and I can't tell if it's good or bad
So my skin has been confusing me lately. Like, the breakouts I've had for months have calmed down a bit — which should feel like a win — but now it's…
my skin does NOT like October apparently
Honestly every year this catches me off guard. One week it's fine, next week it's tight and a bit patchy and I'm like... right, here we go again. I'v…
water. that's it. that's the post.
Honestly I resisted this for years. Kept buying serums and creams and thinking that's what my skin needed. And look, some of it does help — I've notic…
my skin actually looks different and I haven't bought anything new
Right so I've been properly sceptical of the whole 'collagen fixes everything' thing for ages — like, as someone who knows a fair bit about how stress…
season change skin is a different beast tbh
Been noticing my skin doing weird stuff these past couple of weeks. Not breaking out exactly, just... off. Tighter in the morning, a bit dull by after…
spring skin is already doing my head in
Right so it's barely even proper spring yet and my skin is already confused. Dry patches where it was fine last week. A bit oily where it's never oily…
skin actually changes with the seasons and I keep forgetting this
Every single year I act surprised when my skin goes a bit weird in late spring. Like genuinely baffled. You'd think six years of working in nutrition…
pollen is not my friend apparently
So I've always just assumed my spring breakouts were stress or whatever, but this year I'm genuinely starting to think the pollen situation plays more…
skin's been acting weird and I think I know why
Every year without fail. The season shifts and my skin just... doesn't know what it is anymore. Oily in some spots, tight in others, and suddenly my u…