Face oils, the verdict

If you follow me on Snap, you know how obsessed I am with face oils/serums. I don't use a wide variety of them but I do have my go to products on daily rotation. As a combo skin type, I always use to be scared that it would make my face like it's ready to fry an egg on it but slowly and surely I started appreciating their use and since then have swapped face moisturizer for oils/serums instead. Since making the switch, I've found that my skin has become more soft and well hydrated.  If you'd also like to make the change or consider incorporating oils and serums into your face care routine, here's a few tips you can consider before you spend that moolah....

Taken on my Samsung Galaxy S5

The benefits of Beauty Sleep

My lifestyle is pretty hectic the bottom part of the year due to wedding season and full time job commitments as well as working on all my passion projects on the side but that’s no excuse not to make time for sleep. When I don’t get enough sleep, I’m less productive and my work suffers. This year I decided to make a change by prioritizing enough sleep into my daily routine. I realized if I wasn’t gonna get something done that day/night there was always tomorrow to get it finished properly, rather than half-a**ed. I also found that the poorer quality of sleep people get gives an incredibly negative effect on the way we feel and on the way we look. In learning about sleep, here are my personal tips on the benefits of a solid shut eye.

Simplifying your beauty routine

I'm definitely a fan of keeping my beauty routine very simple, there's so many products on the shelves these days and it becomes overwhelming choosing what products to use. But is there really an generic answer or a one size fits all approach when it comes to beauty and skincare?

As different as we are, most Makeup Artists will tell you one thing - skincare before makeup, always! Healthy skin is the basis of all flawless makeup and makeup should only be used to enhance and I guess filter to a certain extent. Ultimately, it cannot completely cover how you look on the outside and feel on the inside, we all know that starts with YOU. I remember the more I use to stress out and worry about my skin, the more I broke out. So I took the first step and made the realization that my skin would heal in it's own time, until today I still have my insecurities but I just try to keep positive.

Recently I came across an article that I truly related to regarding my skin journey this year, the message was easy - simplify and keep consistent. Further in the article, it goes into limiting yourself to 30 products a month and making sure you finish the product before purchasing another. As a makeup and skincare product hoarder, this is a challenge. However, I've given it a go and this has been on rotation for the last month for me. I've relisted the items on her list but modified it to my preferences/what I use to give you my simple guide.

Shop: The Traveller

I am forever looking for ways to pack less and less beauty products every time I go away, this time I'm traveling interstate over the Queen's Birthday long weekend (Happy Birthday Queen, thank you for this holiday). My last trip was about a month ago to beautiful Indonesia (blog post still in progress), weather was hot and humid yet I still found a way to wear makeup most days #makeuplife. I've mentioned before that packing my makeup travel bag is almost impossible for me, hence I almost always over pack. Lucky for us, beauty companies like MECCA make it simple and have recently come out with an all in one pack, making it so much easier for indecisive ladies like myself. I might even pick one up for my trip this weekend....

"The covetable set features the Mecca Cosmetica edit of our favourite travelling necessities housed in carry on-compliant sizes to ensure you look and feel your best on-the-go." This set includes;

- Lip de Luscious SPF 25 Lip Protectant, 7ml

- Soft Focus Smoothing Primer, 15ml

- Beauty Sleep Artistry Eye Brightener

- To Save Face SPF 30+ , 30ml (even in winter we need sunscreen)

- Clean Slate Remover, 35ml

- Clean Slate Face Washing Cloth

To complete this pack I might add in a tinted moisturizer/lightweight foundation, creamy concealer and water resistant mascara. To shop the rest of the Traveller Series, click here