Winter is my least favourite season. That may be surprising to people who know me, as it’s a season filled with some of my favourite things: stodgy foods, Christmas, staying inside… But for my rosacea,…
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I like to keep my ear to the ground when it comes to skin treatments so that I can identify and share any with you that I think will be of interest. I’ve been hearing…
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If you follow me on social media, you may have seen me talking about Substack and wondered what on earth I’m waffling about. So here’s all the information you could need.
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It has been a while since I posted a rosacea skincare routine update, so let’s flipping go.
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A few days ago I wrote a post about the products I took on holiday to Japan: what I used on the plane, what skincare I took with me, what make up I chose, and…
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For those who don’t know, I spent most of May in Japan. It was my third trip and Aaron’s fifth and we are already trying to work out when we can go back. Obviously we…
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I get asked questions about laser for rosacea every single week and, because I haven’t had laser treatment (yet…) for my rosacea, I have been directing people to a fascinating video I did a few…
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Happy birthday to meee, happy birthday to meeeeee, happy birthday to Leeee-eeex, happy birthday to me! Yep, it’s my birthday and I am 40 today (feel free to come wish me happy birthday on instagram!).…
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A few years ago, I did an instagram live with Andy Millward (Facialist extraordinaire) where we answered all of your questions about the best rosacea treatments – at home and in the salon. The video…
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The skin barrier has become a real buzzword in recent years, especially if you have a skin condition that relies on that barrier for its health and happiness. But what on earth is the skin…
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Vitamin C is one of those ingredients that everyone in-the-know swears by, but I’ve always felt a bit nervous about. I didn’t feel like I knew enough about it and when I started to investigate,…
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I read 122 books this year and I wanted to share my list as there are some flipping BRILLIANT ones. I know that some people can get weird about book challenges and talking about reading…
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We’ve all been there: you feel so grotty that the thought of dragging your feverish body out of bed to the bathroom to wash your face makes you physically shudder. Don’t worry, I’m here to…
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I get asked about make up for rosacea a lot, so I thought I’d put a few of my top recommendations in one handy blog post. I originally shared these on instagram (if you’re not…
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I think I might be clairvoyant. At the end of my review of the Dermatica skincare range, I wrote this: “The only thing that’s missing from this range is a sunscreen… and I’m still crossing…
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Rosacea and summer… one of the worst combinations for me. I’m not great in the sun anyway, due to being the colour of a yoghurt ghost, but the humid, clammy heat on top of that?…
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I am a sloth. I walk my tiny dog at least once a day, sometimes twice if my husband isn’t available to do the afternoon walk. But apart from that, I spend a lot of…
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If you have ocular rosacea, you will know all too well how infuriating and upsetting a condition it can be to live with. I’ve written a few versions of this blog post over the years,…
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If you follow Dermatica on social media, you may have seen a lot of excitement as they have just launched an entire skincare range. I have been sworn to secrecy about this launch, but I…
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Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that I changed up my Dermatica personalised formula towards the end of last year. I had been using the Dermatica rosacea treatment for over a…
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