My Own Kind Of ‘Summer Ready’: How I Boost My Confidence

There are few phrases that stick in my craw as much as ‘summer ready’. It is often used to imply the panic and pressure women feel to lose half their body weight, remove every strand of hair below the neck, and have perfect, glowing skin so they can follow the ubiquitous ‘just throw on some BB cream’ make up tutorials. Let’s all eye-roll together.

This year I’m rejecting all that nonsense. I have put together my picks of products that help me to just feel that little bit more confident… with no rice cakes in sight.

My Own Kind Of Summer Ready - The products that help me to feel more confident in the summer

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Skin, Confidence and Unhelpful Thoughts

I’ve been doing a few posts recently about the hidden side of rosacea (and any skin condition): the emotional aspects. Today I wanted to talk about confidence and unhelpful thoughts. This is a topic that I think most people can find useful, even if you don’t suffer with a skin condition. Confidence, self-esteem, and low self-worth are issues that most people suffer with at some point in their lives. I hope you find this helpful, let me know your thoughts in the comments and leave me your techniques for helping interrupt or stop unhelpful thoughts – I would love to hear them.

Skin, confidence & unhelpful thoughts

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The Effect Of Stress On Your Skin

Last week I wrote a post about the emotional impact of skin conditions and how they can take over your life. So I wanted to do another post on the effect of stress on your skin – both physically and psychologically – and some tips and tricks that you can utilise to gain control over your stress. I hope you find this interesting and/or helpful!

The effect of stress on your skin: tips and tricks to help. Rosacea and the impact of stress. #talontedlex
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Skin Conditions Don’t Kill You: The Emotional Impact Of Rosacea

I’ve wanted to write another blog post about the emotional impact of rosacea for a while, but every time I start I either get too upset or it turns into a furious rant. I’ve finally got all my thoughts down in a calm way and I really hope that this can be a jumping off point for a wider discussion that results in better awareness for the unseen impact of skin conditions.

Trigger warning: suicide.

The emotional impact of rosacea (and all skin conditions)

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Skincare Shake Up May ’17 Edition

It’s the end of the month which means it’s time for my Skincare Shake Up May ’17 edition! There are some clear winners this month, along with some clear no-no products. Ahhh the perils of being a beauty blogger with sensitive skin! As always, it’s a long one so let’s strap in and get going.

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