How to achieve a sun-kissed glow (no sun tanning required)
We all know that healthy summer glow – you know the one where the stresses of work are behind you, the days are long, beauty routines are low maintenance and we all have that summer spring in our steps. Now the cooler days are upon us, we can create that glow from within – no sunshine required. Here’s our guide to glowing up…
Glow from the Inside Out
A healthy glow does indeed come from the inside out. This starts with a healthy and balanced diet. You may also like to supplement vitamins such as vitamin C or collagen to give your appearance that extra boost of tender, loving care. And make sure you drink your water.
Exfoliate
Exfoliation is a great way to up your glow, especially as the temperatures drop. This will work to remove dead skin cells, reduce roughness and smoothen skin for a lovely glowing complexion. Exfoliation is also super important before self-tanning to help get an even colour coverage. We are loving the Mocha Body Polish by Indie + May made with natural pumice and coffee beans to awaken and smooth your skin, as well as our Lalicious range of sugar body scrubs.
Use a Serum
Serums are the super-powered skincare step. They work to lock in hydration, and provide direct nutrients deep into the skin without being heavy. One ingredient you might like to look for in particular is hyaluronic acid. This is a substance that naturally occurs in the body but supports supple skin by binding to water and retaining moisture as it does so. The DermaQuest Essential B5 Hydrating Serum is an advanced, multi-level serum that attracts and retains moisture in the skin to enhance firmness, softness, elasticity and prevent ageing and dehydration.
Moisturise
Moisturiser is an absolute must for a natural glow. Having a good layer of moisturiser not only keeps your skin happy and healthy, it helps create a lovely and radiant complexion. The Ultra Hydrating Lotion restores suppleness to skin, and the Ultra Brightening Moisturiser Cream is formulated with brightening ingredients to hydrate and make skin luminous. For your whole body, you might like to try Weleda’s Skinfood Body Butter – a delicate creamy shopped butter that melts onto skin leaving a lovely glow.
Do a Weekly Skin Treatment
A weekly skin treatment is a great opportunity to give yourself a pamper session. It’s also a great idea to stimulate your skin. The GINGER&ME Skin Chill Globes make use of Cool Factor to contact and dilate blood vessels to increase blood flow and circulation to leave skin looking vibrant. A rose quartz roller and gua set is also a great option for giving yourself a facial massage which will help to stimulate skin and give you a glowing appearance.
Treat Yourself In-Clinic
We have a range of wonderful in-clinic treatments that will help to up your glow. Right now we are loving The Skin Brightening Facial which includes a brightening mask for luminous and radiant skin, as well as The Skin Regenerating A-Zyme facial which contains potent Vitamin A and Bromelain to refresh, refine and hydrate your skin. If you really want to treat yourself – book in for The Works. This includes a microdermabrasion, peel, Omnilux, mask, décolleté massage and vitamin infusion to regenerate, clean, lift and firm your skin.
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