Wonderful Green Smoothies

For the last two and a half weeks, I have been drinking lots of delicious green smoothies. They have made such a big difference to my energy levels, and also to my skin

A green smoothie is a drink, which has lots of green leafy plants in it. I started looking into these drinks for health reasons, as I felt like my general health could be improved. 

I moved to a new country over 2 years ago, and it has taken its toll on my health (increased stress, etc…). Unfortunately I now succumb more easily to coughs and colds, and there are times when I feel like I am always ill. I think my skin has also suffered, but I am not sure about this as I have recently reached the big 3 0.

Two and a half weeks ago, I started reading Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko. It is an inspiring book, and it promotes the drinking of green smoothies for health. There are also around 5 pages of green smoothie recipes of which I have tried about half. I have to say, that I am so happy that I have discovered green smoothies, as my energy levels are so much better now. When I wake up in the morning, I have less grogginess which is so great. My boyfriend has also noticed a difference

The book explains that by eating more leafy plants, our bodies become better balanced in terms of acid/alkali and minerals. By blending the green plants, rather than eating as salad, our bodies are better able to absorb the nutrients as the cellulose walls are broken down. Victoria recommends blending rather than juicing as the fiber is preserved, and the plant oxidises slower. Did I mention that they are also delicious?

In terms of my skin it is definately more glowing. Looking at my skin now, I can’t pinpoint the actual difference, but I would say that my skin looks generally less tierd. However it’s only been 2 weeks so I hope the benefits will continue…

I urge anyone wanting to improve their health the look into green smoothies.

SPF15 suncream is not ‘strong’ enough – BBC

Hello all. Today I came across an interesting article, suggesting that people living in England should use  a suncream of at least SPF30. It is interesting as before, it was recommended that people use at least SPF 15. You can read the article here.

I must admit that although I try to apply my suncream thickly, I often fail. Instead I find it easier to apply 2 thin layers, waiting a couple of minutes in between. That way the skin is not quite so greasy looking :-p

As the sunny weather is coming to Switzerland, I’m thinking about changing my suncream for a higher factor. I have my trusty Shiseido SPF 50 suncream which I will dig out for the sun

Emu Moisturising Eye Cream review

Hello! I am on a quest to find a good anti aging eye cream, and I purchased the Emu eye cream just over a month ago.

I decided to give this eye cream a try, as I hear so many positive things about Emu oil and how it helps with dry skin and acne. This cream has amazing ingredients and for the price it seems a steal (especially if it works).  For £8 you get 25ml, which is a generous amount for an eye cream. I’ve been using this cream every morning and evening for a month, and so far I’ve used about a third of the tin.

In addition to Emu oil, this cream contains aloe vera, shea butter, coconut oil, retinyl palmitate, vitamin e, and hyaluronic acid.  

The cream is pale yellow, and comes in a tin with a screw top lid. Some people may feel this is unhygienic, but for me it is fine as I always use clean hands.

It is a pretty thick cream and feels sticky when applied straight from the tin. This is how I actually first applied this cream and I feel like it irritated my skin, especially my delicate undereyes, as the cream is so sticky.  I got around the stickiness by first warming a little of the cream on my wrist, and then applying it to my eyes. It helps a lot if I apply the cream immediately over my hyaluronic acid serum, as the eye cream then glides without sticking or tugging.

Sorry, I think the tin looks blue on one side, as there was a blue light from my computer

I would like to point out that it is not a good idea to use this cream right next to the lash line. I tend to do this (bad habit I know) as my first wrinkles tend to appear here. By applying this cream so close to my eye, the cream gunked up and made my eyes uncomfortable.

Having said all that, this cream is moisturising, even though it is not an oily cream. My skin feels no longer feels taut, which is a huge huge plus. It sinks into the skin and leaves an almost matte finish. However for me the stickiness and the ick factor (of using emu oil!) is a negative so I will not repurchase. After a month, my fine lines still look the same (if not slightly worse) than before.

Has anyone else tried this cream? I would love to hear your thoughts

Small Haul – Lush’s Dream Cream and Joico Hair Treatments

Hi everyone! Today I went to Lush, one of my all time favourite shops, and bought the much raved about Dream Cream.

Dream cream is much loved for it’s effect on troubled skin. It is said to help even medical skin problems, such as eczema and psoriasis. As a child I had severe atopic eczema on my arm, and I wish that products such as this were around then.

I wanted this cream, as I wanted something suitable for sensitive skin. The skin on my face and neck is becoming more sensitive, I think because of the Vitamin C and other treatments I’ve been using. I hope the natural ingredients will help to soothe and calm my face and neck.

My boyfriend has some active psoriasis, and I will be testing this on him as well. Over the last month, I’ve been testing various things on my boyfriend’s psoriasis and there have been some surprising results. I will write about that soon.

I also received the much loved Joico hair products 4 days ago. I have used twice already, the K Pac Deep Penetrating Reconstructer and the Intense Hydrater. All I can say is that they are miracle workers. I will write a post about that soon