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Water!

Yep, water, the product which you don't need to leave the house to get but you should always leave the house with! But do you? 

The European Food Safety Authority recommends that women should drink about 1.6 litres of fluid and men should drink about 2.0 litres of fluid per day. That's about eight glasses of 200ml each for a woman, and 10 glasses of 200ml each for a man. However this can obviously change depending on you and the environment! When you feel thirsty it means you have lost 1% of your total water (70% of your body is made up of water!) So, get up and go and get a glass of water, and then carry on reading this. I can wait.... Are you back? Okay, I will let you carry on now!

10 benefits of water (and tips)

1. Luckily in the UK water is free | (However over 780 million people lack the access to clean water.)

2. Drinking water can help you lose weight | by increasing your metabolism, which helps burn calories faster.

3. The average person could live without food for nearly a month, but we could only survive about one week without water | if there wasn't any water then we wouldn't be here!

4. Water is essential for healthy skin | The more you drink the more hydrated and healthy your skin will look because water flushes out all the nasty toxins that cause spots. Drinking water can also reduce wrinkles and help moisturise your skin.

5.  Increases hair and nail growth and makes them stronger! 

6.  Good hydration can prevent arthritis | With plenty of water in your body, there is less friction in your joints, thus less chance of developing arthritis. Water can help reduce heart disease and cancer | Water helps flush toxins out of your body.

7. If you have the courage, just before you turn the shower off, turn it to the coolest setting | This will make your hair shiner! The cold temperature constricts the cuticle layer of your hair so it lies flatter; making strands smoother and more reflective. 

8. More water means a brighter smile and teeth | Good hydration can help reduce cavities and tooth decay. Water helps produce saliva, which keeps your mouth and teeth clean.

9. Natural Headache Remedy 

10.  Increases Energy & Relieves Fatigue | Since your brain is mostly water (80%), drinking it helps you think, focus and concentrate better and be more alert. As an added bonus, your energy levels are also boosted!

TIP: Always have a bottle of water next to you, expecially when you are working or studying. If it is right next to you, you just seem to drink more of it! That probably doesn't make sense | oh well! 

What is your favourite beauty product? 

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References: 
http://www.culligan.com/en-us/d/blog/drinking-water-facts/
http://water.org/water-crisis/water-facts/water/
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4287/10-Reasons-Why-You-Should-Drink-More-Water.html

Primer Perfection?

Hello! This drugstore primer proves a lot of things! It claims that it smooths, resurfaces, brightens, mattifies and protects your skin so I was so excited to try this out. It is okay but I suppose for  £6.99 it's great. This primer keeps my make-up on my face all day. Surprisingly, i didn't think it made my make-up apply more easily though. After applying the Rimmel London Fix and Perfect Pro Primer it left a 'oilyness' on my fingers however it does help matiffy your face throughout the day(even though I wouldn't risk just using this and no powder). Like I said, it does not feel oily on your face and leaves your skin feeling quite moisturised and smooth. However, I felt, this product didn't make my pores less visible. Even though I don't think I will repurchase this product again, it defiantly wasn't bad and didn't make me break out. 

What is your perfect primer? 

My Hair Care Heros

Hello! A few years ago I never went to the hairdressers and my hair became very very thin at the ends, so I decided that I would brave a trip to the hairdressers! After getting it cut my hairdresser recommended these products to keep my hair in good condition. And they have literally saved my hair!

The first hero is the Nioxin Hair Cleanser. This smells c]kinda minty and really refreshing. It completely cleanses my hair and you only have to use a tiny bit.

The best of the best hero is the Nioxin Scalp Revitaliser. You massage this into wet hair from root to end, like the shampoo and you only have to use a tiny amount. This basically makes your hair stronger from the roots, meaning by the time your roots, now, are your ends they will be super strong. Does that even make sense? Anyway, this has made my hair shiner, thicker and healthier! It's incredible! This with the cleanser works insane together.

The last hero in the triplet is the Nioxin Scalp Treatment. I only put this on my hair probably twice a month, or if my hair is feeling a bit dull. This also works by strengthen your hair at the roots. I am not to sure on the smell- it's like a smoky scent (a bit like a muscle relief cream?) The smell doesn't stay though and goes within a few hours. I just spray this into my roots around my scalp and massage it in.

Tah-rah! What hair product can you not live without? ❄

☺For more information about the science behind these products click here- All these products are prescribed to my hair type. Depending on your hair type the different system you buy. My hair is not coloured or chemically treated. ☺

My Skin Care Saviours!

Hello! After going through months of changing my skin care routine I think I have finally found one that I love and have realised a change in my skin! Ho-ray!

Now, before I get started I just wanted to say that even though this worked for my skin it may not work for you because everybodys skin type is different! As I am 15 I do suffer with a few spots and some redness. My t-zone does get a little oil through out the day but apart from that my skin is combination/normal. So, the boring bit is over, lets get rocking! 

I cleanse my face using the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish. I don't have to bore you about how fabulous this product is-  I have always come back to it! If you wear heavy eye make-up I would suggest that you get a special eye makeup remover because it doesn't always break it all down. That said, it removes the rest of my make-up, it smells really lovely(calming scent?!) and leaves my skin feeling clean and fresh! It also includes lots of natural ingredients! I just smooth it onto my face and remove it will a muslin cloth which I love because it gently exfoliates your face. If you don't have one you need to get one- there so good! I then splash my face with cold water to close all my pores. 

I  used to then use a toner but having ran out of my Liz Earle Instant Boost Skin Tonic I have never really purchased another one. My skin seems to be improving without it? So I just go straight to the very important stage of moisturising. I think it is so so important to get a good moisturiser to match your skin. Why? Because if you don't moisturise your skin will produce more oil which results in more spots. Moisturisers also helps add moisture back into your skin after washing it all away. I use the Simple Spotless Skin Anti-Blemish one. I love the way that it isn't to heavy on my skin so it does't block my pores. If you have acne I would not recommend this because I think it would be too light. For skin that always has those few spots I would defiantly recommend this though! Even though it doesn't get rid of all your spots (nothing can!) it does calm redness and prevents those pesky blemishes! It isn't strongly scented and it includes lots of 'good' stuff and no perfumes, like all Simple products. 

I then use the Simple Spotless Skin Spot Zapper on my spots. This really helps calm redness and prevent spots. It claims that it 'zaps spots in 4 hours' I wouldn't say that is true but it defiantly calms down the spot. It's very light on my skin, so like I said before if you do suffer with acne I don't think this is for you. But I am not a skin expert so don't quote me on that!!

Twice a week I exfoliate and use a face mask. I use the Liz Earle Gentle Face Exfoliator and the Sanctuary 5-minute thermal mask in between cleansing and moisturising. If you want to know more go check out my Pamper Essentials post because I have mentioned them there too.
 

That's it! I think the key is to keep it simple! Try to only put things on your skin that you would eat. I know that sounds weired and I wouldn't want to eat any of these products, but if I had to choose between a brand which contain lots of chemicals and simple/liz earle I would much prefer to eat simple/liz earle products! Do you get me? I don't know how you can ramble on a blog post but I think I may have just done! Shut up Polly! 

Aha! Hope you liked it!

Bye! X