Ang Slater - Temple Spa

Some words just stick with you. 🤍

And there’s a lot of wisdom here that I probably need to remind myself of a little more often. Especially the bits about being brave, not limiting yourself and simply enjoying the life you’ve got.

Which one speaks to you the most? ✨

Using a face wipe and calling your face clean is like spraying Febreze on your clothes and saying you’ve done the washing.

It might feel fresher, but clean? Absolutely not.

Face wipes are fine for convenience, festivals, flights, emergencies, those nights when the bathroom feels approximately 14 miles away.

But as your actual evening cleanse? Your skin deserves better.

Throughout the day your skin collects SPF, makeup, sweat, excess oil, pollution and general daily grime. A quick wipe over the surface doesn’t necessarily remove all of that properly.

And if you’re then putting your lovely serums and moisturisers straight over the top, you’re basically doing your skincare on the days leftovers.

A proper cleanse doesn’t need to be complicated.
A couple of minutes.
A cleanser that suits your skin.
Warm water and a cloth.
That’s it.

Be honest, are face wipes still hiding somewhere in your bathroom? 😂

When your skin starts feeling dry, tight, sensitive, stingy or just generally angry, our first instinct is often to throw MORE at it.

Another serum, another active, an exfoliator, a new moisturiser someone recommended.

But if your skin barrier is struggling, sometimes the best thing you can do is simplify.

Your skin barrier is basically your skin’s protective shield. Its job is to keep the good stuff (like moisture) in and help keep irritants out.

When it’s compromised, it doesn’t necessarily need another six products joining the argument. It needs a bit of peace and quiet.

Think gentle cleansing, hydration, moisturising ingredients that support and replenish the barrier, and daily SPF, while easing back on strong exfoliating acids, retinoids or anything else that seems to be irritating it.

Sometimes better skincare isn’t about adding something.

It’s knowing when to take something away. 💙

Does your skin ever get to the point where it feels like everything you put on suddenly annoys it?

The products that earned their place in my Vegas suitcase ✈️

Vegas is definitely not a relaxing holiday 😂 It’s busy days, ridiculous heat, thousands of steps, late nights and nowhere near enough sleep, and I absolutely LOVE it.

But all of that meant my skin and my body needed a little extra looking after.

These were the products I found myself reaching for again and again. Keeping my skin protected in that Vegas sunshine, putting hydration back in after hours in the heat and air-con, bringing back my glow when my skin looked tired, soothing my legs and feet after another huge day of walking, and giving me that easy sun-kissed look when I really couldn’t be bothered with makeup.

Nothing complicated. Just products that did exactly what I needed them to do, when I needed them.

And despite the heat, the late nights and the lack of sleep, I came home pretty impressed with how my skin had held up. 🙌🏼

Now tell me, whats ONE skincare product that always deserves a place in your suitcase?⏬️

Mine has to be SPF, although AAAHHH! came a VERY close second after those Vegas step counts 😂

Apparently I’ve reached that stage of life where I need a holiday to recover from my holiday 😂✈️

I’ve only just got back and I’m already thinking where can I go next?

Please tell me I’m not the only one 😂

Who else comes home from holiday needing another holiday? 🙋🏼‍♀️

And if money, work and responsibilities weren’t a thing, where would you be booking tomorrow? 👇🏼

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Hi, I'm Ang. 👋
I help women over 40 stop guessing their skincare.
Because finding the right routine shouldn't feel like trying to find the end of the Sellotape.
Comment skin if you would like me to send you my skin quiz, and let's start finding what will work for you.