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WITH THE ETHICAL BEAUTY EXPERT, YVETTE VAN SCHIE
Real beauty advice. With a whack of reality. From someone who actually knows what they’re talking about.
Why are Gua Sha so popular?
I personally could not understand what the fuss was all about. Why was everyone running out to buy Gua Sha’s? With the never-ending run of gadgets hitting the market with crazy prices on them, I just could not see why I should even look at these. Then a friend...
Do you really need beauty sleep? Is it really a thing?
Can the right amount of sleep for your personal needs be a better anti-ageing treatment than a 10 step K beauty regime? I believe it can. Why? Because for most of my life as a Beauty Therapist (38 years now!) I have watched my skin glow because I have had enough sleep...
Healthy, delicious, cinnamon, and vanilla stewed apple
This is the yummiest stewed apple recipe – no sugar required. This stewed apple is so fast to make and can be eaten at breakfast or even as a dessert with ice-cream. I avoid sugar and desserts as a rule – so this is usually eaten for breakfast. The cinnamon...
Puffy? Bloated – you could have a congested lymphatic system
A toxic free, clean system is the most important part of staying healthy and living a long vibrant healthy life. Therefore ensuring that our body rids itself of toxic build-up to stay healthy is paramount. Most people instantly think liver cleanse, colon cleanse –...
Can massaging your face daily improve your skin?
Massage is one of the oldest and most effective facial treatments, which although ideally done by a beauty therapist, is something you can do at home daily – even if it is just for a minute or two every day. Even consciously massaging your facial creams, oils and...
Hormone balancing foods
If your hormones are out of whack – your skin won’t glow. In actual fact, your whole body won’t function at it’s very best at all! Happy balanced hormones are just as important for a healthy glowing you as having perfect gut health. Two perfect examples of what...
Are toners a waste of money?
This is a question I am asked often – and my answer is – you don’t. Toners are just another way to make money out of you in this billion-dollar beauty industry filled with lies, smoke and mirrors. It is an unnecessary part of a skincare routine. If your...
Skin superfoods
The fastest and most permanent way to get good skin is to clean up and improve your diet. But to achieve seriously gorgeous glowing skin – you need to superfood your skin from the inside and out. Why inside and out? Because our skin is our largest organ – and...
The importance of good fats for glowing skin.
Fats are still being touted as the enemy by many weight-loss programs, but the problem is – without good fats, you cannot lose weight, achieve glowing skin, healthy hair, or long healthy fingernails. When we eat good fats we encourage muscle tissue, regulate our...
Delicious Gluten Free, Sugar free, Vegan options Banana Bread Recipe
Healthy, nourishing seriously delicious gluten free, sugar free banana cake which can be made vegan – what is better than that!? This is the easiest banana cake to make, even suitable for a non-baker. For a short while I was able to buy banana smoothie bananas...
