CHALLENGE YOURSELF

1 Your morning skincare routine should take you 5 minutes. I hope everyone can take that time for themselves each morning. Please, just try it for 1 week and see if you notice the difference to your skin.

2 Since you have been able to identify your skin type (see page 16) and your issues (see pages 124–128), it will be easier to find the products that work for you and avoid wasting your money on the wrong items. Day 1 buy yourself the correct serum and, before you buy anything else, use it for 2 weeks to see the changes. Introduce each new product one at a time and keep track of the improvement.

3 For great skin you must drink a minimum of two litres of water a day. This will make a huge impact on your skin and body health. I always lie to myself on this one.

4 Salt, sugar and alcohol have been proven to have a negative impact on the skin. It can lead to puffiness around the face. Keep a food diary for a week. At the end, look at everything together and question what proportion of your diet includes excess amounts of these inflammatory foods and drinks. Think about how you could very simply reduce your intake throughout the week.

5 For a week measure your stress levels, by rating each day from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extremely high). If you are above 5 most days, there will be a damaging level of the stress hormone cortisol in your body. Reduce this stress by exercising and meditating, which have been proven to help bring these levels down.

6 Don’t panic. We have all been there. There are solutions. Go back to the beginning of this chapter and follow the things you can do now to help your skin feel at its best.