healthy, which normally is not an easy
task for a teenager with hormones all
over the place.
Shortly after the modelling started,
my father brought back some green
tea leaves from China and I started
drinking two cups every day. I also
tried not to wear make-up everyday
like my classmates and sure enough
my skin slowly cleared out and it has
been glowing ever since. I stick to my
beauty routine and so far it has worked
very well.
All you have to do is to avoid a
few things in order to keep your skin
beautiful, because like any other organ
in the body, your skin can be affected
by your environment both internally
and externally. During pregnancy
your skin is even more sensitive.
I made another random discovery
in my early twenties, having tried
many different facial creams, but not
liking any of them. On a vacation I
borrowed my boyfriend's day cream
for two weeks, because I had left my
own at home. The cream was more
like a thin gel and was absorbed into
my skin immediately, leaving
no greasy feeling in my face.
It was so good, I
have used it ever
since! My skin is
quite sensitive and
every time I try a
different cream,
it makes my skin
react badly.
It still makes me laugh
whenever I go to buy a new one and
the sales woman in the shop asks me
if it is for a present and if I want the
cream wrapped. I simply reply: "No
thanks; it is for me!"
And so, here is my secret beauty
routine with its 7 secrets to glowing
skin:
1
Drink approximately two
litres of water and coconut
water every day to keep your
skin hydrated from within
. If you
are pregnant make sure the water is
warm. I usually split it up drinking
one 330 ml can of coconut water from
a 7-Eleven store and about 1,500 ml
pure water through a carbon filter
water bottle to remove all toxins.
2
Throughout the day I will
have two cups of pure green
tea
. Remember to pour the water in
when it has cooled down to about 70-
80 degrees to keep the antioxidants in
there and to prevent it from becoming
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