”Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when your most beautiful.” – Zoe Kravitz After coming across this beautiful quote by Zoe Kravitz, it really got me thinking. Why don’t we take the time to appreciate and love ourselves? Madonna sang in her 1994 hit song Secret, ”Until I learned to love myself I was never ever lovin’ anybody else…”Read Now
Plant Power: Why Should I REALLY have Plants in My Home and Office?
Leave a commentAs a plant alchemist and a firm believer in the infinite power of plants, I’m often asked to share my thoughts on the general capabilities and benefits of plants. Plants are the most magical and awe-inspiring gift from mother nature. Not only miracle workers for our skin, plants also have so much more to offer us… Some years ago, a Clean Air Study by NASARead Now
Amazing Reasons to Get Your Beauty Sleep
Leave a commentAs a facial expert for over twenty years, I’m often asked to share my secret weapons in the quest for beautiful, glowing and happy skin. One ritual I absolutely swear by is sleep, sleep, SLEEP! They definitely don’t call it beauty sleep for no reason! When you’re tired and deprived of sleep, your body makes more of the stress hormone Cortisol. Raised stress hormones are badRead Now
Top Beauty Secret Revealed: Double Cleanse for Flawless Skin
Leave a commentHaving been a facial expert for over 20 years with a dedicated passion for helping people achieve happy, flawless and glowing skin, I’m frequently asked what my biggest skin secrets are. I have a lot of tricks up my plant alchemy sleeve, but believe me when I say my number one skincare ritual is a rather simple and obvious one when we stop and thinkRead Now
More Water, More Happiness
Leave a comment“The fountain of youth [for me], let’s see…I guess it’s exercise, healthy diet, lots of water, lots of laughter, lots of sex—yes, sex, we need that as human beings. It’s healthy, it’s natural, it’s what we are here to do!” – Cameron Diaz In celebration of World Water Day this week, I wanted to explain why I’m water’s biggest fan. Cameron Diaz described water asRead Now
Eat Your Way to Happy Skin
Leave a comment‘Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food’ As we celebrate nutrition month and the sheer importance of eating well, I wanted to tell you why I’m as passionate about what we put into our bodies as what we put onto our skin. Our skin is a reflection of our diet, so it’s super important to ensure we’re eating pretty. Here are a fewRead Now
Blue Monday – Beat the Monday Blues
Leave a commentBeat the Monday Blues At Antonia Burrell Holistic Skincare, we encourage you to take charge of your own happiness. With bad moods and depression having a negative effect on our bodies and skin, it’s important to try and focus on the positive in your life and think about ways we can be grateful to help reduce feelings of stress and depression. Stress is most commonlyRead Now
What is a Skin Softener and Why Do I Need One?
Leave a commentA skin conditioner (also known as a skin softener) is an essential step to deeply moisturised, flawless skin and at Antonia Burrell Holistic Skincare it’s our ultimate secret weapon! Find out why…. Forest Dew Skin Conditioner is quite simply my secret weapon to deeply hydrated, flawless skin. It’s a multi-tasking hero that solves a multitude of skin problems – from dehydration and dryness to inflammationRead Now
Slough Off the Old and Bring in the Smooth
Leave a commentAs minds, wardrobes and weather turn a new leaf and welcome autumn, don’t leave skin out in the cold. Every new season comes with new environmental challenges, which is why we need to give skin a seasonal skin fix – think of it as its new season wardrobe. Here I share a few of my personal tips to help trans-seasonal skin needs. * MOISTURISE WHILE YOURead Now
Sun, Sea and Skin Saving Superfoods
Leave a commentNow that summer’s here it’s time to load up on antioxidants. Why? Because the skin can be extra sensitive to damage caused by UV rays and become dry, distressed and lacklustre as a result. So we’ve rounded up our top superfoods and skin savers to keep you radiant and naturally nourished this summer. Our Top 3 Superfoods They say you are what you eat, andRead Now