Ella Pitt: June 2016

Since I've been a teenager, I've always had clear skin. Maybe a spot here or there, but nothing too bad. However, for some reason my skin completely broke out over the past couple of months. I was getting a new spot every day, and it was really starting to make me feel down. I was on the brink of making a doctor's appointment, but wanted to try and combat it myself (without antibiotics). I'm really happy that the following has given me back my clear skin and urge anyone else in the same boat to try mixing up their skin-care routine.

1. Face Wash

I was previously using a NUXE face wash (after such success with the lip balm) and around the time I started using this, was the time I started to breakout. I can't completely blame this product for my skin condition, but I'm sure it contributed. As soon as I stopped using this cleanser and went back to my The Body Shop oil cleanser, I noticed a huge difference in my skin.

2. Moisturizer vs. Oils

I've always been a moisturizer kind-of girl, but I thought my bad skin was cause to switch this up. My friend told me about The Body Shop's Oils of Life, which can act as a moisturizer. It wasn't cheap, but I thought I had nothing to loose. The oil has left my face really soft, without the clogged up feeling of using a cream everyday.

3. Spot Treatment

When my break-outs first starting happening, I invest in Mario Badescu's Drying Lotion, which I had heard great reviews about. I can't say this gave me the insane results that the reviews claim and I can't say it made my skin worse. This product didn't do much for me, so I tried Clean & Clear advantage acne spot treatment. This is a dream in a tiny tube. It works wonders and can significantly reduce spot size over-night! If nothing else has worked for you, give this a go!

4. Eating Healthier & Drinking Water

This is probably a no brainier, but cutting out fried & oily foods and ensuring you drink enough water will help combat spot prone skin. I always try to avoid deep fried foods anyways, but this is still a great tip for clearer skin.

5. Try Not to Touch Your Face

This might sound weird, but you have the remember that your hands touch so many germs and dirt everyday, if you then rub your face you are just transfer that onto your face which then equals spots! Until I actually started thinking about this, I didn't realise HOW much I touched my face on a daily basis!

By changing the above steps, but skin has become a lot clearer in the past week. I'm really happy that I didn't have to go down the antibiotic, but I know with some people that is the only choice. I hope these tips can help other people with random bad break-outs and please feel free to share any other tips you've picked up in the comments below!

E.x

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With summer holiday's fast approaching, I thought it was about time I got myself back on track with health and fitness. Working has always been boring to me and never something I could keep up. I stumbled across KoBox & I'm so glad that I did - I'm officially hooked!

KoBox describes itself as 'fight club meets night club', which I can truly say you'll only understand if you take the class! It's a one work workout session and each class focuses on different areas of the body (lower body, upper body, etc.) The class consists of 4 rounds, each round you spend 4 minutes on the wall, doing floor exercises and strength work and 4 minutes on the water-filled punching bag, doing different combinations (don't worry, you are shown all the combinations at the beginning of the class and they are projected onto the wall so there is no getting lost!). I'm not going to sugar coat it, the work outs are tough. But you will walk out the gym feeling like superstar.

When entering the gym (which is amazing) you'll be greeted by the front of house. They will let you know which position you are in and direct you to the changing rooms (which are amazing). Then you'll be able to pre-order your post work out protein shake (do it!) which will be ready made for you when you leave the class! The instructor takes any new comers into the studio first to explain the combinations and ask if you have any further questions.

The only downside about these classes are the price. The initial booking for a first timer was £25 for two classes and hand wraps. Now, this is amazing and I wish all the classes were this price! After that, it is an eye-watering £20 per class! I'm planning on keeping up going to the gym, purely because it is finely something I enjoy doing and look forward to - but I think I will have to limit myself to one class a week with runs in between to keep my fitness levels up.

Note: KoBox currently has a special offer for Fight Week, to celebrate their half birthday starting on 13.06.16. This is 7 classes in 7 days for £80.. and I'm crazy enough to have signed up! Let me know if you would like updates and review while going through and I'd be happy to document my fight week!

Have you ever been to KoBox? Have I inspired you to give it a go? Let me know in the comments!

E.x

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