Going through puberty I was extremely lucky to have good skin - with the exception of a very rare blemish every now and then. Up until the middle of February this year I have been blessed with very good skin (may as well be honest). I've always had a very nice complexion and get compliments from every beauty therapist and makeup artist I see. However, since the middle of Feb this year my skin has been getting worse and worse. It started of with a pimple every now and then, and whilst it's still not very bad, it's a lot worse than I am used to. It seems that my chin is the target! I have two pimples right now and it's very frustrating because when they go away they just come right back.

It took me a while to realise what the problem is but I think I've finally figured it out. I bought a brand new non-stick pan in February and decided to start using vegetable oil instead of my usual olive oil, because I heard that it's not good for non-stick pans. I was also reading an article that said that vegetable oils can be harmful to our hormones, thus creating pimples. So I've given up vegetable oil and whilst I am yet to see a great change (it's only been a day) I am quite confident that this will help. In the meantime I thought I'd share with you my favourite face masks for when my skins gets oily or dry - I've used these for years and they really are incredible! My skin is always a lot clearer and a lot brighter and feels nicer after I use them. I use them whenever I feel that my skin needs a bit of a refresher.