All Natural Beauty

🪙 MY 2 CENTS WORTH…
Well, apparently my recent skincare post stirred the pot a little. 😂
A couple of people even announced they were unfollowing me—which is perfectly fine. This isn’t an airport… you don’t need to announce your departure. ✈️😂
You absolutely do not have to agree with everything I post. I’m always happy to hear different opinions and have a respectful discussion.
But if you’re going to tell me I’m wrong, please bring some actual facts with you—not something your neighbour’s cousin heard, a random Facebook video, or “I’ve done it for years and I’m fine.” 🤦‍♀️
I have worked with skin for over 40 years. I’ll happily listen, learn and admit when I’m wrong—but opinions and personal experiences are not scientific evidence.
Disagree with me? No problem.
Back it up with credible facts and we can have a great conversation. Throw a tantrum and dramatically unfollow me? Well… I hope the door doesn’t damage your skin barrier on the way out. 😂🚪
As always, that’s just MY 2 CENTS WORTH. 🪙

🪙 MY 2 CENTS WORTH…
Is anyone else completely confused by social media?
Drink more water.
Don’t drink too much water.
Walk 10,000 steps—or apparently a million.
Eat this. Don’t eat that.
Take this pill. Use this serum.
Rub snail slime on your face. 🐌
OH MY GOD… it’s exhausting! 😂
Then we have beautiful 20-something influencers with perfect skin telling us how to look younger.
Of course they look young—they are young! We looked like that at their age too… we just didn’t have filters, ring lights or a bloody camera following us around. 😂
Social media can be wonderful, but it can also make us feel like we’re not doing enough or that we’re somehow not enough.
Please don’t let someone else’s carefully edited life make you feel inadequate.
They may not have children hanging off their legs, a house to clean, dinner to cook, a business or job to run—and a husband calling out, “Can you give me a hand with the sheep?” just as you finally sit down. 🙄😂
Meanwhile, we’re out here working, cooking, cleaning, raising families, drenching cattle, chasing sheep and trying to remember whether we drank enough bloody water!
We don’t need to be perfect.
We don’t need to follow every trend.
And we certainly don’t need to look 25 forever.
Embrace who you are, where you are and the life you’ve built.
Because country women are strong, capable, real—and slightly tired. 😂
COUNTRY WOMEN ROCK. 💪❤️
That’s my 2 cents worth. 🪙

🚨 STILL THINK I’M A PAIN IN THE ARSE ABOUT SUNSCREEN? 🚨
Good. I’ll keep being one.
This beautiful client has kindly allowed me to share what years of sun exposure can eventually lead to.
What you’re seeing is her skin reacting to a prescribed chemotherapy cream used to treat sun-damaged and abnormal cells.
Not a fancy facial.
Not a peel.
Not “just a bit of sun damage.”
CHEMOTHERAPY CREAM.
We all thought a tan looked healthy. We used baby oil, cooked ourselves in the sun and said, “I never burn.”
Well… apparently the sun was keeping receipts.
So when I go on and on about SPF 50+, this is why. Use it every day—and don’t stop at your face. Protect your neck, chest, ears and hands too.
Sunscreen is not just about wrinkles or looking younger. It could help save your skin.
Still think you don’t need it?
I’ll wait. 😳
Thank you to my very brave client for allowing me to share this important reminder. ❤️

Pregnancy can change your skin… and then your skin may change all over again after your baby arrives.
Some women get that beautiful pregnancy glow.
Others get:
• Breakouts—even if they’ve never had acne before
• Dryness, oiliness or sensitivity
• Redness and itching
• Darker freckles or pigmentation
• Melasma—brown patches often appearing on the forehead, cheeks or upper lip
• Stretch marks as the skin expands
Then the baby arrives, your hormones shift again, you’re exhausted, probably forgetting to drink water—and your skin may become dull, dry, sensitive or start breaking out. Because apparently caring for a newborn wasn’t quite enough. 😂
So, what should you use?
Keep your routine gentle and simple:
• A mild cleanser
• A nourishing moisturiser
• A hydrating serum, such as hyaluronic acid
• Vitamin C or azelaic acid, if suitable for your skin
• A mineral SPF 30 or higher containing zinc oxide or titanium dioxide—every single day
Avoid retinol and other retinoids during pregnancy. Before using strong acids, acne treatments or pigmentation products, check with your doctor and have your routine reviewed by a qualified skincare professional—especially while pregnant or breastfeeding.
Some pigmentation and other changes may settle after birth, while others can hang around longer.
Be gentle. Be consistent. And remember—your body has just created an entire human. Your skin deserves a little patience too. 💚

This is to funny not to share

LYDIA’S METHOD #6

What is my skin type?

This question confuses nearly everyone—and honestly, your skin doesn’t always make it easy!

It can be oily on Monday, dry by Wednesday and throwing a complete tantrum by Friday. Welcome to skincare 😂

Let’s make it simple…

Dry skin produces less natural oil. It may feel tight, rough or flaky and can make fine lines look more noticeable.

Oily skin produces more oil. It can look shiny, have larger-looking pores and may be more prone to congestion and breakouts.

Combination skin is a bit greedy and wants to be everything at once! Usually oily through the forehead, nose and chin, but normal or dry around the cheeks.

Normal skin is generally balanced—not too oily, not too dry. Yes, these lucky people do exist!

Sensitive skin can become red, itchy, stingy or irritated easily. Products, weather, heat and even stress can set it off.

But here’s where it gets confusing…

Your skin type is what your skin naturally is, while a skin condition is what it may be experiencing at that particular time.

You can have oily skin that is dehydrated.
You can have dry skin with breakouts.
You can have combination skin that is also sensitive.

Hormones, menopause, medications, weather, stress and using the wrong products can all change how your skin behaves.

This is why copying your friend’s skincare routine—or buying whatever someone on TikTok is waving around—may not end well. Her skin isn’t your skin!

Before spending a fortune on another “miracle” product, find out what your skin actually needs.

Because skincare isn’t one-size-fits-all…and neither are bras, jeans or husbands 😂

That’s Lydia’s Method #6 💚

This one is for the people who don’t use skincare… I want to know WHY.
Is it because:
You don’t know what to use?
You don’t know what order to use it in?
You’ve tried products before and nothing worked?
You think it’s too expensive?
You simply can’t be bothered? 😂
Or have you just never used skincare—and wouldn’t know where to start?
No judgement whatsoever. I’m genuinely curious!
Skincare doesn’t need to mean 15 products, three serums, a face roller and a degree in chemistry.
Sometimes, two simple products in the morning and two at night are all you need.
So tell me honestly—what’s stopping you? 👇

If you have perfect skin, this post isn’t for you.
Actually… you may as well keep scrolling, because I’ve never met anyone with perfect skin. 😂
Real skin has pores.
Real skin has texture.
Real skin gets pimples, pigmentation, dryness, redness and wrinkles.
Some days it glows—and other days it looks like it’s been dragged through a paddock backwards.
My job isn’t to give you “perfect” skin.
My job is to help you understand the skin you have and make it the healthiest, happiest version it can be.
No filters.
No impossible promises.
No making you feel bad about getting older.
Just honest advice, the right treatments and skincare that works for you.
Because perfect skin doesn’t exist—but confident women certainly do.