Top skin expert gives her best tips on preparing your skin for the cold
AS WE return to the cold, damp and harsh weather of the Irish autumn and winter seasons – top Irish skincare expert Eavanna Breen says we must adjust our skincare routines in order to protect our skin and avoid dreaded skin conditions.
Maintaining the correct level of moisture is key to achieving healthy skin throughout the autumn and winter seasons.
Top Irish skin expert Eavanna Breen, pictured, who is solely responsible for the fabulous skin of celebrities from Greg O’Shea to Samantha Mumba, hopes to remind the Irish public of the importance of preparing their skin for the cooler and often harsh autumn and winter conditions. As we leave the summer sun behind and move into shorter days and wetter, colder weather, our skin is exposed to varying temperatures, humidity, wind and rain, placing undue stress on our skin’s delicate barrier.
Considering this drastic change in weather, we must adjust our skincare routine to ensure our skin remains as healthy as possible, regardless of the weather.
Eavanna Breen advises that now is the perfect time to rethink your skincare regime. Adjusting your skincare at this time of year will best prepare you for these environmental stresses that can seriously upset the balance of healthy skin.
As the temperature drops, the dry air pulls the moisture from our skin, upsetting the natural balance between oil and water. When these two are balanced, your skin will function well. However, when these levels are skewed, your skin’s barrier is weakened, wreaking havoc on your skin. Getting the correct dose of both moisture and lipids onto your skin and avoiding under or over-treating your skin is essential for maintaining a healthy skin barrier.
Founder of Akina Beauty and Laser Clinic, Eavanna Breen says: “I don’t think people are aware of how the weather changing can affect their skin, and very few Irish people change their skincare routines at all between summer and winter, the way they should. “Cold weather affects our skin differently than the hotter, summer weather, and many people neglect to prepare their skin, given that it is no longer sunny and warm. “We must change the products we use and how we treat our skin to combat the various elements that come with the colder weather.
“Maintaining the correct level of moisture in our skin to protect it from the drying cold weather will ensure your skin stays glowing throughout the autumn and winter months.”
When our skin is dry, people tend to over treat it with heavy moisturisers, in order to relieve the tight feeling in their skin. The problem with using these dense products is that our skin becomes dependent on the lipids provided by these moisturisers and doesn’t produce enough of its own to repair the damaged lipid barrier that is letting all the moisture in their skin out.
The renowned skincare and beauty guru has drafted her top five essential tips.
1. Book a facial and skin analysis with a professional to determine the exact changes your skin and skincare regime needs. 2. Invest in a personalised moisturiser to ensure you are getting the exact right dose of lipids and hydration for your skin.
3. Switching to the season-relevant cleanser. If you have been using a gel cleanser it might be time to switch to an oil or creambased cleanser.
4. Stay just as committed to daily sun protection. Just because we are seeing less of the sun doesn’t mean that we don’t need to be protected from UV rays.
5. Introduce a serum. The drop in humidity can cause your skin to become dry. Now is a good time to introduce a serum to use along with your moisturiser.
Irish celebrities such as Greg O’Shea, Erica Cody, Holly Carpenter, Samantha Mumba, Tara O’Farell, Thalia Heffernan and many more solely trust their skin with
Eavanna Breen. Thalia Heffernan says she “has been to countless beauticians in Ireland and has never found anyone as knowledgeable, trustworthy and talented as Eavanna Breen”.
Holly Carpenter says she “suffers from skin breakouts and other problems from time to time, and no one has ever been able to clear my skin and therefore rebuild my confidence like Eavanna Breen”.
The cast of ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’.
AFTER a two year hiatus, The Windmill Players are proud to return to the big stage with their adaption of Martin McDonagh’s ‘The Cripple Of Inishmaan’.
Set on the remote island of Inishmaan, off the west coast of Ireland in the 1930s, ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’’ is about a young man called Billy
Lisa O’Neill.
Claven whose parents died at sea when he was a baby. He has been raised by two soft-hearted foster-aunts Kate and Eileen. Relentlessly ridiculed by the other islanders, ‘Cripple Billy’ seizes a chance to escape the tedium of his confined life on Inishmaan and become a famous actor when an American film crew comes
SINGER-SONGWRITER Lisa O’Neill is coming to the Hawk’s Well on Sunday, November 27.
Just as lockdown hit, Lisa signed a new album deal with Rough Trade and has been working on new material which will now see the light of day. She was also asked to contribute two songs to the Peaky Blinders soundtrack, one of which ‘All the tired horses’ was the closing track to the whole series.
Lisa has quietly built a reputation for herself on the Irish and international scenes and now has a growing following with her unique folk sound, strong song-writing and distinctive voice. Her debut release ‘Has an Album’ was followed in 2013 by Choice-nominated ‘Same Cloth Or Not’.
Her third album ‘Pothole in the Sky’ was released to to the neighbouring island to make the film ‘Man of Aran’.
Many of the islanders are excited to be part of it but none more than young Billy, who develops a reckless scheme to escape the tedium of his grim life. The Windmill Players are delighted to welcome new faces to its cast along with its returning members.
The production is directed by the multi-talented Jacinta Gormley, a lady who is no stranger to the stage herself. Opening on November 24, it will run for a total of four nights ending on November 27, in Dromore West.
Tickets €12, are on sale in local shops and on the door.
Lisa O’Neill performs at the Hawk’s Well
critical acclaim and is filled with tension and emotion, contextualising themes of love, loss, heartache and sorrow today through referencing tales from the past with beauty, honesty and defiance.
Lisa’s last release on the Rough Trade imprint River Lea, ‘Heard A Long Gone Song’ has garnered huge acclaim both at home and abroad.
It was Choice Nominated has a 5/5 star review from the Guardian on release and a coveted ‘Best Folk Album of 2019’ from the same publication.
She was also been nominated in four categories at the 2019 UK Folk awards and five categories at the 2019 Irish Folk awards, winning one for best original folk song. Lisa performs at the Hawk’s Well on Sunday, November 27, with the show getting under way at 8pm.