Elle UK – September 2019

Somepeopleareget-up-and-go-ers,boundingoutoftheirbedsatsunrise,raring

tofacethedayahead.Othersprefera ‘onemoresnooze’policy,refusing

toimmediatelyrousefromtheirslumber.But,onceawake,everyonehas

theirownpreferredmorningroutine.It mightallowtimeforlazingaround

readingthepapers,ormaybeit’sa to-the-minutemilitaryoperation.Someof

uswilllayeronskincareandperfectourlookbeforeleavinghome;others

willkeepit simplewiththatoneproducttheyusetoachievetheirdesired

glowbeforerushingoutofthedoor.Aluxuriousfoamingshowergelwith

anindulgentfragrancemightsetyouupforthedayahead,orperhapsit’s

a dancearoundtoyourfavouritemotivatingplaylistthatleavesyoufeeling

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THEFUSS-FREESELF-STARTER

LIVLITTLE

Founderof Gal-Dem

Mymorningsareprettysimple.I enjoymy

sleep,soI aimtogeteighthourseverynight

andwakeupfeelingrested.I setmyalarm

for7.30am,lessthananhourbeforeI need

toleavethehouse— I’vemanagedtoensure

myroutineis nowa fastoperation.

Onmostdays,I’llshower,shavemyhead

andmoisturisemybodywithnaturalskincare

productsthatmygirlfriendmakes.Formyface,

Neal’sYardRemediesmakesgreatnatural

andorganiccreamsthataregentleenough

formysensitiveskin.I’vealsostartedtaking

vitaminDdropstoboostmybonestrength.

I don’tfollowa traditionalbeautyregimeand

rarelywearmake-up,butit’svitalthatmyskin

feelsnourishedbeforeI startmyday.

TheCalmappisanewdiscoveryfor

methathelpstoeasemyanxiety.Running

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EDITED by JESSICA VINCE

RISE AND SHINE

Wellness professional

Adrienne LDN,

Gal-Dem’s Liv Little

and ELLE Beauty

Editor Jennifer George

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