Name: Su-Man Hsu
Age: 50
Job: facialist and skincare expert
Age: 50
Job: facialist and skincare expert
Describe your diet and what you eat in a typical day. What foods / drinks do you avoid and why? I mainly eat an Asian diet. I eat lots of vegetables, (fresh, stir fried or steamed), rice, noodles, fruit, chicken, pork and fish. Not too many red meats. I don’t eat cheese or other dairy products. It’s soya milk in my coffee and its one or two glasses of alcohol a week. I love champagne but it’s so expensive for one glass. This all sounds very virtuous but the truth is my body reacts badly to dairy and alcohol. Less to champagne! I prefer cake to chocolate but I do occasionally indulge myself in balsamic kettle chips. They are addictive. I start each day with a warm glass of honey and lemon to flush out my system. I’m a big fan of porridge for breakfast, which I drizzle with Udo’s Choice blended oil. I avoid all the usual baddies that can kill the summer glow - salt, sugar, fried foods, white breads and processed foods.
Do you exercise? I was a professional dancer for many years so there is only one exercise routine in my life and that’s dancing. I take a ballet class almost every day at Pineapple Dance studios. There is nothing better for good posture, strong core, balance, flexibility, coordination, and long lean supple muscles. On top of all these amazing physical benefits dancing makes you feel free and happy and lifts your spirit. A good class can put you in a good mood all day long, de stress you and relax your mind.
What do you use on your skin? As a facialist I take my skincare routine very seriously. We Asian women think of anti-ageing from 18 and not 35. It’s in our culture to prevent things happening rather than sort our neglect and mistakes out later in life. I tend to use a layering system for my skincare (very popular in East Asia). So this means deep cleansing, exfoliating (twice a week only), toning, serum, facial oil, eye cream and moisturizer.
Facial sunscreen for under make-up? I don’t wear make-up apart from mascara but I do apply La Roche-Posay SPF 30 melt in cream (£10.87 from Boots) before I go out in the morning.
Facial sunscreen for outdoor exercise? I don’t exercise outdoors.
Body sunscreen on holiday? I use Soltan moisturising Suncare spray SPF 50 (£5.49 from Boots). I only sunbathe in the morning and late afternoon as the afternoon sun is too intense and harmful.
Body moisturiser? Neutrogena deep moisture comfort balm (£6.15 from Boots).
Summer foundation? Don’t wear it.
Summer serum? I use the same serum throughout the year which is my own velvet skin brightening serum. Will be launched in October this year.
Fake tan? Never. My skin tone is already quite brown and I could never imagine making it look artificial and fake.
Any other magical skin product/technique/treatment you can’t live without in the summer? Udo’s Choice Ultimate Oil Blend (from udoschoice.co.uk)
either as capsules when I’m travelling or in liquid form when I’m applying it to rye bread as part of my breakfast diet. It’s the perfect internal moisturiser.
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either as capsules when I’m travelling or in liquid form when I’m applying it to rye bread as part of my breakfast diet. It’s the perfect internal moisturiser.