Hello everyone!
I’m back with another Meet me Mondays and today I’m here with Amanda of @skinwith_a
I haven’t been following Amanda for very long but I can already tell that she’s very dedicated to producing high quality content – check out her account and see it for yourself. Now let’s get into it!
Tell us a bit about yourself
Hi lovelies, I’m Amanda and I’m based in Sydney. As you probably guessed my hobbies include anything skincare-related hahah, from trying/reviewing and talking about it to using it! I also love exploring, road trips, travelling (!!), coastal walks, bush walks, catching up with friends and eating 😊
Why did you start your Instagram page?
I started my Instagram page in June 2020 during the first wave of Covid. I was working from home and started to purchase lots of skincare & I wanted an avenue to ‘talk’ about it and I am so happy I did because I’ve been lucky to meet so many amazing people in the Instagram skincare community & I have also learnt so much along the way which I am grateful for. Prior to starting my page I didn’t even know there was such a huge community for skincare!
Five products you’re currently loving.
- I’m From Mugwort Mask – one of my HG masks because it does such a great job at detoxifying & soothing the skin.
- Good Molecules Niacinamide Serum
- Facetheory Lumizela Azelaic Acid Serum
- Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3
- Bangn Body Illuminating Body Lotion
I love your content; do you have any tips for people looking to get into content creation or even how to improve their content?
I think start off just doing what comes to you naturally, and your style/aesthetic will come to you. Don’t feel pressured to ‘copy’ a particular style just because it looks good, think about the products you genuinely love and lay them out in a way that looks good to you. Over time your style and content layout will change but enjoy the process 😊 My content has changed a lot over the last year but I love seeing the changes as it shows my personal journey along the way.
Who or what inspires you?
Confidence inspires me, and I think it’s interesting because even an Instagram ‘grid’ can convey confidence. Being able to be unapologetically you is an amazing thing, and it comes with time and maturity. It’s not easy being confident in this day and age where everything posted online is shown and filtered out to be ‘perfect’ or ‘beautiful’ all the time, so I think being able to drown out the noise & cultivate your own energy is so important.
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Hmm this is a hard one! I think I would like to be always positive 100% of the time, or be able to see the positive in every situation. I think that having a positive mindset is so important because it is essentially the lens through which we view the world.
What has been the highlight of this year so far?
Even though covid has been disastrous for people, families and businesses across the world, I think I have enjoyed being able to work from home ‘permanently’ and been able to enjoy a different routine this year. Life has slowed down significantly which has enabled me to use my time differently such as spending more time with family, or cultivating my creativity with content creation which has been so much fun!
Who or what would be your dream collaboration?
I would love to work with Tatcha because I personally love their products and they create such high-quality and luxurious products. There are so many other brands I dream of collaborating with but let’s save that for another day 😊
What have you been watching/reading/listening to lately?
This is quite different to skincare haha but I have been listening to Equity Mates Investing Podcast and I love how educational it is. I try to listen to them daily on my walks 😊
Where can we find you on social media?
Instagram! @Skinwith_a
Connect with me, I’d love to meet you!! 😊
I hope you all enjoyed learning more about Amanda, don’t forget to check out her page! I’ll see you back here next week for a new blog post!
With love,
VQP. usu BEAUTY