Rowe - Eat beautiful: food and recipes to nourish your skin from the inside out

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Did I ever think it could be like this? No I didnt. Did I ever think I was going to write a book? No, thats for sure, being dyslexic and having only read five books in my life, Im honestly much better at looking at pictures. Im far too impatient to concentrate on one thing for too long, with books I usually dip in and out.

That being said, I need to thank all these people because without them this wouldnt have been possible.

Caren Fisk, my agent and lifelong friend, for supporting me throughout the years through the really shitty times and great times too, for always being constant and never changing our focus, and for believing in me even if I didnt.

Charlotte Ridge and Adrian Sington for the initial idea and for believing that I could do this.

Jessica Clark, for the immense amount of research you did in the shortest amount of time possible. For giving me the backbone of the book, I couldnt have done it without you. All my love.

David Loftus and Frankie Unsworth, my newfound friends, for allowing me to be the art director, on and off site, for forgiving all my faux pas, like directing from another photo shoot over the phone and standing in the kitchen and generally just getting in the way. Who do I think I am, Anna Wintour? Thank you for your patience and for the amazing images; they are everything and more than I expected.

Camilla for your support, energy, enthusiasm, thoughtfulness and of course for the beautiful images. I couldnt have done it without you. For always bringing it back to basics as you always like to go on about. This time it was on our shoot, arriving like gypsies styling, props, and art direction. Thank you for allowing me to put the pressure on by trying to fit every shoot weve done in the last ten years into one day. A heart-felt thanks! Big love to your agent Karin Lund for making it all work.

Ive never met a person like Kate Parker, my copy editor, a person with ultimate patience and who can remember every part of a book I couldnt and I wrote it! Thank you.

My oldest friends, Mercedes Gutierrez and Elliott Smedley, thank you for putting up with me, listening to my rants, my know-all-ness and ideas. All the words of wisdom, for your inspiration and style, and all the sidesplitting laughter. Mercedes, for always being my sounding board and keeping things in perspective. Elliott for being that grounding force, even though sometimes I dont want to hear it. I love you both dearly.

Jem Mitchell, for being so accommodating and a constant support, always taking great portraits and adding to my collages, thank you so much.

Earl Simms, for the years of friendship and giving me your secret recipe, for being a hilarious sous chef and cooking buddy who says hes not helping but cant stop nosing around the kitchen. Thank you for being a constant form of entertainment. Big love.

Ali Pirzadeh (hairdresser) for being so accommodating to make this work and your willingness to come along for the ride.

Ben Jones, for your generosity and helping me add to this book. Big kiss.

Dom Harlow, for being a great cooking teammate, for our signature dishes, for your precise recipes and swift replies. Natasha and Patrick Graeme-Baker, for cooking from afar and for being so generous with your time and expertise. Thanks to Jethro Turner.

To my dear friend Sienna Miller, for writing my foreword and being so excited that I asked you; you always blow me away with your humility, even when you remind me that were not the same age! And also thanks to Tori Cook.

Anja Rubik, for allowing me to use beautiful images and giving me her support, for her tasting and input, and for generally being a great friend. Toni Garrn, thanks for being super funny always! Love our images. Victoria Beckham for always loving what I do and supporting me. And also thanks to Natalie Lewis too.

The beautiful model Tuva Alfredsson for being so generous.

Sienna King, I always love working with you such a happy soul to be around and such an amazing face.

Gladys Brown really great to meet you by chance; thank you for helping me create beautiful images.

Neelam Gill, thank you for your beautiful spirit and kind words. Suki Waterhouse, for your kooky spin on stuff, I love it! Amber Anderson, for being so supportive and generally a lovely person. Cara Delevingne, for being part of my journey. Kathy Phillips for your like-minded approach to beauty. Christopher Bailey, CEO of Burberry, for your belief in me and all your years of support.

To Holly Star thank you for your guidance and helping me to get to this point. Looking forward to future endeavours. Lots of loveNamaste.

A big thanks to the team at Random House: Lizzy Gray, Clarissa Pabi, Sarah Bennie, Lisa Dyer and Helen Everson. Especially to Louise McKeever. Rob Hobson, for your knowledge. Sandra Zellmer for the beautiful book design. My food tasters Tim Howard, Aliana Lopez and Mark.

I just have to say this was a journey and this was the final piece of this intricate puzzle. And I must say I enjoyed writing this part the most! It would have been longer but I ran out of space!

Wendy x

With more than twenty years of experience working with A-list models and celebrities, international makeup artist WENDY ROWE is known for her uncomplicated and holistic approach to skincare. She is Burberrys artistic consultant to beauty.

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The spring clean

A fter the back-to-back fashion shoots and shows from mid-October to March, things let up in the spring and I have time to breathe. Theres always a sense of optimism when the signs of spring emerge its like natures reward after the hardships of a long winter. Days lengthen, theres more sunlight and I feel more positive. Spring is the season of creativity and new beginnings and skin should be full of new life too; the complexion needs a reboot to restore its natural radiance.

For some, spring can bring irritation, inflammation and breakouts eczema due to allergies like hay fever can make skin extra sensitive. I find that skin can look dull and dry after the ravages of winter, and in need of rejuvenation and exfoliation. To speed up my skins recovery, I exfoliate and opt for replenishing and purifying masks during my downtime. Dont overdo it.

Nows the time to start thinking about your bikini body, so that when summer comes around you feel good about yourself. Starting in the spring gives you time to ramp up your exercise routine gradually. This also increases circulation in the body, helping to clear out any toxins left over from winter.

I avoid richer foods like red meat and dairy, and instead go for lots of green vegetables and leaves, along with lighter proteins. Although the science is not definitive, I have a teaspoon of manuka honey with breakfast as Ive found that it helps keep allergies at bay.

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