Confession: This past semester, I became obsessed with coffee. I drank so much coffee that I eventually could sleep right after drinking it because I was so used to having caffeine in my system. While I really loved coffee (the hazelnut one in the dining hall is actually pretty good, just so you guys know), I finally realized last week that it was contributing to a bunch of new breakouts that I was getting. Much to my disappointment, I finally realized two days ago that I needed to cut coffee out of my life—at least for a while—in order to let my skin take a break.
I was a tea drinker before this last semester, but now most tea just tastes kind of bland. I am now on the hunt to find new and comforting drinks, so here are some that are almost as good as coffee:
1. The Republic of Tea Cardamon Cinnamon Herbal Tea Bags
This tea is almost spicy and just tastes like it's good for the soul.
2. Matcha Green Tea
Matcha is a grassier, fuller tea, so it is actually almost—not really—kind of like coffee. You could also mix it with milk to make matcha lattes.
3. The Medford (London) Fog
This earl grey latte is great to wake you up and has sugary vanilla syrup.
4. Hot Chocolate
It's not like sugary drinks are good for your skin, but at least this doesn't have caffeine.
5. Jasmine tea
Besides tasting good, jasmine tea is actually really good for you health wise, and can help you sleep better.
6. Chai
I'm not talking about Starbucks Chai tea lattes here, but actual authentic chai tea, which is beautiful. Here's a recipe.
7. Maple Spiced Almond Milk
I've never actually tried this before, but it sounds fantastic.
8. Mexican Spiced Hot Chocolate
Yeah, it's not healthy, but it has cayenne pepper, so whatever.
9. Pumpkin Spice Tea
10. "Get Gorgeous" Tea
Instead of drinking coffee, which can make breakouts worse, you could actually drink a tea that helps your skin—who knew?
