I'll be the last one to claim that I always stick to my routine, go through
all the paces, take 20 minutes to get my face ready in the morning or clean at
night, never sleep with my make-up on. Let's face it, we're all working people
in some way or another. I don't have half an hour a day to go through each of
these steps. But when I do take the time and put in the effort, this is my
normal autumn & winter skincare routine that is quite different from what I
do to my face in the summer.
In the morning, there are four steps I try to take before putting any
make-up on. First, some warm water never hurt anyone and apparently, it opens
up your pores and prepares them for everything that is to follow. When dry, I
follow up with the moisturizing part which is my absolute favorite thing to do
in the morning – it really helps me feel fresh and ready to start the day. I've
recently switched up my daily moisturizer to Clinique Dramatically Different
Moisturizing Gel.
So far, so good. It's a little dry for my taste so I will
probably try the lotion from the same line next time, but it does not break me
out which is a step in the right direction. Normally, I've had luck with
Clinique skincare products in general, so it's a positive trend.
I try to take off my make-up when I get home from work, but it still normally has a good 12 hours to jump around
my face clogging my pores, melting away and doing all kind of other silly
business. I don't tend to do the entire skincare routine at that moment though –
I just use some cleanser (right now, I'm using the Nivea Pure&Natural
Cleaning Milk) and a facial wipes. I've written a long post about many of these
already and I'm currently using the Yes to Blueberries wipes which I again
adore :)
In the evening, the real pampering (or torture, depends on the type of
person you are) starts. About 3 times a week, I try to exfoliate with my Olay
Pro-X and the Neutrogena purifying pore scrub. I've also gotten my hands on
some Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 1 % BHA gel and I'm excited to try this
stuff out to see how my skin will like it. When I exfoliate, I always end the
process by putting the Nuxe (Huile Prodigieuse) oil on my face and let it
really nurture the skin properly for about 15-20 minutes before doing anything
else. I feel that exfoliation is quite stressful on the skin and it deserves a
little pampering afterwards.
Then I apply the eye cream. I am
currently using the Eveline Argan Oil Anti-wrinkle rejuvenating eye-cream, but
I doubt that I will finish the whole serum – it does not seem to do anything to
have any benefit whatsoever on my skin and I am a bit disappointed in it. Last
but not least, I apply my nightly moisturizer. I switched this one as well, so
I am using the L'Oreal Triple Active night moisturizer (I dropped it one day
hence no lid because it broke). It's very, very nice – quite oily, but I like
that in the night cream since it has plently of time to really do its thing to
my face throughout the night. I also apply down my neck as well.
And that is IT. It's really simple in my opinion, although my husband would
probably not agree.
What is the one thing that cannot be missing from your skincare routine
when you want to pamper yourself? Comment below!
Until next time, stay beautiful, stay awesome!
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