Skin Care

Skin care is very important to my daily routine, I have medical needs to keep my skin healthy and clean, as well as the fact that my skin is super dry, which means constant moisturisation is needed. So as you can imagine, I've been through many, many skin care products.

I finally settled on two mositurisers which work fantastically well for me: Boots' No.7 Advanced Hydration and The Body Shop's Hemp Face Protector. The reason I have two is because your skin does become used to a product and will make it less effective, mostly only when it comes to facecare products that go into your pours, like moisturisers, toners, cleansers etc.

The Hemp Face Protector is a very thick and heavy cream - but don't let this put you off, it works all day and for me, illiminated the need to moisturise at night too. However, the heavyness does mean your skin adapts to it fairly fast.

No.7's Advanced Hydration Day cream will last me all day, however I will often need to reapply at night (I know I should buy the night cream version... but I am a student... lol!). It's a thinner cream, but goes on like silk and makes your skin feel soft and hydrated, there is nothing worse than that itchy feeling you get when your skin is all dry.

Of course, I also remove my make up carefully at night, I bought Johnson's 3 in 1 Eye Make Up Remover, it is wonderfully gentle, but it certainly lacks no power. It does exactly what it says on the bottle: Gently removes even waterproof mascara, conditions the eyelashes and cares for the delicate eye area, fab!

Now with my skin, toning is not high on my list of things my skin can handle, so I perchased Johnsons 3 in 1 Dreamy Skin facial night wipes, which will remove my facial make-up and panda eyes if I'm left with them hehe, and it will gently tone my skin and the ones I have even smell really lush as they are scented with relaxing moonflower aroma. Brilliant little wipes!

As for exfoliation, I only do this once a week, with my skin, that is all it can handle but I am currently between products, so I shall update with that soon!