Showing posts with label skincare routine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skincare routine. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Skincare Routine: Evening


Hello! Todays post is going to be my evening skincare routine. If you would like to read more about my skin type and products I use in the morning then I wrote a morning skincare routine post the other week! I love reading skincare posts and seeing which products work for other people so I hope you enjoy this.


I start off by cleansing my skin and recently I have been using the Soap and Glory Peaches and Clean cleanser. I used to use my Emma Hardie cleanser morning and evening, however my mum bought this so I tried it and I really like it! It definitely doesn't feel as luxurious as the Emma Hardie balm but I love the texture as it's very soft and creamy. I usually use a muslin cloth with this to remove it which I find works well and it removes face and waterproof eye makeup brilliantly! Also, it smells so yummy!


When I bought my Origins Ginzing moisturiser, I also bought the High Potency Night-A-Mins cream for the evening. I absolutely love this moisturiser and it smells incredible! I have never been happy with my moisturisers before but I am really happy with my morning and evening Origins ones. This feels very hydrating and nourishing on my skin without leaving it greasy or heavy! I bought the oil free version as my skin is combination and for drier skin there is a non oil free one!


The eye cream I use is the Origins Ginzing eye cream. I also use this in the morning so spoke about it a lot in my morning skincare post. You can pop over there if you'd like to read about it to save me rambling again!


Finally I thought I would also mention the lip balm I use because I love this! I mentioned this a while ago in my lip balms post and have been using it religiously ever since! I use this morning, during the day and then I use a lot at night as I find it really hydrates my lips and leaves them nice and soft.

That's everything I use in the evening on my skin, I hope you have enjoyed this post! I am planning on writing a skincare post of extras such as masks, treatments and more targeted products so please let me know if you would like me to write that!

I hope you're all having a lovely day and please let me know in the comments what your favourite skincare products are!


Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Skincare Routine: Morning

Hello! I hope you are all having a great week and summer! I am back from my holiday to Ireland which was so much fun. I thought I would write a skincare post for you because I am so happy with this routine and haven't changed it for months now which is very rare for me!

This post is going to be my morning skincare routine! My morning routine is very short so I thought I would do another post on my evening skincare routine and masks/treatments as well if you would like to read one of those! 

My skin is combination as my nose gets very oily throughout the day and the rest of my face is pretty normal. I do get the occasional breakout now and then, however my skin has actually been very good and clear since I have been using all of these products!


I start the morning by cleansing my face using my Emma Hardie Amazing Face Cleansing Balm. I absolutely love this cleanser and I can honestly say it is the best I have ever tried! It is fairly expensive though so if you know of any other cleansing balms that are nice then please let me know! I do love this one though as my skin is left feeling so soft and hydrated. It also removes all of my makeup, including waterproof eye makeup very easily and gently so I don't need a separate makeup remover.


I recently bought the Origins Ginzing Energy Boosting Moisturiser which is amazing! Moisturisers are the one product I have never been happy with. I am constantly trying different moisturisers and I never repurchase the same one twice. I bought this one about 2 months ago now though and it is my favourite as it works so well for my skin! It is oil free and leaves my skin looking hydrated and radiant without being at all greasy.


Finally, the eye cream I use is the Origins Ginzing eye cream. I rediscovered this about a month ago and I have fallen back in love with it! I had a mini one which I took with me on holiday and then when I got home I found my full size and have been using it since. This is a lovely eye cream as it's so refreshing and gentle around the eyes. You may know I was using the Elemental Herbology eye elixir before I went on holiday which I still have and it's lovely, however it's expensive and I just don't think it's worth it!


That is it for my morning skincare routine! The only thing I would like to incorporate into this is a toner, so please leave me a comment if you have any recommendations. Also let me know if you would be interested in an evening routine post :)

I hope you are all having a lovely day! Let me know in the comments below your favourite skincare products!