Hey everyone!
Today's post is going to be all about
my daily skincare routine. Just a bit of background on my skintype before I
start, I have oily skin, larger (easily clogged!) pores, laughter lines and
quite a bit of redness on my cheek area.
The products I've been using the last
few months have really seemed to help with all these issues (and particularly
with oil control!) so I thought I'd share my tips with you all.
Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Oil
Reducing Cleanser - £18.50
Oz Naturals Vitamin C Cleanser
- £19.09
Clarisonic Mia 2 - £125
Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Pore
Reducing Toner - £19.50
Oz Naturals Anti-Aging Serum - £15.95
Oz Naturals Professional Moisturising
Serum - £12.39
Oz Naturals Sea
So first up, after using a wipe to remove the majority of my
makeup, I then go in with a cleanser. I've been using Paula's Choice Skin
Balancing Oil Reducing Cleanser which is marketed at normal to oily/combo skin.
I really love this stuff as its a foam consistency, doesn't have a noticeable
scent, doesn't irritate my skin and removes any excess oil. Every maybe second
day, I use this with my Clarisonic. Although the Clarisonic is eye wateringly
expensive to first buy, I would highly recommend it as it's a great skin care investment. I've noticed a big reduction in the noticeably of blackheads around
my t-zone area, although I wouldn't say it has removed them completely and it
does remove all of your excess makeup, you'll be surprised when you look at the
brush after it's first use to see how much makeup you've actually missed all
those years! I also switch up my PC cleanser with the Oz Naturals Vitamin C
Cleanser. I do enjoy using this cleanser, it has a gel like consistency and a
really nice orange-y smell, but I'm not sure if this is one I would repurchase
as I love my PC cleanser more!
Once I've cleansed I normally then go in with my Paula's Choice
Skin Balancing Pore Reducing Toner. This stuff has lasted me ages and again,
doesn't break me out or cause any irritation to my skin. Would I say I notice a
drastic difference using this product? Not particularly. But then to be honest
I don't normally notice much difference in any toning product I've ever used.
If you have any suggestions for a good pore reducing toner please leave a
comment below so I can try it out! I do use this every night though and just
hope that it is doing some good haha.
And then this is the part that I feel has really changed my skin
over the past few months, and can be very scary to try for anyone with
oily/combo skin, and that's face oils. I've tried a whole host of different
products in an attempt to stop looking like a oil slick across my t-zone over
the years and if anything, all of these products drying out my skin made it ten
times worse. While doing my research online, I found the theory that by putting
oils on your face, this seems to trick the skin into producing less oil because
it feels there is enough already, which I thought was crazy at first but
decided to give it a try. I had a looks on amazon and found the company Oz
Naturals, whose face oils and serums were the top selling product of its kind
on the site. After looking at all the 5 star reviews I still wasn't to sure
because I noticed most of the reviewers had actually been sent the product
rather than buying it themselves (although, studying communications at uni I
thought this was an amazing marketing technique to get higher listing on
amazon, I guess the same way in which companies use SEO and google to rank
higher on the search engine.) But anyway, I decided to give them a go and
purchased both the Anti-Aging Serum and the Professional Moisturising Serum. I
apply the Anti Aging first, after my my toner, wait a few minutes then apply
the Moisturing Serum and I have to say (as someone who purchased these with
their own money!) I absolutely love them! Not only have I noticed a massive
reduction in the amount if oil produced throughout the day, it has really
helped with the age old problem of foundation sinking into laughter lines. You
only need a few drops of both to cover the entire face and it sinks in so
quickly which I also love as I hate that sticky moisturiser feel which is why I really
like using these under foundation in the morning as they dry so quickly and
don't leave that greasy feeling to the skin. It also leaves my face feeling
super soft and hydrated a definite win for me! Don't get me wrong, I do still
have to blot throughout the day but much less frequently than before.
Honestly if you have trouble with your oily skin, try these out, you won't be
disappointed!
And finally at night I use the Oz Naturals Sea Infused
Herbal Moisturiser. Again, this product doesn't break me out or irritate my
skin but I don't think I will be repurchasing it. It takes a very long time to
sink into the skin and I'm really not a fan of the smell. Although it's not a
chemical smell (it does smell of natural ingredients, maybe the seaweed? It's
hard to describe!) I'm just not a huge fan of it and find it very overpowering.
I think I'll be looking into purchasing the PC gel moisturiser for oily skin
instead.
I also use Rapid Lash on my eyes at night and use the Aztec
Indian Healing Clay weekly, but I'll save those for another post!
Although these products are a bit more pricey, I really do
believe in spending a bit more on skincare as a lot of the products I've used
from the Boots/Superdrug (aka. the drugstore) have really irrated my skin have
been a waste of money as I always go back to higher end products.
I also just want to mention that if you have dry/normal
skin, I really recommend trying out the Oz Natural Serums as they are fab for
hydration skin and having a look on the Paula's Choice website. Many of the
higher end, more reputable brands could really learn a thing or two from
Paula's website. Everything is just so well laid out with the entire range of
products (and there's a lot!) categorised into each type of skin care problem
and type so you know exactly what to buy for your needs. I'm not a fan of
skincare brands who claim one cleanser, moisturiser etc will work for every
skin type and need, it just doesn't seem possible to me!
Anyway I think I've rambled enough today. Let me know if you
try out any of these products, have nay questions or any recommendations
as to what I should try next!
www.paulaschoice.co.uk
I bought my Clarisonic Mia 2 from Debenhams.
www.oznaturals.com (although I buy mine from amazon uk
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