Saturday 23 April 2011

UPDATED: Skincare Routine

It's been a while since I've done an updated skincare routine and the same for haircare - that shall follow very soon! 

Cleansers
At time moment I'm switching between two cleansers. In mornings I use Purity's Facial Wash, this really refreshes my skin and soothes it leaving it feel soft and supple. It also makes my skin feel incredible fresh and ready to face the day. I have used this on a full face of make up as well and it removes all make up and even eye make up. I've even gotten this in my eyes a few times and it doesn't sting - perfect! As for night time, I'm sticking with my trusty Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish because it really gives a lovely deep clean.

 Face Scrubs
I'm currently switching between St Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub and Purity's Facial Exfoliator. The St Ives is quite a harsh scrub but it really does the job wonderfully and on the plus side, it smells like babies! Well maybe not babies, but like Johnson's baby lotion. The Purity exfoliator is lovely and it's quickly becoming my favourite. The grains do an amazing job at brightening my skin and get deep down into my pores yet it's incredibly soft and has a sort of cream formula. This moisturises my skin at the same time as exfoliating it. I'm in love with it!

Face Masks
Yes they're all Liz Earle! I currently use these all once a week and this includes Liz Earle's Intensive Nourishing Treatment MaskBrightening Treatment Mask and the Deep Cleansing Mask. I really cannot find any better face masks than the Liz Earle ones and there's always going to be one for your skintype. I use the Nourishing mask when my skin is in need of a moisture boost, the Brightening one when my skin is looking dull and the Deep Cleansing one when my skin is an oily, spotty mess! And they really work. 

Specials
For my spots I'm still using my Liz Earle Spot On which is incredible at zapping spots and soothing them at the time same. For my eyes I'm using Liz Earle's Daily Eye Repair which is just incredible, I've seen an improvement around my eyes since using this and it also works instantly! And then at nighttime before my moisturiser I'm using Liz Earle's Superskin Concerntrate in order to soften my scarring and after I've used this for around 6 weeks, I'll be posting a review :)

Moisturisers
In the day I use Liz Earle's Skin Repair Moisturiser in Normal/Combination and then at night time, I use Purity's Regenerating Overnight Moisturiser. The Purity moisturiser is incredible. It's of a medium texture and it sinks so well into the skin, so much so that if my skin is dry one day, I'll use this instead of my Liz Earle one even though it's an overnight moisturiser.

Overall you can see that I mainly use Liz Earle and Purity with the added extra of the St Ives scrub. I really love both of these brands because they're natural and work for my skin type. Purity skincare is completely organic and I recommend checking out their website here. Every Liz Earle product that has been mentioned here has been reviewed elsewhere on my blog and you view these here.

I should also mention that my skintype is combination and is prone to blemishes. However with this skincare routine, my skin isn't dry or oily, it's just normal you could say. And I don't get blemishes often at all. I was wondering if I should do a sort of 'spot blog post' as I used to suffer with them terribly and I'd love to help current sufferers out? Let me know :)
What skincare products are you currently using?
xxx