I love skincare. I’ve always been one to
look after my skin, even from a young age. My mum always told me to cleanse,
tone and moisturize, even before I’d started wearing makeup. So off I’d trot to
my school sleepovers with my little Simple skincare pack. I don’t know whether
it’s due to that, but I had impeccable skin all the way through school (even
through my extremely heavy makeup phase!).
Nowadays I seem to have got all my teenage
spots all in one go! My skin is rarely without a breakout and the years of
heavy makeup have taken their toll. As a result I’ve been left with extremely
dry skin. I’ve tried so many skincare products since I got into beauty. Some
raved about by bloggers and some that I’ve tested alone. I’ve realized not only
is my skin dry, but it is very sensitive and things that may work for someone
else definitely didn’t work for me. So bare that in mind!
Any who, here is a rundown of my favourite
skincare bits and bobs that seem to keep my skin relative spot and dry patch
free..
Even though I used a toner for so many
years I did wonder what the point of them was. I basically used it after my
makeup remover to see how much gunk was still on my face! After hearing on
blogs that the “new” way to exfoliate was with acid toners I searched for a
budget friendly option and came across this one. It basically helps to
exfoliate and unclog pores to remove dead skin allowing the skin to renew. It
definitely helps my skin look more glowing and helps to calm down redness and those
pesky under the skin spots. One that I will always repurchase.
This is my absolute favourite
skincare/makeup removal I’ve ever found – no lie. To my knowledge there isn’t
anything out there similar and in my opinion - that even compares to this. It’s pricey for an eye makeup remover at
£17, but its creamy milky formula removes eye makeup so well, without having
that oily residue that most other eye makeup removers have. It also lasts me a
good 6 months, maybe more. I’ve tried a cheap olay version, (trying to save
myself some money!) but it just wasn’t as good. Leading me to have repurchased
this at least 5 times. Spot on.
Cleansing waters changed my life, they
helped me stop using makeup wipes and I now know my makeup is 100% off before I
move on to doing other things. It started with Bioderma the French pharmacy
brand. Although hard to track down I ordered one from Ebay in my first year of
university and was amazed. Before I knew it they were popping up left, right
and centre in Boots and I thought I’d try a cheaper alternative, this being it.
It’s just fantastic at removing makeup and doesn’t dry my skin out.
Moisturizers are one of those areas where
I’ve had the least luck. As I’ve mentioned my skin is so very dry, which is
always surprising as I don’t have anything like Eczema. Up until finding this
the other year I’ve probably tried over 20 moisturisers, oil and serums and all
have either felt too light and I’ve still been left with very dry skin or have
broken my out. This is a godsend in winter especially and again, another product
I’ve repurchased a handful of times.
Here comes the big one. The cheapest
product of the bunch is E45. Being specially designed for those with dry skin
this is a big favourite for me. I tend to use this at night when my skin gets
flakey (I know, pretty gross) and by morning it looks nice and moisturized
again. It can be used all over the body so also makes a great hand cream during
the winter months!
That was a lot to take in. I’m still eyeing
up potential cleansers to make it into my favourites, none have quite fit the
bill. Let me know if you have any favourites you think I should try.
Thanks for reading,
Libi xx