In the evenings, for me at least, it's super hard to convince myself to do my night time skin care routine. I normally leave it right to the last minute before I go to bed and that means I half ass it or just don't do it at all. Oddly enough, I'm really good at taking my make up off and applying my skin products when I'm a little tipsy after a night out - I won't question it, drunk me takes great care of her skin.
I do notice a difference in my skin when I religiously do this routine, sometimes I have a couple lazy days where I just can't be bothered but it is super important to give your skin some love in the evening after wearing make up or exposing your skin to the outside environment. Here's what I do to remove my make up, clean my skin and treat it a little over night, it's super simple because again, I normally can't be bothered.
Super Facialist Skin Renew Cleansing Oil
This oil is amazing. It removes my make up so incredibly well and it's perfect as I don't have to scrub the make up off my face and irritate it. There's no harsh chemicals in this product like you'll find in make up wipes, and make up wipes are so bad for the environment, just don't use them.
The Cleansing Oil literally breaks down the make up on your face, you can see in my IGTV that even my mascara just melts away as soon as swipe across my eyes, it's just great. First I use this product without wetting my hands or face and just let the oil work it's magic, then I wet my fingers a little and massage the product until it turns into a milky consistency.
W7 Magic Make Up Remover
I wash off the cleaning oil with this make up removing towel thing - I'm not 100% sure what to call it. The packaging tells you this make up remover will take off your make up simply with water but when I tried this I just didn't feel as fresh as I wanted to. Instead, I use the W7 towel to remove my make up and the oil and it works perfectly. The texture of the towel is way softer than your average flannel and everything comes off super nicely.
Soap and Glory Vitamin C Facial Wash
After all my make up is off I use the Soap and Glory facial wash to get into my pores and really get my skin clean. After watching some skin care specialists on youtube, I found that you should have a double cleansing routine. This just means that after you've removed make up, wether that be with an oil, balm or wipe, then it's really important to use a face wash to actually clean your skin. Make up removers only clean the surface so by using a second cleanser you're actually getting into the crevices of your skin and getting all that dirt out, plus it's an insurance that all your make up is actually gone.
ByNature Brightening Clay Mask
Sometimes I'll use a face mask of some sort after washing my face. I don't do this too often but if I've worn a tonne of make up or my skin is looking a little worse for wear I'll pop a mask on the areas that need it. I really like this clay mask but I tend to just mask my breakouts with this as the dry spots on my face do not like the clay formula at all.
Sometimes I use a Manuka Honey mask when my skin is feeling really dry, other times I use this clay mask but I use The Ordinary Peeling Solution regularly about 3 times a week in the evening to help exfoliate my skin and keep it looking healthy.
The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA
Once my face is clean and dry, I use this serum all over to exfoliate my skin as I don't use an exfoliating face wash in either my morning or night time routine - don't put this around your eyes though!! The exfoliating face washes just don't agree with my skin for some reason so I opt for a chemical exfoliator to make sure there's no dead skin cells on my face. This serum also helps to keep my breakouts at bay and gives me that fresh faced, clean feel.
I used to use the Revolution Niacinamide Tonic before I put this The Ordinary serum on but the tonic was so soapy despite being a 'toner' and felt painfully cheap. I used it for 2 weeks and it irritated my skin leaving it looking a little bloch-y every single time. I don't recommend it, at all.
Mario Badescu Ceramide Eye Gel
I like the gel formula of this eye cream as I feel it gives me so much more hydration and it doesn't feel heavy on my skin. Ceramide is just an amazing ingredient that gives your skin so many benefits. Ceramide's in skin care mainly help your skin to retain moisture reducing redness and irritation - something my eyes used to struggle with a lot. Your skin naturally creates ceramide to help lock in moisture but as we get older - I say older but I really mean your 20's and 30's - it stops doing so and some people just have less natural ceramide than others, leaving skin drier. Ceramide creates a barrier across your skin, protecting it from pollution, infections and other bad stuff whilst also plumping the skin.
Ceramide products are made synthetically or using plant extracts and they're identical to our skin ceramide molecules so we can buy products such as the Mario Badescu eye gel to keep the balance of ceramide in our skin.
Cocoa Butter
I finish off my evening routine by using a liberal amount of cocoa butter on my lips as they're constantly dry as hell.
And that's me ready for bed. I like to keep it simple in the evenings as, again, I get tired and don't want to spend ages doing skin care. I still haven't found a night cream that I like so that's the main reason I don't use one, also I don't feel like I need one when I have these products on my face. I'm down to try a night cream, if there's one you recommend then let me know!
Head over to my IGTV to see me do my night time routine and take a shot every time my boyfriend leans into the shot.
I do notice a difference in my skin when I religiously do this routine, sometimes I have a couple lazy days where I just can't be bothered but it is super important to give your skin some love in the evening after wearing make up or exposing your skin to the outside environment. Here's what I do to remove my make up, clean my skin and treat it a little over night, it's super simple because again, I normally can't be bothered.
This oil is amazing. It removes my make up so incredibly well and it's perfect as I don't have to scrub the make up off my face and irritate it. There's no harsh chemicals in this product like you'll find in make up wipes, and make up wipes are so bad for the environment, just don't use them.
The Cleansing Oil literally breaks down the make up on your face, you can see in my IGTV that even my mascara just melts away as soon as swipe across my eyes, it's just great. First I use this product without wetting my hands or face and just let the oil work it's magic, then I wet my fingers a little and massage the product until it turns into a milky consistency.
W7 Magic Make Up Remover
I wash off the cleaning oil with this make up removing towel thing - I'm not 100% sure what to call it. The packaging tells you this make up remover will take off your make up simply with water but when I tried this I just didn't feel as fresh as I wanted to. Instead, I use the W7 towel to remove my make up and the oil and it works perfectly. The texture of the towel is way softer than your average flannel and everything comes off super nicely.
Soap and Glory Vitamin C Facial Wash
After all my make up is off I use the Soap and Glory facial wash to get into my pores and really get my skin clean. After watching some skin care specialists on youtube, I found that you should have a double cleansing routine. This just means that after you've removed make up, wether that be with an oil, balm or wipe, then it's really important to use a face wash to actually clean your skin. Make up removers only clean the surface so by using a second cleanser you're actually getting into the crevices of your skin and getting all that dirt out, plus it's an insurance that all your make up is actually gone.
ByNature Brightening Clay Mask
Sometimes I'll use a face mask of some sort after washing my face. I don't do this too often but if I've worn a tonne of make up or my skin is looking a little worse for wear I'll pop a mask on the areas that need it. I really like this clay mask but I tend to just mask my breakouts with this as the dry spots on my face do not like the clay formula at all.
Sometimes I use a Manuka Honey mask when my skin is feeling really dry, other times I use this clay mask but I use The Ordinary Peeling Solution regularly about 3 times a week in the evening to help exfoliate my skin and keep it looking healthy.
The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA
Once my face is clean and dry, I use this serum all over to exfoliate my skin as I don't use an exfoliating face wash in either my morning or night time routine - don't put this around your eyes though!! The exfoliating face washes just don't agree with my skin for some reason so I opt for a chemical exfoliator to make sure there's no dead skin cells on my face. This serum also helps to keep my breakouts at bay and gives me that fresh faced, clean feel.
I used to use the Revolution Niacinamide Tonic before I put this The Ordinary serum on but the tonic was so soapy despite being a 'toner' and felt painfully cheap. I used it for 2 weeks and it irritated my skin leaving it looking a little bloch-y every single time. I don't recommend it, at all.
Mario Badescu Ceramide Eye Gel
I like the gel formula of this eye cream as I feel it gives me so much more hydration and it doesn't feel heavy on my skin. Ceramide is just an amazing ingredient that gives your skin so many benefits. Ceramide's in skin care mainly help your skin to retain moisture reducing redness and irritation - something my eyes used to struggle with a lot. Your skin naturally creates ceramide to help lock in moisture but as we get older - I say older but I really mean your 20's and 30's - it stops doing so and some people just have less natural ceramide than others, leaving skin drier. Ceramide creates a barrier across your skin, protecting it from pollution, infections and other bad stuff whilst also plumping the skin.
Ceramide products are made synthetically or using plant extracts and they're identical to our skin ceramide molecules so we can buy products such as the Mario Badescu eye gel to keep the balance of ceramide in our skin.
Cocoa Butter
I finish off my evening routine by using a liberal amount of cocoa butter on my lips as they're constantly dry as hell.
And that's me ready for bed. I like to keep it simple in the evenings as, again, I get tired and don't want to spend ages doing skin care. I still haven't found a night cream that I like so that's the main reason I don't use one, also I don't feel like I need one when I have these products on my face. I'm down to try a night cream, if there's one you recommend then let me know!
Head over to my IGTV to see me do my night time routine and take a shot every time my boyfriend leans into the shot.
