My skin care routine

Hey every one I hope you're all well. In this post I will be talking about my skin care routine for morning and night. I have followed this routine for about 2 years now and I can definitely see the difference in my skin. Just for reference I have dry, dehydrated skin so I use products to help with this. I also try to minimise texture, redness, dark circles and generally brighten up my skin. Lets get started shall we?

My morning routine:

1. Foaming cleanser:  I am currently using the "Simple Vital Vitamin Foaming Cleanser". I really like this cleanser as it is very gentle but cleanses very well. I use 2 pumps of the foam and massage into dry skin then remove wish a warm, damp wash cloth.

2. Toner: I am currently using the "Garnier Honer Flower Nourishing Toner". This toner is OK but not the best as it contains alcohol, i am trying to use my up before purchasing another to try. To use this I just apply to a cotton pad and wipe gently over my face and neck.

*Side note: Always bring your skin care products down onto your neck. Your neck needs love too.

3. Mask/Serum: I change up between using a serum and a sheet mask for this step depending on my skins needs and what I  have available. I was using the "Boots Botanics All Bright Serum" until my 2 year old daughter decided the floor needed it more than I did. I am yet to replace it so I have been using the "Innisfree Sheet Masks".

4. Eye cream: At the moment I am using 2 eye products the "Simple Revitalising Eye Roll On" and the "Balance Active Formula Snake Venom Eye Cream". I use the simple product first as it is a much lighter formula and it has a cooling depuffing effect, which is perfect for after you have woken up. Then I use the snake venom eye cream which moisturises and brightens my under eyes.

5. Light moisturiser/ Emulsion : Again it depends on what I have as to what I use. I like to use the "Nivea Men Post Shave Balm". I currently have no products for this step but I will update when I buy a new product.

6. SPF: It is only recently that I have made this an essential part of my routine. I am using the "Cien Sun Cream SPF10" I like this product as it fairly light but quite moisturising for my dry skin. I apply it liberally to my face and neck and rub it in VERY well, I then let it sink into my skin for a few minutes before applying my make up.

That is it for my morning routine, please let me know if you have and product suggestions for me or any products you would like me try out and review. I will be coming out with my daily make up routine very soon. Now on to my night time skin routine.

My Night Routine:

1. Oil Cleanse: This is the first part to my double cleanse. using and oil cleanser will remove the bulk of your make up very easily. I love this step for removing my eye make up as it is very gentle. I go between using coconut oil or sweet almond oil. I will take some of the oil and rub it between my hands the apply to the face and rub my skin gently in circular motions, I do this for 5-10 minutes which provides a facial massage at the same time. I will then remove the oil and make up with a warm, damp wash cloth.

2. Cream cleanser/ cleansing milk: This is my second step in the double cleanse, this step is to cleanse your skin after removing any make up and product on the skin. I am currently using the "Garnier Honey Flower Cleansing Milk" another product I like for this step is the "Pond's Cold Cream Cleanser". I apple a generous amount of the product  and massage in circular motions for around 5 minutes then remove it with a damp warm wash cloth.

3. Toner: This step is the same as in the morning routine I use the "Garnier Honey Flower Toner" and swipe it over the skin using a cotton pad.

4. Mask: For this step I use what ever masks I have that will suit my skin needs. I use a lot of sheet masks but I also use peel of masks, clay masks, mud masks.

5. Serum: The last serum I used was the "Boots Botanics All Bright Serum". I really enjoyed this product my skin was much brighter and smoother. I use a 3-4 drops and pat it into the skin.

6. Light moisturiser/ Emulsion: This step I feel is essential for my skin as it gives a much needed boost of moisture. There are a lot of emulsions that I want to try out I currently use the "Nivea Men Post Shave Balm".

7. Eye Cream: Again this step is just a repeated from my morning routine. I use the "Simple Revitalising Eye Roll On" and the "Balance Active Formula Snake Venom Eye Cream".

8. Moisturiser: Here I use a heavier Moisturiser that would be too heavy for under makeup. I use the "Nivea Daily Essentials Regenerating Night Cream" this provides long lasting moisture for throughout the night.

9. Sleeping mask: I currently use the "Quick Fix Facials Vitamin C Miracle Mask Over Night Glow Boost" I apply a liberal amount of this mask and rub it well into my skin. I always make sure to wash my face well in the morning as using this mask and not washing it off can lead to breakouts.

That is it I hope you enjoyed reading this. Let me know if you have used any of the products and what you thought. Please comment with and suggestions or requests for future posts.

LETS BE BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER!!!

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Primark Metallic lip kit Review

Well isn't this exciting? My first product review.

The product I am reviewing here is the "Get Lippy Metallic Collection". I bought this lip kit from Primark for £3. The colour I will be looking at today is "Molten Bronze" there is only one other shade in the collection "Molten Lava". In this product you get a Metallic lipstick and a lip liner.

Looking at the packaging for this product you can clearly see that it is inspired by Kylie Cosmetics 

lip kits. Definitely not a copy, but appears to be a similar style product. The packaging contains no directions and I couldn't find any on the Primark website either.

Above is a hand swatch of both the liquid lipstick and the lip liner. Just from the swatch the liner appears to be quite a firm formula and not very pigmented. The liquid lipstick feels very smooth, has good pigmentation and shine.

My lips without any product.

My lips after applying the lip pencil. This is a firm formula and not very creamy. As you can see this pencil isn't very pigmented, but it was comfortable and fairly easy to apply.

When I first applied the liquid lipstick it came off as quite chunky, as you can see in the picture above.

However once applied the product lay smoothly on the lips and had a nice velvety feel. It was a very comfortable formula and not overly drying, which is great for me as my lips are super dry. The colour pay off for this product was lovely and opaque, there was no patchiness at all. The metallic aspect was definitely there, the product had a beautiful sheen. The colour of the lipstick it's self was a beautiful true bronze.

The product dries down very nicely and still feels smooth and soft. After it had dried I applied another thin layer. It layered beautiful, didn't go chunky or dry.

Summary:
Over all I think this is a beautiful product for the price point. I would definitely recommend this product for those of you looking for a budget friendly metallic lip.

Thanks you for reading this review. I hope you enjoyed it, let me know your thoughts in the comments.

LET'S BE BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER!!!

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Cheap Highstreet Beauty and Skincare Haul

For this haul I went to Primark, Pound land, Pound world and Boots. I bought a mixture of make up products and skin care products. There will be reviews to come on some of these items. I hope you enjoy this haul let me know if you want reviews on any of the products listed.

Primark:

- P.S... Get lippy metallic collection, metallic liquid lipstick and lip liner 

£3

- Panda lip gloss, strawberry 

£1
- Pineapple lip gloss, pineapple

£1

- P.S... Cleansing & polishing charcoal & black sugar scrub mask

£0.80
- P.S...Nourishing & softening avacado & oatmeal mask

£0.80
- P.S... Deep cleansing cucumber peel off mask

£0.80
- P.S... Moisturising & nourishing chocolate skin revitalise mask

£0.80

- P.S... 4 one-step cleansing aloe nose pore strips

£1
- P.S... 4 dark circle reducing sunflower eye patches

£1
- P.S... Cooling cucumber pads

Poundland:

- Chit Chat Juicy lipstick

£1
- Burt's bees calla lily tinted lip balm

£1
- Makeup gallery glide away eye shadow stick

£1
- L'Oréal Paris Color Riche eye color pencil, baby pink

£1

Poundworld:

- W7 chunky lips, spontaneous

£1
- W7 chunky lips, sultry 

£1
- W7 chunky lips, glamorous 

£1

- Miss beauty cheek & lip tint
£1

- Beauty formulas Deep cleansing nose pore strips

£1

Boots:

- Quick fix facials, vitamin C miracle mask, overnight glow

£3.32

I am looking forward to trying out these products and letting you know how they perform. Tell me:
Have you tried any of these products?
Do you plan to try these products?
If you have tried any what did you think?

THANK YOU for checking out this post I hope you enjoyed it.

LET'S BE BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER!

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Western products for the 10 step Korean skin care routine

This is for those of you that are interested in Korean skin care but don't have access to the Korean brands and products. I will be listing some of the western products available that can be used, instead of the Korean products in a 10 step skin routine. 

STEP 1 - Oil cleanse:

This first step in the routine is to break down any make up and sun screen that is on your skin. 

Example: 

Banila Co. Clean it zero

- Coconut oil 

This is a brilliant alternative to a cleansing balm, and is what I personally use as an oil cleanser. 

Available in most supermarkets, prices vary. 

- Superdrug vitamin E dual phase cleansing oil 

£2.99 150ml

- Burts bees facial cleansing oil with coconut + Argan oil

£16.99 177ml

STEP 2 - Water based cleanser:

This step is for cleansing your actual skin now that and makeup and SPF has been removed. Personally I have dry and dehydrated skin so I go between using foam cleansers and cream cleansers. 

Example:

Neogen cranberry foam cleanser

- Garnier honey flower cleansing milk

£3.49 200ml

- Simple kind to skin vital vitamin foaming cleanser

£4.94 

- Body shop vitamin E cream cleanser 

£7.50 250ml

- No7 beautiful skin foaming cleanser 

£9.50 150ml

STEP 3 - Toner:

The purpose of toning is to restore your skins pH balance after cleansing, also removing some of the dead skin cells and prepping your skin for the skin care you will be applying. 

Example:

Etude House Wonder pore freshener

- Nivea daily essentials refreshing toner 

£1.88 200ml

- L'Oréal Paris fine flowers toner 

£5.99 400ml

- Clarins tonique lotion with chamomile 

£21.90 400ml

STEP 4 - Essence:

This one was tricky. Trying to find a good, affordable, accessible western essence has proven to be quite the task. An essence is a thin, watery product that absorbs quickly into the skin, providing a boost of hydration. An essence will also promote cell turnover, improving the texture of your skin. 

Example:

Missha time revolution the first treatment essence 

- M&S formula restore boosting essence water 

£12.50 100ml

- Elizabeth Arden ceramide youth restoring essence 

£15.95 140ml

- Caudalie concentrated brightening essence 

£25.50 150ml

STEP 5 - Serum:

Serums are an excellent step to include in your skin care routine. This step is where you can really personalise it to your skin care needs. Serums provide a concentrated boost of active ingredients. There is a serum out there for all your skin care needs be it hydration, anti ageing, firming, pigmentation etc.

Example:

IOPE essential skin boosting serum

- Superdrug simply pure hydrating serum 

£2.99 50ml

- B. Nourished advance serum 

£7.19 30ml

- Dr. Organic Rose otto facial serum

£13.99 30ml

STEP 6 - Emulsion:

The purpose of this step is to provide another layer of moisture and hydration. Although this step isn't always seen as essential, you will definitely see a difference in your skin if you include it. An emulsion is a light lotion which means it has a thinner texture, absorbs quickly and layers well with other skin care. 

Example:

Etude House moistful collagen emulsion

- Avon clearskin professional facial emulsion

£3.90 50ml

- Avene cleanance MAT emulsion 

£11.99 40ml

- Elizabeth Arden millennium day renewal emulsion

£14.95 75ml

STEP 7 Moisturiser:

Lighter and heavier textures of moisturiser can be used depending on your skins needs. Moisturisers with additional benefits such as brightening, firming, nourishing etc. can be used, again depending on your skins needs. 

Example:

Tony Moly panda's whitening cream

- Simple kind to skin protecting moisture cream

£3.45 50ml

- First aid beauty ultra repair cream 

£10 56.7g

- Embryolisse lait creme concentre

£15 75ml

STEP 8 eye cream:

This step can be used to target many of the issues we get around the eyes such as; dark circles, fine lines, puffiness or dryness etc. It is important to use a separate eye cream to your moisturiser, as the skin around your eyes is delicate and sensitive. Eye creams are specially formulated to be gentle on this delicate area. 

Example:

Innisfree the green tea seed eye cream

- Superdrug vitamin E eye cream 

£2.99 15ml

- Nip+Fab no needle fix eye cream 

£7.45 15ml

- Olay eye collection ultimate cream 

£14.99 15ml

STEP 9 - SPF:

This step is for your AM routine only. SPF is a very important step to include in your morning routine as this will protect you from the damaging UV rays. Sun damage can lead to many skin problems and protection should be used. 

Example:

Neogen dermalogy day light protection sunscreen screen

- Malibu face sun cream high protection SPF30

£2.99 40ml

- Neutrogena clear face sunblock liquid lotion SPF30

£11.99 88ml

- Clarins Sun wrinkle control cream for face SPF50

£18 75ml

STEP 10 - Masks and sleeping packs:

This is where things get fun. There are so many masks available that we are spoilt for choice. Below is a list some of my favourites. Also sleeping packs are a brilliant last step in your night time skin routine. They provide a protective and moisturising layer for you throughout the night. DO NOT forget to wash it off in the morning otherwise all the bacteria and toxins from the night will be held against your skin. This can lead to clogged pores and break outs. 

Example:

Any sheet masks 

Laneige water sleeping mask

Sheet masks:

- Boots ingredients sheet face mask (all of them) 

£2.50

- Oh K sheet masks (all of them) 

£3

- Origins flower infusion hydrating sheet masks (all of them) 

£5

- Garnier skin active moisture bomb tissue mask (all of them) 

£2.99

Cream/clay masks:

- L'Oréal Paris pure clay mask (all of them) 

£5 50ml

- Superdrug (own brand) face masks (all of them) £0.49-£1 

- The Body Shop British rose Amazonian acai energising radiance mask 

£16 75ml

Sleeping packs:

- B. Radiant over night mask 

£5.95 50ml

- The Body Shop vitamin E sink in moisture sleeping mask 

£11 100ml

- L'Oréal White perfecting total recover sleeping mask 

£21.99 50ml

THANK YOU so much for reading, I hope that this was helpful for those of you that don't have access to Korean products. 

Please leave suggestions for any future content you would like me to do in the comments. Feel free to message me with any questions or if you would like more product suggestions. 

LET'S BE BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER!

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