My Evening Skincare Routine!

I am so sorry that I have neglected my blog this week, I have been overloaded with school work and revision!

 

I thought that I would share with you the products that I use before I go to bed. I am not 'dead set' on these products and am open to changing up my routine(as you know, I love experimenting with new products!). But at the moment I am content with my routine as I feel that my skin is satisfied! These products are not necessarily 'budget friendly' or 'natural friendly' or very accessible for that matter, so there is definitely room for improvement! 
I was very lucky this Christmas to get some Clinque products from my Ouma. She bought me the 3-step skincare for Dry Combination skin (2) (Click here to buy!). I am really enjoying using them all but my favourite product is the clarifying lotion. It is an exfoliating toner that you sweep over your face with a cotton pad. It feels a bit tingly but is really gentle and removes dead skin cells. It makes my skin feel smooth and completely clean and ready for my moisturiser. The moisturiser is a gel and is really light but very hydrating. I also recently had a Clinique skin consultation and the lady said that it is perfect for my skin because it is not too oily but still moisturising enough to combat my de-hydrated skin.

   

I like to use the facial soap with my TreSonic (Click here to buy!). It is a really nice mild cleanser so when I use it with the TreSonic, my skin doesn't feel too sensitive afterwards. My mum kindly bought me this sonic facial brush for my birthday! I have only used the normal skin (apposed to sensitive skin) cleansing attachment and the silicone moisturiser attachment. I am really enjoying using it in the bath a few times a week. It massages the facial soap into my skin and effectively smooths a rough complexion. I also find that it thoroughly removes make-up and any grime from throughout the day.

I remove my eye make-up with the 'Amie Bright Eyes Very Gentle Eye Make-up Remover' (Click here to buy!). It is really gentle (as the name suggests!) and has 96% natural ingredients which is excellent especially for a product that you use around your eyes. It is also very effective at removing my mascara, eye shadow and pencil eye liner (although I don't know how it would fair with gel/liquid eye liner or waterproof mascara). At the very end of my routine I use the 'Naturally Thinking Eye Bright Cucumber & Aloe Under Eye Cooling Gel' as my eye cream (Click here to buy!). It is lovely and soothing under my eyes and I find that it helps for those times when you are so tires that your eyes ache. I can't say that I see any difference in my under eyes but I do not need an eye cream for fine lines or puffiness (thankfully!). Yet again it is a natural and organic product which is perfect for the eye area. 
I put a thin layer of the 'La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo' (Click here to buy!) on my T-zone under my moisturiser. This reduces the appearance of my blemishes and clogged pores. I find that it works best on below the skin spots or spots that haven't come to a head yet. I do feel it working on my skin but I am not as excited as I though I would after seeing all the hype online but I am determined that I will like it more the more I use it. Also, I have noticed that there is a new formula that I am tempted to try!
I then use the  'Clinique Anti-Blemish Solution Spot Clearing Gel' (Click here to buy! - I think this is the right one???) after my moisturiser. It is amazing. It completely dries out broken skin spots so they just flake off and disappear! It seems to quicken the development of spots so they disappear almost overnight! It is quite strong and should only be used directly on my spot because I would imagine that it would completely dry out your skin and strip it of its goodness! But I have only just incorporated it into my routine (I forgot that I had it from my birthday!) and I absolutely love it and have already seen a massive improvement in the appearance of my teenage T-zone break-outs!

In terms of treatments, I have quite a few that I enjoy using and switch them up all the time. I do not use these products every day (or night ha!) but just as a special skin treat! At the moment I am enjoying to use the 'Balm Balm Hibiscus Face Mask' (Click here to buy! - currently 15% off!). It comes in a powder as you can see and you add a couple of drops water to make a paste. After I have applied it to my face and let it dry a little, I massage it into my skin to give it an exfoliate. I really feel that it deeply cleanses and purifies my and makes it feel amazing! I also really like the 'Good Things Deep Clean Blackhead Exfoliator' (Click here to buy!) as a beaded exfoliator. It is really effective yet not too abrasive and has no horrid ingredients. Please see my previous post all about this great brand!
Thank you so much for reading and I hope you found this useful!