Hi everyone, I started a thread recently about makeup, which ended up leading to questions about skincare and I’ve realised my routine is a bit crap, I’m in need of some advice and really don’t know where to start.
Ideally, I don’t want anything that breaks the bank so I’m looking for good products that aren’t £40 a pop.
Here’s what I think you’ll need to know (feel free to ask questions if I’ve missed anything):
- I’m 25 years old.
- I live in France, so the winters are fairly mild and the summers are very hot and can get quite humid.
- I think that I have either oily or combination skin (not sure how to tell, I get oily on my forehead, chin, nose and a little bit on my cheeks from time to time).
- I don’t get spots very often, maybe the odd 1 every now and then, but I do get 1 or 2 breakouts a month, usually around my period.
- I have some blackheads on my nose.
- I feel like my skin lacks "life" and looks a little dull.
- I think that I have large pores, simply as I can see them but don’t know if everyone can.
- My makeup routine is very simple and I don’t wear a lot of heavy products and I haven’t ever forgotten to take my makeup off for as long as I can remember.
- I usually go makeup-free at the weekend.
- I have quite sensitive skin.
My current skincare routine:
Morning:
- I wash my face twice with baby soap (as it's gentle).
- I apply a spot treatment (can’t remember the name but will find out if needed).
- I apply moisturiser (Mixa - one with hyaluronic in).
- Then makeup.
Evening:
- I remove makeup with baby soap.
- I then use Mixa Micellar water to get rid of any bits I’ve missed (only started this a couple of days ago).
- I then use a Nivea toner (the rose water sensitive one - also started this a couple of days ago).
- Then I apply The Ordinary Hyaluronic 2% acid.
- Then I apply a vitamin E serum.
- Then I use La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume 5 as an overnight moisturiser.
(I also have an anti-congestion serum that I’ll use on occasion, but not every day).
Maybe once every 2-3 weeks I’ll exfoliate using a mostly natural exfoliator that I’ll have picked up somewhere for a couple of quid (usually a supermarket's own brand) and I very rarely use face masks.
So, I’m basically looking for a solid skincare routine, as I live in France I need to be able to purchase it online (I don't think Boots deliver here anymore, but Feelunique does), I’d like to keep the cost down, I like natural products and if there’s a possibility of buying all products from one brand that I can buy together, then that’ll make life a lot easier!
Any and all help welcome and feel free to ask questions - thank you in advance!