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Mid afternoon skin slump - recommendations please (extra points for Beauty Pie)

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catonthebeds · 29/04/2026 14:52

I'm 44 and broadly happy with how skin is faring, except for the fact I now start to look tired and drained from afternoon onwards. Skin is drying out, I guess. If I have a meeting or event I'll pop on a bit more moisturiser but sometimes then I just look shiny. I don't really wear makeup except mascara and tinted lip balm, sometimes eyeliner/blusher for an event.

So what creams or makeup should I look at to help me ride through this drying-out over the course of a day challenge? Top up creams which won't look shiny? I recently got a beauty pie membership to buy their LED face mask so any reccos from them would be extra welcome.

Here's the current skincare routine:
Morning: Cerave facewash, niacinamide drops (Superdrug but now Beauty Pie), Cerve factor 50 moisturiser and sometimes Vitamin C cream if I have some on the go.

Evening: A balm cleanser, Skin & Me (every other night, trying this out to save the costs) or a facial oil, then usually Weleda Skin food or another rich moisturiser if I happened to get one on offer.

OP posts:
Dressfinder · 29/04/2026 14:53

Wear a tinted SPF and top it up at lunch time.
Otherwise a sneaky nap under the desk might do the trick.

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