Beauty Routines Part Two

Moisturisers and Serums

This is part two of my series on Routines. You can find Part one " Cleansers and Toners " here.

One of the reasons I get a monthly beauty box is so that I can try different products out and keep my beauty routine up to date and my skin in good condition. As I said in my last post ....

It is important to me.

My mum has not got good skin now and I suspect I will have inherited some of her genes . She did spend years frying herself in the sun so her skin is badly pigmented, but is also very lined and dry. I love my Mum, but I don't think she was ever taught to look after her skin. 

Research shows that the most aging thing on skin is not wrinkles and lines as we think, but pigmentation. Lines and Wrinkles are a natural sign of ageing and are part of your journey and life. If you look after your skin you can make sure that these are not occuring prematurally and that scarring and pigmentation is not showing on your skin either.

As I said in my previous post, I was of that era where suncream was not applied much as a child so I do have some pigmentation from the sun. I have found an amazing little product that has almost got rid of this completely and evened out my skin tone in a quite dramatic way. 

It is Pepta Bright by Indeed. See my review here. I apply this just every night now, but at first did so morning and night! I do agree that with a more even skin tone it takes the pressure off the appearance of wrinkles. I am trying to accept the aging process that seems to speed up once you hit 40. I would quite happily not accept the frown lines and lines around my mouth, but for some reasons the laughter lines don't bother me! 

So after that long preamble onto the moisturisers.

When I have cleansed my face I apply moisturisers, serums and treatments.

Moisturisers

• Dermalogica skin smooting Cream - I always have a tube of this on the go. This is my one consistent product that my skin loves. It has no fragrance and is just perfect.
• Dermalogica skin hydrating booster - this gives my skin  a boost of moisture when needed. It has  a concentrated blend of hyaluronic acid and panthenol glycolipids with algae extract. It really plumps the skin up. I have been using these two demalogica products for years.
• Clinque super defense spf25 daily moisturiser . I got this as a free sample so am using it up. I don't usually use moisturisers with a SPF is as it seems to me they are then trying to do two jobs. I like a moisturiser to concentrate on it's job. I get a separate suncream.
• Carole Franck Phytp Hydrotant face cream - a sample from my birch box. I love this and may buy the full size when I'm finished. It is a lightweight cream for day use.
• Ren night cream - sample - am trying these out off the front of a magazine. Lovely so far!
• Ren day cream- same again!
  
  

Moisturisers

Dermalogica - My go to products

Serums and Treatments 

• Pepta - Bright by indeed. I apply this at night only now. 
• Hydraluron by indeed. This gives your skin a pure dose of hyaluronic acid and helps it to absorb 1000 times more moisture. See my review here. I apply this in the morning after cleansing and toning , but before moisturisers.
• Estee Lauder night repair serum. This is a sample. I would repurchase this. A remodel of this is coming out that already has received rave reviews. I am on the list to get this in August!
• Clarins double serum. I am trying a seven day sample of this, but at the moment am finding it a little heavy for me.

Serums and Hydraluron and Pepta bright

Eye creams

• Sundari Chamomile eye oil
• Wei white lotus eye blend
• Ren radiant eye gel
• Hydro dynamic eye cream

These are all samples that I have been rotating . I find that before I commit to buying I get another sample to use and so never end up having to make a decision about which eye cream to buy!

I adore the Wei eye cream, but it is a little expensive in a full size.

Eye Creams

Morning

My routine in the morning after cleansing is:

Hydraluron
Serum

Moisturiser

Suncream

I use a separate suncream to moisturiser. I agree that they do different things. If you look for a moisturiser with a SPF you are really just paying for an expensive suncream. I think it is better to buy a great moisturiser and a separate suncream that will do the job it is meant to do.

I am using this at the moment. It is a factor 50+ . I know some people say it is not necessary to use such a high factor on your face as we need a bit of sun. I feel too vulnerable about sun damage on my face so will stick with this and let the sun get to the rest of me instead! This is not greasy and soaks in well so it does not interfere with make up application.

Suncream for the face - factor 50+

Evening

My evening routine after double cleansing and toning is:

Eye Cream
Pepta- bright
Hydrating booster oil
Moisturiser

Moisturisers and serums are a minefield. There is just so much choice it can be befuddling. I have brands that I trust and return to time and time again when my skin is not behaving. Dermalogica is one of these. If my skin is dry or irritated I return to a simple routine using mainly Dermalogica products. The skin smoothing cream is a hard product to beat .

As with other products , I always ask for samples to try before I commit to buy.

I am still to find a day serum that I really love and adore - all suggestions gratefully received . I love trying out new products!

What are your favourite moisturisers and serums?

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