Winter Skin Routine

Why hello there... I have a Skin care post for you all this Sunday

In Scotland the weather is pretty much always the same; Grey and Wet, so i have never really needed to change my skin care routine. Canada however is a whole other kettle of fish!! When I arrived in August my skin was painfully greasy and I had to change lots of my products. Now That we are a few weeks into November my skin has taken a bit of a hit with this freeeeeeeeeeezing cold weather ... and I know the worse is still to come so getting a winter skin routine down now is really important to look after my skin over the coming winter months!

Liz Earle | Cleanse and Polish 100ml | £14/ $22

Bioderma 250ml | $16/ £10

The First part to a good make up routines is a good cleanser, or in this case, two! First I use Bioderma to remove all my make up as soon as I get in from School. Just before bed I then Cleanse with the Liz Earle Cream cleanser that really gets all the dirt off your face while leaving your skin soft and smooth and it does not strip away all your natural skin oils.

Lush | Tea Tree Toning Water 100ml | £3.95 / $9.95

Next I lightly tone my face with this Lush Toning water, I spray a few spritzes on my face and wipe off any residue  with a cotton pad! This is a light toner that tone not over tighten your pours so perfect for the winter when you want to keep as much moisture in your skin as possible.

Nivea | Aqua Sensations day cream 50ml | £10/ $22 

The Body Shop | Nutriganics eye cream 15ml | £14 / $20

Jouviance | rejuvenating anti-againg cream (sample 5ml) 50ml $93.50

The Final, and most important stage in my winter skin care routine is moisturising!! A good Moisturiser will depend a lot on your skin type, for me anything too like will dry out my skin and anything too heavy will break me out (even during the winter months) A product that I have been loving is the Nivea  Visage Aqua Sensations day cream. It has a light fragrance and quickly seeps into the skin and when I wake up the next morning my skin feels soft and smooth!

Also this time of year is to take EXTRA care or your eye area! I am currently using two eye creams. This first is one of my all time favourites for getting rid of under eye bags : The body shops Nutriganics range smoothing eye cream. Also from this Months Glossy box I am using a richer formula to really hydrate the eyes; Jouviance 3 in 1 day, night and eye cream. Its an anti-aging formula so it is really rich and perfect for this time of year!

An Extra tip to great winter skin (or great skin in general) is water!! It is more important that ever to keep you skin hydrated! If you are not a fan of water, add some squash or fresh fruit to give it some more flavour but by always having a bottle at hand it will help to keep your skin looking fresh!!

Whats your go-to winter skin saver??

Thats All for Now
Sxx

Lush Goodies | You Snap the Whip & BB Seaweed

Hello there!!!

This weekend I popped into Lush to pick up a few goodies to help me beat the dry, tired winter skin to give my skin a little boots and heres what I picked up!

You Snap the Whip Body Butter | $11.49

Lush describes this body butter as a hard core scrub that cap 'whip your skin into soft submission' and boy do I agree! I like a scrub that you can really see and feel working! This body butter is filled with pumice and charcoal to get rid of every last bit of dead skin! It is also filled with macadamia nut oil that helps smooth and sooth your skin after the hard exfoliation. The sent is a rather strong black current so if your a fan then you love it (like I am)! I wouldn't recommend using this body butter everyday as it is powerful enough to use one or twice a week to still see good results!

Fresh Face Mask: BB Seaweed | $6.95

Now that my body is covered I though it would be nice to try another of Lush's fresh face masks. This face mask is full of skin loving seaweed, Rose absolute oil to help moisturise the skin. This mask is targeted towards light exfoliation and moisturising for more sensitive skin! On application the mask felt great (as all these chilled masks do) and after about 5-10 mins it had started to dry as my skin drank in all its goodness! This mask was a little hard to rinse off but as you removed the mask you got a good exfoliation too!!! My skin felt great afterwards, a lot better than the 'cupcake' face mask that did nothing for my skin! I felt this mask is good for combination skin as it neutralised oil and dry patches on my skin! I think I would defiantly re-purchase this mask again, although 'love leccice' is still my No. 1 mask from the lush fresh face mask range!

Have any of you guys beed treating your self to some winter goodies??

Thats all for now

Sxx

Review | Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush

Hey Everyone

With the temperature droping into the minuses, Fall is quickly slipping into Winter and with a new season comes a whole new make-up collection!

 Its the time of year to embrace that porcelain skin and rock some dark plums and reds...

but who says those colours are exclusively for the lip...

one of my fall favourites is the tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Flush

'tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Flush'

This deliciously warm plum colour is perfect for warming up the face in the cold winter months to come and complements a dark lip far better than you classic peachy pinks. 

A little of this product goes a long way and the clay formula give a gorgeous natural flush that is also very build able for a more dramatic night time look!

Priced at $33 and is available at sephora This blush isn't the cheapest but it will last you such a long time and will fall back into season next fall/winter! 

Whats your go-to fall/winter blush?? Any Daring colours??

Thats all for now

Sxx