Skincare Products that I’m loving!

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Is your skin suffering during the harsh winter months? I have some of the best skin care products to combat dryness, dehydration, dullness and more. Read on to find out all about the brightening, hydrating and exfoliating products I am currently loving in my winter skincare routine!

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This year has been a good skincare year. I’ve enjoyed lots of great skincare like the independent brands Evolve Organic Skincare and their sister brand S5. I’ve loved Garden of Wisdom (which I’ve still to write about). Their products are similar to The Ordinary but I think I might slightly prefer Garden of Wisdom. Having said that I have loved The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser. This is definitely one of my favourite skincare releases on 2019.

Over the last couple of months my skincare routine has changed slightly from this previous evening skincare routine. So while reviewing some of the best La Roche Posay products I’ll talk through my current night time skincare routine. Ready?

My Night-time Skincare Routine

Cleansers

Let’s light a nice relaxing candle. We have to optimise our time! I’ve been double cleansing lately. For my first cleanse I use The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser, this does a great job at removing everything while still being gentle to the skin. I do find it can slightly sting the eyes so be careful if you have sensitive eyes. For the second cleanse I still use my favourite cleanser Evolve Gentle Cleansing Melt. This is such a great cleanser! It easily removes everything and is a delight to use. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Toners

For a toner I’ve been using Evolve Daily Defence Moisture Mist. This is a beautiful toner that contains sodium hyaluronate and other hydrating ingredients. It smells gorgeous and feels gorgeous on the skin.

Other toners I love are COSRX Clarifying Treatment Toner and Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner (this one is especially amazing-it’s like a serum/toner hybrid and is deeply hydrating so perfect for the winter months). And not forgetting the amazing hydrating Dear, Klairs Supple Preparation Facial Toner. I think I’m going to stock up on this. It’s one of my absolute favourite hydrating toners.

Treatments (eg serums, retinols etc)

This step isn’t written in stone and I do what my skin needs in that moment. More often than not though I like to add hyaluronate acid at this stage. Currently I’m using Garden of Wisdom Hyaluronic Acid Serum. This is a lovely serum that I like to apply while my skin is slightly damp and also if there is still some moisture in the air (like after a steaming shower). Hyaluronic acid works by pulling water from the air (or from deep within your skin depending what kind of molecule it is).

After my hyaluronic serum has sunk in I apply an active. My current active is retinol. I’ve tried several retinoids including The Ordinary Retinoids, Garden of Wisdom and Paula’s Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment (you can get a travel size Paula’s Choice retinol cream here to sample, go easy if you’re new to retinol though, this is quite strong!). All of which I like but I think my favourite retinol skincare product is La Roche Posay Redermic Anti-Wrinkle Retinol Treatment.

I have never experienced any irritation with La Roche Posay but I did with Paula’s Choice retinol treatment. And I much prefer applying retinol in a cream base rather than a runny oil base like The Ordinary and Garden of Wisdom. La Roche Posay Redermic Anti-Wrinkle Retinol Treatment is just a brilliant skincare product. It feels nice to apply, sinks in easy and actually works! My skin is already looking good and it’s very early in the treatment.

Another La Roche Posay product I’ve been loving is also from the Redermic range, it’s their eye cream. La Roche Posay Redermic Eyes is a brilliant eye cream. I have super sensitive eyes and this cream hasn’t caused any problems or irritation whatsoever. My eyes feel hydrated and are looking slightly brighter and my wrinkles have softened slightly. I’ve only been using La Roche Posay’s eye cream for a few weeks so it’s still pretty early to be seeing any significant changes. But so far I love it!

Hydration/Moisturisers

I did get a couple of dry patches when I started using La Roche Posay retinol cream, but that’s more my own fault. I got cocky thinking I could just slap it on every night (reader-I could not slap it on every night). So to relieve the dryness I bought the iconic La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 Repairing Balm. This stuff is incredible! It immediately soothes and heels leaving the skin super soft and hydrated. I think this is a must if you have dry skin. And is definitely needed during the winter months. Cicaplast Baume can be used to soothe all kinds of dryness even nappy rash. I honestly don’t know why I’ve never tried Cicaplast Baume before, you need this in your life too!

I also love Rosehip oil at this stage. I’m currently using Garden of Wisdom’s Rosehip Oil but I also really like The Ordinary Rosehip Oil too. Rosehip oil is packed full of fatty acid and other skin-loving ingredients to help your skin glow.

I still love these gorgeous moisturisers from Evolve Organic Beauty and S5 too.

Another deeply hydrating serum I love is Huxley Secret of Sahara Oil Essence, Essence like, oil like (yes, that’s its name!). I love everything about the Huxley range. It looks amazing and it works amazingly well. One of my favourite skincare brands of 2019.

The Aldi Dupe for Kiehl’s

Oh! and I found something quite amazing in Aldi Special Buys. Aldi has a dupe for Kiehls Ultra Facial Cream, it’s called Lacura Ultimate Facial Cream. I’ve only used this a few times but enough to know that it isn’t causing irritation or any breakouts. But even better than that it’s a gorgeous budget moisturiser! The Aldi moisturiser has some great skincare ingredients like sea algae and Tara seed. The Aldi dupe is only £3.99 and I absolutely think you must give it a try! I am super impressed with it but I know that Aldi skincare is brilliant.

Lip Care and treatments

Before I go to sleep I like to protect my lips with some rich balm and the absolute best for this is actually not a lip balm but a nipple balm. It’s Lansinoh Lanolin Nipple Cream (it’s not really a cream more like a balm btw). Since I’ve been using this I hardly need to use a lip balm throughout the day. My lips are never cracked or have any dry skin. Lansinoh is easily the best lip balm so if you have dry lips or can’t find a lip balm that is hydrating enough I highly recommend Lansinoh. Alternatively you could try Lanolips. Lanolips is ridiculously good too but more expensive than Lansinoh and their the same ingredients.

FACE MASKS AND OTHER TREATMENTS

Once or twice a week I like to use a mask (if I remember!). I have quite a few masks on rotation including…

My favourite exfoliating treatment/peel is The Ordinary AHA 30% + 2% BHA Peeling Solution. This bad boy is one of the best exfoliators I’ve tried. It’s not for the faint hearted though and I don’t think I’ve made it to the full 10 minutes. I usually leave it on for around 5-7 minutes and that’s more than enough for my sensitive skin. The Ordinary Peeling Solution deeply clears pores, removes dead skin and brightens instantly. The colour is a rather fetching red (from the Black Carrot and Tasmanian Pepperberry ingredients). If you are looking for a chemical exfoliator I can’t recommend The Ordinary Peeling solution enough, I just recommend doing a skin test first. And remember to use a high SPF sunscreen after treatment. In fact just wear sunscreen everyday!

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