My Skin Type: Normal/Dry
When I buy skincare products for my skin I usually choose the ones that are suitable for dry/very dry skin as I find my skin more prone to drying when I apply makeup and I prefer to keep my skin moisturised and nourised as often as I can even when it doesn't nexessarily need it. Below are some of the products I am currently using:
Cleanser: Gatineau: Refreshing Cleansing Cream
Dry skin types are more suitable for milk or cream based products as its more nourishing and less drying than foam cleansers. This product claims to slow down keratinisation, which is when the cells in the epidermis layer of the skin start to die and will eventually shed from the surface of the skin. What also attracted me to this product is that it contains almond oil which leaves my skin really soft and no tight feeling afterwards at all.
After washing off the product, I touched my skin and it felt so clean it squeaked -literally! And besides that it smells quite nice too, one of the best cleanser I've used, even though it is aimed for mature skin, which can only mean that its more gentle than normal cleansers... and more anti-aging benefits!
Exfoliator: Suisse Program: Cellular Exfoliating Cream
This is one of my favourite products. This is a swiss brand, I don't think you can buy this brand in the UK, I bought mine in Hong Kong but you can also purchase it from sasa.com. I bought this exfoliating cream from a part of their whitening range, its quite pricey but definetly worth the money. When you look at the actual product you won't be able to see any exfoliating beads in it at all until you use it because the beads are so tiny yet so dense, you can really feel it working into the skin. I find this product less harsh compared to other products such as st.Ives as the grainyness of that made my skin go bright red afterwards, but this product is much gentler and smells absolutely divine!
Toner: Shiseido: UV white softener II
From their UV White range, the softener I is for oily skin and softener II is for dry skin. I've Only recently purchased this product so will need some time before I can give a proper review, in the mean time stay tuned for updates on this product!
Serum: Shiseido: UV White Effector
Same as the toner, I only recently purchased this with it, so will give a proper review later!
Moisturiser: Embryolisse: Lait Creme Concentre
Cult beauty brand, this product is simple yet amazing. A fairly rich cream, I would usually prefer richer mositurisers but this one didn't dissapoint. Lovely texture, absorbs quickly, doesn't feel sticky and acts as a really good makeup base too. Contains nourishing ingredients such as shea butter, beeswax and mineral oil to leave the skin soft and supple, the product also help to repair the skins lipid barrier, leaving it hydrated all day long.
Eye Cream: Good Skin Labs: Eyliplex-2
Love the packaging of this, its a massive contact lenses case! After finishing my last eye cream, I decided to look for something that has a balance of both reducing dark circles and getting rid of fine lines as I've recently developed some shocking ones under my eyes. And then I found this. One side is a green gel that is for day use, that is suppose to tighten the eye area for a more youthful appearance (you can tell i'm using a mature product again) and the cream side is for night use, where it works to reduce dark circles and fine lines whilst you sleep. Now, I decided to swap it around and use the cream for day and gel for night as I find that the cream works better under my makeup and feels less dry than the gel. I've only used this for a week so I will give another update on this product in a few weeks time.