My Daily Skincare Routine

Hi guys, so in this blog post I'll be talking about my boring old skincare routine that I do twice a day (morning and night.) I think it might be useful to tell you that I have combination-oily skin so this is mainly for people that have this type of skin and are very blemish-prone as well (I feel sorry for myself and you because personally I think it is the worst type of skin.) I also have mild acne and have prescribed tablets to help with that but I feel that my skincare routine that I have been doing for around 6 months now helps a lot to keep it calm and less red. So lets get on to it....

La Roche-Posay Anti-Blemish System Kit

Now, the products I use for my skincare routine are the La Roche-Posay Effaclar range. I use 3 of the products and these are the Effaclar purifying cleansing Gel, Effaclar clarifying toner and the Effaclar duo (+). You can buy these products together in smaller bottles in an Effaclar Anti-Blemish system kit that La Roche-Posay sell or you can buy them separately (I did this because it turned out cheaper with the bigger sizes of bottles.) You can buy these products at Boots , Superdrug or on the La Roche-Posay website. La Roche-Posay do many products for all different types of skin like suncare, exfoliators, eye creams, serums, products for dry skin etc. so it is worth looking at.

So lets actually get on to my step-by-step routine before I bore you with all the boring stuff. The first thing I do before I start my skincare routine is tie my hair back in an awful bun and put a leopard print headband in that I've had for about 7 years😂 (Tbh thinking about it, I didn't need to tell you it was leopard print but I just thought it was funny so have that little piece of unnecessary information.)

Once I make myself look completely unattractive, I wet my hands and put around a peanut size of the purifying cleansing gel in my hands. I then rub my hands together so the gel turns in to a foaming consistency and smother it all over my face and rub everywhere. I then go on to washing it off with luke warm water and pat my face dry (do not rub your face with the towel as it can cause wrinkles and damages your skin) with a separate towel that I use only for my face. Your probably wondering why I use a separate towel, I do this because it stops germs spreading and makes sure that my face is fully clean. TIP: When washing the gel off do not do what the women do on Neutrogena adverts and splash the water all over the bathroom. I have no idea why they even use that as an advert, I personally think its ridiculous but yeah just wash it off like a normal person.

I then go on to using the clarifying toner. If you have a lot of blemishes and imperfections (like me) it can sting so be aware of that. So to use the toner, I put a small amount on a fresh cotton pad and gently wipe across my face. The scent of the toner is quite weird, it reminds me of the dentist for some weird reason but I actually like it so that's probably weirder. I used the word 'weird' quite a lot then but anyway if you have blemishes, the stinging should only last for a few seconds.

The last step is to put the effaclar duo (+) on your skin. This is basically a moisturiser that helps to get rid of any redness, blemishes and imperfections and also soothes the skin whilst making it feel moisturised.

SO THATS MY SKINCARE ROUTINE DONE!

Can I just add that whilst writing this blog post, I went on to the official La Roche-Posay website and they have something called The Skin Edit. On this they show their guide to caring for all types of  skin. Their specialist hub then give you expert information from preventative tips, to common questions, and advice from top dermatologists, other bloggers and Beauty Editors. So that seems pretty cool....defo worth giving a read.

Hope you liked this blog post and it helped all you people with oily-combination skin xxxxxxxxxxx