Morning and evening skincare routines

Since finding some products that i have seriously fallen in love with my morning and evening skincare routine has flourished and my skin is loving and thanking me! No matter how tired i feel day or night i make sure to do these steps, it takes max 5 minutes!  

Morning skincare -

I start off by double cleansing with my Mario Badescu seaweed cleansing soap and enzyme cleansing gel to clean any grime that might of been left from the night before and to help awaken me! 

Next is using my new favourite brand the ordinary and all there special serums. I start off with my eyes using the caffine solution, next a small amount of the salicylic acid over the whole of my face to prevent breakouts and then niacinamide serum to control my oil.

I then use the body shop drops of light brightening eye cream to hydrate and also has a bit of coverage. 

Then on to first aid beauty i use the ultra repair cream in the creases of my nose where it gets dry and also my elbows. 

For my morning moisturiser i use the oil free mattifying gel which really has helped to control my oil and keep me matte for longer during the day. 

Evening skincare -

So still a double cleanse in the evening but i use the liz earle hot cloth cleanser to remove my makeup, then the first aid beauty skin rescue deep cleanser for oily skin. 

I have then been experimenting with the first aid beauty exfoliating pads, i use one night the blemish patrol pads and then the next night the facial radience and take it in turns.

I then do the whole ordinary skincare routine again as you are supposed to use them AM and PM.

Evening eye cream is the first aid beauty eye duty triple remedy overnight balm, very think and hydrating which is perfect for the evening so it can really sink in overnight while i dream of makeup! 

I once again use the first aid beauty ultra repair cream, and then the loreal hydra genius aloe water moisturiser. 

Micellar water and makeup wipes

I know i said i always do my skincare routine but we all know sometimes we just want to quickly get it off with a wipe and jump into bed. So i always have a stash ready my favourite by far is the yes to range, i have sephora ones but havn't tried them out yet.

And as you can see i have plenty of micellar water i use this stuff by the bucket load, these are all my favourite branded ones, i use them to wipe over my face and eyes in the morning before my routine and whenever i need to refresh my skin throughout the day. 

I have really noticed a difference in my skin in these past few weeks since having this routine, my skin seems to be producing less oil which helps keep me matte longer during the day, and even though i am oily i also have very dehydrated skin which now feels alot more hydrated!! 

Nicola 💋