In my last post, I wrote about the importance of having a skincare routine for your skin. This
goes for the morning, to prepare your skin for the day, but especially for the
evening, just to get rid of all the impurities (and makeup) accumulated during
the day.
First step,
the makeup removing. Right now, the whole blogosphere swears by cleansing balms
and cleansing oils. After the recommendation of the lovely Holly from Bloomin Rouge, I decided to try the Clinique cleansing balm Take The Day Off. This
cleanser is really thick and it dissolves any type of mascara (say hello to
your inner raccoon!)! I apply a bit on my face and massage it. First, the
texture becomes oily, and then, with a bit of water, it becomes slightly milky.
Finally, I rinse it. The skin is left moisturized, but not oily at all!
If there is
still some makeup on my face, especially on the eyes, I use a micellar water
from Nivea. But I’ll say it’s quite rare, only if I had a smoky eye or an
intense eyeliner!
Then, I
like to cleanse my skin again (when I’m not too lazy). I use the same cleanser as
in the morning, the Sebium Purifying Cleanser from Bioderma.
Once my
skin is fully cleansed, I like to apply a lotion. I use the Pureté Thermale Lotion
from Vichy.
Because
time flies, it’s important to take care of your skin to prevent wrinkles. Once
they are there, we can’t do much, so now is the time to act! I use the serum
LiftActiv 10 from Vichy. It prevents wrinkles, maintain a good firmness and a
beautiful shine. Obviously, I can’t really attest to its result on wrinkles,
but I find that my skin is really smooth and glowy after applying it.
Finally, I
use the moisturizer Toleriane Soothing Protective Skincare from La Roche-Posay.
The name can be very scary if you have oily skin, but this treatment is
actually designed for normal to combination skin. I only use it at night,
because it still leaves a greasy film on the skin, but I find it really helps
cells to regenerate and in the morning, my skin is firm, soft and luminous.
Voila! My
skin is now ready for a good night of sleep!
What’s your
evening skincare routine? Do you have a favorite product to recommend?
