Evening Skincare Routine

My evening skincare routine is, as my morning skincare routine, quite simple. Again I'm not going to talk about my cleanser, but I'll start with my toner. I discovered this toner through Caroline Hirons, who I mentioned in my last post. I use this every evening as I have quite a few sun spots that I am trying to get rid of. I have to admit that it is working - they are slowly fading away! I put this on a cotton pad and apply all over my face after cleansing my face. I then give it a few seconds to dry. If you do start to use this, please be mindful that you have to use a sunscreen daily, otherwise, your sun spots will get worse, not better.

My Morning Skincare Routine

As you will see, my morning skincare routine is quite simple - I hesitated to write this blog because of this, but then thought I should post it as it could help those who think that a good skincare regimen is a complicated one. Trust me, it isn't. I know I'm no expert, but if you follow Caroline Hirons you will learn the best things you can do for your skin. Actually, I encourage all of you to go and check out her website - you will most definitely learn something there. I haven't included my face wash here as it normally changes depending on the day, and I really did not want to overload this post with products. Before I start talking about the products, I guess I should let you all know what my skin type is, shouldn't I?! At the moment, it's Spring in Australia, which means that my skin is changing from dry and dehydrated to slightly less dry and dehydrated with a few blemishes.  

Haul No. 2 – Sanctuary Spa and Antipodes

For anyone interested, Priceline is having some pretty great sales on at the moment. Some 3 for 2, 20% or 30% off and some gift with purchase. Of course, beauty addict that I am, I was unable to resist and grabbed a few items from Antipodes and Sanctuary Spa. My justification was that I was saving a lot of money by buying now and I was running out of eye cream and serum anyway – never mind the back ups that I already have in my beauty drawer..

First off, La Roche-Posay, Antipodes and Sanctuary Spa all had 3 for 2.

From LRP there wasn’t really anything I wanted other than the Effaclar Duo + ($27.99), so I got 3 of those. I know.. Now my back ups have back ups ..

Anyway, I am currently using the Effaclar Duo that I purchased whilst I was on holiday last year, and I quite like it. I believe the Effaclar Duo + is quite similar to the Effaclar Duo, just a little more potent. I can’t wait to try this, as I am quite sure that I will like it J

Sanctuary Spa is a brand that is quite new to me. I am trialling their Warming Thermal mask at the moment, and it is quite nice and warming as the name suggests.  The British bloggers rave about this brand a bit (Amelia Liana and Lily Pebbles in particular) so I thought I’d try more of their products. For a spa brand, I have to say that they are priced very reasonably. The Youth Boosting Facial Night Concentrate and the Therapist’s Secret Facial Oil are $29.99 each and the Time Reversal Face Mask is  $19.99. According to the box, The Youth Boosting range is “targeted for people seeking younger and firmer skin” – that’s me! We’ll see how these products perform..

From Antipodes I got their Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day cream ($48.99), the Apostle Skin-Brightening & Tone-Correcting Serum ($58.99) and the Kiwi Seed Oil Eye Cream ($44.99).  I have heard a lot of good things from Antipodes in general and the Vanilla day cream and Apostle serum in particular, as well as the Manuka Honey Face mask (review here) . I can’t wait to give these a try!

Will you be taking advantage of Priceline’s current fantastic sales?

S

xx