A few weeks ago, after looking for a blogger to collaborate with, I bumped into Erica, from All Things Beauty With Erica, on Twitter. After tossing ideas back and forth for a few days, we finally settled on a very special post – our winter skincare routines. (I’ve been wanting to share my skincare routine for ages, so I was super excited at the idea!)
The lovely Erica will be focusing on pampering and I will be writing about essential skincare – aka, the basics. I don’t know about you, but I always find that during the winter months, my skin takes a turn for the worse – it becomes red, dry and sore. (I love winter, but sadly, my skin doesn’t.) The way that my skin reacts to the cold weather, means that for me, having a suitable skincare routine in place is a must.
So how do I take care of my skin during the winter?
I start the day with my favourite moisturiser – Forever Living’s Moisturising Lotion. I absolutely love this face cream, it’s so smooth and silky, and perfect for using as a primer under makeup. I have always suffered from super sensitive skin, which tends to get worse every winter. So as soon as the cold weather hits, I become OBSESSED with moisturiser.
Once I have allowed my moisturiser to soak in, I then apply my makeup. The thing that I love most about this moisturiser is the fact that it works amazingly well as a primer, keeping my makeup on all day long, and my skin hydrated.
I am one of those unlucky people who suffers from dry, chapped lips, especially during the winter. So throughout the day, I apply lip balm (I am loving Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm, right now), to keep my lips soft and smooth.
While I am sat at my desk typing away – I work as a copywriter, I find that the skin on my hands becomes sore and dry. So I am constantly putting on hand salve – right now, I am crazy about Burt’s Bees Almond Milk Beeswax Hand Cream. The thing that I love about this hand cream is the fact that it’s so thick – it might take a while to soak in, but it leaves my hands feeling fantastic.
I tend to switch between two products when it comes to cleansing my face – I use another Forever Living product, Aloe Hand & Face Soap, and currently, L’Occitane’s Melting Honey Exfoliating Sugar Scrub. (I am always changing facial scrubs, depending on what my skin’s like.)
I like to alternate these products, as exfoliating my skin every day dries it out. What I love about the Hand & Face Soap is the fact that the gentle aloe vera based formula cleanses my skin, without leaving it feeling dry. So on days when I don’t need to exfoliate, this is my go-to cleanser.
Once I have cleansed my skin, I then use my favourite toner. I am currently loving a locally made lavender toner that I bought from Aromatika – an all natural, Devon beauty company. I often switch toners, but right now, I am mad about this one – it smells AMAZING!
Once the toner has soaked in, I then follow with more of my fave moisturiser. Yes, you’ve guessed it, Forever Living’s Moisturising Lotion.
And those are all the lovely beauty products that I use during the winter months. Don’t forget to head over to All Things Beauty With Erica, to check out Erica’s winter skincare routine.
Erica
Loved this! Will definitely be trying out some of these products… It was a pleasure working with you and I hope we can do more collabs in the future! x