Between all the Christmas and New Years Celebrations, you can be left feeling a bit worse for ware. Your skin can be dehydrated and dull....here are some of my tips on staying fresh and looking your best!!
Your skin is the key....keep this fresh and you have a great base for your makeup looking and lasting longer. Breakouts and blackheads can be rife at this time of the year..with all that chocolate and cakes. I love using a heat based mask to cleanse my skin so I dont get any unwanted visitors over the festive season. I use the Biore Warming anti blackhead cleanser. http://www.biore.com.au/complexion-clearing-products/warming-anti-blackhead-cleanser Its like a cleanser mask in one and gentle enough to use morning and night. Just wet your face in the shower and put a generous layer all over your face the water on your skin will activated the heat. Leave on for 5 mins while your shampooing hair etc and then wash off. The mask will unclog any unwanted blackheads and oil forming in your skin, to prevent breakouts. Its available at the supermarket or local chemists. At $12.99 a tube its great value too!!
Once a week you will need a moisture mask..I love the Aspect Dr Hydrating Mask, its $44 a tube but is the best weapon against dry dehydrated skin. I put it on once a week at night after my shower as a mask using a 5cent peice amount for about 20 min and then rub it in for a strong night cream...I wake up looking fresh and plump.
Its key ingredients are:
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Extract - Gives anti-oxidant protection against damaging free radicals.
- Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, Jojoba Oil and Shea Butter – All reinforce the Natural Moisturizing Factor, helping to prevent moisture loss and provide the skin with a natural lubricant. Keep the skin soft and supple.
- Green Tea and Echinacea Extracts – A powerful source of antioxidants that also soothe the skin.
- Willowbark and Comfrey Extracts – Natural botanical extracts that help cleanse and detoxify the skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Glycosaminoglycans – Provide excellent hydration.
http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--1219335566_Aspect_Dr_Hydrating_mask
Elizabeth Ardens 8hour cream and been around for years but it will never go out of style. It can do so many things...but basically it helps protect soothe and moisturise as well as nourish the skin even in the most delicate areas. I use it after a flight all over my face as a moisture mask to help fight jet lagged skin, it can be used on lips around eyes (not to close) and helps with everything from sunburn to heat rash. It really is a miracle cream and can be bought from your local department store.
http://www.elizabetharden.com.au/product/111/Eight-Hour-Cream-Skin-Protectant/
The last product I cant live without during the year is my fave...Clarins beauty flash balm. 2 words Brightens and tightens...what more do you need to know!! Its not a moisturiser so put on after but it does act as a fantastic primer for makeup. I really just cant do a makeup without it!! You can use alone without makeup and basically it does what its says brightens and tightens the skin!! Love love love!!
http://www.adorebeauty.com.au/clarins/clarins-beauty-flash-balm.html
So I hope this helps you stay a little fresher this festive season....now go and enjoy a mojito by the pool!!
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