My Morning Skincare Routine

Skincare is something which I've recently become interested in thanks to bloggers such as Caroline Hirons and these past few months I've got a bit obsessed with my routine. Over the summer my skin decided to go a little crazy and I've suffered with frequent break outs on my chin and forehead. However, thanks to a dedicated skincare routine, the breakouts have died down hugely!

In the morning, it's important to cleanse and get rid of all the sweat and dirt you picked up over the course of your night. Lovely. I have a Normal/Dry skin type and find that washing my face in the shower hugely dries it out so that's a big no-no. So, the first thing I do in the morning is to jump in the shower, wash my hair and body then wash my face using the Boots Skin Clear Ultra Treatment Wash applying it onto dry, un-dampened skin. I have found this to really reduce the amount of spots I have, it also clears them faster. However, if I'm finding a lot of blackheads on my skin, I'll use the Garnier Skin Naturals Pure Deep Clean Cream Wash (I seem to be going for products with ridiculously long names!) as I find that it helps to clear my blackheads. However, even though it states that it doesn't "over-dry skin" I find that it does leave my skin feeling quite dry, quite quickly. If I feel that there's still some product left on my skin, I will use the Olay Refreshing Toner which is at the bargain price of £1.99 at the moment. I just pour some of this onto a cotton pad and sweep it across my skin in upward motions and wait for it to dry.

After it's dried, I go in with my Superdrug Simply Pure Aqua Hydrating Serum which is currently on offer for £2.28, down from £4.59 so grab it whilst you can. I love this product, I have found that it has greatly improved how my moisturiser sinks into my skin. If you have dry or de-hydrated skin, I cannot recommend this product enough!

The final step in my morning skin care routine is to moisturise, of course. If it's a no-makeup day, I'll wait about 30 seconds after applying my serum before slathering on my Johnson & Johnson Day Moisturiser for Dry Skin, I've found this to be perfect for my skin as it sinks in well and moisturises my skin effectively. However, if it is a makeup day, I will use the Nivea Daily Essentials Hydration Primer Normal/Combination to prime and moisturise my skin. My only problem with this is that I wish that I had picked up the one for dry skin as it doesn't quite moisturise my skin as much as I would like it to. But, it does help to stop my makeup sliding off my face. I find that this isn't something you you can apply with a moisturiser underneath as the primer starts to roll off. 

So that's my morning skincare routine! My night time skin care routine will be up tomorrow but in the mean time, go check out my September monthly favourites as well as my twitter and instagram @bethssecret.

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Beth xxx