A while ago I visited my current morning and evening skincare routines and thought that I covered all my bases.. until I realized that although that was what I was using back then {in March} since we are venturing into the summer my skin takes on a mind of its own. Instead of the usual combination with a tad of dryness added to it; the summer weather cause my skin to become a bit more oilier than normal and say good-bye to the dryness that it once had.
Since the skin in the summer months takes on a life of its own, and the daily grime of warmer climate also brings out the oh-so dreaded pores, I tend to exfoliate way more often than usual. Enter the Morning Skincare Trio…..
Since the weather gets a bit warm and skin freaks out a bit, I am a stiffler on making sure that my skin feels extra clean in the shower. Starting with a pump of CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser {to help balance my skin and remove any excess oil} onto my trust Clarisonic Plus I start gently exfoliating the skin starting at the forehead working down toward the nose for about a minute {Clarisonic has a timing system that is completely genius} down toward the chin and around the mouth and lower nose area for another minute, followed with 30 seconds on each cheek. Leaving skin feeling smooth and like it purged all the daily grime out of the pores. For those days that I feel ultra pore-clogged, I focus primarily on the nose for the majority of the timed session… The great thing about the Clarisonic besides the fact that it is like ‘ a toothbrush but for your face’ is the fact that many dermatologist actually say it is okay to use daily. It gently exfoliates the skin, helps remove makeup 6 times better than just regular cleansing, and there is a variety of brush heads to choose from {sensitive skin all the way to a deep pore cleaning brush head} They can be on the pricey side with models starting out at $115 USD for the Clarisonic Mia ranging to $240 USD for the Clarisonic Plus{I picked mine up about 3 years ago during a Sephora VIB event and received 20% off.. so I splurged for the Clarisonic Plus as it comes with a body brush as well}.
After the gentle exfoliation of my trusty Clarisonic Duo, I often finish my face washing routine with a bit of Mario Badescu Botanical Facial Gel , this gel cleanser is a non-foaming cleanser that helps add that extra oomph by refreshing my skin and help finish the solid deep cleansing action. It contains Alpha Hydroxy that also helps breakdown the skin buildup/pore cloggers that cause blackheads and pimples. I LOVE this cleanser. The scent is great and I love that after a good foaming wash on my skin, this is like a tingly splash of oil controlling goodness. I apply with my hands, wash off with tepid water, and exit the shower feeling refreshed and squeaky clean. Followed with a moisturizer with SPF, a bit of eye cream, and at times if I really need extra skin balancing; I’ll add a bit of my Clarins Lotus oil into a souped up mixture of moisturizer/face oil. Apply and head out to take of the day…
What is your summer skincare routine? Does it change from season to season?
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