Project Clear Skin: My Current Skincare Routine

As you know, throughout the past few months I have been having rather a lot of trouble with my skin and continuously experimenting with different products ranging from the high end and "natural" spectrum. I have already done reviews on some of these products, but wanted to include4 my full regimen.

This post includes pictures of me wearing no make up, just to prove that my skin is actually looking rather good! :)

This is what I use everyday: Click photo to enlarge.

Morning:

• Nivea refreshing facial wash gel
• Olay gentle cleansers refreshing toner
• Olay beauty fluid

Night time:

• Nivea gentle waterproof eye make-up remover
• Olay gentle cleansers cleansing milk
• Olay gentle cleansers refreshing toner
• Nivea creme

And this is what I use on the odd occasion: Click photo to enlarge

Neals Yard organic rose hip seed oil: I used this once every 1-2 weeks as a face mask left on overnight. This is supposed to help with scarring.

Burts Bees orange essence facial cleanser: I have been using this about 1-2 times a week as a cleansing treat for my skin.

Origins Get Down: I use this to exfoliate once a week.

Liz Earle smoothing line serum (night) eye cream and Superdrug natural high brightening eye cream in the morning. I always forget to apply eye creams, which is actually a good thing as it avoids product buildup and prevents from bags. I usually just apply my moisturiser all the way up and around my eye area which seems to work as thankfully I don't have wrinkles.

And here's what my skin looks like ready for bed with NO MAKE UP! Yes I am brave :)


My skin has seriously improved so much, I have been doing this regimen for AGES now and it really works. All that is on my face is Nivea creme which is why my face is SO shiny. But when I wake up in the morning my face has soaked up all the moisture and just looks amazing.

I also went through a retro skin routine, where I applied lemon juice to my face every morning for 5 minutes, for about 2 weeks. I think this has also helped immensely.

I couldn't even include my before pictures as I look SO disgusting in them. :( I can now officially say that I don't suffer with acne anymore. I still get the odd spot and some of my scars haven't fully healed yet... but it looks SO much better! *Yay* :)

I have FINALLY found what works for me, and surprisingly and luckily they are drugstore brands. Simplifying my regime and eliminating harsh chemicals has really helped calm my skin down. HAPPY TIMES! Yes, my skin is totally not clear yet, but it's getting there. :)

Please keep in mind that I really minimised the amount of make up I put on my face, if you wear a heavy foundation everyday it's time you switched to something like a tinted moisturiser and saved a full coverage for special occassions. Your skin will thank you for it.