"Important Diva"- How to identify your skin type?

Meet your face - the "Important Diva"! Without her there is not point using makeup. Right? It is important to care for her as she represents you. I want to start my journey by identifying my skin type and to ensure I follow a routine that would nourish and maintain my skin. Yes, you may think it is nothing to do with makeup but in any painting we always have to care for our canvas and with makeup it is our Face. Over the years, I had to learn to understand my skin type in order to get my daily and monthly routine right. Our skin changes as we age, weather and sometimes it even tells you to stop and take a break.

 It is important to know your skin type as it will help you to maintain your face and when it comes to makeup you will be able to select products like foundation and primer more easily. Let’s learn how to identify our skin type.

Follow this instruction to help you identify:

Step 1: Wash your face with your cleanser. Making sure you remove your makeup.

Step 2: Using a clean and dry wash cloth, wipe your face dry.

Step 3: Leave your face for about 10-15 mins without putting moisturiser or oils to dry completely.

Step 4: Using the diagram below and select your skin type.







What Next?
Are you using the right product for your skin type? If not, you may want to test and choose products that are more suitable for you.
Suggestion of products you may want to include in your routine are:
·         Cleanser
·         Toner
·         Moisturisers: My moisturiser has sunscreen protection and I love it! Sunscreen is IMPORTANT: If you have dark skin tone, this is more IMPORTANT. I know there are many articles say dark skin doesn't burn but that is not true. Did you know that our skin tones tends to burn 10 times worst than lighter skin tone?
·         Hip rose oil: Helps remove scars, lightened your freckles and dark circles under your eyes, help to prevent major breakouts and it reduces facial greasiness. If you have oily skin type you still can use this as it is dry oil. I personally love using this at night.
Note: I don’t use the same brands i.e. my cleanser (Neutrogena), moisturizer (Oley) and Hip Rose Oil (Swisse), this is suitable for my skin. I don’t use a toner as I have not found any that is suitable. If you know a good brand I would love to know, comment below.

Couple of Tips when looking for products:
·         You down have to spend heaps of money if you chose
·         Don’t feel scared of choosing different products
·          Take your time choosing your product; ask for sample’s (product like Clinique offer these services). If you are confused, take a break from product hunting go have a coffee break. You don’t have to buy it immediately!
·         Don’t feel weird or scared to ask the questions Sale Consultants are there to assist you. Sometime, you may get a grumpy, reluctant sale consultant, don’t feel bad just say “Thank you” and walk you don’t owe then anything

 Here are couple of products that I personally love. Please note I am not paid for advertising these products.






Till the next article, stay safe and love being yourself! If you have any secrets to share on this topic or question please feel free to leave a comment.

Myvina xx

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