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.
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:
·
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.
Step 1: First prime your
eyelids, this helps the eyeshadow last longer. Then using your purple shimmer start from the corner of your eyes and stop
around the middle of your pupil.
I love shopping at Colette by Colette Hayman,
they are a local hottest retail chain in Australia and their owner has the
same concept as me “You don’t have to spend a fortune to look fabulous”- Colette
Haymen. Her designs are always unique and everything designed to fit women of
all ages. I love finding new collections at their store which they have every
week. I am always able to find everything to accessorize from head to toe but
best of all I loveeeeee their bags!! Their prices are affordable and quality is
outstanding.
