The Ultimate List of Beauty Products For a Better Skin Care Routine

Skin care is one of the most important parts of your daily routine. As you age, your skin will require slightly different products and care. In your twenties, you can get away with a very basic skin care routine, and you won’t notice much difference to you skin. However, when you reach your forties, you’ll notice changes such as fine lines, and wrinkles beginning to appear.

When you start a skincare routine, you need to know what type of skin you have. Is it oily, or dry? Is it normal or sensitive? Or is it a combination? The type of skin you have will have some influence over which products you can use, but the basic routine will remain the same.

Normal Skin – start the morning with a great cleanser, like Clarins One Step Cleanser or Shiseido Cleansing Foam. You then use a toner, which tones the skin, and makes sure that all traces of your cleanser have been removed, before using a moisturizer with SPF protection. You can try both the Clarins  or the Shiseido moisturizers as you may want to stick with the same brand as your cleanser. At night, you will need to cleanse and tone again. You may also want a makeup remover to help remove eye makeup. The Estee Lauder Take It Away Gentle Eye And Lip Makeup Remover is suitable for all skin types. You’ll also need a good night cream, such as Biotherm Aquasource Skin Perfection Moisturizer.

Oily Skin – the basic routines are the same. Try Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Oily Skin Formula, then tone. Moisturize with Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel. Follow the same routine at night, but choose a light oil free moisturizer, like Nars Aqua Gel Moisturizer.

Dry Skin  – Again cleanse, tone and moisturize. Try Clarins Cleansing Milk,  and moisturize with Lancome Renergie Multi Lift Moisturizer. Repeat the routine at night, but use Lancome Nutrix Royal Cream. 

Sensitive Skin – Sensitive skin types can find that not every product suits, but you should try the same skin care products as for dry skin. These products tend to be less harsh, and use less chemicals than the ones for normal or oily skin, so they may suit your skin. Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Shea Butter is great for sensitive skin.

Combination Skin – If your skin has both dry areas, and oily areas, then you have combination skin. Try Clarins Anti-Pollution Cleansing Milk, and use the Guerlain Abeille Royale Day Cream in the morning. Follow the same routine at night, but use Estee Lauder Hydrationist Maximum Moisture Creme at night.

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Samantha James, ecommerce sales analyst at Shopaganza & Online Gifts Canada  said that health and beauty shoppers are very loyal to their chosen brands, but will branch out for extra skin care. So if you want a face mask try Guerlain Super Aqua-Mask  or Bliss Multi-Face-Eted All-In-One Anti-Aging Clay Mask. If you’re looking for a serum, Biotherm Skin Best Serum In Cream (For All Skin Types) or H2O+ Sea Results Eye Defense Fortifying Serum (Anti-Aging) are amazing. Whichever product you choose, you need to follow your routine daily, and use lukewarm water, rather than hot, as hot can dry out your skin.