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Skin Care

Random subject to blog about I know, but when I went to the lunch in Bath with the girls the subject came up and left me feeling really. Mainly because it hasn't been something I have ever put care or effort into or thought about much even. I have on occasion used a face mask out of those cheap 99p packs you can pick up from Superdrug. As far as my daily skin care goes - good old water and Simple/Olay moisturizer has been all I use.
Normally just wash my face with water
My friends seemed surprised by this, they have all been 'cleansing, toning and moisturising' since the age of 13 or so. Not me..22 and still doing it the lazy way! My skin is clear and I have never really had problems with blemishes or anything but after speaking to the girls I feel like maybe I'm neglecting my skin especially now I am getting old!
Cute wrinkly face dog
So with the advice of Tori I decided to start a facial cleansing routine. She advised me on certain products and what she knows works and ended on Liz Earle. Yes I know, its an old biddy brand however reading up on it, it is the most natural and less 'chemical' based product out of the ones we were looking at. So I decided to go for it.
I have only used the products twice and so far really liking them - apart from all the bloody time and effort! Haha the lazy me does not like it but my inner girl is loving it. The cleanser goes onto dry skin, then you wipe it off with a hot cloth and then put the toner on with a cotton pad and then the moisturisor, so after flossing/brushing/mouthwash. I need to start getting ready for bed earlier haha.


At least my skin feels soft and what is normally a very dry face is very moisturised now.




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