Tânia's Skin Care Routine

Hello! Today I bring you my own skin care routine. I've been using these products for more than a year and they do wonders on my oily, blemish prone skin. In this post I'll try to cover as many aspects of the products in my routine as I can. Hope you enjoy it!

MORNING

The first thing I do in the morning is going to the kitchen to leave my kettle heating up so I can have my matutinal tea, then I go to the bathroom and that's when this routine starts.

First I wash my face with a gel wash. I use Garnier's Pure Active Fruit Energy Daily Energising Gel Wash. It has extracts of grapefruit and pomegranate which are commonly included in products for oily skin.

After my skin is completly dry I use a micellar water. This type of product usualy serves as a cleanser but I tend to use it as a toner. It's not the strongest toner but since I have fairly sensitive skin it works for me. I use Garnier's Micellar Cleansing Water.

This last step depends if I'm going to wear foundation or BB Cream that day. I don't like moisturizers. During the Summer I only use them at night before bed because they're an important part of your skin care no matter what's your skin type.  But, in the Winter, the story changes and I use it if I'm not going to wear anything else on my face. My all time favorite moisturizer is Garnier's Hydra Adapt for Combination to Oily skins. It has a sorbet like texture and feels uncannily fresh.

NIGHT

My nightime routine changes if I've worn any makeup during the day.
If I have, my first step is to clean my face combining makeup wipes and micellar water. These two products get the job done but sometimes, if I've worn something very, very longlasting I use a makeup remover with a cream consistency.
After that I use a exfoliating cream. Garnier's Pure Active 3 in 1 Wash, Scrub & Mask is a product that me and Anna use. I also use Garnier's Pure Active Fruit Energy Daily Energising Gel Scrub, it's softer and gentler that the 3 in 1 and my sensitive skin sometimes deserves a little bit of that gentleness.
Then I finish the day with, once more my micellar water and my moisturizer.

EXTRAS

I decided that I'd talk about some more products that nourish the skin on other parts of my body or help me maintain my face during the day.

FULL BODY

As I've mentioned in my last video, I love bathtime. Yet, it's important to take care of all your skin, principally if you wash yourself in really hot water like I do. After showering or bathing I use sweet almond oil all over my body while I'm not fully dry. This kind of oil is commonly used during pregnancy to avoid stretch marks and it's, in fact, what my mother used when pregnant and during her whole life. I use it to keep my skin smooth and deeply moisturized. As I said before, it helps with strech marks, which I have in a generous amount, but it only prevents you from getting more, the oil won't fade the ones you already have. I use regular body lotion on the laziest days. The lotion I have been using is Sephora's Blackberry Red Currant and it's very liquid and thin on your skin I've used the same lotion in the scent Lemon Meringue. Body butters  are also a favorite item of mine. I Love... Cosmetics' Nourishing Body Butter in Rasperry & Blackberry is my all time favorite.

HANDS + LIPS + FACE

My hands are usually quite dry. I always have some hand cream on my bag and I've been using one from OBoticário that has almonds and vanilla.
For my lips I've been using the same chapsticks since I can remember. My aunt has been selling Yves Rocher's products since I can remember and I've been using chapsticks with shea butter or almond butter.
Finally I couldn't forget to include my (in)famous spray bottle of rose water that helps me keeping my skin fresh trough the day.

Once again, I hope you really enjoyed this post! And I'm sorry that I didn't post on Thursday like I usually do.

LOTS OF LOVE,

Tânia