Since turning the big 3-0 last year, anti-ageing has become far more of a focus in my skincare regime and products with restorative properties are increasingly being added to my daily routine.
With January being the time for resolutions and change, I decided to make 2014 the year that I optimised my daily rituals and invested in better products to slow down the signs of ageing.
Luckily I have been blessed with quite oily skin, which during my teenage years felt more like a curse, with its endless breakouts and daily shine, however these days I can happily celebrate its annoyingly lubricious tendencies which make it much slower to age.
I think I have mentioned in another post that in my late teens, I developed acne and my skin became impossible to manage. Having tried endless creams, lotions and treatments, the only thing that made a difference, and subsequently controlled my skin was Elemis, and I have been an advocate of the largely natural line ever since. Despite testing and trialling numerous other products; even those with similar ingredients and properties, nothing quite compares, and Elemis is still the line which makes my skin happy! There is no point in changing what works for me already, however my resolution is to become more regimented in approach and to stick to a more comprehensive routine each day. I tend to be a bit lazy and often will only moisturise in the morning or only cleanse at the end of the day, and eye products or exfoliation; well, generally only ...