Up Your Skincare Game
How to up your skincare game Ok, is it just us, or is looking after your skin getting damn complicated ? There's cleansers, toners, exfoliators, serums, natural oils, moisturisers, masks, eye creams, facials, BHAs, AHA's, glycolics, peptides, retinols...
How to up your skincare game
Ok, is it just us, or is looking after your skin getting damn complicated? There’s cleansers, toners, exfoliators, serums, natural oils, moisturisers, masks, eye creams, facials, BHAs, AHA’s, glycolics, peptides, retinols… and that’s just the beginning. We could go on forever cataloguing every kind, category and treatment… and all the things we know we should be doing but, let’s face it, they all take time and $$$.
And while we’re getting all carried away and caught-up with the latest and greatest, are we missing/forgetting the simple things we can do every day for our skin? For us at THE FILE HQ, the answer to that question is a big fat yes.
So today we’re taking you back to basics.
Some of the best beauty advice we’ve ever been given is actually really simple, so we figured it’s worth revisiting. Some of it we learnt from our mums, some from models… all the way to our naturopath.
Regardless of where it came from, we know it’s improved our skin from the inside out (and vice versa), so read on.
By Carmen Hamilton.
FYI, using the right products is only half of the story. There’s no point dropping a bomb on the most innovative skincare solutions if you don’t know how to use them. How you layer your products is key. It can completely change the way they work.
Click here to see if you’re doing it right (cause we weren’t).
Wear sunscreen every.single.day
Ask any woman over 30 and they’ll tell you – prevention is better than a cure. Sunscreen is the best anti-ager, so add it to your morning routine. Now.
Check your makeup use by dates
We all do it. We probably have a bunch of foundations in our cupboards that are over a year old (oops). But the ingredients in these products aren’t designed to last forever, so after a while they go bad, and can do serious damage to your skin.
Are your products past their use by date? See our checklist here.
Miranda Kerr does it. Gwyneth Paltrow swears by it.
Skin is the largest organ of the body, and it’s also what your body uses to excrete a lot of its toxins so it deserves some extra attention.
Read why you should dry body brush every day + how to do it properly here.
Food is medicine – and that goes for your skin, too. Upping your intake of these skin-loving foods and do a whole lot more than help you get your glow-on. The right foods can fight-off blemishes, build-up your skin’s natural protection against sun damage and a whole lot more.
See the full list of foods + their benefits here.
