- Greetings, YouTubers.
My name's Kate Morris
and I am the Co-founder of Adore Beauty.
Today, I'm going to be talking to you about
a few of my all-time favourite skincare products.
Now, I have been in the beauty industry for 21 years now.
Just be quiet, we don't need to dwell on it.
I've tried all of the things.
Like, seriously.
I'm
43.
I'm 43.
It's okay.
And my skin is-
Look, it definitely tends to be on the dry side nowadays.
I do still get like the odd kind of breakout and things
around the chin from time to time,
but yes, my skin is normal to dry.
I suffer from melasma, basically brought on by pregnancy,
which is a condition where
it's basically sort of inflammation under the skin
that results in pigmentation,
which is really hard to get rid of.
So, I've been having a bunch of laser for that.
I focus a lot on sun protection
which is really super duper important,
particularly if you suffer from any form of pigmentation.
Melasma is particularly stubborn and hard to get rid of,
so I use a lot of brightening
and anti-pigmentation products.
Some products cannot be without a vitamin C,
cannot be without a retinol,
but we'll get more into that in my favourite products.
But, that's me. Let's start.
So, these are things that I've purchased multiple times,
which is a big deal for me, right?
Because actually, I get a lot of free stuff,
perks of the the job.
So, if I use up a product and actually purchase it again
to use it a second time,
that's a pretty big seal of approval in my book.
Let me take you through a few of these things
that I have repurchased and used multiple times.
First of them, this is probably still
my all-time favourite face mask and has been for a few years,
this is the Sodashi Brightening Marine Mineral Mask.
This is a mask that is an experience.
I kind of feel like, if you're gonna do a mask,
you really want it to feel like you are at a day spa
in Hamilton Island.
Given that this one is the one that they actually use
at the day spa in Hamilton Island, I can vouch for it
being an authentic experience in that regard.
It's a creamy mask, it's sort of clay based
but it doesn't dry hard, so it kinda
is like a facial in a jar.
It handles being hydrating and brightening,
but also kind of with a deep cleansing effect as well.
So I always find with masks, it's hard, right?
Because you have to choose, it's like,
oh, do I want hydrating or do I want deep cleansing?
Well, (indistinct). You can have both.
A super big fan of this one, again,
been through jars and jars of this stuff
and it's beautiful, I really never get tired of it.
What do we have next?
Retinol. Let's talk about retinol.
Retinol is a hard one because all know
we should all be using retinol because it's kind of
one of those core anti-aging ingredients
that everybody should be using.
But for my skin, my skin actually tends to be
quite sensitive to retinol.
So, I have given myself retinol face that many times
over my years at Adore.
Retinol face is a pretty common affliction.
If you're an Adore staffer,
it's kind of almost an occupational hazard.
But, basically what it means is when you overdo it
on the retinol and you kind of fry your face,
you impair your skin's barrier,
it gets red, it gets flaky, it gets sore.
It happens to me a lot.
So, I find I need to use like a milder and delayed release
retinol so that I can get the benefits
but without getting my skin fried.
So, this is the
Murad Resurgence
Retinol Youth Renewal serum.
That's too many words, it's the green one.
But this one is really, really good,
I find this is one of the few that I can use
on a regular basis without completely frying my face,
which is really fantastic.
So if you're on the more sensitive side
and you tend to find retinol's too strong for you,
I'd definitely recommend giving this one a try.
It's still effective, but nice and gentle.
What else we got?
Okay, this is a mini jar because this is the one from my
Kate's Favourites Skincare Pack,
so this is not a full size, this is a 15 gramme.
Aspect Phytostat 9 Moisturiser,
which is one of my all time favourites
because I find you don't need to change it seasonally,
it's not too heavy for summer,
it's not too light for winter, it smells beautiful,
but goes on beautifully under makeup
but it also goes really nice over my serums at nighttime.
It's just, like, it's such a good all-rounder
and I find every time I start using something else
and then I come back to this and I was like,
oh, why did I stop using that?
That's mad.
Anyway, we have the
SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic.
I won't deny it, it is an expensive habit.
But I started using this, I don't know,
maybe a couple years ago.
I really can't stop using it.
I guess the appearance of ageing,
really beautiful brightening effect.
I just find, when I use the CE Ferulic,
my skin really glows, so, can recommend.
And then, last but not least, let's talk sunscreen.
Sunscreen is something I use every day, 365 days a year,
rain, hail, shine.
And in Melbourne, there's a lot of the rain and the hail.
So, this is the Ultra Violette Supreme Screen,
which I'm super happy about
that now they're making in the bigger 75 ml size.
If you find that you don't wear sunscreen
as often as you should because you don't like the way
it feels on your face, I really strongly recommend
you have a look at the Ultra Violette sunscreens.
This one in particular is for a normal to dry skin type,
like mine.
I use it just straight over my serums,
so I actually usually layer up like three serums
in the morning, shut up,
then I put this on over the top and it works
like as a moisturiser and a makeup base and sunscreen,
combined, and then I just put my foundation
straight over the top,
but that's the Ultra Violette Supreme Screen.
Did I mention to you
we have a bag containing a bunch of my favourites?
So, this has got the Sodashi mask,
it's got the Murad retinol
and it's got the Aspect moisturiser.
And look, it has my face on.
You too could have a pack with me on it,
but yeah, some super good products in there
I highly recommend,
this is definitely the good stuff.
I think that's about all I have.
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