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People always want to start the New Year like refreshed and,
doing something positive right? Making positive changes.
New Year, new me and all that kind of stuff, and one thing I always get asked
is how to create a perfect skincare routine. How to get the
perfect products that you are going to see the most changes with. How to make
that positive change for your skin. Well one
of the main factors that drives and ensures these positive changes within
your skin, these obvious changes within your skin,
is being consistent with your skincare routine. And this is where GymShark's 66
challenge comes in. Today's video is sponsored by GymShark.
Don't laugh. When my manager said GymShark wanted
to sponsor me, me and my double chin were like 'what? Why?'.
I'm not gonna be exercising or lifting anything heavier than my latte, but the
GymShark community isn't just about fitness, it's about
working towards goals and making positive changes for yourself.
Going off the idea that it takes 66 days to form a habit,
and to bring positive change to your life, GymShark
are challenging us to create and stick to a morning and evening routine
for the next 66 days. Now this isn't because it's gonna take that long to see
results. You're gonna see results way before then, but to help us
form this healthy habit and create that consistency that's really going to make
whatever our skin care routine is, perfect for us.
You can find out more about GymShark's 66 challenge in the description box down
below. So this challenge for me, is really gonna
be about giving my skin a break from constantly trying
new product, giving my skin a chance to just do what it does
naturally, and getting that help from a good
set routine. So let's talk about what makes a perfect routine.
“Perfect” being in heavy, heavy quotations. A perfect skincare routine is less
about the results and more about the process. A perfect skincare routine,
is a skincare routine that you're actually gonna do. As we know a skincare
routine doesn't mean four to nine products, morning and night.
You could be doing the most basic skincare routine, cleanser,
moisturizer, sunscreen. And if you're sticking with that, and you
are doing that consistently, then that is a perfect skincare routine
for you. And that's another thing, it's being
realistic in what you can actually be bothered to do or what you actually have
time to do. Realistically for me, I have all the time
I want in the evening. In the morning not so much. So instead of trying to push
as many products that I can in the morning, I move that to the
evening, and I have a super basic skincare routine in the morning that
takes like a minute to do. Realistic, easy to do, means I can
actually do it therefore I am being consistent with it
and I'm gonna see results. Another point, of course is that skincare
should work for you. Your skin can tell you so much
more about what it likes, what it doesn't like, what's good for it
and what's bad for it, then any influencer online. A
Dermatologist, Aesthetician. Obviously they know what they're talking
about, but your skin, at the end of the day is going to tell you what it likes,
and what it doesn't, what works for it and what doesn't.
So, even if it's makeup wipes... [Laughter] if they work for you keep using them. On
that note however, within this 66 day challenge,
it's a good time to ditch bad habits. Makeup wipes,
if you like them keep using them, but for example,
do not rely on them as your only cleanse. This is a bad habit, you know, not being
bothered to do your routine, quick makeup wipe, go to bed. That's not a
routine. You can use a makeup wipe as a first
cleanse... if you want, but to rely on it as your whole routine that's a bad habit.
Over using products, not giving products long enough to work, buying too much skin
care. What other bad habits do I have? I'm
trying to think. All these bad habits! So realistically, a perfect routine is a
routine that you can actually be bothered to do, that you have time for,
that you can be consistent with, and with products that work for you
despite what everyone else says is right or wrong.
So skincare is very subjective right? What works for me, probably isn't going
to work for you, and that's why the term perfect skincare
routine doesn't really mean anything, because a perfect routine doesn't really
exist. Or, a perfect routine that comes in many
different forms, and looks like many different things. But I'm going to share
with you the skincare routine that I'll be sticking to
over the next 66 days. I spent a lot of last year
trying products so I have, you know, I have many products to carry on reviewing
going into the next 66 days. But this is a routine I'll be sticking
to. Hopefully you can take inspiration from this
whether it's the products I'm using, the way they slot together.
So my morning routine, my perfect morning routine. I have to take into
consideration here that I'm not a morning person, as much as I like to
think I am, as much as I want to be that smoothie
taking, morning jog person, I'm never gonna be
that, and I'm actually okay with that now. But in the morning I'm lazy, I'm groggy.
My focus is on my dog in the morning, letting her out to the toilet, taking her
for a walk, feeding her, then getting on with work. So
realistically, I have about two minutes to do my
routine in the morning. And I've chosen that amount of time because I prefer to
stay in bed longer. And that's fine! We just have to be
realistic about what I can achieve. So with my skin being drier because of
the colder season, I am ditching a morning cleanse, the
majority of the time. I don't wake up oily, I wake up drier
more than anything. So a quick splash of water. I then want to go with a hydrating
product, so I like to use a hydrating Vitamin C product
to help improve my skin tone and fight against free radical damage. Of course we
need a moisturizer to help hydrate and moisturize.
Again, with these colder months I like to focus on moisturizers that contain
barrier protecting and supporting ingredients like, Ceramide's. And then a
sunscreen that I use all year round. In the Winter it's more about those UVA
rays and premature ageing. In the Summer it's more about serious
factors like skin cancer and that's my routine.
That for me is a minimal routine. May not be for some,
but realistically that's what I can do within two minutes and I'm gonna stick
to that, which makes it a perfect routine for me
in the morning. The evening routine, for me I can take as long as I want with
my evening routine, because I set aside time. It could be an hour, it
could be two hours, it could be three, because I take as much time as I need to,
in the evening. But I realize not everybody has this luxury of time, you
might have kids, or an actual life. So you might only have two minutes again,
so whilst I share what I feel was my perfect evening routine,
I am going to share with you what I think are good basics that I would
include in your evening routine. A double cleanse
is a must for me, because I wear a lot of sunscreen throughout the day, I layer it
up and layer it up, I recommend a good double cleanse if you
are wearing sunscreen or makeup, if you're not
you don't need to double cleanse. You can double cleanse with one cleanser, but you
do have to take into consideration, is your skin drier? Is it oilier?
If you're drier, you might want to use an oil cleanse,
and then a normal cleanser. Or your oil cleanse for both stages, is up to you.
Hydrating toner is a must for me, but definitely not a must-have step for
everyone. But for me that added boost of hydration keeps my skin looking
plumper and healthier, makes my pores look tighter,
as well as providing this nice kind of damp base for the rest of my skincare
routine. Three times a week I will be swapping
out this toner for an AHA or a BHA, an exfoliating stage. How many times a
week you do this depends on your skin. You know what you can tolerate, you know
what your skin can tolerate. But this year I will be using a very gentle
exfoliator, a very gentle AHA, BHA because I will be focusing on,
going so hard with the actives. Serum, I would say is another must-have
step. Pick one skin care concern and focus
on that. For me, I'm concentrating on barrier protection and repairing. So a
serum that contains these essential building block ingredients
is a must for me. Serum, too, isn't a must for everyone. It's a good chance to add
more actives into your skincare routine, if you want to. You absolutely don't have
to do this step. So I've picked a very specific skincare concern, being my
redness and rosacea which you can't see that much actually right now. So I'm
using serum that combats that and helps with sensitive skin.
Moisturizer, another must-have step. Again, I'm looking for something deeply hydrating,
and moisturizing, skin barrier protecting, and repairing.
And whilst your skin isn't leaking water, you know our skin is very, very good at
keeping stuff in, moisturizer will protect your skin from transepidermal
water, loss loss of hydration. Then that's it, that's really it.
Again that, that's a little bit whittled down for me, usually I use like
an essence, then maybe a night mask, and a
few other bits here and there. But they're the routines I hope maybe get a
little bit of inspiration from, guide you into discovering what a
perfect routine means for you and your skin. So do this challenge with me!
I'm excited to do it, because I feel like it's going to bring my focus back to
what my skin really, really needs. And what a perfect routine will look
like for me going forward. This is a chance to let our skin have a break,
let it do what it does naturally so well, and use skin care to help it do that. And
maybe I can get through a full bottle of product...
for once. I might actually have some empties to show you. And I want to see
your progress, tag me along the way. We've got 66 days
together doing this, so I want to see what you're doing, how you're getting on,
realistically as well. Listen, if you miss a morning it doesn't matter, as long as
you're trying. If you miss an evening, it doesn't matter, as long as you are
trying. Thank you again to GymShark for sponsoring today's
video. Do check out all the details of the challenge and
some comfy gear in the description box down below. But that is it from me now, I
will see you next time.