hi everyone it's Justine. on popular request today I want to share my skincare
process with you. you know that before working in fashion, I used to work in the
cosmetics industry, I worked in product innovation for a major skincare company.
so I tried many, many different products and I also learned a lot about the way
the skin works. in France it's also a national sport and something that people
really like to do, to try & experiment with new products, test, switch, look at the texture,
smell the product etc. in France we think that skincare is almost more important
than makeup because if your skin is doing great, then you barely need any
makeup and we are huge on the "less is more" thing.
so my skincare routine is in fact a mix of what I know about the skin and skin
care and my personal taste. let's start! in the morning.
the very first thing I do
when I get up is that I wash my hands and then my face. I start with warm water
(not hot), to remove the sebum that my skin has produced during the night. there is
dirt in the pores and I want it to get out. then I dry my skin with a clean
towel which I use only for my face and I swap it for a new one every couple of
days. then I do the same thing again but with cold water. it's good to wake up the
skin, activate the circulation and everything and to close the pores which
I have just opened with warm water. this is basically a free pore-minimizing trick ;-)
then I tap with another corner of my kin towel and that's all the cleansing I do
in the morning. that's it. the skin is a very delicate
ecosystem with its own balance so I don't want to disrupt it by scrubbing or
scratching too much on it. in winter I apply directly after that an eye care for
sensitive skin. I use the one by La Roche-Posay: it's with
thermal water, it's a French brand. it is a gel texture so it's very fast
absorbing but it's also highly hydrating. and since my skin is typically Caucasian.
it is quite thin so this area really suffers in winter. it gets tight and
uncomfortable, it really needs extra care, I think. then I let that one here absorb
and I go do something else. have breakfast. get dressed etc. but then
before I leave my house, I will always, always, every day of the year,
apply a protecting daycare on to my face, neck, and and here on the on the top of
the chest, because the skin here is as sensitive as on the face. I prefer one that's
very nourishing almost a bit greasy, I don't care, I prefer to protect my skin
too much rather than not enough... and then having to solve the damaged surface and
the cracks that I get from the cold and from the wind. so better too much
protection than too little! my basic cream is this one by Garnier with
a sun protection factor of 15. SPF 15 is my absolute minimum, even if I'm not
going in the sun at all. in summer in Europe. I'll go to SPF 30. if I travel to
Southeast Asia during their summer time. I go to SPF 50 (European standard: a very,
very high demanding standard in terms of sun protection). but here in Germany where
I live, in winter, the risk of burning is pretty close to zero, the risk of having
sun lights is also pretty close to zero,,, so an SPF 15 here is fine. interesting
fact that I learned: Caucasian skin is thinner so you're more likely to have
visible blue veins here, around the eye area and above the eyes. you're also more
likely to have wrinkles earlier on. whereas Asian skin. for instance. is
thicker. so people will (on average) get wrinkles later on. but in Asia the sun is
much stronger, it's more intense than in Europe. so Asian people tend to have dark
spots with aging, which is why whitening products are so big in Asia and you can
barely find them in Western Europe. but so dark pots are actually burns, sunburns.
I'm not saying you can't get dark spots in Europe: if you look here, I have one.
mm-hmm this is the result of a childhood spent
in too much sun, in the South of France. so it is possible to get dark
spots on any type of skin, but it's just more likely in Asia because the sun is
so strong. so I don't want to get into more details
but I'm just saying that depending on where you travel where you live, the type of
climate, the humidity and how hard the sun hits, you need to think of different
products. Number 2: then during the day. during the day I try not to touch
my face at all, unless I have previously washed my hands.
the least you touch your face, the happier and the cleaner it stays! then
people tend to forget hands: the skin on the hands is as sensitive and thin as
the skin on your face. so it definitely needs protection too, throughout the day.
at the moment I have DayTox smooth hands on my desk: that's a tube and I
apply it really several times throughout the day. then I always have a mini hand
cream in my purse too. Neutrogena is great, it's really thick, it's really greasy,
it's the concentrated version for dry hands and I love it. when I was working
in cosmetics I did some market research for new hand cream products, for
innovations in different countries. and the result of the study said: in Russia
80% of women (I think) said that they have dry hands versus about 30% in all the
other countries. so I wondered why... why is that? looking at the weather, if you spend
the winter in northern Russia, where temperatures are below freezing level, of
course your hands are gonna get dry! but it's not really how they are. it is the
weather. it's not you, it's perfectly normal that handsget dry. they are just
so thin and sensitive. then on my body I tend to use different products to
hydrate my skin and I switch between products to try new things all the time.
I like Garnier body tonic oil because it's not cold like a lotion when you
apply it and it really helps the skin. it's incredibly greasy so I love it but
you just need a little while until it is absorbed. when it needs to go faster
because I want to put my clothes on leave sooner, then I use Eucerin Aquaporin
body lotion, a regular lotion for sensitive skin. it has no fragrance so it
doesn't fight with my perfume when I'm wearing perfume. and generally speaking
products without fragrance are much less likely to keep you allergies. so if your
skin is prone to reacting to products, pharmacy brands
are usually all fragrance-free and are a smart solution for you. then in
the evening.
at the end of the day I always cleanse my face completely, even
if I haven't been wearing any makeup, it needs cleaning,
the pores are clogged with everything that happened to you during the day...
I use micellar water for dry and sensitive skin although my skin is technically not
dry or sensitive. it is normal. the product is very mild, it hydrates at the
same time and my skin has been liking it a lot. I'm on bottle nb. 4 or 5
I really like it. and when I troavel, I take this one with
me. it's also tested on sensitive skin, it's fragrance free and it's
alcohol-free. so it is very gentle on the skin. afterwards I can apply again the
eye care that I used in the morning, if my skin is doing okay. but if it feels
tired or dry, I will use directly a very rich nourishing night care Nivea Q10 and
I apply it on the whole face, the neck and the decollete, I am a huge fan of
anti-aging creams even though I don't have wrinkles yet, they're just more
nourishing, which I love because when you get older, the skin gets drier, it's just
physics... biology? it's human :-) so it's more nourishing. I think that's great and anti
aging daycares are usually including UV filters, which is also very important
criteria for me, to protect my skin. i started using anti aging product at
around 20. it's not embarrassing or taboo at all, in France. we say it's easier to
prevent and protect from damage rather than trying to fix the issues once they
have appeared. and unless you live in a tropical or very humid climate, where you
are, your skin probably gets too little moisture. it's always like that. in all
skin studies, you always find out people have drier skin that it should be,
because the weather is just too dr.y so nourishing is great. and then extra care.
from time to time, I also do masks. whenever I feel that my skin needs it,
I don't really do it on a regular schedule. this one is by a German brand. it's
intense hydration in a gel formula. so you push the gel towards the powder, you
mix it, shake it, it's fun. I like that one. I also like fleece masks.
that's a format actually coming from Asia: it's very good also as a hydration
boost. it's an impregnated layer of cotton so you can take this one in your
hand luggage, it's not considered a liquid, which is super practical when I'm
traveling. sometimes I do use clear-up strips for the nose, the forehead and the
chin. so basically the t-zone. I've tried many different brands, this is the best
one, in my opinion. other brands are not even half as efficient in cleaning the
pores, seriously... but after that. like after any peeling or scrub-ing
product or mask, your skin really need extra moisture to get its balance back,
because such products are quite aggressive for the skin surface, voilà!
this is my personal skin care routine. I have found that that mix of products
works well for me. I will list all those products below in the description, have a
look. I will also add further products that I've tried that I think work too
(for me) so that you guys have a bit more different options, at different price
ranges and everything. here's what I think: there is no such thing as one
brand that works perfectly for you. I think there are only single products
that do what you skin needs at a given time. so it's important to keep
experimenting. not just for me because I worked in cosmetics and I just love to
shop the cosmetic shelves... but cosmetics keep improving so it's worth trying new
products from time to time or seeing... when the climate changes, the season
changes, you're travelling somewhere else... have a look you might find a product
that you like even more than the one that you've been using. thumbs up if you
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