- Like you got your cleanse, you got your hydration,
a little bit of exfoliation and you got your protection.
Like, what else do you need?
This is what you need.
(chuckles)
Hi, I'm Marie and I'm in the customer service team
here at Adore Beauty.
I'm also a trained makeup artist.
And today I'm going to be talking you through
my skin care routine for dry skin.
Basically, before I started in the beauty industry,
my skin, I thought was pretty normal.
I thought I had an oily t-zone
and I always got congestion on my chin.
Then I soon realized I wasn't oily.
I was just pretty dehydrated
and I wasn't feeding my skin enough water.
Even if, you know, you drink a lot of water,
about, like 7% of it actually goes to your face
'cause your body likes to take all of it in.
Basically, I used to just use like a firming cleanser
to feel squeaky clean, and maybe moisturizer,
but generally I would just chuck some foundation on.
And if I got oily,
I would pack powder on through my t-zone to absolve the oil.
When you think about it, powder's super dehydrating
so I was just adding to the fire, basically.
And I realized after a while, my barrier was just damaged.
I have done some really crazy things to my skin
and I had no idea that it was wrong.
I would use my dad's aftershave on a pimple.
I would use toothpaste.
I would get an ice block and try and get it to cool down.
I would hack at it so that it was flat.
Please tell me in the comments below if you do that too,
so that I don't think I'm the crazy one.
But don't do it, don't do it.
But if you've done it before, don't do it now.
Please don't do it now.
The drier it was,
the easier for me it was to cover with makeup.
So, for me, it was always about like pushing it
under the carpet.
But really,
if you put like a rug over something that's messy,
you're going to see the bumps anyway.
So... - [Woman] Good metaphor.
- When you have a breakout,
the first thing you think is, I want to get rid
of this breakout. - [Woman] Yeah.
- But you don't realize
that it's coming from something first.
So it could either be like,
stress-related, the food you've eaten.
I would always suggest starting off
by keeping your barrier really strong.
Hydration, nourishing creams, hyaluronic acid,
niacinamide, and SPF protection
are all going to be great for dry skin types
and for strengthening your barrier as well.
If you feel texture dryness,
that's something that you can,
maybe use a really gentle chemical exfoliation
to eat away at those dead skin cells.
And then use something like an emollient moisturizer.
A lot of people, who, maybe produce a little bit of oil,
but have textured dryness,
always go for like the lightest weight moisturizer.
Your skin is going to absorb it so fast
that the top few layers of your skin,
it isn't getting the love that it needs.
Hydration serums for the deeper layers
and then something more creamy and emollient
to act as a barrier cream to protect your skin for longer.
Top tips.
I'm gonna start off with cleansing.
I would suggest starting off with a gentle cleanser.
Something that isn't going to lather so much,
that it's gonna strip your skin back.
When you're dry, you already don't produce
that much natural oil in the skin,
so you don't want to be using something firming.
A really good one that I love
is the CosMedix Benefit Clean Gentle Cleanser.
I pump it into my hands.
I add a little bit of water
and I actually lather it up into my hands.
I don't lather it on to my face
'cause I feel like it's unnecessary tugging at the skin.
So I lather it up, then I gently cleanse and remove.
And I do not feel tight.
You know, when you get into the shower
and your skin is like, tight,
and you're gonna need to put moisturizer,
you don't want that.
Speaking of the shower,
do not wash your face with hot water.
That is already going to strip your skin back
If you're someone who uses makeup daily,
I would suggest removing it with an oil cream
or balm cleanser.
I use the Clinique Take The Day Off Balm.
Because it's a balm or an oil, it will melt the makeup
rather than trying to scrub it or firm it off.
If you don't feel clean after that,
you can go in with a tiny bit
of your gel cleanser afterwards.
Hot tip with dry sensitive skin.
For example, myself.
I've tried chemical exfoliations before.
If I leave them on the skin for too long,
I start getting a little bit of redness, which I don't love.
Sometimes I take a little bit
of the balm cleanser into my hand
and then add chemical exfoliation into the balm.
So it's like, you're giving yourself, like a peel,
but you're not leaving it on all night.
That's if you're sensitive
and you can't tolerate chemical exfoliation.
I noticed that worked really well for me.
So, I wanted to talk about hyaluronic acid.
Hyaluronic acid has quite a small molecule,
which means it can travel to the deeper layers of the skin
and plump up each layer with water.
So, think about a sultana and think about a grape.
They're basically the exact same thing.
But one contains heaps of water, so it's smooth
and one doesn't have any water,
so it has lots of texture and wrinkles.
If you're suffering from dehydration lines,
generally, you might be just lacking water in the skin.
So if you introduce something like
a hydration serum with hyaluronic acid,
it's going to plump those lines up
and give you more of a smoother complexion.
I'm a grape.
One of my favorite products, it's the Asap Super B complex.
I love it because it has niacinamide
so it's barrier strengthening, we will need that,
and it has hyaluronic acid
and it has a little bit of lactic and glycolic acid.
A small amount that you can use in the morning and at night.
If you're super sensitive to chemical exfoliation,
I would suggest to start with this one
because it's really, really, really gentle.
I want us to talk about a,
another chemical exfoliation that I use.
It has a powerful blend of IHA and BHA.
But it also has other ingredients like peptides
so it's like super anti-aging, plumping.
Sometimes I just use it once a week
when I feel like I want to glow.
If you want the glow, this is gonna give you the glow.
My boyfriend doesn't notice anything
that I do skincare ways.
And I remember I put this on and we turned the,
TV on and there was like a light on my face
and he goes, "You look glowing."
I'm like, "Oh my God.
It's the radiat serum."
That's why they call it radiant.
It's not like a dewy glow that you would get
from like an oil or moisturizer.
Your skin from within is glowing.
So, it's stunning, but make sure you use SPF
if you're going to be exfoliating.
You should use SPF, anyway,
regardless of what you're doing in your skin care routine.
Now, for my skincare routine,
I will begin by showing you my AM routine.
I will use a gentle cleanser, a hydration serum.
If I'm being lazy...
I will use this sunscreen from Ultra Violette
because it's a three in one.
It's a Supreme Screen.
It's like your moisturizer, SPF and primer altogether.
So, when I'm in a hurry, which is generally,
majority of the time,
I will use just that as my everything.
But if I've got the time, I'll use a moisturizer beforehand
because I'm a little bit on the dry side.
But I'm lazy.
My gentle cleanser is from CosMedix.
It's the Benefit Clean Gentle Cleanser.
I love this one because it gives you a clean feel
without stripping your skin back.
And you can use them morning and night.
It's super gentle.
This is the Medik8 Hydra8 B5 Intense.
They do have a normal Hydra8 B5,
but I choose the intense one because I have a drier texture
and because it's slightly more emollient on the skin.
It stays on the surface of my skin for a little bit longer
and it's more nourishing.
It doesn't just absorb straight away,
it stays there for a little bit longer,
which is what I'm into.
It's a little bit boujee.
It's like one of the most boujee things I earned.
That's my favey.
I think it's $99.
I love hyaluronic acid.
BHA.
When I'm feeling, like I've got some time in my routine,
I'll definitely go into my moisturizer first,
if not, just my SPF, but I love this moisturizer
because it's super hygienic,
you can just pump it like this.
I just put it all over on my neck, I tap underneath my eyes.
It's like an all in one.
That's basically my AM routine.
This is usually my general PM routine.
This is one of my absolute favorite cleanses.
You would use it on your dry hands to a dry face.
Really massage it, like don't just scrub it all over,
really massage it into the skin,
take a little bit on to your lashes,
helps remove lipstick as well,
and then remove with warm water.
And if you're feeling like you just need a little bit
of an extra cleanse after that,
then a tiny bit of gel cleanser.
You don't need too much
because your skin is already, basically clean.
But if you're someone who uses mascara daily
and you want like a separate eye remover,
I would suggest maybe, they have a,
like a liquid version that you shake.
And you can put it on a cotton pad or micellar water,
whatever you're feeling.
Moving on.
After cleansing, I will go in with my Super B Complex.
If someone who's dry, but also experiences
like a little bit of breakout, some acne,
niacinamide is amazing for that.
It's decongesting
but it's not like a really, really strong acid
that's going to make your skin feel really tight and dry.
It's also really good for sensitive skin.
Tamara has made a video explaining her sensitive skin type
and the products she uses.
So if you want to watch that one,
you have sensitive skin go and check it out.
Like I said, if you want extra hydration,
you can then go in with the hyaluronic acid on top.
It already has hyaluronic acid in there,
but if you want extra hydration,
you could lay a different hyaluronics.
Joanna does it.
I've seen her do it.
She'll add hyaluronic on top of hyaluronic
on top of hyaluronic.
The reason why I would do this one first
is because it has a little bit more actives in there.
Anything that has a similar texture,
you want to be using the one
that's going to help you go concerns more, first.
If I'm just having a really great night
and I'm like, "I just need a moisturizer."
Phytostat 9 on.
We spoke about this earlier.
On the nights that I'm feeling extra dry,
I need to add a few drops of oil in there.
This is the Dermalogica Phyto Replenish Oil.
I love this one because it drops, look at this.
See how that drops out?
It's just easy to maneuver.
Like it's not one of those, like squeezy ones,
where you've put too much on your hand,
and you're like, "Oh, get off of me."
It's really lightweight.
It doesn't feel thick.
It absorbs right in.
It's a little bit expensive,
but it lasts a really long time.
There are some nights of the week where I just want more
or I want something that's just gonna give me
a little bit more of that juicy look.
The Aspect Probiotic Mask.
I'm gonna start off with why I love it.
There's 118 mils in it and it's 60 something dollars.
Which is like half the price of a really great moisturizer,
but double the quantity.
Love that.
I put about this much on my hand.
Yeah, it's really nice.
It smells really good.
It's really a emollient.
The directions on there will say to put it on the skin,
leave it on for like 10 to 20 minutes, tissue off
and then follow it with your skincare routine.
However, I use it as my night cream.
That's totally fine.
You can do that.
If you're really dry and you need it,
I do my whole skincare routine and then I add that on top,
and I leave it on overnight.
It's so beautiful.
So that's my general routine.
If I'm feeling like I really need extra glow in my skin
and I'm feeling a bit textured
or I've broken out one week,
I will introduce the radiant serum into my routine.
The reason why I love it so much is because
it will eat away my dead skin cells,
refined my pores, brighten, but also has peptides.
So it's really a pumping as well.
It's a really good anti-aging product
if you don't want to use retinol.
I haven't started using that yet so I use this one.
It has all different acids, IHA and BHA.
The things that I don't want you to do
if you're going to start using acids, for example,
is to start using it every night.
I know we can get dry.
I know we can get texture with our skin time.
It does not mean you have to over exfoliate.
I would definitely suggest using it
one night a week to begin with.
And then, after maybe the second or third week,
you can start using it two nights a week.
And you wouldn't use something like glycolic acid
on the same night as using your retinol.
It's just too much exfoliation.
Everyone always asks, "When you have a dropper,
how much are you supposed to use?"
If you're starting out with hyaluronic acid,
put it on your hands, press it into your skin.
If your skin absorbs it instantly,
go in with a second layer.
If you notice, maybe after a week,
that it's staying on the skin for a little bit,
and then it's slowly drinking,
it means you don't need as much.
There's no right or wrong.
I think with skincare, everyone's like,
"Am I putting too much on?"
Yes, with retinol and maybe glycolic and acids
and things like that,
you want to, maybe swatch test if you're sensitive
and go from there.
But something like hyaluronic acid, you can bathe in it.
Tosh.
I don't know if she have mentioned it in the YouTube video,
but she loves hyaluronic acid,
like she could literally just lay in it all day.
Thank you so much for watching.
I hope it was useful.
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