Hello Everyone!
Summer's here in full force (It is 39 C in Mumbai!), it is sweltering hot and humid. Not a good time for us beauty enthusiasts. Makeup is melting while we try our best to avoid sun damage.
I thought I would share my current routine here.
Morning:
1. Cleanse face with The Body Shop Vitamin E Cream Cleanser. I like using a cream cleanser as first of all I don't think my face accumulates too much dirt during the night, so I don't see the point of using a foaming cleanser; secondly since this is quite hydrating, it means that I can very easily skip using a moisturizer. During summers, a layer less on the face can make a lot of difference.
2. Apply sunscreen. These days I'm trying out a Lakme one. Will review it in a two weeks.
3. Makeup: I apply a dab of MAC Bare Study Paint Pot (beige shimmery champagne) on my lids and then just swipe on any summery or bright lipstick over MAC Lip Prep + Prime. That's all I do for makeup during the day. I generally carry the lipstick with me so that I can refresh it during the day.
Evening:
1. Since I didn't really wear much makeup in the morning, I just do a quick cleanse with Jergens Face Cream to take off the sunscreen.
2. I then cleanse using Forest Essentials Tejasvi Milk Ubtan. I make this in a base of milk.
3. Just before I sleep, I apply some of my Homemade Vitamin C serum. I prepare it fresh every day. You can read the method here.
4. On top of this I apply The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Cream
5. I finally finish it off with a few dabs of Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate. I have been using this for two months now, and I am in love with it. It smells really nice, helps me relax and sleep better and it also has improved my skin quite a bit. I find that my combination skin is now more balanced (the forehead is not so dry & the nose not so oily)
That's all to my routine. On the weekend, I add a facemask - these days I'm using the Papaya Fresh Face Mask from Iraya.
That's it! So what is your current routine? What makeup do you like for summers?
I thought I would share my current routine here.
Morning:
1. Cleanse face with The Body Shop Vitamin E Cream Cleanser. I like using a cream cleanser as first of all I don't think my face accumulates too much dirt during the night, so I don't see the point of using a foaming cleanser; secondly since this is quite hydrating, it means that I can very easily skip using a moisturizer. During summers, a layer less on the face can make a lot of difference.
2. Apply sunscreen. These days I'm trying out a Lakme one. Will review it in a two weeks.
3. Makeup: I apply a dab of MAC Bare Study Paint Pot (beige shimmery champagne) on my lids and then just swipe on any summery or bright lipstick over MAC Lip Prep + Prime. That's all I do for makeup during the day. I generally carry the lipstick with me so that I can refresh it during the day.
Evening:
1. Since I didn't really wear much makeup in the morning, I just do a quick cleanse with Jergens Face Cream to take off the sunscreen.
2. I then cleanse using Forest Essentials Tejasvi Milk Ubtan. I make this in a base of milk.
3. Just before I sleep, I apply some of my Homemade Vitamin C serum. I prepare it fresh every day. You can read the method here.
4. On top of this I apply The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Cream
5. I finally finish it off with a few dabs of Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate. I have been using this for two months now, and I am in love with it. It smells really nice, helps me relax and sleep better and it also has improved my skin quite a bit. I find that my combination skin is now more balanced (the forehead is not so dry & the nose not so oily)
That's all to my routine. On the weekend, I add a facemask - these days I'm using the Papaya Fresh Face Mask from Iraya.
That's it! So what is your current routine? What makeup do you like for summers?
