The winter has passed and it’s finally time to say hello to spring!
We all want smooth texturized skin and radiance, but the real struggle is finding out how to achieve this after a rough winter, especially when taking the environmental damage to our skin into account.
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We’ve tapped our resident skin and makeup professional Myrna Daher to key you in on the tips to achieving that perfect glowing spring skin.
Check out the tips below.
1. Clean deep.
The Clarisonic cleansing system is going to be the new best friend to your skin care regime. This investment helps pick up what manual cleansing leaves behind. The non-abrasive tool is universal for all skin types across the board and removes 6X more makeup and 2X more dirt and oil than manual cleansing. Not only does it make the skin smoother and brighter after first use, it also helps all your skin-care penetrate, verses lying on top of your skin’s surface, buffing away winter blues. I personally use my Clarisonic at night in the shower to remove all my makeup.
2. Be a Product Snob.
Don’t be afraid to use the best of the best when it comes to cleansers. Purity from Philosophy is all the rage and is consistent. Allure winning beauty and ELLE approved, this is hands down the best and the first step into great skin.
This hydrating deep cleansing cleanser is fragrance free and nourishing for all skin types. In the morning apply a Vitamin C, which is essential for keeping skin youthful. Kiehl’s makes a pure Vitamin C concentrate that is clinically-demonstrated to improve overall skin texture, tone, radiance, and helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Just as much as we need Vitamin C internally, we need it externally. This anti-oxidant helps protect the skin and reveal healthier looking skin!
Next step is to apply this fabulous ‘Blue Copper’ serum by Osmotics. Peptides relax the muscle tissue and stimulate the collagen to help with lifting and firming. Copper is also a soothing agent that is good for acne prone skin or very dry sensitive skin. Being that it has a gel base consistence, it’s suitable for all skin types. Not only is this serum loaded with peptides, it also has proteins that instantly smooth the skin and brighten the surface. End with an SPF 30 of your choice that is suitable for your skin type. You have the choice of solely wearing a SPF 30, then applying makeup or wearing a BB cream or tinted moisturizer with SPF 30.
3. Send Your Skin To Bed Happy
For nighttime skin care to enhance the glow of your skin and continue to produce new surface cells, use this pre-saturated chemical peel by Philosophy. ‘The Microdelivery triple-acid brightening peel’ is fab for all skin pigments and helps you see brighter days ahead. This convenient zero downtown helps melt away dead skin and buff out any appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It enhances the overall clarity by reducing any dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and photo-damage.
Use this once a week and it’s proven to help brighten the skin in one use and by week 6 you will be amazed by your glow, just in time for summer.
The nights you do not use your micro delivery triple-acid peel apply a Vitamin A (retinal). If you feel a little dry from using a Vitamin A every night, use it every other day and apply a nourishing nighttime moisturizer.
These few products and these steps are the secret to red carpet worthy glowing skin! Achieving the summer glow is easier than you think, so ladies and gents, hop on board and let’s wash away the winter and prep ourselves for an amazing spring and summer.
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