Sigrid Agren by Aitken Jolly for Dansk A/W 2011
For me, this is perfect skin. Fresh, slightly dewy, not packed with makeup and none of this photoshop business - just real, pores and all. I’m the biggest advocate in letting your skin breathe, and you know what, it’s not going anywhere so it’s super important to embrace it and make the most of it. I go makeup-free (foundation & concealer especially) on weekends (parties & fancy dinners excluded), the days I’m working from home, on photoshoots, at family dinners & get-togethers with friends, at the gym, supermarket, window shopping and… I think you get my gist. Basically, anytime when I’m not at an event or in the office. Above is my default (skin) look – here are the two steps to getting glowing skin…
Step 1: Exfoliate.
I’ve just tried Grown’s Facial Exfoliant with Peppermint, Jojoba Micro Bead and Juniper Berry and I give it two very enthusiastic thumbs up. I find lots of exfoliants dry out my skin (très annoying) but this one was gentle and surprisingly soothing. Also, with no petrochemicals, animal derivatives, silicones, parabens etc etc, how can you go wrong?!
Step 2: Apply oils.
For a divine glow and hyper moisturisation, massage a facial oil onto clean skin. For normal to dry skin, try Clarins’ Orchidèe Bleue Face Treatment Oil, for very dry skin try Ren’s Rose O12 Moisture Defence Serum, and for those with combination or oily skin, use a toner post-cleansing (such as this one) and Jurlique’s amazing Herbal Recovery Gel. Make sure to warm up the oils in the palms of your hand and press lightly into skin, and if you’re planning on heading outside, don’t forget that sunscreen (applied under the oil).
Now take off that foundation and get even more gorgeous!
xx
