This is going to be a part of a mini-series of posts of "My Summer
Face", where I will show you a few of my go-to products to look fresh,
healthy and stay protected.
Today is all about the base, creating a flawless yet shielding layer
against the sun.
First of all, let's briefly talk about my skin type.
I wasn't too fortunate with my largest organ, especially across
my face. I have combination and reactive skin: it is sometimes oily, sometimes dry, often both and always hyperpigmented or blemished in some way. My acne is most sensitive to
INTERNAL factors such as stress, hormones, dehydration, and the lack of sleep - levels of which have all greatly escalated in the last exam period. And now that's over and done with, it's time for a skin clear up.
Moisturising
This is an extremely important step following cleansing and toning (I
simply dab Lush's Tea Tree water onto blemishes with a cotton pad). Even if you have oily-combination skin, if it is
not hydrated enough the skin will attempt to compensate by producing even more
sebum.
I use a mixture of the Body Shop's Vitamin E moisture cream and La Roche-Posay's tinted SPF 50 cream, the effect of which is the best I've experienced for
a [relatively] smooth and pore-refining look. I will dedicate another post on
sun-protection, but I always use factor 50 on my face - have large 'freckles'
(really they are just baby moles :/) which am trying to control, as well as
for general anti-aging reasons.
