FALLING OUT OF LOVE WITH MOISTURISER
Before I start this post I want to point out two things… 1) I am under the age of 35 and 2) it’s not Winter yet.
So now let me explain to you why I’ve ditched the moisturiser and haven’t felt the need to use it in my skincare routine for the past couple of months. My morning routine usually consists of cleansing (Oskia Rennaisance Gel) followed by a serum. My serum of choice has been the Sarah Chapman Intense Hydrating Booster and I’ve found it seriously helps with the hydration of my skin. It is quite wet feeling though, so after I apply it I usually wait for it to sink right into my skin. Because of the drying process I began to get on with other things and I was forgetting to moisturise before starting my makeup routine. My makeup routine always starts with a hydrating primer though so what I found was that my skin didn’t mind missing that moisturising step. The serum and primer seemed to do the job just fine, so if my skin is happy, then I’m happy!
It wasn’t my intention to ditch the moisturiser in the evening either but the more and more I got into oils, the more confused I got about when to apply moisturiser and it just kind of faded out. I love using oils in the evening as they are slightly heavier and way more hydrating. I was also told by my lovely friend Caroline Hirons that serums have water in, so putting oils on top will seal that in. She said that “some brands actually recommend oil after moisturiser for that reason”. So what the heck, if my skin is saying no to moisturiser then it’s gone.
I’ll no doubt be introducing it back into my routine come winter, but for now I’m doing just fine without it.
