Northern Skincare Addict

Well, June has flown by for me. As it's the end of the month, I'm going to post what skincare empties I've had this month. First up is the REN Evercalm Global Protection Day Cream (15ml). This was part of a REN Evercalm gift set. This wasn't great. It was very greasy. It would not sink in. It also had a weird smell to it. I ended using this up on my feet. The next skincare empty of June is the Caudalie Gentle Cleansing Milk (100ml). I really enjoyed this. I posted my thoughts about this is my morning routine post. I will definitely be purchasing this again in the future. I received a sample of the Lierac Blemish Correction Regulating Gel. This was good to use and it really helped reduce a spot on my neck. I may look into buying this in the future. This is a sort of skincare empty. I finished a lip balm, which was the  Superdrug Little Moisturising Blue Stick. This is my all time favourite lip balm. I use it every night before I go to sleep and it keeps my lips...

The Body Shop is a brand that I will always use. Whether it be for skincare or toiletries, I really love their products. I'm going to talk about some of their products which I love and enjoy. My favourite cleanser of all time is the Camomile Cleansing Butter. It is the gentlest cleanser I've ever used. It's so simple yet effective. A few months ago, my skin was painfully sore and red. I think that was down to me using inappropriate cleansers for my skin. After using this as my sole cleanser for a month, my skin was better and much happier. I like how after I've massaged it onto my skin, that it rinses off as a milk. It really does a great job at removing the day's grime and my SPF. It's a great cleanser, and for £10, I'm quite happy to buy it again and again. It also doesn't hurt that The Body Shop often have 40% off and sales frequently, so you can often get this for just over half the original price. I've also been trying out a different clea...

I like French Pharmacy brands, and I love it that I'm able to buy them directly from France. Easyparapharmacie is a website that sells French Pharmacy products at French prices and they ship them directly from France. Above are pictures of what I bought. I purchased a double pack of La Roche Posay Hydreane Legere , and the La Roche Posay Toleriane Soothing Protective Cream. I also received a sample of Lierac Blemish Correction Regulation Gel.  I love the La Roche Posay Hydreane Legere , as I mentioned in my posts about my morning routine and my evening routine. I purchased the La Roche Posay Toleriane Soothing Protective Cream as a different moisturiser to try. I tried the Lierac Blemish Correction Regulation Gel the other night and it was actually quite good. I tried it on a blemish on my neck, and it had really reduced a lot by the next morning, so I may purchase it in the future. Thanks for reading!

As I've become more into skincare, I've developed a large stash of skincare products. Now, to avoid waste, I'm not going to throwaway any products I don't like, I'm going to re-purpose them or power through and finish them. The products that I'm not enjoying anymore or dislike are: REN Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Milk - Really not enjoying this. I can't wait for it to be finished.  Simple Kind To Skin Refreshing Facial Wash Gel - It's too drying for my skin now, so currently using it as a hand wash.  Soap and Glory Face Soap & Clarity Daily Detox Vitamin C Facial Wash - This is too drying for my face, will use as a hand wash.  The above products are the ones I really want to finish this month. I would also like to finish a few other products this month, but I enjoy the following products, but I just want to try new things: La Roche Posay Anthelios XL Ultra Light Fluid SPF50 - I like this but I have another sunscreen to try.  La Roche Pos...

If there's one group of products that have helped my skin the most, it would have to be the Cicaplast range from La Roche Posay . The products I've tried from this range, have truly helped my skin for the better. The products in this range are: Cicaplast Baume B5 Cicaplast Baume B5 SPF50 Cicaplast Pro Recovery Cicaplast Mains Cicaplast Levres The original  Cicaplast Baume B5 is my favourite product out of this range. This multi purpose balm from La Roche Posay is said, as described by La Roche Posay, to soothe and protect sensitive and irritated skin. This balm contains Panthenol 5% (also known as Vitamin B5) which helps protect skin with it's anti-bacterial properties. I use this on any small healing cuts and scratches on my body, and this really helps them heal quickly and without leaving a scar because I can't pick at them when using this. I apply this onto any cuts and scratches every evening. This is also great for soothing  any irritations. My skin can...

I like to try out new products, but I have to introduce them slowly to try and prevent any major reactions to products. I patch test every new product in the same area, my cheek, chin and nose. My chin and nose are where I experience any breakouts, if I have one. My cheek is where I experience no breakouts, so I test there to see if a new product would cause a breakout in that area, and if it did, the product would be unsuitable for me. I patch test new products for four weeks, to give my skin time to react to the product. I'm currently testing the REN Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Milk . Although it's called a cleansing milk, it has much more of a whipped texture, like a cream, more than a milk. I like the pump packaging, it's very efficient. My first impressions of this product were disappointing. I had such high hopes for this product. It sinks in quite quickly once massaged onto the skin, and it comes off easily with a face cloth, but it's just disappointing. ...

Like my morning routine, I don't have too many steps to my evening routine. First, I cleanse with a balm cleanser. I use The Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Butter. I love this. This is one of the best cleansers I've ever used. I like to use a balm cleanser as I find it's the best thing to remove the SPF off my face. I do like to double cleanse on an evening, but I do use this as my sole cleanser on the nights where I'm tired and lazy, it's still removing the SPF and the day's grime off my face. It's so gentle, yet effective. It also emulsifies very easily, which is great. After using a balm cleanser, I follow up with a cleansing milk. This is the same one as I use in my morning routine, it's the Caudalie Gentle Cleansing Milk.  I like this as a second cleanse as it gives me some added hydration. When I first started taking care of my skin, I used a gel cleanser, but I realised that it was leaving my skin dehydrated. After to switching to more hydrat...

My morning routine is a quick and effective routine for me. I don't do too many steps, just the essential steps; cleanse, moisture, SPF. The first step I do is cleansing. I'm currently using the Caudalie Gentle Cleansing Milk  as my morning cleanser. I like this cleanser, it's very gentle and cooling on my skin. It rinses off well, which is a good thing, I don't like cleansers that take a lot of work to remove. After cleansing, I moisturise. If I need to, I will use a spritz/mist before moisturising, such as La Roche Posay Serozinc  or Avene Eau Thermale Spray  but most days I don't need to use a spritz/mist. The moisturiser I'm currently using is La Roche Posay Hydreane Legere. I love this. It sinks in quickly and leaves my skin moisturised and ready for the day ahead. I am heartbroken that they have discontinued this in the UK, I'm going to have to get some more whilst I still can. Then before I leave the house, I apply my SPF. I use La Roch...