...SKINCARE ROUTINE // EVENING EDITION.

So yesterday I gave you a run down of my morning skincare routine. Today comes the more luxurious, and in my opinion, more important part. Skincare in the evening is all about taking away all the bad outside nasties (as well as make up!) away, and putting back into your skin what has been lost and damaged throughout the day. As you can I use a fair few more products on an evening, and some with a bit more ooomph hat can work their magic while I catch some zzzz's.

Loreal Absolute Make-Up Remover Eye & Lip // The Body Shop Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil // Soap & Glory The Ultimelt Hot Cloth Cleanser

If I've been wearing heavy eye make-up I like to start with taking the bulk of it off using this Loreal Eye & Lip Make-Up Remover. It is a dual phase liquid that makes light work of even waterproof mascara and doesn't feel at all greasy on the skin.

To take off the rest of my face make-up, I like to use a cleansing oil as my first step in cleansing as you can feel it literally melting everything away as soon as it touches your skin. This camomile number from The Body Shop is absolutely beautiful, doesn't have a strong scent and leaves no residue behind - Perfect!

For my second cleanse, I love using a cleansing cream or balm to really give back some goodness into my skin and leave it fresh, soft and glowing. The Ultimelt Cleanser Hot Cloth Cleanser from Soap & Glory is the second of their cleansers I have used and does not disappoint. Simply dampen the muslin cloth that it comes with, gently remove the balm after massaging it into your skin and voila! Bright, glowing skin from the first use!

Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz // Superfacialist Vitamin C+ Brighten Dark Circles Eye Cream // Lush Grease Lightening Spot Treatment // La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo+

In the evening I don't tend to use an exfoliating toner as at this point, I don't want to strip my skin anymore, so I just give my face a little spritz of the Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz to put a little moisture back in.

Rather than the brightening eye treatment I use in the mornings, I like to target my dark circles over night with this Vitamin C+ Dark Circles Eye Cream from Superfacialist. It works. What more can I say?

If I'm having a break out (which is more often that not these days!) I try to battle any bumps with the Grease Lightning Spot Treatment from Lush. It's a funny consistency, like a watery gel, but it seems to work, although not as well as it's Origins counterpart! I'll follow this up with a layer of La Roche-Posays Effaclat Duo+ for double effect, and to stop any scaring from appearing once the blemish itself has cleared up.

Botanics Organic Facial Oil // Origins High Potency Night-A-Mins // Lush Mint Julips Lip Scrub

The next product is a new one for me. In fact, facial oils are a relatively new phenomenon for the beauty world in general. Originally quite dubious of putting oil onto my already somewhat oily skin, I finally caved and gave it a go and boy am I glad! I picked up the Botanics Facial Oil as it was on offer in Boots and didn't want to spend too much money in case it didn't agree with me but I would happily have paid full price and more now I know what beauty lies within this little glass bottle. Not only does this stuff smell delicious but my skin was noticeably smoother after one use - Magic!

The last step of my endeavour to to transform my face overnight is to apply a good dollop of Origins Night-A-Mins all over my face. This is quite a thick, heavy duty cream, but still silky at the same time. It has a beautiful scent and feels like a real treat when applying. 

Lastly, every few days I like to give my lips a good scrub with the Mint Julips Lip Scrub from Lush to keep any unwanted dry bits at bay - I'm a fan of a matte lip and the two do not mix well! I used the Popcorn one for a while but found it way too sweet. I have found love in the mint chocolate scent (Who am I kidding?!) flavour and I have to do everything in my power to stop me from eating it every time I open the tub.

So that is what I put my face through on a daily basis. Do you use any of these products, or do you think there is better out there that I should try? I'm always on the hunt for new skincare products and tips so throw some my way!

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