Tips for gorgeous skin

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I've found myself really into skin care at the moment, I used to be one of those girls who found the whole thing boring and tedious, although recently I've been loving it. So here are 10 tips I've learnt over the years to help keeping your skin looking great. Obviously these will only help if you look after it, for example you stick to a skin care routine that works for you and that you exfoliate and moisturise etc, but I hope these help!

#1 remove you makeup- a pretty obvious one, so I'm not going to ramble on about for ages, but it's a key factor when achieving or maintaining gorgeous skin. Even if you don't wear makeup, your skin still gets dirty, from bacteria, oils and air pollution. So this is a really important step!

#2 double cleanse- I never used to do this, I thought it was a gimmick to get you to use more product, so that you'd run out faster and have to buy more. But it seriously has made a difference! The first cleanse is to remove your makeup, and the second is to just purely cleanse the skin under the makeup.

#3 tie that hair back- tying your hair back when in the house, going to bed etc will keep excess oils of your face and will help to prevent breakouts, especially on your forehead.

#4  change your pillow case regularly- again, it will have oils from your hair and general bacteria on it and will again increase your risks on of a break out. (When is say risk of, it sounds like I'm talking about some sort of disease haha)

#5 pat don't rub- when drying your face with your towel, pat don't rub as rubbing is too harsh on the skin.

#6 always sanitise- before doing my makeup or skin care routine, I always wash my hands or use hand sanitiser, to stop extra bacteria getting on my skin. (I sound like a germaphobe, but it all helps)

#7 clean your phone- again, germs, your phone is one of the dirtiest things you own, you place it down in public places, it goes in your bag, other people may use it, and it collects ALOT of bacteria and then you place it on your face! Ew. Try and clean it regularly and not place it directly on your cheek.

#8 clean those brushes- make sure you try and clean your makeup brushes regularly, I'm a hypocrite here, I should do it at least weekly but I'm lazy and do it about every 2 weeks, but it really will help.

#9 drink! - have a cold glass of water every morning, it will help flush out toxins and will help clear up your skin and keep you hydrated. Try and drink as much water every day as you can.

#10 cut out sugar- I'm a sugar addict and do eat a lot of chocolate, but that all I eat (obviously I eat meals etc haha) but I mean the only unhealthy snack I have, I don't eat crisps or sweets or fizzy drinks, ever since I cut out those, my skin has really benefited!

I might do a part two soon, so keep an eye out for that!

What are your fave skin care tips?

alexandra oxox