Updated Skincare Routine - Cleansing
My last post on my skincare routine was done some time back in Sept 2009. That was a really long time ago, so I thought it is time for me to do an updated cleansing routine post.
My skin is no where near fantastic, occasionally there will be so mini eruptions occurring here and there on my face (due to stress, time of the month, etc). But I can say that my overall skin tone is getting better and my acne scars are fading.
In the morning, my cleansing routine only consist of only one product, ~H2O+ Mar
ine Cleansing Gel (oil-free).
This gel cleanser does not foam at all, so some people might not be used to it. I like the fact that after washing off this cleanser, my skin feels fresh and clean (not the squeaky clean feeling which I hate) and my skin does not feel tight.
I was also using this cleanser back in my Sept 2009 (you can check out my
Sept 2009 cleansing routine post), for the past year I have switched to many different cleansers and now, I am back to using it again.
In the evening, I will remove my eye & lip makeup, face makeup and then use a facial cleanser as the last step.
I have been switching my eye makeup remover around, testing out different brands, trying to find one that is cheap and good.
Currently, I am using the Etude House Mascara Remover One Shot Clean. It is a bi-phrase remover, so have to shake it well before using. The cotton pads I use are from e-glips which I bought from Gmarket.
For my lips, I use the Kose Perfect Make-up Remover, which had previously reviewed it (you can read my review
here). I am trying to finish this product by using it to remove my lippies as it stings my eye area badly.
For my face makeup, I use either my staple cleansing tissue, the Calmia Natural Oatmeal Cleansing Tissue (read review
here) or Paul & Joe Light Cleansing Milk (I bought it to try because it was on 40% discount).
Which item I use that evening will depend on whether I am feeling lazy or not... Usually I will use the cleansing tissue, as it removes my makeup faster.. Just a few wipes and my face is clean. But of course I will wipe until no color shows up on the cleansing tissue to make sure my face is clean. It usually takes 2 sheets to remove my makeup completely since I do not put on a lot of foundation.
If I use the P&J Light Cleansing Milk, I will squeeze out about a 20 cent coin and massage it all over my face, tissue off and then squeeze out another 20 cent coin of the cleaning milk, massage and tissue off. By the second time, the tissue paper should be quite colourless. If the tissue is still rather dirty, then I will do it the third time.
For my last step, the facial cleanser I am using currently is either the Shiseido The Skincare Purifying Cleansing Foam or the Biore Acne Mild Care Moisture Facial Foam together with the nifty Clarisonic Mia.
The Shiseido cleanser is the normal paste texture with mirco beads and it foams up really well while for the Biore cleanser, the product itself is foam type, meaning that once I pump the product out from the dispenser, it is already foam-ed (haha, don't think there's such a word).
Both cleansers feel gentle on my skin, my skin feels clean but not tight. I think my skin looks slightly brighter after washing off the Shiseido cleanser but it might be due to my imagination.
I have only recently ordered my Clarisonic Mia from a US website, I cannot remember how much it cost me, but definitely more than US$100 (luckily the exchange rate is not that bad now). I have only started using it for slightly more than a week, so I cannot really comment. I also ordered 2 extra delicate brush heads in the same order, since I have sensitive, acne prone skin.
Labels: Acne, Biore, Calmia, Clarisonic, Cleansers, Etude House, H2O+, Kose, Paul and Joe, Shiseido, Skin Care Routine, Tools
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