Exfoliate your skin
Your skins complexion looks more fresh and radiant when it’s smooth as it reflects more light. When you are under 20 your skin cells renew every 28 days. As you grow older the skin cycle slows down and between 30 and 40 the skin cell turn out cycle changes to every 40 days. Always exfoliate your skin at night as opposed to day. This will help you get rid of the gunk from the day.
We recommend the best exfoliators for skin:
- Goodal Goodbye Yesterday Peel-Off Pack
- AHAVA Facial Renewal Peel
- Olay Regenerist Advanced Cleansing System
- Bio-essence Deep Exfoliating Gel with Royal Jelly and ATP Sensitive Skin
Once you are in a habit of exfoliating your skin every night and your skin has that baby smooth feeling, it’s time to get your skin glowing and dewy with ingredients that are hydrating, firming, and brightening.
Ceramides & Retinoids
Natural enzymes in skin help remove dead cells. These enzymes are not very effective if the skin is dry. A moisturizer with cermaides is recommended as they help rehydrate the skin and also reinforce skins natural barrier. We love La Roche-Posay’s Effaclar Duo [+] with enhanced with Procerad, a patented Ceramide that rebuilds the skin’s surface.
A firm skin reflects even better when its firm and smooth. A prescription strength or over the counter retinoid is recommended to stimulate collagen products. Our pick, Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream.
Picture perfect day
Vitamic-C is an amazing anti-oxidant that helps brighten skin and helps fading the sun-spots giving it a sun kissed glow. We recommend,Derma E Evenly Radiant Brightening Serum or Formula 10.0.6 Picture Perfect Day Gel Moisturiser.
Fake a glow with a highlighter
Choose a champagne shade – it looks good on all skin shades, and take it easy with application. If your skin is normal or dry use a cream formula and apply it directly with your fingers (Catrice Illuminating Highlighter Pen). Tap up and down the cheekbones, and dab whatever's leftover on the brow bones, center of the chin, and tip of the nose. For oily skin we recommend you dust powder (Catrice Pure Shimmer Highlighter) over the same areas.
Make you body glow!
Opt for botanical oils instead of body lotions. They contain the same lipids as your skin’s own natural barrier. Coconut oil for example is rich in fatty acids, gets absorbed easily and leaving a glow instead of shine. Try, Bioglan SuperFoods Organic Coconut Oil or Chaokoh virgin Coconut Oil. You can also smooth a little bit of tinted moisturisers (Avene Very High Protection Tinted Cream SPF50+) over collarbones & shoulders.
Finally, eat good. Alcohol and caffeine dehydrates your skin and sugary food breaks down collagen over time making your skin look dull. Replace on coffee and candies with colourful vegetables and water. They help balance the pH levels in the skin making your skin glow.