Begin at the beginning…
Following the instructions of the King from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, I will begin at the beginning and open this blog talking about how important it is to have good skin in order to achieve a good makeup.
The skin is the largest organ of our body, responsible for a number of vital functions, and also visible! We better take good care of it. The basic tips to keep in mind are to follow a balanced diet, to drink at least eight glasses of water a day, and use sunscreen and moisturizer daily throughout the body. This should put us on the path to a glowing skin.
But for us girls there are some areas that need a little more attention: the face, neck, chest and hands. In general, we are dedicated to keeping our faces in the best condition, but we forget the other three areas are equally visible and suffer the same effects of aging. If we start to look after them early on, we will not need to spend too much on anti-wrinkle creams and miracle makers later. A good moisturizer, a good eye contour cream and some regular anti-wrinkle cream for the neck, chest and hands (I use the same one for all) will be more than enough.
My experience is special because my skin is very allergic and sensitive, so anything I put on it has to be very natural or made speacially for atopic skin, and boy is it hard to get an anti-wrinkle cream for this type of skin! But I found in Lush cosmetics the perfect solution, I highly recommend everything they do. My routine is to wash my face and neck, apply the moisturizer and the eye contour cream and that’s it. I always carry hand cream in my bag, and although I should use sunscreen, I still have not found one that doesn’t give me allergies. I use the wrinkle cream on my chest after I shower, so basically once a day.
Although we use makeup to correct and improve, it is very important to have a good foundation, after all painters use the best canvas for their works right? So in short: eat well, drink lots of water, hydrate and protect skin. Exfoliating once a week is a good idea too, I do it everyday but very gently.
I know this is all stuff we already know but it’s time to start applying it.
Until next time!
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