4 Ways To Improve Your Beauty Routine

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Looking and staying beautiful isn’t always easy when you’re short on time and patience. However, you’re going to feel better about yourself and love the way you look when you take good care of yourself and make upgrades to your approach.

There are four ways you can improve your beauty routine so that you can achieve the best results. The first step in doing so is to be open-minded about suggestions for how you can enhance your process. You won’t know the benefits of some of these tips until you try them yourself. Continue to tweak your beauty routine over the years so that you can keep up with the latest developments and recommendations.

1. Study Best Practises

One way to improve your beauty routine is to study the best practises and tips from the experts before you go at it all alone. There are plenty of videos and tutorials online for you to watch and learn from and blogs that cover topics such as summer skincare. You’ll get the best results when you use the right techniques and know what you’re doing. Educating yourself is key to you knowing what you should be incorporating into your daily beauty routine and ensuring that you’re going about it the correct way.

2. Choose the Right Products

It’s also vital that you’re choosing the right products for the job if you want to improve your beauty routine. For example, there are many shampoos on the market, but only a select few that will give you shiny and healthy hair after each use. Check out all the benefits of using an eco-friendly shampoo so you can see for yourself why so many people are using it. Products such as these are not only good for your hair and scalp but also the environment. 

3. Do What You Can at Home

You can save time and money when you do what you can at home. Improve your beauty routine by taking care of yourself without having to visit the salon or a licensed professional. While it’s fun and necessary to be pampered by someone else, it’s not always necessary. You’ll be able to keep up with attending to your hair, skin, and nails when you have the tools and motivation you need to complete certain tasks at your house. Otherwise, you risk waiting for your appointments to come along and not always looking your best.

4. Be Committed & Consistent

It’s also essential that you’re committed and consistent in keeping up with your beauty routine and habits if you want to improve it. For instance, it would help if you washed your face twice per day, applied sunscreen each morning, and always have good hygiene. If you’re doing some of these tasks some of the time, then it’ll reflect in how you look and feel. It’s easy to take shortcuts or skip your daily routine altogether, but it’s only going to make matters worse in the long run. You might start to experience more skin breakouts and blemishes, for example.

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Summer Skincare with Emma Hardie

One question that comes up time and time again with skincare is whether or not you should switch up your skincare for the Summer months. The team over at Emma Hardie, who recently their advice on combatting sluggish skin, have some great advice on switching up your skincare, which I am sharing with you.

Naturally in the Summer months, with the warmer weather, we don't need to rely on heavy or rich formulas like we would do in the winter months, but that doesn't mean you can throw your skincare routine out of the window, but instead just tweak it slightly and these are the suggestions:

Emma Hardie Light Moringa Gel (£34) - This cleansing gel is just delightful and is perfect for using to complete the morning cleanse and is described as being the lighter alternative to the iconic classic that is the Moringa Cleansing Balm, which I also adore!

This lightweight gel offers that same uplifting scent you get from the balm and it so refreshing. It uses nourishing Moringa and Sweet Almond Oil which leave your skin feeling supple, then we have Omega 6, Vitamin E and essential fatty acids which work to moisturise, smooth and soften. Sea Fennel Extract and Moringa Seed Peptides then help to reinforce the skin’s barrier function to help protect against the damaging effect of environmental aggressors such as harsh weather conditions and pollution. You can read a full review on the Moringa Light Cleansing Gel here on my blog.

Emma Hardie Plump & Glow Hydrating Mist (£42)- with its innovative packaging this mist is the first-ever in a tube form, making it so easy to carry around with you, have on your desk, in the bathroom or wherever else you store such products.

Perfect for use if you have a bit of a hot flush, feel a bit flustered, need an afternoon refresh or even just because you can. Formulate using hyaluronic acid to aid hydration, cooling watermint and Aloe Vera for soothing and refreshing the skin plus it also contains tiny gold pigments which boost the skin's luminosity. The most important ingredient for me, however, is the use of Glycofilm™ 2% technology which provides a 'second skin' to protect cells from the damaging effects of daily pollution and provides invisible colour correction to balance redness, leaving skin fresh and radiant. This mist is something that can be used all year round.

Emma Hardie Protect & Prime SPF30 (£46) - This is such an amazing product (review here) and one I have gone through tubes of since I was first introduced to it. We all know that wearing SPF should come as naturally as putting on your bra or your socks, but for some reason, so many people just don't wear any form of SPF, unless it is hot or they are on holiday. However, that is a whole different blog post.

With its SPF30, Protect and Prime is a lightweight, non-greasy skin protecting and priming cream and it doesn't feel gloopy, it isn't thick and it doesn't leave white residue once applied. Packed full of amazing ingredients such as Mongongo Oil, Oat Extract and Vitamin E together they work to protect and guard the skin against premature ageing, sun damage and environmental exposure. It also has a unique light-diffusing formulation to prime the skin and even out the complexion as well as helping to blur the appearance of fine lines and pores.

So there you have a tweaked but incredible skincare routine for the Summer months, plus it also acts as a great introduction to Emma Hardie as a brand if you are yet to try any products. You can find them all available here via both Cult Beauty* and Emma Hardie.

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Primark PS... Naturals Balm to Oil Cleanser

I think it is fair to say that I am a huge fan of cleansing and double-cleansing in general, it is something I have done for years now and it becomes as much a part of my skincare routine as washing my hair or applying a mask. When I double cleanse, without question there is always a balm cleanser involved and when I saw the Primark PS... Naturals range, before lockdown, it was quickly in my basket and it cost just £3!

The Balm to Oil Cleanser comes packaged inside a 50ml pot and inside if you are familiar with a balm cleanser, you will a solid balm, which, when it comes into contact with your fingers, it becomes easy to remove from the pot ready to cleanse. Texture-wise, I love it, very similar to The Body Shop Chamomile Cleanser.

The PS Naturals Balm to Oil Cleanser transforms on contact with the skin, so once the balm is on your fingers, you need to warm it between your palms to break it down and ensure it applies to the skin much easier. Once on the skin, the oil, which the balm has become, is sadly not all that good at removing everything in its path, in fact, I ended up using another balm cleanser to do the job this one should have done.

This Balm to Oil Cleanser boasts over 90% natural ingredients, including extracts of Kakadu Plum, which contains rich amounts of Vitamin C, Coconut Water, Sunflower Seed Oil and Jojoba Seed Oil to name a few of the ingredients and despite all of these ingredients, there is no scent to this balm whatsoever.

Whilst this hasn't been the balm for me because I don't feel it did the job it should do when it comes to removing makeup, suncream and so on from my skin, it didn't strip my skin of any moisture or leave it feeling dry, so not all bad, just not for me.

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GA-DE Cosmetics Skincare

A few days ago, I introduced GA-DE Cosmetics to my blog readers, a brand who hails all the way from Israel, launching here in the UK and a brand who is about to make its debut on QVC. As well as makeup, GA-DE Cosmetics has a whole plethora of skincare, and I have been giving two of the products from the range a try.

Skincare with GA-DE is premium, it is scientifically created, it is researched and developed with chemists and colourists constantly working to explore new materials and techniques, whilst ensuring science and artistry is at the forefront to ensure that the health of the skin is the main priority.

If you read my blog regularly, then you will know how much I love cleansing and it is by far my favourite skincare routine part. From GA-DE we have the Purifying Cleansing Gel for oily to combination skin.

This Cleansing Gel is described as being an ultra fresh, foaming cleansing gel for soft and supple skin and it is formulated with soothing French rose, plumeria, sage, grapefruit and vitamins that help reduce shine and mattify skin.

I am not usually a fan of foaming cleansers as I find them quite drying on my skin, but this one doesn't strip the skin, instead it leaves my skin feeling incredibly clean, soft, smooth and more importantly it is hydrated and moisturised. Has the shine been reduced? I have noticed that there has been a reduction, even on hot and sweaty days.  This cleanser is priced at £16.50.

The second product that I have been using comes from the Aqua Jolt range and it is the Oil-Free Hydration Gel Cream which is described as being a refreshing, replenishing and revitalizing gel cream for healthy-looking skin and a radiant complexion.

As the name might suggest the Aqua Jolt range is all about hydration and this Gel Cream, which is designed for oily to combination skin is just divine on the skin and during the heatwave, we have all enjoyed, applying it to my skin has been such a treat because it feels so cool.

This Gel Cream is infused with Hyaluronic Acid which naturally helps keep the skin soft, smooth and hydrated but alongside that we also have what is referred to as the powerful AQUAXYL™ technology and the exclusive FUCOGEL active, meaning this gel cream rapidly absorbs into skin, instantly relieving dryness and restoring skin's natural barrier against moisture loss. This cream is also enriched with vitamin E and a natural blend of soothing botanical ginger root and witch hazel leaf extracts, as well as vitamin B3 and marine sugar cane which all work together to, helps reduce sebum production, control oil and minimise the appearance of redness, reinforcing firmness and boosting elasticity. Priced at £20.

Using both the Cleanser and the Gel Cream together creates quite the powerful duo for the skin. I love that both are soothing and refreshing without stripping the skin.  What GA-DE has given with its skincare is something that is straightforward, easy to use and you can use these products together or on their own as part of your on-going skincare routine.

If you are yet to have a look at GA-De Cosmetics or have seen some products you like the look of, you can find them all here plus more - I'm talking cleansers, toners, Eye creams, day cream, night cream, overnight oils and serums!   I can also offer you a 20% off discount code which is GADICONBQ20 which you just add at the check out!

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