My Bad Beauty Habits!

I think we all have bad beauty habits no matter what we do but my speciality of bad beauty habits has to be mini testers or mini makeup products that you get for Christmas in gift sets or get free samples in with you're purchase on another product so I'm guilty as charged mine is keeping to many mini makeup products and not using them! 

This blog post is mainly to show how bad I have let myself get with mini testers  and to really give tips to you on how you can stop things happening like this because if you're anything like me you keep buying makeup and not using the makeup that needs using so in the end it turns out being a waste of money and a waste of some brilliant makeup products!


First thing first is to put them into something which you can always reach like mine which is in a benefit makeup collection box which was given to me for christmas with extra makeup products up so I just took all the packaging out and used it as a kind of storage box to store my mini makeup as I like to call it because as you can see from the pictures I have a lot of dupes which I love but haven't used as much so putting them in a box saves you time looking for them to use where as you can just pull one box out which has all the mini makeup in to use which is a great idea in my opinion because when you want to use something you don't want to spend ages trying to find that product you were wanting!

Secondly is to add some of you're testers to you're daily makeup routine as this is what I have been doing for example I have a lot of the Benefit They're Real! mascara and I have been using this instead of my normal Nars one so that I can use all my tester mascaras before I go and get another one which means I don't have to lose money to something I didn't really need in the first place! It's also good because It makes you realise how much you actually missed that product and you start addicted to that particular product again.

A few more bad beauty habits I have is one big main one being lazy! Im really lazy and don't take much care of my skin which I have done a post on about my skin care but I'm  luckily and I don't know how my skin is clear but I'm guilty for not taking care of it when I should and I also have a bad habit of not moisturising which should be my main priority as I don't want horrible skin when I get older so I have been getting better and trying to take care of my skin! Other then that I don't have any more bad beauty habits expect buying more makeup when I don't need any but I think a lot of people are like that so I don't feel as bad!

Hope you enjoyed this little post, it's not much but me and Abbie are trying to get blog posts up ready for when we go back to school because starting A Levels means a lot of work so we are doing little and often after summer ends but we are going to do some school blog posts but I think we are both waiting till we get out results to buy everything we need for school and then we will introduce back to school posts!

Tell me what you're bad beauty habits are and if you suffer from buying and keeping makeup that hardly get's used!

Aliciax

Skincare products/routine ♡

Today Iv decided to do a post that I wanted to do for a while but my skin care routine is ever changing! So I decided to just show you the products I use now or have for a while and tell you how/when I use them. I have very spot prone, sensitive, sometimes oily, sometimes very dry skin and I have tried just about every product going and this is what is working for me at the moment.  

Face Wash

First of is face wash. For a while I used the Simple spotless skin triple action face wash (Right). I remember thinking it was good but for some reason I stopped using it and swapped to the Simple refreshing facial wash gel (left). I recently found the triple action one and went back to it and now I know why I stopped, it gave me even more sports than normal (which is a lot!) but I have read reviews that say it is really good so maybe its just my skin type but it might work for some people. So now I have gone back to the refreshing face wash gel and I'm loving it.  

Facial Toner

When I have been in the shower I like to use a facial toner. These are my 2 favourites, Simple soothing facial toner (Left) and Clean & Clear deep cleansing lotion (Right). I use the Simple toner when I go in the shower in the morning because it is very simple (No surprise there Abbie) and light so you can then apply makeup after moisturizer after where as the Clean & Clear one really makes you feel like you've really given your skin a  deep clean and you know you have definitely gotten all your make up off and you're ready for bed! I just use them by putting a small amount onto a cotton pad gently wipe it over your face going over areas with spots last so you don't spread the germs from them onto the rest of your face. I have only been using the Clean & Clear lotion recently but it does claim to prevent spots so fingers crossed!

Moisturiser

I have 2 moisturizers as well. The first I use just in a morning before make up, the Simple hydrating light moisturiser (Right) and at night once I have removed my makeup I use the the Clean & Clear dual action moisturiser (Left). Both of these are really good and I really recommend them. The simple one is good for under make up because its very light so when you've put makeup on it doesn't feel like you've 'caked' it on! I haven't been using the Clean & Clear one long like the deep cleansing lotion but so far so good and this also claims to prevent spots so again, fingers crossed!

Spot Treatment

I have tried just about every spot treatment going and these are the 3 that I have found work the best. I have had the Clean & Clear advantage spot treatment gel (left) for a long time now and find that it works really well but my skin does kind of get used to it and it stops working, but its great when it does work. I also got a gel called Epiduo (right) from my doctor when I went there about my skin which also works well but is VERY strong and contains some form of bleach which means you have to be careful to keep it away from your hair and it also takes the skin off if you use it too much but if you only use a few times it works well. I'm not sure if you can buy this from a shop but its worth asking a pharmacist or doctor about. Lastly is Sudocrem (middle). This simplest of things that works so well! Sudocrem is cheep and works just as well as many spot treatments so definitely worth trying before you splash out on an expensive product.  

Face Wipes

I use the Simple cleansing facial wipes. They are really good at removing makeup and are super soft. I also like the blue packet of these which I don't have at the minute but they are really nice on the skin, they just don't remove makeup (especially eye makeup) very well. 

Cleansing Pads

I forgot to include these on the main picture but they are essential in my skin care routine! They are the Superdrug deep action pore cleansing pads. They remove any last bits of makeup that are left on the skin and leave the skin feeling very refreshed and clean. I have tried a few different brands of these but have found the Superdrug own brand ones the best!

I don't know when we will next post after today because we will be spending our 2 week holiday either revising or at school but hopefully you wont have to wait too long!

Abbie x