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While there’s no denying that makeup and hair care are a big part of many beauty routines, skincare is, arguably, the most important aspect. Giving your skin the attention that it needs before moving on to the rest of your beauty routine is what will bring you the very best results.
The question is; how do you balance everything? If you plan on going all out with a face full of makeup, how does skincare play into this? Read on as VouPre talks through the essential skincare steps that should be included in every beauty routine, no matter what else your routine may consist of.
Cleansing Should Always Be Your First Move
Whether your beauty routine is short and sweet or involves a number of different stages, the very first step should always be to cleanse your skin. This is important for a few reasons. Firstly, cleansing removes the sebum and toxins that would have otherwise clogged your pores, leaving your skin looking dull and prone to pimples. Clearing these impurities away also means that the rest of your products will have easier access to your skin cells. This will allow each one to work to its full potential.
Cleansing is also key if you want your makeup to look on point. It will give you a clean canvas that you can then build on. This will give your made-up face a more natural finish while also helping your makeup to last for longer.
Of course, this is all assuming that you’re using a suitable cleanser. Pick a formula that isn’t right for your skin type and you could be left dealing with everything from clogged pores and breakouts to dehydration and dryness.
If your skin type is dry, you’ll need a gentle cleanser that isn’t going to irritate or further dry out your skin. A product like the VouPre Radiance Facial Cleanser would be perfect. Meanwhile, if you have oily skin, you’ll need a stronger formula, such as the VouPre ClearSuds Foaming Purifier.
Consider Exfoliating Too
While cleansing gives you a relatively smooth surface to apply your makeup to, exfoliating takes this even further. An exfoliator clears out any buildup from within your pores. This gives the skin a brighter, smoother, and more radiant finish – pretty much immediately! By exfoliating your skin before turning to the rest of your beauty routine, your makeup products will glide onto your skin so much more efficiently, after which they’ll then stick around for much longer.s
However, it’s no secret that exfoliation can quickly go wrong. Over-exfoliation is a very real problem and is one that will require you to use even more makeup to cover up your irritated skin.
This is why exfoliation should be relegated to just a couple of sessions a week. Again, your skin type should come into play here, with oily skin needing to be exfoliated more often than dry skin.
You should also ensure that your exfoliant is compatible with your skin. Don’t automatically reach for the most powerful formula that you can find as there’s a good chance that this will only end up stripping away your skin’s natural protective barrier over time. Instead, keep things gentle yet effective with a product like the VouPre Deep Renewal Facial Peel.
Glow-Up With a Hydrating Toner
Keeping the pH level of your skin’s surface in balance is crucial for a few reasons. Not only does this ensure that your skin barrier is able to function optimally but it also helps to keep your skin feeling healthy. This minimizes the appearance of inflammation and other skin concerns. This is why so many makeup products now boast pH-neutral formulas. This means that they won’t interfere with your skin’s natural pH balance.
However, if your pH is already off-balance after cleansing/exfoliating, which is very often the case, those pH-neutral makeup products won’t make much of a difference. This is why it can be useful to incorporate a toner into your beauty routine. These products work to rebalance surface pH, which will also leave your skin feeling more receptive to the rest of your beauty routine.
Some toners, like the VouPre Hydrating Toner, offer additional benefits too. This toner is filled with moisture-boosting ingredients. It also contains a few plant extracts that are renowned for lowering the feeling of inflammation in the skin. The result? A complexion that immediately looks dewier and sports a luminescent glow!
Add Hydration With a Serum
If you’ve been wearing makeup for a while, you’ll likely be familiar with how much easier it is to apply makeup to skin that’s hydrated. Hydrated skin cells take on a fuller and plumper finish, which leaves the skin’s surface feeling smoother and firmer. There won’t be quite as many creases and crevices that need to be filled in. The extra hydration will give your skin cells a fuller appearance. Think of the difference between a balloon that’s losing air versus one that’s fully inflated. This is how your skin cells react when given sufficient moisture.
Hydration is best applied in layers. If you use the toner we featured above, this will already take care of that first layer of hydration. For the next layer, turn to a serum. Slightly thicker than a toner, a serum will help to push in the moisture that you’ve just applied while also providing more of its own.
The Cannabis Facial Serum from the VouPre Cannabis Collection would be an excellent addition to any beauty routine. This serum is loaded with humectants, meaning ingredients that bind moisture to the skin. Sodium hyaluronate, peptides, lactic acid, and hemp seed oil are just a few of the humectants in this formula. This serum will also work to brighten the look of your skin, evening out the appearance of discoloration to allow your skin to radiate light more efficiently.
Tackle the Appearance of Puffy Eyes and Dark Circles
While a concealer is a great go-to when dealing with puffy eyes and dark circles, not having to experience those issues in the first place would make your beauty routine so much simpler! Again, this is where skincare comes in. With the use of the right skincare products, you’ll be able to banish the appearance of puffiness and dark circles before you’ve even moved on to the makeup stage of your beauty routine.
It all comes down to picking the right eye care products for your skin’s needs. If dark circles are an issue, go with a formula like the VouPre Dark Circle Eye Cream. With a blend of caffeine, collagen, resveratrol, and vitamin C, it will quickly have the skin around your eyes looking lighter and brighter.
Meanwhile, if you’re trying to smooth away the appearance of puffy eyes and crow’s feet, the VouPre Advanced Gold Eye Serum will provide that much-needed help. Filled with peptides, licorice root extract, grape stem cells, vitamin C, and a number of other proven ingredients, it will give your eye area a much firmer feel.
Smooth Away the Visibility of Wrinkles
Wrinkles are something else that can really interfere with makeup application. It’s not easy to achieve a flawless finish when you have so many creases and ridges to navigate. Sometimes, in a bid to mask those lines, people pile on the makeup. They don’t realize that certain skincare products can often do an even better job!
Doesn’t skincare take a while to work, meaning that it can’t compare to the instant transformation provided by makeup? Usually. However, certain products kick into action immediately, bringing about a smooth and wrinkle-free complexion in a matter of seconds.
The VouPre Aqua Collagen Advanced Wrinkle IV Treatment is one such product. This solution contains a selection of ingredients that are famous for how quickly they work. Between sodium hyaluronate, DMAE, and acetyl hexapeptide-8, your skin will start to look firmer and less wrinkled as soon as you’ve applied this formula.
Sure, just like makeup, the effects won’t last forever. However, thanks to the vitamins and antioxidants in this formula, it will do more to tackle the appearance of skin aging in the long run than any makeup product could do!
Moisturize, Protect, and Prime at the Same Time
Even if you decide to skip the toner, serum, and eye cream, a moisturizer should definitely be an essential part of your beauty routine. A good face cream will act in a similar way to a primer. It will fill in any gaps and cracks in your skin so that your makeup looks even and polished.
Of course, let’s not forget that you’ll also need to protect your skin from the sun if carrying out your beauty routine in the morning. The sun causes some serious harm to the skin, harming the DNA within each of your skin cells in a way that results in premature aging and other forms of damage.
Rather than using a separate moisturizer, SPF, and primer, find a product that can do the job of all three, like the VouPre Age Defense Cream SPF 30. Since this is a lightweight, oil-free moisturizer, it disappears into the skin quickly without leaving a greasy residue behind. This then makes it easy to go straight into your makeup routine. You’ll have the assurance that your skin is feeling hydrated, protected, and happy.
Summary
While some people consider skincare to be a separate entity from beauty, the two are very much intertwined. Giving your skin the care that it needs will significantly influence the rest of your beauty routine. Not only will this impact which makeup products you need to use but it will also affect how much of each one you need to apply. After all, when you have skin that looks smooth, bright, and flawless, minimal makeup tends to be needed! Sure, you may not achieve a perfect complexion overnight but integrating skincare into your beauty routine will go a long way in keeping your skin looking healthy and radiant in the long term.
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