Below I will walk you through a skincare routine with Summer skin essentials that will have your dull-tired, lacklustre skin, glowing once again, with product suggestions, tried, tested and much-loved for mature skin.
WHY THIS CLEANSER ...
Wash your face with a purifying deep cleansing gel formulated to clean and balance your skin, like La Mav Organic's Sweet Orange Balancing Cleanser . It's packed with ingredients that can help minimise and calm hormonal breakouts, plus a gentle natural Lactic Acid that effectively removes excess sebum, make-up and impurities for a fresh and luminous appearance. Just what you need to keep looking fresh over the Summer season!
This gentle gel cleanser is suitable for normal to combination to oily skin types (it's not one for our dry-skinned Sisters, click here to find a hydrating option for dry skin). The La Mav Organics Balancing Cleanser is just perfect to pop in the shower for the whole family to use - the blokes and the teens will love it too. Smells super fresh and leaves your skin smooth and beautifully clean. HOW & WHEN TO USE
Apply one pump directly to moist skin.
Gently massage all over face and neck area using circular motions.
Rinse off with lukewarm water or damp soft cotton cleansing pad.
Use morning and night.
WHY THIS EXFOLIANT/MASQUE?
This will instantly brighten your complexion. Wildcrafted Organics Wild Berry is a multi-tasking must-have and one of the best, effective, instantly brightening products I've used. A luscious honey based cleanser, exfoliant & masque, rich in skin loving nutrients, antioxidants & the purest New Zealand halloysite clay, use it, and text me when you wake up to see a brighter looking complexion staring back at you!
HOW & WHEN TO USE
Put a dollop of Wild Berry in your damp hands and gently massage in circular motions over your skin.
Rinse off with tepid water, you can use a soft wash cloth or muslin cloth.
To use this Wild Berry as a Masque, smooth a generous scoop of Wild Berry over wet skin and leave on for 10 – 15 minutes, with damp fingers gently massage before washing off with tepid water.
#3 BRIGHTENING VITAMIN C SERUM
I like to think of Vitamin C as "turbo-charging" my sunscreen, it doesn't really however they do work hand in hand. And a serum by it's nature is more potent than C being added to moisturisers and cleansers as such - you can "over do it" There are so many benefits of a Vitamin C for us mature-skinned Beauties. Let me explain just a few ... WHY VITAMIN C ?
is an essential ingredient for preventing free-radical damage which causes premature aging,
is essential for reversing sun damage and preventing further damage.
helps reduce the production of melanin so your skin looks brighter and more even.
can help with existing skin discolouration and acne-prone skin scarring, illuminating your complexion.
helps stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, the proteins that keep your skin plump and elastic. Production of both these proteins declines with age, however applying highly acidic vitamin C triggers the skin’s natural renewal process, resulting in firmer looking skin and a visible reduction in wrinkles.
is a treatment and a preventative. HOW & WHEN TO USE
Use a Vitamin C serum in the morning, after cleansing, applied to damp skin. Follow with your favourite face oil or moisturiser. WHICH VITAMIN C IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Now not all skins can tolerate highly acidic Vitamin C ( I happen to be one of those people too), so I encourage anyone with sensitive or sensitised skin, to start slowly with a plant based C like the two pictured below from Retreatment Botanics and Antipodes, or a patented formula from Synergie Skin Effica C that encapsulates the C molecule, making it tolerable for ALL skin types. If you've been using Vitamin C for a long time ... and you're seeing great results (which by the way, do take time) stick with it. Be consistent.
Retreatment Botanics Kakadu Plum Brightening Serum 
Antipodes Glow Ritual Vitamin C Serum
Next we are cranking up the volume (and luminosity) with this carefully curated duo of two best-sellers. It is sure to have your skin luminous as well as hydrated and bright. Suited for ALL skin types, an easy, everyday application, following these steps will have your skin looking and feeling healthy and radiant.
WHY A FACE OIL & TREATMENT MIST?
This ultra-luxe face oil combines brightening 24k Gold with a carefully curated selection of potent high performance botanical oils and plant extracts. The hero ingredient includes ‘Everlasting’ which is known for promoting radiant healthy-looking skin and ‘Acmella Oleracea’ extract a plant based active ingredient which plumps and softens the appearance of fine lines. This face oil is made in small batches, with super fresh ingredients, which means you get a lot more bang for your buck than a "mass produced" face oil. HOW & WHEN TO USE
Firstly shake gently then mist Wild Rose generously over skin before and after applying your face oil. This mist can also be used anytime of the day to freshen up and hydrate the skin. It's more than just an epic hydrating mist - skin hydration increases up to 60% in 30 min, and up to 128% after 30 days of use - it's packed with key vitamins to plump, hydrate, tone skin.
Next gently tap the bottom of the Mohi Elixir bottle into the palm of your hand to loosen the gold. With damp hands, on to damp skin, massage 3- 4 drops over your skin, spend extra time in those problematic zones. Can be used day and night. If you have oily skin, just use 1 - 2 drops of the face oil, and apply at night.
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Okay this is optional, and you may choose to do it at night, but if you are someone waking up puffy and tired take a couple of minutes while your skin has the slip of the face oil to massage and move that fluid outta there! A gua sha and facial roller is incredibly simple and the effects using these tools is AMAZING (when you are consistent, and use regularly). In just 5 - 10 minutes the Gua Sha and Facial Roller benefits include:
Relaxing Facial massage (forcing you and your tired old muscles to relax)
Pssst ... Botox is a muscle relaxer, catch my drift?
Reduces inflammation
Increases blood flow and circulation
Improves Lymphatic drainage
HOW & WHEN TO USE Often people are not sure of how to use these luxurious tools (watch the video in the product listing to learn how). Just follow these simple steps which are included in the pack as well -
Apply your favourite oil (The Luminous Skin Duo is perfect for this).
Gently but firmly, starting from the neck, move the roller / gua sha in an outward & upward motion.
From the centre of the face, repeat this motion 3 times on your jawline, lower cheek, cheekbones.
Repeat steps on the other half of the face.
To clean the tools, wipe surface with a damp towel & dry afterwards.
Add this as the final step of your day or night time beauty routine - treat it as a relaxing facial massage and watch your skin glow!
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Ready to get your Summer Skin rehabilitated? yes you are! If you have any questions you can reach me at shop@amandaramsay.com.au Keep Shining Bright
Love Amanda x
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