How to take good care of your skin
Photos Rachelle Simoneau
Words Anthony Vincent
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In just a few minutes,morning and evening, you can cleanse, tone and moisturize your skin and relax your eyes with simple, natural and practical products. Here are the essential steps for an effective routine and a fresh look.
Cleanse your skin
On a daily basis, the skin on your face accumulates impurities - due to pollution in particular. Way more exposed to external aggressions than the rest of the body, it deserves a specific wash. Our face cleanser contains Japanese activated carbon (binchotan) with purifying action and aloe vera with soothing and protective properties. Glycerin is also used to moisturize the skin. It comes out clear, clean, and softened, without tightness. Emulsify a pea-sized amount on your humidified skin, before rinsing.
Tone your skin
To eliminate the limestone residues of tap water and their misdeeds, but also to multiply tenfold the effects of the care which will follow, you can for a tonic lotion that brings many other benefits. Sage floral water tightens the pores, glycerin hydrates, betaine soothes, while lactic acid and arginine prevent irritation. The driest and most reactive skins can skip the stage of the morning cleansing (to do it only in the evening) to be satisfied with a few sprays of tonic in the morning. A tonic lotion does not need to be rinsed off and can be sprayed directly onto the face or applied with a cotton pad.
Wake your stare up
Very thin, the skin around the eyes can show your fatigue by revealing colored dark circles, fine lines of dehydration, wrinkles due to age, water retention bags, or even sagging into unsightly bags. To prevent all its damage, the anti-dark circle serum is applied at least every morning to defativate the eyes. Also used in the evening, it will give you an extra boost in addition to doubling its effectiveness. Remember to shake the bottle before going back and forth 3 times along the orbital bone.
Moisturize and protect your skin
Once the entire face has been cleansed and toned, and the eye contour area has been relaxed thanks to a specific treatment for this particularly fragile area, it is time to seal in your skin's moisture to keep it healthy and protected. The matifying moisturiser will prevent you from shining: you won't have shiny skin. For drier skin, especially in winter, the rich face moisturiser is more nourishing to ensure that you have the most comfortable skin possible, guaranteed without tightness.
Exfoliate your skin
Once or twice a week, you can take the time to exfoliate. It can be used right after or instead of the cleanser: take a small amount of exfoliator and massage it in small circles on your moisturised face, before rinsing. Its formula eliminates dead skin, unclogs pores, and prevents ingrown hairs, so it is a perfect pre-shave for example, before starting the rest of your routine (possibly a mask, then a tonic, eye contour, and moisturizer). The immediate healthy glow effect makes exfoliation a welcome treatment before a big occasion.
Purify your skin with a clay mask
After cleansing and/or exfoliating, you can apply a purifying face mask to dry skin once or twice a week. During the 10 to 15 minute break (no more, otherwise you will dehydrate, it would be counter-productive) before rinsing off, it will absorb impurities more deeply and help balance sebum production to prevent blackheads, pimples, and shine. It is thus rather a basic treatment, before continuing with the rest of your routine (tonic, eye contour, then moisturizing).
