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Hello and a warm welcome! I'm glad you're here because I want to share my personal favourite diy at home facial with you. My routine is perfect for anyone who needs to slow down, take some ‘you’ time and loves to nurture their skin. In particular if you're a busy parent like me, you might be looking for a diy at home friendly routine for some weekly ‘self love’. What does an at home facial look like for me? It’s all natural, toxic free, vegan, pregnancy and breastfeeding safe, revitalizing, hydrating and nourishing. I find taking time for myself helps me mentally cope with the not so glamorous side of being a mother; those sleepless nights, busy days, piles of washing, caring for everyone else and feeling exhausted but keeping on going.
Who am I and why follow my routine? I’m a skin enthusiast, who loves the skin she’s in and passionate about looking after it naturally. I am a professional makeup artist, not a qualified beauty therapist, although my passion in skincare began when I previously worked in a natural beauty store and was lucky enough to learn from multiple different experts.
As I adapted into my new role as a mother this past year, I felt like I was beginning to age fast from the lack of sleep and self love. Naturally as any female would, I freaked out. I treated myself to some high quality natural skincare, masks and beauty tools and began my weekly ‘at home facials’. Now a tradition my skin and I are grateful to have begun.
Following is a breakdown of my natural facial routine and what I use. I hope you find it useful.
THE DOUBLE CLEANSE..
Step 1. Oil Cleanse 'Wildcrafted neroli oil cleanser'
Step 2. Cream Cleanse 'Edible beauty cleansing milk'
Cleansing is vital, so you have a clean canvas to begin. Starting your facial off with a ‘double cleanse’ is luxurious and perfect when you're upping your daily regime to ‘facial’. My personal favourite to begin with is the Wildcrafted neroli oil cleanser. Its beautiful scent of neroli, divine silky oils massaging into your skin, infused with a warm compress is a wonderful, therapeutic start. This is followed by the edible beauty cleansing milk that is citrusy, refreshing and awakening. A Smooth and velvety cleanse, that is also my everyday go to. Both of these cleansers help balance oil production, hydrate the skin and leave you glowing, fresh and clean. Apply both to dry skin, gently massage and remove with a warm washer.
THE EXFOLIATE & MASK
Step 3. Mask - 'Wildcrafted’s wild berry exfoliation and mask'
Now you have your “clean canvas”, it’s nice to scrub a little deeper with an exfoliant and mask. By being an ‘all in one product, the ‘Wild Berry’ Exfoliant and mask is a gamechanger. Having this combined is perfect for a time savvy at home mum. Rich in hibiscus, berries, clays and honey all work in harmony to exfoliate and dissolve dead skin cells, remove toxins and help counteract pollutant induced skin damage. Brush on, lay back and enjoy 10-15 minutes of ‘you time’, then using a warm washer, massage off.
Post mask, my skin and I always feel more even, brighter, cleaner and lighter. This is the perfect product to use weekly or fortnightly for exfoliation if you can't get around to the ‘whole facial routine’.
THE SKINS JUICY DRINK
Step 4.Toner - ‘Goddessey Skin Nutrition Beauty Tonic’
A simple, vital and sometimes overlooked step in a skincare regime. Toning helps reset the skin's pH level so it's ready for optimal absorption of your decadent serums that follow. All you need is a light spray of this fresh nutrient dense tonic. It’s a simple step that makes a big difference and one which I do in my everyday routine too. Not only is this a beautiful toner, it doubles as a hydrating setting spray over your makeup!
SHEET MASK & SERUMS
Step 5.Double Mask - Edible Beauty's express bloom of youth infusion. ( Optional )
If I have the time, masks and feeling extra boujee, here I'll add a sheet mask too. My personal favourite is the Edible Beauty Bloom of Youth Sheet Mask. Dripping with skin loving serum, leaving me extra plump and hydrated. Simply pop on, lay back and enjoy 20-30 minutes of peaceful relaxation while your skin soaks in every age defying, nourishing and hydrating benefit this mask has to offer.
Step 6. Serums
When I do my ‘faciaI’, I layer all my favourite serums I have, although this isn't essential and just one will do. I have a few on rotation for my daily regime, each with different purposes for the skin. I’ll change daily or weekly, using what I think my skin is asking for. Gently pat on a few drops of one or each consecutively on the face, neck and décolletage. Here I like to use my crystal facial roller to massage each serum into my skin. My current top three go-to serums are;
1. Goddessey Kakadu plum extract, - A 100% pure extract from the Australian kakadu plum. The world's most natural, highly active and potent source of Vitamin C. Known for helping with many skin conditions, such as; increasing collagen production, balancing pigmentation, blemishes, regenerating new cell growth, brightening dark circles and much more. This also doubles as a fantastic eye serum, I'll apply this right up under my eyes daily. All you need is 3-4 drops massaged all over to instantly feel nourished, hydrated and revitalized.
2. Edible beauty Ageless Goddess Serum #3, - the ultimate hydrating boosting serum to help revive the appearance of your skin. Rich in Kakadu plum to help brighten, hyaluronic acid adding a burst of hydration to prevent water loss and white tea extract to help with anti aging and skin protective benefits. Giving your skin a beautiful combination of active ingredients. 2-3 drops massaged all over leaves me feeling hydrated, fresh, plump and dewy.
3. Edible beauty turmeric brightening booster. - My go to serum for those pesky breakout times or pregnancy pigmentation. Boosted with turmeric a powerful antioxidant to help brighten your skin, lemon myrtle to help with balancing oil production and much more. Again 2-3 drops massaged all over to reap the benefits of this booster serum.
TO FINISH
Step 7. Eye Cream - Edible Beauty Gold Rush Eye Balm
Known as 'the dark circle fix', I find this great after sleepless nights! Pure 24K gold is one of the gorgeous ingredients in here to help with depuffing, dark circles and soothing the eye area. Gently apply with your ring finger under and around your eyes.
Step 8. Oil - Goddessey Skin Nutrition Beauty Serum
A highly concentrated nutrient rich oil for deep moisturisation. Having many vitamins such as; A, B,C,D, E and K, minerals and omega 3,6,7 and 9. The perfect all rounder oil to help balance, hydrate, nourish, soothe, calm, repair skin damage, promote collagen production and much more! I love how dense this oil is but how lightweight the finish feels. Making it perfect for everyday morning and night. Massage 3-5 drops on your face, neck and décolletage. If you have a gua sha, this is where I'll use mine to evenly massage onto my skin.
Step 9. Moisture - Edible Beauty Vanilla Silk #4
Lock it all in baby! My current favourite for an everyday moisturizer, is the Edible beauty Vanilla Silk #4. It's Hydrating and smells so good you want to eat it. Lightweight and silky, this moisturizer is the optimal final product for my at home facials and daily routine. Apply a couple pumps to your face, neck and décolletage.
BEAUTY TOOLS
Whether those tools are simply your hands, a facial roller or gua sha. The purpose of these is to slow your routine, help with lymphatic drainage and penetrate every serum, oil and moisturizer into and evenly onto your skin. It's going to help your skin absorb all the goodness, relax you, massage your muscles and enjoy your time out.
The best part about these gorgeous products is they are perfect for your everyday routines too. I hope you enjoyed reading about what I love to use everyday and for my at home facial. If you are keen to try my go-to home facial with these products, I have discount codes to help get you invested. I like to say invest in your skin, it’s the only one you’ve got. Love and look after yourself.
You can follow along with my facial and apply these toxic free products with me on my Youtube here:
Till next time!
Skye
XOXO
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