1. Double Cleanse: Removing your make up with the likes of an oil or balm, is a simple and effective way to remove the toughest of lipsticks and mascaras before trying to clean your face with that expensive cleanser you just brought. Not only does it leave your skin feeling super clean and fresh it actually lets your targeted cleanser do its job ! Double cleansing also prevents product wastage, using a balm or an oil can stop you over using you cleanser trying to remove the your make up.

2. Using your hands to apply your foundation can actually cause your foundation to oxidise ! Believe it or not, using your hands to apply foundation will 9 times out of 10 cause your foundation to oxidise, due to the oils on your hand, this mixes not necessarily blends the make up, additionally making the “perfect” colour match the professional matched you with to become orangey or for that expensive foundation you just brought to seperate on the skin only minutes after it's been applied.  

3. There are actually two types of acne. Firstly the acne and breakouts everyone gets when going through puberty and through your teenage years is bacterial! So you'll find your skin is clogged with congestion and blocked pores and these will usually come to a head whether it’s a blackhead or pustule pimple. Secondly, adults can suffer from congestion just like teenagers but in different forms, adult acne is a more inflamed lump beneath the skin that never really comes to a head ! (this is the kind of pimple that hold it’s own heartbeat) All congestion and breakouts need similar kind of ingredients when it comes to using the correct skin care products for these uses. For teenage bacterial acne, it’s important to look for ingredients such as Nicinimide and salycilic acid. Nicinamide is a great anti bacterial and antibiotic for the skin, and salycilic acid gets deep into pores and dissolves the oil to prevent further breakouts and reduce the signs of enlarged pores. Adult acne skin care products can be Too stripping when it comes to teenage skin, as we get older our skin process slows down and we need more resurfacing and exfoliating products to prevent congestion in order to help our cell turn over these products contain lactic acids aswell as salycilic acid to help resurface and smooth skin and reduces the appearance of pores and preventing further breakouts while dissolving excess oils on the skin.

4. Your skin is what you eat ! Now I know this one sounds like something your mother would say, But I can tell you she is right ! Fizzy drinks and alcohol can be some of the main causes of acne and breakouts ! This is one tip I always forget. The less water I drink and the more crappy drinks and foods i consume my skin definitely suffers ! Recently I stepped up my skin care routine and was wondering why I was suffering from so much congestion and breakouts still, Not realising this month as been a big one for drinking and take outs.