Routine / Rutina

Routine / Rutina

Hello everybody :)

                So, today's post will be about a more specific thing – finding the routine that suits your skin. What I've learned from numerous blogs is that your routine should consist of:

1. cleanser

2. scrub (once or twice a week)

3. toner

4. (optional) serum

5. mask (once or twice a week)

6. moisturizer

These are the basic steps you need to do every morning to make your skin glow! Find the products that suit your skin, read reviews on different blogs, find bloggers who share your skintype (it's the easiest way to find out which products are better than others!) and hunt for testers!

There should be a bit of a difference between your morning routine and evening one (considering that using stronger cleansers or scrubs is not really suitable for the morning, as well as the fact that you shouldn't wear any makeup while you sleep so there's no need to use makeup remover in the morning).

When it comes to cleanser, I like to use a gentle one in the morning and a stronger one in the evening. The gentle one I use most often is Balea for normal and combination skin (the blue one), but when it comes to stronger ones, I don't really like to use drugstore brands – I prefer Effaclar by La Roche Posay (although, at the moment I have Oriflame's Pure skin and I quite like it).

You should scrub your face at least once a week, depending on your skin type. Oily skin likes to be scrubbed more often, with scrubs that have sand-like structure, while dry and sensitive skin prefers the scrub to be chemical (or, without the particles that ''scrub'' your skin). I've found that Balea cream scrub with aloe vera works the best for me – I use it once a week.

I've only recently started using a toner, mostly because the first one I've bought was Balea and it left my face all sticky. I didn't like the feeling of that so I gave up on toners. But a few weeks ago I've purchased Nivea's refreshing toner (for normal and combination skin) and I've changed my mind about them completely :) I will write reviews of all products I mention and, once I do, I will add links to reviews here ;)

Ah, serums. The magical helpers to any woman :D Serums are amazing if you have any problems with your skin – they work wonders. I'm lucky because my only problem is lack of hydration, but there is a lot of different types of serums (anti-wrinkles, against imperfections, the ones that even out your skin tone, hydrating ones…). The ones I use are Balea Aqua serum and Afrodita Hydra Thermale. As the names suggest, they both provide hydration. Always use your serum before the moisturizer because it is more concentrated and provides a base for the moisturizer to work better!

Masks nourish your face deeply. I don't really use them, I prefer to just use a heavier layer of my everyday cream.

Having done every previous steps, it's time for a moisturizer! Most commonly you have two of them – one for day, one for night. The one you use in the morning should provide you with hydration throughout the day, it should mattify your skin and leave your skin looking healthy! The one I use in the morning is Ziaja natural argan oil. I love Ziaja and you are gonna hear a lot about it! At night, I like to use a bit heavier creams that feed my skin while I sleep. For that I use Oriflame Optimals oxygen boost night cream or Ziaja natural olive cream. Sometimes even the plain old coconut oil. It all depends on how I feel that night.

One step that is not mentioned is cleaning your face from makeup. The newest (and increasingly more popular) cleanser is micellar water – the one I prefer is Ziaja sensitive skin micellar water. However, since I prefer to put accent onto my eyes, I often use Balea Eye makeup remover for waterproof makeup. The problem is that my eyes are very sensitive (because I wear contact lenses) and this Balea makeup remover can sometimes be too harsh for my eyes, it all depends on what kind of day I had. In a case like this, I prefer using Ziaja natural olive cleansing milk.

What is your routine? Do you follow all of these steps or is your routine completely different? :)

Zdravo svima :)

Dakle, današnji će post biti posvećen određenoj stvari – pronalasku rutine koja pristaje vašoj koži. Ono što sam naučila iz mnogih blogova je da bi se ta rutina trebala sastojati od:

1. proizvod za čišćenje lica

2. pilinga (jednom ili dvaput tjedno)

3. tonika

4. (neobavezno) seruma

5. maske (jednom ili dvaput tjedno)

6. hidratantne kreme

To su osnovni koraci koje biste trebali ponavljati svako jutro da bi vaša koža zasjala! Nađite proizvode koji pristaju vašem tipu kože, čitajte recenzije na raznim blogovima, nađite blogericu koja ima isti tip kože kao i vi (tako ćete najlakše saznati koji su proizvodi bolji od drugih!) te lovite testere!

                Trebala bi postojati razlika između jutarnje i večernje rutine (ako uzmemo u obzir da korištenje jačih proizvoda i pilinga nije baš poželjno ujutro, isto kao i činjenica da se šminka ne bi smjela imati na licu kroz noć pa ujutro nije potrebno koristiti sredstvo za skidanje šminke).

                Govoreći o čišćenju lica, ja ujutro volim koristiti blagi gel za umivanje, a navečer jači. Ujutro najčešće koristim Balein gel za normalnu i mješovitu kožu (onaj plavi), ali što se tiče jačih, ne volim koristiti jeftine robne marke – najdraži mi je La Roche Posay Effaclar (iako trenutno koristim Oriflameov Pure skin i sviđa mi se).

                Piling bi se trebao raditi barem jednom tjedno, ovisno o tipu kože. Na masnoj koži bi se trebao raditi češće i to s pilinzima koji imaju granulastu strukturu, dok suhoj i osjetljivoj koži bolje odgovaraju kemijski pilinzi (odnosno oni koji u sebi ne sadrže čestice koje „stružu“ kožu). Meni savršeno odgovara Balein kremasti piling s aloe verom te ga koristim jednom tjedno.

                Tek sam nedavno počela koristiti tonik, ponajviše zato što je prvi koji sam kupila bio Balein te mi je koža nakon njega bila ljepljiva. To mi se nije svidjelo pa sam odustala od tonika. No, prije par tjedana sam kupila Nivein refreshing toner (za normalnu i mješovitu kožu) i potpuno sam promijenila mišljenje :) Napisat ću recenzije svih proizvoda koje spominjem te ću linkati recenzije ;)

                Ah, serumi. Magični pomagači svakoj ženi :D Serumi su odlični ako imate ikakvih problema s kožom – čine čuda. Ja sam jedna od sretnica čiji je jedini problem nedostatak hidratacije, no postoji mnogo različitih vrsta seruma (protiv bora, protiv nesavršenosti, oni koji izjednačavaju boju tena, hidratantni…). Ja koristim Balein Aqua serum i Afrodita Hydra Thermale. Ime vam govori, oba su hidratantni. Serum se uvijek koristi prije kreme jer je koncentriraniji i stvara bazu na kojoj dnevna krema bolje radi!

                Maske dubinski hrane lice. Ja ih osobno ne koristim, radije stavim deblji sloj dnevne kreme.

                Kad završite s ostalim koracima, vrijeme je za dnevnu kremu! Najčešće idu u paru – dnevna i noćna. Ona koju koristite ujutro trebala bi vaše lice održati hidratiziranim tijekom dana, trebala bi vam matirati kožu te dati zdrav izgled! Ja osobno ujutro koristim Ziaja natural argan oil. Ja jako volim Ziaju pa ćete ovdje mnogo čuti o njima! Navečer volim koristiti teže kreme koje hrane kožu dok spavam. Najčešće koristim Oriflame Optimals oxygen boost night cream ili Ziaja natural olive cream. Katkad i najobičnije kokosovo ulje. Sve ovisi o tome kako se taj dan osjećam.

                Korak koji nije spomenut na ovoj listi je skidanje šminke. Najnovije (i sve popularnije) sredstvo za čišćenje je micelarna voda – ja preferiram Ziaja sensitive skin micellar water. Međutim, s obzirom na to da volim naglasiti oči, često koristim Balea augen make-up entferner za vodootpornu šminku. Jedini problem je taj da su moje oči jako osjetljive (jer nosim kontaktne leće) i Balein odstranjivač mi je katkad prejak, ovisno o tome kakav mi je bio dan. Kad se to dogodi, radije koristim Ziaja natural olive cleansing milk.

Koja je vaša rutina? Pratite li ove korake ili je vaša rutina potpuno drugačija? :)

Till next time!

Do čitanja!

Tristan