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Holy cow people it’s spring…almost summer. Time, please slow down! Once springtime hits, we all have that “out with the old in with the new” vibe, don’t we? Spring cleaning is something I always do. However, this year, I am getting an uber late start since we are still settling into our new house In Kentucky. Spring cleaning shouldn’t start and stop with house cleaning. Spring Clean Skincare is just as important. For most of us, the fall and winter is when we pack on the most makeup, with spring and summer being more geared towards “no makeup, makeup looks”. When you are letting your skin show through more, you want it to look as clean and healthy as possible. Personally, I am an extra oily gal, so I am always trying to take steps to combat that.
My skin had recently taken a nose dive – with moving two times in four months in different seasons and parts of the country, my skin is still trying to adapt. Long car/planes rides alone will send your skin into a freak fit, then add the stress of moving with a toddler and two dogs = one heck of a blemish mess! Because of my oily skin, I am always trying to find ways to clean out my clogged pores. Large pores run in my family and along with the oily skin, so finding a suitable fix is often difficult. Recently, we were at Walmart looking for new stuff for the house, and I popped over to the beauty sections…as per usual. I started hunting around for the Bioré pore strips, and came across their new charcoal line for oily skin types. I was intrigued because I have heard so many amazing things about charcoal in skincare. So, of course, I grabbed a few of the products to give them a shot in my Spring Clean Skincare mission.
When it comes to my skincare routine, there are a few, little extra steps I always take: small steps can make a big difference in your results.
- When I wash my face, I always make sure to soften my skin with warm water first, unless the product needs dry skin – like an exfoliator. This way, my skin is always soft and my pores are more open – this adds to the cleaning process with the Bioré Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser. I love this cleanser because it is gentle enough for everyday use, and leaves my skin feeling brand new! Also, it wont dry your skin out, just remove deep dirt and oil.
- I tend to leave the product on my face longer than just to wash it. For instance – if I am in the shower, I will leave my cleanser/mask on while I shave my legs or wash my hair. However, everyone has different skin types, so start slowly when adding more time to applications.
- Before washing the product off, I use a warm washcloth and place it over my face for a minute or so. This gives me the effect of a mini steam facial. It’s something small that you can do to boost your everyday skincare.
- Once a week or so I also love doing a mask, and the Bioré Self Heating One Minute Mask is wonderful for this. It is a quick (hence the one minute) and easy mask that comes in little to-go packets. That way, if you are traveling they are easily packed, and the perfect amount is always ready to go. The mask is a self heating mask, so if gives off that awesome tingle to the skin. Water helps activate the mask, so after you wash your face leave it damp so the mask can do its magic. Masks are a perfect way to clean out all the dirt and oil that has been hiding out all winter long. Masks are also a wonderful excuse to take a few minutes to read a magazine, listen to your favorite Beyonce song, or just stop and smell the roses! My skincare routine is the time/times of day when I feel most relaxed and at peace.
- Also, once a week or every few weeks as needed – I use the Bioré Deep Cleansing Charcoal Pore Strips. I’ve always been a lover of these and I was excited to try out the charcoal line. If you have never tried these and you have large pores and blackheads like myself, you gotta pick some up. They pull the blackheads right out. I call them my little black magic strips!
There are a few other steps I take on in Spring cleaning when it comes to skincare/beauty. Since we are taking the time to clean our skin so well using charcoal, we don’t want to undo our hard work by leaving dirt in other areas of our beauty world.
- The biggest place we find dirt is our makeup brushes! You should be cleaning these every other time you use them – especially the ones you use on your face. So much dirt, oil and bacteria hide out in these brushes.
- Secondly, our vanity or bathrooms, or on the floor in front of a mirror…we’ve all been there. These areas need to be cleaned as well.
- Now the most simple but easily forgotten: our hands, even if you just showered. Chances are you touched hair products or your dog, anything with dirt or other products that could break out your face.
Ahhhh, now that we have fresh, clean skin, I’m going to show you a simple fresh look with clean matte skin, glossy lip and lashes. Us oily babes have a hard time pulling off the dewy look in the summer months…but we can do matte. You will need a primer that is good for oily skin, a matte foundation (the matter the better), mascara, lashes, and your favorite gloss.
- Start with a fresh clean face, the charcoal products are perfect since they aid in oil control and draw out the trapped deep-down impurities.
- Prime the face with your favorite oil control primer.
- Apply foundation with a damp beauty blender sponge.
- Add mascara and pop on your favorite lashes. I love an extra long wispy lash for looks like this.
- Finish with your favorite gloss, I tend to use pinky/nude colors for this look. But you could totally add a bit of color in as well. I mean, hey – it’s spring!
So, that finishes the look! Fresh clean matte skin, lashes and some gloss. A perfect easy spring look! Don’t forget you can find the Bioré Charcoal line at Walmart in the Skin Care Aisle. Bioré has quite a few other charcoal products in their line as well. If you are oily like myself, I highly recommend you give them a try, they work great and are so affordable.
Have you tried the Bioré Charcoal line? If so, let me know what your thoughts are in the comments below- as well as your tips and tricks for getting your skin spring ready!
Jasmine says
LOVE LOVE LOVE the Bioré charcoal products. It’s been helping not only mine but Brian’s skin. We’ve been using it together lol
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
Loving your fresh, summery look. So pretty. I also love these Charcoal products!! So awesome. [client]