My tips for young, acne-prone or oily type skin.

Hi guys,
I’m a total newbie here, but thought I’d share my successful routine in battling the evil oily skin type 🙂

I wash my skin twice a day, with a purifying cleanser, witch hazel toner, then I finish with an oil-free, purifying moisturiser (preferably with at least SPF 15).
If the moisturiser has no sun protection, I put on a non-greasy SPF 30+ sunscreen.

If I’m going to wear make up, instead of the purifying moisturiser, I use an oil-free tinted moisturiser (Nivea is great), and then use a matte mousse foundation, which goes on lightly (and a little goes a long way, too!)
The tinted moisturiser is fantastic at evening out skin tone before applying foundation and other make up. Although, make sure you don’t get a tint that is too dark, or else you’ll have trouble blending it in with your natural skin colour.

Another important thing to mention is that you should make sure you wash your make up off thoroughly at the end of every day (with the same cleanse, tone and moisturise routine).

Aside from this routine, you should use a deep cleansing facial mask twice a week to unclog pores, and exfoliate once a week to uncover a fresh layer of skin.

Try to go for the natural look as much as possible: don’t layer on foundation, concealer and powder, then ridiculous amounts of blush, eyeshadow and eyeliner. Trust me, your skin will glow and certainly thank you for it!

Anyway, I have learnt all this through trial and lots of error, so I know it works 🙂

I hope these tips are helpful for some people 🙂