My skincare routine - Including Kiehl's products

STEP 1. - Ultra facial toner

So is it useful to use a toner?... I would say so.

A toner helps restore the skins PH levels, which is useful especially after you have cleansed or exfoliated. Not only that, it also helps prepare your skin for moisturising. 

My skin feels that further bit refreshed when I use this after I've cleansed. This one is great for those with dry skin, it is gentle yet effective and it doesn't dry your skin out at all. 

This one has a non-alcohol formula, but be careful when choosing a toner, as most drugstore toners contain rubbing alcohol, which can be an irritant to the skin and can cause breakouts.  

STEP 2. - 

Creamy eye treatment (with avocado)

I use this as a daytime eye cream. I tend to put this on just before the serum. I use a gentle dabbing motion to put this on under eyes and and on top of the eyelids. It's so important not to drag your fingertips and pull the skin around these delicate areas.

If you suffer from under eye pigmentation, this won't fully eliminate the appearance of darkness as it tends to be hereditary. I don't personally suffer from darkness around my eyes, but I have found they can appear dark if I haven't slept very well. Also during cold harsh days the outer area can get dry and dehydrated and fine lines can appear and my concealer would crease a lot.

This has helped with hydrating my eyes and making them smooth and it gives it that glow.

Midnight recovery eye cream

I use this as an evening eye cream. This has helped with de-puffing my eyes. But the two together has worked wonders. 

The eye area is so delicate it is important to keep them well moisturised. This gives the added benefit of making sure they are protected from the ageing process.

STEP 3. - Hydro-plumping re-texturising serum concentrate

I've discovered how important it is to have a good serum. A moisturiser on its own is not enough. Imagine your skin as a wall, the moisturiser only moisturises the top layer, where as a serum penetrates further down moisturising the base of the wall. A serum helps fully nourish and replenish the skin.

I would highly recommend using this serum is you suffer from dry and dehydrated skin. It contains 15% of glycerin, which maintains water balance as it seals in moisture and can improve the appearance of the skin. This is not the only conceivable benefit it also leaves the skin soft and supple to touch.

It's lightweight but a little goes a long way, I use one pump of this in the morning and then one pump again in the evening. I have seen a major difference in my skin, it feels and looks more plumped and has helped brighten it hugely.

STEP 4. - Pure vitality skin renewing cream

Kiehl's offer a great range of moisturisers for the face, but the ingredients of this one made me gravitate more towards it, with red ginseng root and manuka honey, it states it increases vibrancy and helps build a stronger barrier. 

It is quite thick and sticky in consistency, which isn't surprising due to the honey. It's so easy to over do it, so I try to put a small amount on unless I really need a thicker layer. 

And going back to the skin being like a wall. Using just a serum is not enough if you have really dry skin. Using this as a top layer moisturiser has helped with keeping my skin feel super moisturised for longer. It has also helped with making my skin feel smoother and given it that extra bit of glow. It also smells amazing!

STEP 5.- Ultra facial moisturiser - SPF 30

Another factor to maintaining good skin is using SPF, even during winter, as UV rays from the sun can still damage the skin even if its not 35 degrees outside. 

This is a non-greasy moisturiser that contains an SPF of 30. The highest they do is an SPF of 50, but I have read that 30 is more than enough to protect the skin on a fairly warm day in Britain. Also the more higher the SPF means the higher the levels of comedogenic which can clog up pores.

I put this on after I've put my hydro-plump serum and skin renewing cream. I know it may seem like a lot of moisturisers to put on your face. But on most days I do feel it is necessary, but also I only put this on if I know I'm going out, other than that I wouldn't. Also lately I tend not to wear anything on my face apart from a bit on concealer under my eyes, just so i'm not overdoing it with products and clogging up my pores to an extreme.

Also with this moisturiser I find that makeup does not apply very well due to the SPF.

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I have collected these products over a span of a year and a half and they have benefited my skincare routine therefore I would recommend investing. These products have given me major long term results. I have found using these products has really helped saved my skin from dehydration. But coming up to summer I have adjusted my routine slightly, I tend to use a lighter moisturiser in the morning and then use the renewing cream as an overnight replenishing moisturiser.

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