In my past life when I worked in an office I was fortunate enough to review lots of potions and lotions as part of my job. As I now have to pay for my beauty stash I am much more selective about what I use. A brand I keep coming back to is Dermalogica. Not only do I love the stark grey and white packaging but the stuff inside works wonders. Everything I've tried from Dermalogica gets results from the body creams to the spot zappers, but here are 4 products that I'm never without.
Daily Microfoliant, £41.30 I am a firm believer in exfoliating the skin to make it smoother and fresher so I use this gentle formula after cleansing my skin on days when it feels a bit grubby and needs a good scrub. Made from a rice based powder that you mix with a few drops of water to make into a paste, it eradicates dead dulling skin cells with a blend of salicylic acid and rice enzymes. It also contains grapefruit to help balance uneven skin tone, good for me as I suffer from melasma. I scrub it all over my face, neck and on the back of my hands for about a minute before rinsing off with warm water. This product would make it into my all time Top 10 beauty buys, I can't recommend it enough.
Skin Refining Masque, £30 As much as I love a professional facial, time and finances don't permit too many of these, so I'm a huge fan of DIY facials. I like to cleanse and steam my face before applying this clay masque. It contains tea tree to blitz blemishes (who else thought their spots would stop by the time they started getting wrinkles?!?), grapefruit to smooth and antioxidant green tea. It dries and tightens on the skin within 10 minutes and I remove it with a damp muslin cloth. My skin is definitely smoother and cleaner after using this.
Day Bright SPF 15 I use this pearly cream over moisturiser but under foundation to give my skin a healthy, even glow. It contains botanical brighteners to even out skin tone and an SPF 15 to protect. I like the sheen it creates and sometimes use it on my cheeks as a highlighter. Sadly it's no longer available, but I have it on good authority that the product in the link above is a good replacement.
Night Bright When my skin is misbehaving I slap this on before bedtime and without fail I awake with clearer brighter skin. A blend of lactic acid, vitamin C from kiwi and wrinkle fighting licorice help to resurface the skin, soften lines, brighten dullness and dry out spots. It's a hard working treatment rather than a daily cream so I don't use it each night.
