Your Spring Skincare Routine & Makeup Tips

With a new season upon us, it's a good time to spring clean your beauty and skincare products. Not only is it a good time to change your products for your overall look but it's also a good time to readjust the products you're using for your skincare as well. Now that winter is *finally* over (hopefully!), it's time to focus on protecting our skin from different elements. Things like protecting our skin from the sun, protecting our armpits from sweating and wearing makeup that feels light and fresh. Your spring skincare routine is here!

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Your Spring Skincare Routine:

Often times when we think of protecting our skin, we think of winter and keeping it hydrated and protecting against the wind. But, it is actually so important to protect our skin year-round. In the summer we have different elements to protect our skin from. One of them is the sun. I am still a proponent of safe sun exposure, I think protecting our face from the sun is so important. If you want to help protect your face from premature aging, wrinkles and sun spots, you need to make sure your skin is protected with SPF.

Here are some of my favourite natural SPF options for your new and improved spring skincare routine!

Suntegrity:

• This is my favourite sunscreen as of lately!
• I love the tinted face moisturizer and how it goes on.
• It moisturizes without feeling heavy or greasy.
• I used the body one when I was away in Sayulita Mexico earlier this year and it worked great. FYI- I am pretty pale, so I have to be careful in the sun so I don't burn. This provided good coverage and it smells AMAZING. I will say I found the body one a little more on the thick side and it didn't blend 100% in, but I have come to terms with the fact that natural sunscreens just don't absorb the same way as conventional ones. It's just the way it is.

If you're in Canada and looking for a natural sunscreen from The Detox Market, I also love the tinted SPF from Josh Rosebrook, which you can check out here!

Your Spring Skincare Routine: Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate

After a LONG winter, it is really important to exfoliate your skin. To be fair, it is always important to exfoliate, but I find in the winter, we tend to overlook this. The thing is, exfoliating regularly actually helps with skin dryness, a common complaint in the winter, In the spring, exfoliating is also important to ensure you are sloughing off dead skin and making way for refreshed, clear and clean skin. Exfoliating also means buffing your body as well. So don't forget to exfoliate when you are in the shower too!

May Lindstrom, The Clean Dirt:

• Even after many many years, I'm still very into this product and it's always in my bathroom.
• I love that it comes in a powdered form which becomes active only when you add water to it.
• It leaves my skin super smooth, bright and clear every time I use it. I recommend using it around once a week.
• It's a generous size, so although it's on the more expensive side, it lasts a long time.

Tata Harper, Resurfacing Mask:

• This is another one of my favourite products to use. It leaves your skin looking really bright, cleansed and clean.
• To be honest, I am not a huge fan of Tata products, as I find they don't do much for my skin for the price tag, but this is the one exception for me.

Face Masks For Spring:

In the winter, I tend to do a lot of hydrating face masks and in the spring, I will focus on deep cleaning ones as my skin may be prone to a few more breakouts. Overall, I *luckily* don't get too many breakouts, so when I do use a heavier type of cleansing mask, I tend to use it as a spot treatment.

Kypris, Deep Forest Clay:

• One of my favourites as of late is this one. This clay mask is great for spot treating or for overall detoxing when your skin needs it.
• If you want to exfoliate only, you can leave it on for less time than a traditional mask.
• It is ideal for more troubled skin and skin prone to breakouts.

I love Kypris products and although they aren't cheap (I know, I pay for them too), they work exceptionally well. I have tried the glow philtre mask as well, which is amazing and I think would make a nice addition for anytime of the year. It is on my list of products to purchase soon.

Protect Your Eyes:

In the spring, you will likely be spending so much more time outdoors which also means you will be squinting a lot more. If you have sunglasses, obviously it would be best to wear them, but it's possible that all that extra squinting can still result in more wrinkles around the already sensitive eye area. In this case, focus on your eye area with a cream to help minimize the damage.

I love the 100% Pure Bright Eyes Mask for de-puffing, hydrating and brightening.

Spring Cleaning Essentials:

Toss things out that are old. Have a look through your products and see if you find any that you know are a lot older. Chances are they won't be as potent as they once were and it may be a good idea to throw them out. It's also a good idea to figure out after your toss, what you actually need to buy going forward so you don't end up with things that you don't really need, like 3 mascaras... I can't be the only one.

Also, clean your makeup and skincare brushes. I am guilty of not doing this enough, but I am trying to be better at it. It's so important to give your brushes a good clean every few months at minimum.

Makeup Products for Spring:

When it comes to spring time and makeup, I always like to go a bit lighter and let my skin breathe more. To keep it really basic and simple, opt for tinted moisturizer, mascara, a simple lip gloss and a little bronzer for that glow-y look. Also, a good primer doesn't hurt, especially if you want your makeup to last all day.

Favourite lip glosses are these ones from fitglow - they're worth EVERY penny!

I also love this concealer for under eye brightness and coverage from Fitglow.

For a makeup primer, I love this new one from RMS Beauty.

That concludes this spring skincare routine blog post. I hope that you found some good tips and products that will help you along on your own journey.

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