The spring season symbolizes renewal. Then why do we forget our skin amidst all the home and office spring cleanings? Believe it or not, your skin needs a thorough “spring cleaning” too.
Unsure as to where to begin? Now that's something we understand; after much research, we have found an ideal basic spring skincare routine to suggest. It consists of tips and tricks of all sorts, right from exfoliation and cleansing, to hydration and moisturizing, and even foot scrubbing!
8 Spring Skincare Tips:
1. Flush Out Dull-Looking Skin With A Liquid Peel
Winter is long gone, but its dullness on your complexion has remained on your face for a little longer? No worries. You can now brighten-up your annoyingly dull post-winter complexion with a liquid peel.
We really liked The Body Shop’s Vitamin C Liquid Peel. Rich in antioxidants and vitamin C-rich camu camu berries (that come from the Amazonian Rainforest), this peel is ideal to get rid of skin that is dull and tired-looking.
2. Clean Your Skin From Deep Within With A Mud Mask
No matter what the season, your skin can always use a nice deep cleanse. Why not give it some much deserved good spring cleaning?
Purifying mud masks clean your skin from deep within, removing impurities and unclogging pores in the process to reveal fresher, healthier looking skin.
While pretty much any good-quality mask from your local store does the job, we strongly suggest Biotherm's Skin Best Wonder Mud, which is rich in rhassoul extracts and green micro-algae and helps you get a clear, clean, and radiant-looking complexion in no more than three minutes!
3. Flaunt A (Faux) Summer Glow
Want to flaunt that sun-kissed summer glow without actually going out to face the sun? Believe it or not, it is very much possible to do that. This spring, flaunt that sun-kissed bronzed skin you've always wanted (all while staying out of the sun) with a self-tanner!
Not only do these all-new self-tanners give you a fab, natural-looking tanned look (yes, that's right. No more fake orange-y skin), they also contain ingredients that will benefit your skin's health. You can use the tanner on its own or add it to your body lotion.
We found the L’Oréal Paris’ Sublime Bronze Self-Tanning Serum the right product for the job given its success in providing users the most sought after natural-looking self-tan. You can, however, try any good self-tanner available in the stores!
4. Use A Facial Mist To Refresh Your Skin
We all need a little bit of refreshment once in a while, our skin being no exception. You must, therefore, give your skin (and its complexion) a much needed “boost” by using a facial mist that will hydrate the skin quickly.
We loved Vichy’s Mineralizing Thermal Water, which is formulated with 15 different active minerals that protect your skin from environmental elements and impurities, in addition to strengthening the skin’s natural moisture barrier function.
5. Hydrate Your Skin With A Renewing Cream
Just like your body, your skin needs to get hydrated too. You must, therefore, choose a good cream that moisturizes your skin and keeps it from drying out.
We recommend Kiehl's Pure Vitality Renewing Cream due to its simplicity and its ability to help improve your complexion and give your skin a better texture, greater radiance and youthful look. All that, and hydration.
6. Use A Caffeinated Eye Cream To Remove Puffiness
So you want to get that fresh look, but those irritatingly puffy-looking eyes keep getting in the way?
If you're among the many who suffer from this, consider using a caffeinated eye serum or cream that will help brighten the skin around your eyes and help reduce tired and fatigued look.
We really liked Garnier’s Clearly Brighter Anti-Puff Eye Roller. The product comes as a gel-like serum and is applied with a micro-stimulating roll-on applicator. Rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, and of course caffeine, the formula cools as soon as it is applied, refreshes your eye area and reduces that annoying under-eye puffiness with ease!
7. Make Your Skin Look Luminous With A Glow-Enhancing CC Cream
Want to show-off your spring glow but aren't exactly there yet? No worries! You can now use an illuminating CC cream to achieve the look you want.
We like the The Body Shop’s Instaglow CC Cream, which is a two-in-one skin care-inspired beauty product that, in addition to brightening the complexion, will reduce the sallower look of your skin, adjust the skin’s tone, remove excessive shine, moisturize the skin for up to 24 hours, and much more!
8. Make Your Feet, Smooth, Beautiful And Sandal-Ready With A Foot Scrub
Let's face it folks – after a long, bitter and cold winter of putting our feet in winter socks (and then in boots), we're all at least a bit scared to pull them off and take a nice, good look at our (perhaps flaky, perhaps laden with blisters) feet.
Especially since spring is the season to show them off, many choose to keep wearing (lighter) boots than opting to actually do something about their feet.
You can, however, get your feet sandal-ready in no time with at-home pedicures and regular exfoliation!
We strongly favor The Body Shop’s Peppermint Reviving Pumice Foot Scrub and would not hesitate to call it the right product for cleaning-off all that dead and dry skin that builds up underneath the surface of your heels and toes.
Cooling by nature, this foot scrub contains pumice granules from volcanic rocks in addition to brand’s own Community Trade peppermint oil, the combination of which will cool your feet and help you achieve those much sought-after soft, smooth and summer-worthy feet soles in no time.
Spring Skincare Tips Conclusion
Just as you're putting away those heavy winter clothes and layers from your closet to make way for bright, colorful clothes, you should also consider replacing your old winter skincare regimen for a bright new one.
