My Winter Skincare Routine - Affordable.

Hey girls. I thought I would post what I use on my face everyday to cleanse, tone, treat, etc. My skin type has changed over the past year, from very oily to oily/combination. The dryness of the cold winter wind and the heat coming from the heater in my bedroom has made this changes happen.
These products are affordable, mostly under $15.

Keep in mind I do use a few products that are very moisturizing, or may not be recommended for oily skin type. Even though my skin type is oily/combination, I do not have necessarily have acne prone skin.

- My Skincare -

- Revlon Colorstay Eye and Lip Makeup Remover $12.95 -

Awesome to remove my eye makeup with, has no problems removing waterproof liner, cream eye shadows and waterproof mascara.

- Garnier Naturals Clean Detox Gentle Brightening Foam $6.99 -

This cleanser may not be for everyone, it leaves that rubbery feel behind. But when my skin feels like that after use, I know all my makeup, dirt, etc. is all gone. I remove my makeup with this, so I double up. And, a pea size amount creates a surprising amount of foam. After I come out of the shower, my skin feels clean and  appears brightened.

- Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Pore Perfecting Toner $4.85 -

I love toner, especially this one. It isn't harsh since there isn't any alcohol. I find that if I don't use this, my pores do get clogged almost instantly. Also, I don't cleanse my face in the morning with a cleanser, I splash water on my face, wipe it off with a towel, and apply this onto my skin. It works and I'm lazy haha.
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- Invite-E Vitamin E Cream $11.49 -

I use this most nights on my face, this acts as my night cream. It restores and moisturizes my skin to reduce any dry patches from coming up. Also, this is a savior for the dermatitis on my hands and any other dry spots on my body.

- Aura Cacia Restoring Rosehip Oil $9.34 -

I use this around 3 nights a week, same concept as the Invite cream above, but since this is an oil, I am wary that I may breakout if I use this too much. One pump goes a long way. I have found my skin tone has evened out a lot since using this, and it has reduced some redness on my cheeks, as well as scarring. I love this stuff.

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- Clearasil Ultra Spot Treatment Cream Extra Strength $14.49 -

I only ever get pimples and spots when it's around that time of month. I put this cream on those suckers at night, and by the next morning they have dried out and reduced in size dramatically. I am cautious when using this product, since it does dry out the skin, I only apply where it's necessary.

- Pure Source Rotorua Thermal Mud Mask For Face and Body $34.95 -

My parents went on a cruise to New Zealand and they came back with this mask as a gift. I feel like this mask really gets into my skin and cleanses it. Whenever I have really congested skin, I use this.

- Avene Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water $24.99 - 

I use this after a shower or if my skin feels a bit tight or dry. Also, if I apply too much powder on my face, I spray this on and it makes my makeup looks so much better. And, my body can break out in hives at any given time, so spraying the area helps to calm it down a lot. I don't know what it is about this product that makes it amazing, I mean it's just water in a can right?

- The Body Shop Face Brush $4.95 & Daiso Fase Brush $2.80 -

I use both of these with my cleanser; the Daiso brush almost daily, and the Body Shop one if I need to really exfoliate my skin.

What are your winter skin essentials?

June Favourites.

Haulin' so many products lately gives me the chance to test out new products every single day. There have also been a few products that has saved my skin from a period of being so dry, flaky and sensitive (it was a nightmare, I would have never thought I would miss my oilyness this much). So this month, I went for the dewy look with makeup, and used skincare that would repair and hydrate my skin as well as being really gentle.

- MAC Face and Body Foundation in C3 -
This is one of my HG products, I will always continue to buy F&B, it's a foundation I can always rely on when I want a light dewy finish to my skin. C3 is a bit dark for me at the moment, but since it's such a light coverage, it's easy to get away with. The dewiness look this foundation gives has saved me during the period where my skin was so dry.

- Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation in True Ivory -
After watching Tanya Burr mentioned this numerous times in her videos on YouTube, I was curious about the foundation. Looking at it in very harsh artificial lighting, or bright natural lighting, you can see the tiny tiny glitters in the foundation, similar to the Revlon Photoready, but the finish it gives on the skin I am in love with. The glow is amazeballs, and the coverage surprised me. I found this worked hand in hand with the Stay Matte powder.

- Invite-E Vitamin E Cream-
This cream saved my skin this month, it did an amazing job at moisturizing and repairing my skin. This is my second tube. I have found it has faded my acne scarring a tiny bit, replenishing moisture into my skin as well as deeply condition my hands when my dermatitis flares up.

- Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe and Bad to the Bronze -
I have been loving the combination of these two; Bad to the Bronze all over the lid then applying Tough as Taupe to the outer V. Quick and easy smoky eye.

- Nivea Lip Butter in Caramel Cream -
Very conditioning and feels smooth on the lips. One of the best lip conditioning products I have tried.

What was your favourite product this month?

May Empties

Here are my empties for this month (from left to right):

- Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation in 53 - I have two other shades in this foundation, but since I got this shade at a makeup sale, the actual product was quite old, so the formula has gone off. However, I do love this foundation. (To check if you're foundation has passed its expiry date, go to http://checkcosmetic.net/cosmetic-and-perfume-shelf-life-faq/ with the batch number).

- Rimmel Recover Anti-Fatigue Concealer - this concealer is discontinued, and it is quite old, so it was time to chuck it out. It wasn't a great product, but it wasn't too bad either.

- Cetaphil Moisterising Lotion - I have dermatitis on my hands, as well as other rough patches of skin on my body. This cream was alright, I wouldn't repurchase it though since I have found better.

- Invite-E Vitamin E Cream - I love this stuff and I need to repurchase it. I use for my hands and body to moisturize, and face to reduce scarring. It's very concentrated and it nourishes my skin.

- Face of Australia Face Base Primer - again, love love love. I have repurchased this in my Priceline Haul.

- MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash Mascara - the blackest mascara I have ever used as well as one of the worst. It just made my lashes stick together and it went off pretty quickly.

- Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara - one of my favourite mascaras, I love this for day time.

- Neutrogena Healthy Lengths Mascara - it smudges and transfers all over my eye lids, in the bin it goes.

What products did you chuck out this month?