Following on from yesterday’s post, this is another product I picked up at the same time as the Liquid Gold.
I’ve heard (obviously) many times about wearing SPF to prevent skin from aging and protect it from UV rays etc and I completely agree especially after the fabulous Joan Collins has amazing skin, apparently down to no skin exposure to the sun since she was 16.
With that and the fact that using products such as Liquid Gold containing glycolic acid I was adamant I needed to pick up a separate SPF just for face with a high factor but that could be used on my currently sensitive and unpredictable skin.
It used to be oily and nowadays it leans more to the dry side…confusing!
With all my skin woes in mind I headed to Boots to pick up a facial SPF from a skincare brand I knew I shouldn’t react to, and so I picked up this one from Avene.
I wasn’t bothered if it was from Vichy, La Roche Posay etc as long as it was a well respected brand catering to skins needs.
So I added this to my skin care routine without any negative effects to my skin whatsoever.
This was a HUGE relief to me and I would be happy to keep this in my routine forever more because of this!
You can see in the photo below the colour and consistency of the cream.
It’s a pinky colour and quite thick, when rubbed into the face this does take a bit of effort to blend as it turns white on application.
The white can make you look a little pale but does match your skin tone after a few minutes.
I do wonder though, I’m very pale and can have trouble looking a bit ill and washed out after using it, so if anyone with a darker skin colour used this would it rub in and blend any easier?
If you’ve used it I would love to know what you think!
On a pale day this blends in easily enough and could give me the option of just wearing the SPF without make up as it does somewhat cover up some blemishes.
If you only had a few this would be perfect!
However I have a few more and so need to apply make up still, but this does create a nice base to apply make up on.
I believe this was a good addition to my skin care regime, it’s had no negative effects and as my moisturiser has either a low SPF or none at all this is the perfect way of ensuring I’m protected from the pesky UV rays that are there even though there’s no sun!
What do you think of using an SPF? Do you wear it every day? What number do you use?
I chose 50 as it was the only one there, I might have chosen 30 if it was there though!
L xxx
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Great post, I always try to use SPF the one i'm using is by La Roche Posay and it's really thin so sits when on my oily skin. Definitely want to check this one out now though 🙂