10 Things I'd Tell My Teenage Self About Beauty | Skincare, Makeup and Hair.

Today I've been reminiscing on my awful beauty habits as a teenager and thought it'd make a good/cringe/funny blog post, hopefully some of you can relate and that I wasn't that bad... we'll see I guess.

1. Going to sleep with makeup on.
This makes me quiver just thinking about it- i'm sure somebody told me that leaving your makeup on overnight can age your face by seven days. I'm not too sure how true that is but I still continued to out of sheer laziness. I was actually reading online and found this article- 'A recent survey reveals a third of us sleep with our slap on, twice weekly. So for a month, Anna applied makeup as normal- but never took it off! By the end, experts said her skin had aged by a decade.' This absolutely horror-ed me, thank goodness I snapped out of that in my mid teens.

2. Makeup wipes do not remove all traces of makeup.
I did use makeup wipes for some years and I must admit at the time I didn't realise how bad they could be for use on a daily basis. However, they're very convenient for travelling!

3. Cleansing, Toning and Moisturising was meant to be done twice a day, not just when you're pampering yourself.

This is another one that makes me cringe, why did I think a sweep of a makeup wipe would be ok? I had very oily skin, I'm not surprised but I thought moisturising would make it worse.

4. Powder on dry skin.
Another stage I went through was extremely dry skin. When I couldn't be bothered to apply foundation before school, powder was my go-to. Let me tell you, powder on extremely dry skin is a complete no no. It clinged and looked orange, lovely...

5. Clumped mascara.
To be fair, this was a trend in high school- spidery lashes.
It did not suit you Aim.

6. Neither did bright purple mascara...
This was one I received with one of those teenage magazines, Bliss I think- that was my favourite. I thought I was quirky, but really I was very uncool.

7. Put the black kohl eye liner down.
Because who wants to look like Shirley Carter from Eastenders? Me apparently! 

8. Do not over pluck your eyebrows

OR try trimming them yourself because you think the hairs are too long. Hello one and a half eyebrows...

9. Dark hair does not suit you.

Especially the red and purple toned browns- no, no, no. You probably resembled a vampire deemed as you're so pale.

10. Use that heat protector!
I used to think heat protector would make my hair greasy, it's not that bad but singed red/purple hair is!

Please tell me you can relate to some of these...
Also let me know in the comments some of the bad beauty habits you had as a teenager or when you were younger- i'd love to hear as i'm sure there are probably a lot more I could relate to.

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Ditching the makeup wipes!

Hello!
What this post is about is quite obvious from the title. I saw something very similar to what i'm going to write about today on MakeupSavvy.co.uk, this of which I was inspired by. Lets avoid my ramblings and get straight into it!

A while back I found myself stuck in a rut of coming home and being too lazy to do the full cleansing routine, so I thought i'd get away with the quick makeup wipe to the face to remove my makeup. I clearly took a while to realise what this was doing to my skin, I was wondering why my skin felt and looked so rough. I was breaking out quite a lot, my skin always looked so dull and I was experiencing quite an oily T-zone, quite? Well a really oily T-zone. Then of course it came to me, its the wipes! Now i'm definitely not an expert, but I can conclude it definitely was the wipes as I've changed how I remove and care for my skin. I'm not experiencing the same problems as before also in hindsight it was pretty obvious as I wasn't using a decent brand of makeup wipes.

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water- £4.99 Boots

I knew I had to change my ways if I wanted to hopefully resolve the skin problems I was having and I saw something that I instantly thought- that's what I need! It was the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, pictured here. To me this was an alternative to a makeup wipe that was definitely less harsh on the skin, I thought it was even better that you don't actually have to wash it off. I was sold and was quick to buy it, this product is always on offer and is really reasonably priced anyway. I've been using this product for nearly 3 months now and I can honestly say I love it.
The product is easy to control when putting onto cotton pads so you won't waste any product. 
To remove your makeup you simply just sweep the cotton pad across your face and makeup is very quickly dissolved, it's also really kind to eyes which is a bonus as i'm often sensitive to products used around the eye.
Usually the 3rd cotton pad is coming back clean so it really is quick and easy!
If i'm being super lazy I wont wash the product off which is OK to do, but when i'm being extra good to my skin I use the Vitamin E Cream Cleanser from The Body Shop pictured below, just to ensure I've removed every trace of makeup and to ensure no product is clogged in my pores. 

Vitamin E Cream Cleanser 60ml(testing)- £3.00

I have honestly noticed such a difference after using both these products, especially the Garnier Micellar Cleansing solution. I'm having much less break outs, my skin feels a lot less rough and quite smooth actually, it's also helped combat the oily T-zone that I was having quite a lot of problems with.

I've actually also got rid of the makeup wipes that I was using, I only have a small pack on hand to remove any makeup spillages or foundation stains from my fingertips and the back of my hands between applying makeup.

What do you think about makeup wipes? and Have you tried the Garnier Micellar Cleansing water, if so what do you think of it?

Now that's a wrap up on today's post! If you got this far, brownie points to you and comment below if you have any replies to the questions asked.
I hope you have enjoyed this post and i'll see you next time!

Amy X