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Olivia

14 days ago · Skin & Wellbeing

switching up my routine for summer and honestly dreading it

my skin basically has to relearn everything when the weather shifts. like I'd finally got a routine that wasn't making me flare up and now it's getting warmer and I have to start all over again tbh the main thing I've had to drop is my heavier moisturiser. I was using something quite thick through spring and it was fine, but the second the humidity crept up my skin just... didn't want it anymore. started feeling congested I suppose, not quite breaking out but not happy either swapped it for something much lighter, more of a gel texture, and that helped. also cut back to SPF only in the mornings instead of layering two things — that was just too much for me personally the one thing I won't change is keeping it fragrance-free. I've made that mistake before in summer thinking I could get away with something a bit more "summery" and no. instant regret. every time. I should say — this is just what works for me, sensitive and eczema-prone skin is so individual, what my skin needs is probably completely different to yours
switching up my routine for summer and honestly dreading it
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Callum 14 days ago

skin congestion in summer is no joke, took me ages to figure out my face just couldn't handle the same stuff year round

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Jade 13 days ago

took me way too long to realise that too tbh, kept blaming everything else before the moisturiser

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Liam 13 days ago

switching moisturiser every season is proper faff but yeah your skin just won't let you get away with the same thing all year

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