Skinderella

Up until a few years ago, I didn't have much of a skin care routine despite always having bad skin - spots, rosacea, large pores, the usual blah blah blah.

But I started to read up a lot more on products that would suit my skin type (the dreaded dry/combination) to not only make my makeup look better but with overall goal of reducing how much I would need to cover my blemishes and boost my confidence.

My current routine is something that I'm hooked on now because I love the products I'm using and have genuinely seen an improvement.

Firstly, let's talk Liz Earle.

I've known about this brand for a while but never bought into it because a) I was lazy and had no desire to buy mid-priced products when I thought makeup wipes were the holy grail b) I thought it was marketed towards older skin types.

But oh how I was wrong. The Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser is the perfect way to rid your skin of makeup, dirt and oil whilst not leaving it feeling dry or stripped.

Next the Boost Tonic Water is great for sensitive skin as it soothes and calms redness as well as reducing pore size.

My favourite product in the range so far is the Superskin Concentrate For Night serum. I use this every evening and does so much more for my dry skin than any other moisturiser I've tried. But finishing this off with the dry/sensitive moisturiser means I wake up without my skin hating me.

There's a few other non-LE products I use as well:

• Garner Sensitive Micellar Water - after LE cleanser to get rid of any lurking eye makeup
• Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Peel - something I've recently been trying out before LE serum
• Lush Grease Lighting - for the dreaded spot break outs
• Lush Let the Good Times Roll - use for exfoliation in the bath/shower (smells amazing!)
• Biore Charcoal Pore Strips - once a week: nose, chin and forehead