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Lazy Mum Skincare Routine for Your 30s: 5 Simple Steps + Daily SPF
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items My no-fuss skincare routine for busy mums in their 30s. Cleanse, mist, essence, serum, moisturise. Then SPF every morning. No 10-step faff. Just the mid-range, worth-it products I actually re-buy and use every single day. Most of them are gentle enou...
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Step 1: Gentle Cleanser for Sensitive & Acne-Prone Skin
Step 2: Hydrating Facial Mist for Calm, Happy Skin
Step 3: Hydrating Essence & Toner for Glowing Skin
Step 4: Hydrating Serum for Plump, Anti-Ageing Skin
Step 5: Lightweight Moisturiser for Acne-Prone Skin
Step 6: Daily Sunscreen SPF 50 (Every Morning)
Step 1: Gentle Cleanser for Sensitive & Acne-Prone Skin
Step 1: cleanse. A good face wash is the foundation of any skincare routine. These are the gentle, non-stripping cleansers I use and re-buy for sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Removes makeup, SPF, and the day without wrecking your moistu...
As someone who is too tired to do a full double cleanse most nights (mum life 😭), finding out this does both steps in ONE was a lifesaver. The Fresh Soy Face Cleanser removes makeup AND cleanses your skin without stripping it, and it's so gentle I c...
Fresh Soy Face Cleanser
This cleanser actually cleared my hormonal acne and I'm still not over it 😭 The Tower 28 SOS Balancing Gel is fragrance-free and so gentle, but it works harder than most cleansers I've tried for acne-prone skin. It calmed my inflammation and over ti...
Tower28 SOS Daily Balancing Gel Cleanser
I have acne prone skin and expected this to break me out, but it never has. It cleanses really well without stripping my skin, and on lazy days when I skip makeup remover, this handles that too. I keep repurchasing it.
Caudalie Vinopure Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser
Step 2: Hydrating Facial Mist for Calm, Happy Skin
Step 2: mist. Right after cleansing, a hydrating facial mist preps your skin to absorb everything that follows. It's the step most people skip and then wonder why their essence isn't sinking in. These are the mists I spritz on damp skin before the re...
Three bottles in and I will never stop repurchasing this! I was sceptical about a facial mist doing much but the Tower 28 SOS spray uses hypochlorous acid which is clinically proven to calm inflammation, and it lowkey cleared my hormonal acne. I spra...
Tower28 SOS Spring Kit
Okay I'd heard SO much hype about this and I finally caved. Worth it. The d'Alba White Truffle Spray is a total 2-in-1. You can use it before your skincare as a glow-boosting essence mist OR as a makeup setting spray (yes, really!). I use it before m...
d'Alba White Truffle First Spray Serum
Step 3: Hydrating Essence & Toner for Glowing Skin
Step 3: essence. The glow-boosting, skin-plumping step that layers in hydration before your serum. These hydrating essences and toners prep your skin barrier and help everything else absorb better. Sounds like faff. Is not faff. You'll notice the dif...
This is the essence/toner step that lazy mums actually need. It absorbs in seconds, preps your skin to drink up everything you put on after, and leaves this gorgeous luminous, dewy finish. The Clinique Moisture Surge watery lotion has hyaluronic acid...
Clinique Moisture Surge Hydro-Infused Watery Lotion
OMG 12x hydration boost in 3 seconds?? That's literally the claim and my skin absolutely backs it up 😭 This Innisfree Green Tea Ceramide Milk is a Korean milky toner and it's one of the best things I've added to my routine. It's fragrance-free, non-...
Innisfree Green Tea Ceramide Milk
Step 4: Hydrating Serum for Plump, Anti-Ageing Skin
Step 4: serum. The hardest-working step in the routine. These are the targeted hydrating serums packed with hyaluronic acid, peptides, and barrier-loving ingredients that visibly plump, smooth, and slow down the signs of ageing. The one step I'd keep...
I'm on my 3rd bottle of this serum and that literally says everything. The Anua PDRN serum is my holy grail. PDRN is derived from salmon DNA (I know, wild 🐟) and it is SO good for anti-ageing, keeping skin plump, and hydration. My skin looks more fu...
Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum
My dark acne spots finally started fading after 3 months of using this. It's not an overnight fix, but stick with it and the results speak for themselves. Hands down one of the best serums I've tried.
Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Dark Spot Serum
Step 5: Lightweight Moisturiser for Acne-Prone Skin
Step 5: moisturise. The final seal: lightweight, non-comedogenic moisturisers that lock in all that hydration without clogging pores or leaving a greasy film. These are the everyday face creams I actually finish to the very last drop, which is the hi...
I break out from literally everything so finding a moisturiser that has NEVER broken me out is a miracle 🙏 The Anua PDRN cream is so lightweight but my skin looks glowy and healthy since I started using it. On my 2nd tube now and it's not going anyw...
Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid 100 Moisturizing Cream
This is my morning moisturiser on days my skin feels thirsty but I can't deal with anything heavy. It's a cool, bouncy gel that sinks in straight away and never breaks me out. My skin still feels soft by bedtime, and makeup sits so nicely on top.
Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator
This is my night cream when my skin feels tight, dry or angry after a breakout. It's thick but not greasy, and it calms everything down while I sleep. I wake up with soft, comfy skin. One tub lasts me ages because a little goes a long way.
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream
Step 6: Daily Sunscreen SPF 50 (Every Morning)
Step 6: SPF. Every morning, last thing before makeup. Your 30s are when sun damage starts showing up, and no serum can undo what sunscreen could have stopped. If you only add one habit, make it this one. I want an SPF that's invisible, isn't greasy a...
This is hands down the best SPF I've ever used. It's completely invisible, no white cast, no greasy feel, and it doubles as a primer so my makeup actually lasts all day. If you hate the feel of regular sunscreen, this one will change your mind.
Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50