All I'm in is just SKIN..

Hey Babez! Today's What's Up Wednesday topic is revolved around my daily skin care routine. I am asked on a daily basis what I use to take care of my skin. I am super big on skincare and I believe that if you take care of your skin, your makeup application will look at its best! But hey that's just my philosophy :)

Skin care is defined as "taking care of the skin" by cleansing, massaging, and moisturizing. As a graduate of Paul Mitchell Cosmetology school, I was taught that facials and having a daily skin care routine helps maintain the natural balance of the skin no matter the skin type. Today, I will focus on what I do for my skin and then throughout the rest of this month I will touch on other skin types and products best suited for my babez! So here goes it! My CustomEYEZ'd skin care routine!

Skin Type: Dehydrated (I am terrible at keeping up my water intake..it's a shame!)

Step 1: Start off with MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator to gently exfoliate and remove dead skin while moisturizing. Squeeze a dime size amount in palm, moisten with water, massage face, and rinse with warm water. It can be used twice a week, day or night, it is good for all skin types, and can be used on the face or body.

Step 2: Cleanse skin with MAC Green Gel Cleanser to leave skin squeaky clean and help to soothe sensitive or irritated skin with its cucumber and algae extracts. Squeeze a dime size amount onto palm or cloth, moisten with water, and rinse with water. It can be used once or twice a day. This cleanser is CustomEYEZ'd for oily/and or combination skin, because of surface oil controlling agents, but can be used on all skin types.

Step 3: Spray face with MAC Fix + Spray to leave skin feeling instantly refreshed and calm while preparing it for hydration/and or moisturization. Spray mist directly onto face or spray a clean powder brush like a MAC #129 brush and press on to face. It can be used anytime the skin needs a "refresher".

Rayci's Reminder: Let Fix + air dry on skin before applying moisturizer.

Step 4: Apply MAC Careblends Essential Oil- Grapefruit & Chamomile to condition, moisturize, and soothe skin. Squeeze one drop of oil onto palm and massage onto face. It can be used daily after cleansing the skin and is good for all skin types.

Rayci's Recommendation: Mix Careblends Essential Oil with your favorite moisturizer for added moisturization

Step 4a: Apply MAC Strobe Liquid in Golden Elixir (limited edition, Temperature Rising Collection) to provide a subtle dewy look or healthy bronzy glow while moisturizing skin. Mix one pump of Golden Elixir with Careblends Essential Oil or apply alone using fingertips or a duo fibre brush like EcoTools blush brush or MAC #159 duo fibre blush brush.

Rayci's Recommendation: Apply two to three layers of Golden Elixir on higher planes of face to achieve added sun-kissed radiance to the skin throughout every season!

Step 5: Apply MAC Lip Conditioner to lips to condition chapped lips and provides a great base when paired with other lip products.

Voila! With five simple steps you can CustomEYEZ your skin to fit your needs! You just need an exfoliator, cleanser, moisturizing spray, moisturizer, and lip conditioner! If you want these particular items visit www.maccosmetics.com!

Now for tomorrow's topic, Trendy Thursday, you will see a matte (no shine) version of my skin as I rave about this classic makeup trend over a half of a century young :) Comment if you know what decade I am referring to? Stay tuned babez!!

xoxo,
Rayci