Take the day off - Part 1 evening skin care

I realised that I actually have no updated skin care on my blog and now with the season change I figured it would be the perfect time.

The first part will tackle the cleansing so let's dive in.

More towards the winter I need to adjust my cleansers since my skin gets quite dry and flaky on my forehead and on my cheeks. 

My magical trio works well for me. I use the Clinique "take the day off" balm on my dry face and really massage it in. For my eye makeup I prefer to use MAC's cleanse off oil just because it is more liquid to beginn with and thus easier to work around the eyes.

Bear in mind that I do not use a flannel to take it off but rinse of with water and then proceed to Clarins' gentle foaming cleanser for sensitive or dry skin. I massage it over my skin and I'm not gonna lie I do enjoy this because it feels very rich and luxurious plus the smell is devine. I then use one of those rubbery brushed to give my face a nice cleansing and gentle exfoliation and after that we are done. The skin feels incredibly smooth and is ready for further steps so stay tuned!

Hooded eyes

So as you guys may or may not know I have hooded eyes. I really wish I had a nice crease but unfortunately that is not the case. 

Having a hooded eye means that the makeup, that is shown in makeup tutorials or magazines needs to be adjusted to the eye. I struggle particularly with the winged eye liner because, obviously depending how far your "hood" goes, it is not possible to follow your bottom lash line for the direction on the wing. 

Over the past few days I seem to have been totally obsessed with Korean tutorials because their eye shame seems to be more similar to mine (post op.). I am mentioning this because there are many more techniques that can be used on a mono lid is and I just read today that every 5th woman in Seoul has subjected herself to some kind of beauty enhancement procedure. 

The way they do the wing is basically drawing an imaginary line from the tear duct and just continue this line at the other end. The line can then be softened with shadow and the crease can be defined lightly, but all in all a very nice alternative for hooded eyes. 

Images taken from: http://www.voucherlicious.com/deal/92-off-120min-korean-look-makeup-workshop-–-includes-hands-on-practice-live-demonstration-free-smo/r:33844