Two Clinique Products for Dehydrated Skin

From time to time my skin gets quite dehydrated, especially during the seasonal changes. To get my drier than usual skin ready for the sheer and dewy spring bases I picked up two Clinique products that caught my eye.

The first one is a small version of the Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief. This gel based creme seemed to have everything I needed, a good amount of moisture without looking greasy. I love gel based products during the warmer months of the year because they sink in so quickly and look lovely throughout the day.

I took it with me to Barcelona, Spain to try it before buying the actual full size version, and I used it everywhere. On the plain, in the morning, evening and sometimes even when we went to the hotel to touch ourselves up a little. When I was about to buy the actual full size of the product, because I loved it, my eyes fell on a big yellow bottle.

And then I thought, why didn't I think of that one before! I read and even heard so many raves about how amazing the Clinique DDML (short for Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion/Gel) is and should have tried that one in the first place. As the bottle is a lot bigger I decided to just buy it, and I don't regret a single thing!

Don't get me wrong, both products hydrate extremely well, but I just prefer the big yellow bottle for some reason. I have to admit you need a little more product to make it work, but as you get more of it anyway I don't really think that's a bad thing. I use around three full pumps of it in my routine.

The Natural April Base

Because of my horrible acne scarring I've got a lot of redness in my face, which isn't something you want to show off. Or at least I don't. Skincare on its own can't solve this problem as quickly as I would like it to, so I do wear a little bit of makeup to cover up the things I want to hide.

I take a good look at my face to decide whether I need a bit more or a little less coverage that day. Most of the times it's less, I don't feel like covering up everything because I do like a natural look, but some help in the right direction never hurts.

Most of the time I use a BB Cream, but sometimes I do like a good CC cream if it's only redness that needs to be hide. I'm loving the Clinique Age Defense BB Cream, which isn't too pricey in my opinion, but if it's a bit out of your budget the L'Oréal Skin Lumiere BB Cream is a good alternative too.

I apply a BB cream with either my hands or the Real Techniques Expert Face Brush, a similar one to the Buffing Brush but a little bigger. If you apply with your hands the finish will be a little more sheer and natural, while the coverage really comes to its right when blended with the brush.

You might wonder: no primer? Indeed, I don't like the feeling of primer, or at least the primers I tried, on my skin and they also tend to break me out more often. If you don't have blemish prone skin, the L'Oréal Revitalift Magic Blur Base might be something for you as it pretty much solves everything a primer should. (full review coming soon).

After this I apply a little concealer if needed, the one I tend to use more often is the Dior Nude Skin Hydrating Concealer, but the shade (02) is a little too orange and dark for me, so I mix it with a blemish concealer from Garnier. Even though I do like the two from time to time, the coverage isn't natural enough for me...

To finish up the look I set everything with the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparant and my Real Techniques Expert Face Brush, and spray on some finishing mist, mostly Mac Fix+.

And that's it, it seems like a long post full of make-up but I basically use two products, a base and a powder, both very sheer. I hope you enjoyed!