Picture this...
It's 10:33pm and you can't wait to flop into bed.
You've almost come to the end of your nightly beauty routine. You've removed your eye makeup with a micellar water and are now reaching for your cleanser (is it an oil? A lotion? A foaming wash?) to remove the remainder of your makeup. You've even remembered to apply an alcohol-free toner (gosh, aren't you good) knowing that this helps to rebalance the skin's natural PH levels that are altered when washing with water.
Your skin is now squeaky clean and most probably crying out for some moisturisation. You fumble for your pot of moisturiser-du-jour, apply a little (or a lot!), blending it quickly into the skin as you yawn (your bed is calling after all).
You then reach for your suspiciously expensive eye cream, dab a little onto the very top of your cheekbones and at the outer corners of the eye (like they showed you in the beauty hall). You stand back and enjoy the warm feeling that comes from pro-actively doing something about those crows feet (well done you).
But wait. This last bit - the eye cream bit - it's ALL WRONG! How so?
Believe it or not, the thing we think we're supposed to do - i.e. apply eye cream AFTER our moisturiser, is actually the wrong thing to do.
Logic Rules
The skin around our eyes is 50% thinner than the rest of our body. Basically it's 'wafer thin'. Applying rich moisturisers directly under the eyes can overload the skin and cause puffiness, hence why we have eye creams. Stylist's Samantha Flowers explains here: "By applying the eye cream first you are forming a barrier against a heavier moisturiser that can cause puffiness."
Makes TOTAL sense, no?
So there you have it. Whether you have an expensive or an inexpensive eye cream, be sure to get the most out of it by applying it before your moisturiser.
I'd love to know if you notice a difference by making this small change. Do the 5 day challenge with me? I'm starting tonight! :)
IMAGE CREDIT: bodyandsoul.com.au
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