by Aline Agopian
During the month of Ramadan, fasting can take its toll on the skin. To keep your skin from looking dehydrated, follow these easy morning steps daily. You may have a daily skincare ritual that you are happy with, but during this time you need to pay special attention to your skin to keep it from drying out and losing it's glow. Since you won't be able to keep yourself hydrated at all moments of the day, it is important to feed your skin with moisturizers to keep it radiant.
Start off with washing your face with a gentle cleanser. It is not necessary to wash the face in the morning since it will strip away natural oils, you can do this the night before. Simply go over the face with a gentle toning product to balance out the ph in your skin. I recently tried out the ARCONA Triad Pads and now I am obsessed with them. These pads cleanse, tone and hydrate and smell so refreshing. It's kind of like a little refreshing shower for your face. I like to use them throughout the day (if I'm not wearing makeup) and morning and night, just anytime I feel like I need to feel refreshed. If your cleanser leaves any traces of makeup this will get rid of it and if you washed your face the night before but still want to feel extra clean, this will do the trick.
Next, use a great serum. I love a good Vitamin C serum because it instantly brightens your face. Obagi makes a great Professional C 10-15 Percent Serum. Many serums say they have vitamin C but that could be just 1 percent. With Obagi, you know you are getting a healthy amount that will give you better results. While the serum penetrates your skin, work on your eyes. La Prairie's White Caviar Illuminating Eye Cream boosts circulation to brighten up the eye area. They can be used nightly as well. As the cream absorbs into the eye area, you can tackle the face.
Although you want to be hydrated you also don't want to feel greasy so Bobbi Brown's Hydrating Face Cream is perfect. Your usual morning coffee is replaced with Bobbi Brown's lightweight formula, which includes caffeine as a key ingredient to soothen the skin.
The eyes are usually the best giveaway to a sleepless night, so take it to the next level by applying Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Circle Perfector with SPF 30. This can be dabbed onto the eyes on top of your favorite eye cream to give it a layer of protection. It's also great for targeting dark circles.
Last but not least, don't forget to hydrate your lips throughout the day. Shiseido Benefiance Full Correction Lip Treatment hydrates and enhances lip contours giving lips a plumped look.
Remember that most of the products mentioned can be used morning and night, therefore they can be used at any time of the day or late in the evening since your sleeping patterns usually will change during this period.
Tip: A good rule in order to know which products are day-only is the ones that contain SPF.
Make this a daily habit, as you cleanse on the inside it's important to keep your skin clean and nourished as well.
