In partnership with Minenssey.
The festive season is upon us, and with balmy summer nights, countless cocktails and a season of celebrations often comes tired, dehydrated skin.
You wake looking and feeling dull, and you reach for a quick fix- a glass of water, a heavy duty concealer and a liquid highlighter- then you’re onto the next function.
The key to skin that maintains its glow, with or without makeup, right throughout the festive season and long after, is to choose skincare products that don’t just hydrate the skin, but help your body hold on to that moisture. Look beyond products that just deliver bouncy, glowing skin- look for products that place an emphasis on skin health.
The ultimate summer skin cocktail is rich in two signature ingredients- flannel flower and ACB Yogurt Dermal Respiratory Factor, both of which are key ingredients within the Minenssey Hydrating collection.
A long time lover of Minenssey (I was first introduced to the brand in the form of their now-cult clay masks), I have personally been trialling the brand’s essential Hydrating portfolio for upwards of three months. What I find differentiates this range from traditional hydrating skincare is that these products aren’t about a quick fix- they work to restore the health of your skin, improve your skin’s ability to absorb and retain moisture and give it the ability to bounce back to full health despite fatigue or environmental stressors.
Its powers lie in the aforementioned cocktail of natural ingredients. Flannel flower sits at the core of the entire Minenssey portfolio, serving as its signature ingredient due to its hydrating properties as well as its ability to retain moisture (I love this ingredient so much that I’ve recently taken to adding a drop of the brand’s Flannel Flower Absolute, a concentrated extract of the ingredient, into my beloved Minenssey Aqua Cream moisturiser). ACB Yogurt Dermal Respiratory Factor, a cutting-edge probiotic extract, works to stimulate collagen production and improve the skin’s oxygen uptake for cellular respiration. The result is a range that hydrates and improves the overall health of the skin, allowing it to bounce back amidst the party season and leaving it looking plumped, refreshed and instantly lifted.
My tried-and-tested party season skin reviver begins with a deep cleanse using the Minenssey Cleansing Souffle (which contains a gentle, natural AHA to sweep the skin of dead and dry cells without stripping it of moisture), which I follow by gently pressing the Dynamic Facial Essence into my skin using the palms of my hands. I lock in moisture and give the skin a glow using the Quenching Aqua Cream, then complete my ultimate skin-saver by reviving tired eyes with the Complete Eye Cream.
This article is sponsored by Minenssey however all views are, as always, my own.
