Get Un-Ready With REN Skincare

There’s nothing I love more than winding down at the end of a long day and spending a good amount of time in my bathroom. It’s one of my favourite times of the day as it’s where I can spend some time on ‘me’ and forget about everything else. As we are all spending a lot more time at home in the evenings now, we have the time to indulge and treat ourselves to some serious pampering. Starting with a nourishing cleanser and mask to a creamy body scrub and luxe oil, here is how I get ‘unready’ with REN. *All products have kindly been gifted to me by REN Skincare but this is not sponsored content.

CLEANSE, TONE & BRIGHTEN

To remove my makeup, I always opt for a rich, nourishing balm-oil cleanser that is going to ensure my skin is squeaky clean but remains hydrated. The Perfect Canvas Clean Jelly Oil Cleanser* is a divine gel formula that melts into the skin, transforming into a silky oil consistency that breaks down makeup, SPF, pollution and general grime that has built up throughout the day. It’s vital to ensure you have removed all makeup to ensure your serums, treatments and creams work as best they can so as this stage, I always go in with a second cleanse. What makes this product even more special is that the tube is made from 50% post consumer recycled plastic with a 100% PCR lid.

To keep my skin smooth, even and radiant, I use a chemical exfoliant 3 times a week and the Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic* is a potent blend of AHA Lactic Acid to encourage cell turnover by dissolving the bonds between dead skin cells that latch onto the skins surface and can cause a dull looking complexion and BHA Salicin (natural salicylic acid) to exfoliate the skins surface and in pores to help reduce blemishes. Plus, there is Azelaic Acid in here which brightens and hydrates to keep skin glowy and Willow Bark Extract to reduce breakouts and balance pores. I love the easy pump dispenser that comes with this product, making it quick and easy to use.

SOOTHE & EXFOLIATE

For me, there is nothing more relaxing than applying a face mask and lying on my bed with some music on for 10 minutes in the evening. Face masks are an essential part of a good skincare routine and there are so many different textures and purposes to target different skin concerns. I tend to do 3 masks a week, one to boost radiance, one to calm and a clay one to deep clean.

One of favourites from REN is the Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask* which is a part of their EVERCALM sensitive range, making it perfect for calming and soothing skin when it feels a little flushed or out of its normal state. The mask has an ultra thick creamy consistency and has been formulated with REN’s exclusive active complex to strengthen skins moisture barrier, quickening the healing period and increasing skins ability to cope with any stress. Once I’ve used this mask, my skin instantly feels calmer and far softer in texture.

A staple on my bathroom shelfie is their AHA-infused Radiance Glycol Lactic Renewal Mask* and if I’m looking for radiance boost then this is the perfect mask. With its potent blend of naturally derived fruit acids (pineapple, passionfruit and papaya), it rejuvenates skins texture, unclog pores, firms fine lines and makes skin gleam with glow, all in 10 minutes. There’s no tingling or irritation involved here, just a citrusy smelling orange coloured mask that perks up skin perfectly.

TREAT

Once I’ve applied my hyaluronic acid and anti-oxidant serums, it’s time to lock in all the goodness with a transformative targeted overnight treatment. Introducing REN’s all new Overnight Glow Dark Spot Sleeping Cream*; a thick cream that works on targeting uneven skin, dark spots and pigmentation without affecting your skins natural tone. Hormones, pollution and UV are all factors that can leave skin looking tired and uneven and treating them with an effective product overnight is key to waking up with a more even, luminous complexion. Formulated with Encapsulated Algae Complex and Phytoglycogen, skin is recharged.

BODY

Looking after the skin on our body is just as important and I love to ensure my limbs remain hydrated, smooth and glowy just like my face, all year around. REN is one of my favourite brands for body-care as they use such beautiful ingredients, formulas and textures to make up each of their incredible ranges.

IN WATER

Baths are another of my favourite ways to relax and if make sure that each week, I take 2 evenings to have a 30/40 minute all body pamper. This begins with dry body brushing and a foot exfoliation before I delve into my most loved bath products. My favourite body-care range from REN is Atlantic Kelp and Magnesium. Inspired by one of my most adored places; the ocean and created to de-stress, calm the mind and boost skins vitality, it’s the perfect scent to create an at-home spa experience. I start my pouring a cap full of Atlantic Kelp and Magnesium Bath Oil* under the running hot water, which as well as scenting my bathroom, is going to replenish my skin, de-stress my mind and take me to a tranquil place.

I also love the Atlantic Kelp Magnesium Anti-Fatigue Body Wash*, a sulphate free energising body cleanser formulated with Magnesium PCA to moisturise, sage rosemary and geranium to give an uplifting scent and REN’s very own Anti-Fatigue Essential Oil blend to nourish, awaken and refreshe skin.

Just like your face, it is so important to scrub your body on a weekly basis, as this will mean your lotions, creams and oils can be as effective as they are designed to be, as they won’t be prevented from penetrating your skin by dead skin cells. The Atlantic Kelp Magnesium Anti-Fatigue Scrub* is a gentle exfoliating balm formulated with epsom salts to polish and smooth skins surface. I find this is far more effective on dry skin so once I’m in the bath, before lying down, I will massage the scrub into my skin which will encourage cell renewal process and help to relax muscles. Again, this has essential oils in to replenish and nourish. I like to lie in the water with this on to allow the oils and salts to work at healing any muscle fatigue.

OUT OF WATER

I love to use an oil at night so it has the time to sink in and really nourish my skin and REN’s Moroccan Rose Otto Ultra-Moisture Body Oil* is the perfect blend of Moroccan Rose, Carthame and Macadamia oil. Whilst the rose gives this rich oil a divine scent, the carthame acts like a ceramide in that it repairs skins barrier and macadamia replenishes lipids to strengthen skin. Spending time massaging oil into my body is a very calming ritual that I like to do at-least 3 times a week and my skin is always so thankful in the morning.