I’m 40, ‘ageing backwards’ & don’t have Botox on my forehead – people say I look 28… here’s my skin secrets
A BEAUTY guru has shared how she manages to look decades younger than she really is by sticking to a few simple tricks.
Lauren O’Connell is a skincare addict and religiously applies the products she knows and trusts every night.
In a recent video on her YouTube channel the anti-ageing queen shared how she keeps her face looking so fresh and wrinkle-free at 40-years-old.
Despite having a small amount of Botox on the outer corners of her eyes and some on the top of her nose, Lauren said she has never had any in her forehead.
“I’m a skincare freak, over the years I’ve realised what ingredients really work on the skin and I’ve honed in on products that have those ingredients,” she explained.
According to the pro, the first step should always be to cleanse your skin.
“I first use an oil-based cleanser, that’s going to lift up all of the makeup, skincare, SPF, dust, dirt, debris, pollution, anything that’s got on my face during the day,” she said.
Then Lauren used a second cleanser, this time a water-based one to “wash everything away.”
After that, the beauty lover goes in with a night oil, followed by a lactic acid treatment – both from Sunday Reily.
“This is great for smoothing out the fine lines and wrinkles, increasing the cell turnover, smoothing the skin, giving the skin an even tone and renewing and refreshing so your skin looks healthy,” She said,
In fact, Lauren said the reason her skin is so “bright and glowy” is because of the lactic acid she uses every night.
But Lauren’s routine is over yet, she uses another two eye creams to keep fine lines and wrinkles at bay.
Her last step is to apply a squalene oil to “seal everything in.”
Before bed, Lauren then ties her her hack in a silk bobble so it doesn’t get stuck in all of the products she uses.
“It works so well for me and it really give my skin everything it needs and my skin looks better now than it did when I was 25,” she said.
Other beauty fans agreed her routine works wonders, one said: “You are glowing, thanks you the tips.”