I have listed 5 steps to a perfect skincare routine below and even though it may seem labourious at first, once you “nail” the routine you should be sorted in just over 5 minutes.

Step 1: Exfoliating

Exfoliating will get rid of all the dead skin cells & impurities that can build up around the nose and other areas on the face. It can also help in the removal of balckheads and also prevent them from reappearing. However, it is really important that you buy a daily scrub as some scrubs on the market can be too course. If you do continually use a scrub which is not suitable for daily use, you will end up taking off the top level of healthy skin and leaving your face susceptible to infection, break outs and a tad red.

Stylenerds Recommends:

DHC AP Scrub for Men: $

Shiseido Men’s Deep Cleansing Scrub: $$

Menscience Microfine face scrub: $$$

Stylenerds Uses:

Clinique Skin Supplies for Men Face Scrub: $$

Step 2: Cleansing

This is a very important as a cleanser will go where no facial scrub has ever been before. To start, I would splash some cold water several times on your face to stimulate blood flow followed by the application of the cleanser. Make sure that the cleanser has been massaged in to all areas of the face properly so that the cleanser does all the work for you! Once that is done, you should rinse your face again and dry off for the next step…

Stylenerds recommends:

Nivea for Men Q10 revitalising face wash: $

Lab Series for Men Multi Action Face wash: $$

Aesop: Parsley Seed Facial Cleaning Oil: $$$

Stylenerds Uses:

Kiehls Facial Fuel Energising Wash: $$

Step 3: Eye Cream

Eye cream is particularly important to my routine due to constant lack of sleep. The skin under your eye in the thinnest part of skin on your whole entire body so it important to pay it some extra care and attention. When applying the eye cream do not rub it in like a moisturiser! Instead, you should gently pat it on the area around your eyes until it has been absorbed. When that has been done, gently massage the area around your eyes to get your blood pumping.

Stylenerds Recommends:

L’Oreal Hydra Energetic Eye Roll On $

Kiehl’s Eye Alert: $$

Aesop Parsley Seed Anti Oxidant Eye Serum: $$$

Stylenerds Uses:

Dr G. Vital Energising Eye Gel: $$

Perricone MD: High Potency Eye Lift: $$$

Step 4: Moisturising

Choosing the most suitable moisturiser is the final piece of the puzzle to a skincare masterpiece. Most moisturisers out there are  great to use on almost any skin type but the factor I find most challenging is the climate in which you are in. Thicker and slightly heavier moisturisers are great for the colder and dryer climates to ensure moisture is locked and and your skin is feeling smooth. These moisturisers just won’t work as well in the warmer and more humid climates. They will start to clog up your pores which will give your sweat glands the green light and before you know it, moisturiser is all gone because you’ve been sweating like (insert joke here)! Ultimately, it’s all down to trial and error and seeing how your skin reacts.

Stylenerds Recommends

DHC Virgin Olive Oil: $

L’Oreal Men Expert Turbo Booster Moisturiser : $

Kiehls Facial Fuel Energising Moisturiser : $$

Kyoku Facial Moisturiser: $$$

Stylenerds Uses

Dr. G Man Care Oil Control Moisturising Gel: $$$/$$

Clinique Skin Supplies for Men M Lotion: $$

So thats how to keep your face fresh and clean! All the products mentioned are available from either Mankind, Boots or Sasa. Watch out for up coming reviews on some of the products mentioned

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Right… so i armed myself with the following ammo… Vanish Prewash Spay Oxi Action Intelligence Plus, Vanish Stain Remover Oxi Action Intelligence Crystal White Plus, White Spirit, Kiwi Select Sport Whitener, a large plastic bowl/bucket, a hard bristle brush, a pillow case and a washing machine.

1. I delaced the sneakers and applied the Vanish Prewash Spray onto them all. As i waited for the foam to soak into the material i prepared the washing machine with the Vanish Stain Remover.

2. Once the foam wasn’t visible anymore i put the laces and the sneakers into a pillow case, tied it up securely (not to tight as you have to allow room for the sneakers to move) and threw them in the wash.

3. As you can see from Fig 2 the laces had completely whitened, although not much could be said for the sneakers. They were cleaner but you still wouldn’t rock them yet. Once dried i then applied the white spirit to the sneakers and using some elbow grease with the brush i started to scrub against the harder, heavier stains, which you can see in Fig 3. I left them to dry over night.

4.  The next day i filled up the large bowl with hot water and poured in a small measurement of the Vanish Stain Remover. I left the sneakers to soak in the bowl overnight again.

5.  As you can see in Fig 4, once dry the sneakers turned out pretty clean. Even though they had a couple of light stains, they were barely noticible so you could start to wear them from now, knowing that they will eventually get dirty again. But to me that wasn’t good enough…

6. I applied two coats of the Kiwi Sport Whitener, let them dry… and Voila!, you have Fig 5.

So after a little trial and error, i would suggest starting from step 3, as you need to get the heavier oily stains out of the trainers first before their allowed to soak into the material.

Hit up the comments if you have any other tips and tricks of your own that you want to share.

Fig 1

Fig 2

Fig 3

Fig 4

Fig 5

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