Vintage Beauty Tips: Face

Yesterday we talked about hair, and today we will talk about facial care. I have a fairly simple routine, and it is as follows:

Step 1:

The classic face wash for vintage lovers is cold cream. Ponds is the king of cold creams. I experimented with different ones, and Ponds Cucumber Cleanser works best for me:

It smells wonderful, and it cleans your skin. I will say now, you should look around for the best cold cream for you. I have very oily skin, and this one does not leave me feeling greasy (it did the first week or so, but my skin adjusted nicely, and now it is always smooth). This one runs anywhere from 5-8 dollars for a 10oz jar.

I use it every day but once or twice a week. I use only dab a small amount on my fingers and rub it in to the skin all over my face. Lastly, I moisten a washcloth with warm to hot water (not too hot), rub it on my face to remove the cleanser, rinsing the cloth as necessary.

This cleanser will remove all makeup, even eye makeup. However, I cleanse my face and then the eyes. It does not sting the eyes, as long as you use just a dab on each eye lid. The cleanser will sometimes smudge the makeup so badly it will make you look like a raccoon. That is why I do it second, so I don't smudge eyeliner all over my face.

It will leave your skin feeling smooth and fresh and clean.

Step 2:

I use the cold cream every night but once or twice a week, like I said before. The other nights I use a Buf-Puf, or exfoliating sponge.

A Buf-Puf is a tear shaped sponge that is slightly rough:

They are not easy to find, so when I see them at the drug store I stock up. You can get them in gentle and normal, in case you have sensitive skin. They normally cost about 5 dollars for a pack of two.

To use it, I use a bit of ivory bar soap, a classic. I exfoliate my face for about a minute with the sponge. I rinse my face with very warm water. Doing this once a week cleans the excess skin on my face, leaving a fresh face for the next day.

That is my routine. Cold cream and buf-puf. The buf-puf has been around for a long time, and so has ponds. I feel using these classic items helps embody the vintage lifestyle even more.