Up until a few months ago, I would never have thought that my skin was dehydrated. I just assumed since it was super oily, then surely it'd have all the moisture it needed aha. That is until I started reading Caroline Hiron's blog. She said was of the symptoms of dehydrated skin is when your makeup goes patchy and starts to disappear during the day, I get this all the time especially on my nose and chin. I think another thing that could have also triggered it is since coming to uni I have had a boiling room caused by exposed water pipes, I haven't had to turn the radiator on once all year..

Anyway Caroline raves about this and so since giving my skincare an overhaul, I knew this had to be one of the things I tried. Its a lot different to what i was expecting, its a fairly thick, clear gel, almost serum-like and it basically contains hyaluronic acid which is what retains the moisture in our skin. You need literally a tiny amount of this, I'd said half a pea size does my face perfectly. I simply apply this before moisturiser (Effaclar Duo) and it has made such a huge difference to my skin. My skin feels much more plump and healthier and my foundation lasts all day, no patches whatsoever! I would highly recommend this in anyones skincare routine, I didn't expect to see such a difference but I honestly have.

It's a little pricey at £24.99 from Boots, however I purchased mine for £14.50 on eBay, so its well worth checking there first!

Have you tried this?