Cool Customers by Sophia Woods

Is your skin feeling the heat? Keep your cool in the summer sun with a little help from  our favourite chill-out products - Heat encourages, puffiness, swollen eyes, sweaty skin, clogged pores, breakouts and dehydration.
With this in mind, I have put together some amazing products that will give you instant results and tips on how to apply them so you can chill-out during the summer.
Firstly sleeping in your pillow is not the smartest thing to do, our lymphatic system cannot work efficiently when our face is screwed up in the pillow and the wrinkles.

• Practice lying on your back with a pillow that is slightly elevated
• Keep your eye cream in the fridge over night
• Exfoliate very night using a controlled soft technique avoiding abrasions to the skin, this will help clear and allow those pores to breath.  If you have more mature, sensitive or thin skin reduce exfoliation to two times per week.
• Use serums rather than creams, should you need a cream use something more in the lines of an emulsion, these tend to be much lighter and more effective in summer.
• Clay based masks with moisturising ingredients are very important, they will help clear the pores as well as adding moisture to the skin.
• Avoid putting your moisturiser in the fridge as some ingredients only work with skin temperature.

Suggested miracles products that won't break the bank and are results driven.......
For the eyes

I can highly recommend these two miracle products. 
Cle des Champs eye contour - Gentleness on a small scale for the eye area.  Contains extracts of ginkgo Biloba, an antioxidant which improves circulation together with cornflower water which has a tightening and draining effect.  These ingredients work hard against the sign of ageing and keeps puffiness at bay.







Medik8 Pretox Eye lift contains anti-ageing peptide under-eye dark circle formula.  It is specifically designed to dramatically reduce the appearance of dark circles and unsightly puffiness around the eyes, plus targets fine lines and wrinkles with peptide fillers.  Bags are 'lifted' by toning action, dark circles are lightened by improved micro circulation and fine lines and wrinkles are reduced with peptide fillers.






for the faceSerums are the best for summer.  Medik8 vitamin C and hyalauronic acid should be used daily as part of your beauty regime. Vitamin C is a well known powerful anti-oxidant used to preserve the skin before, during and after sun exposure.  Hyalauronic acid, is found naturally in our skin, however this tends to decrease due to lifestyle.  Applied topically the results are instant.Cle de champs anti-ageing summer serum has an uplifting, hydrating and tightening effect on the skin.  It can be used on its own or underneath your moisturiser.  With 3 active ingredients such as geranium, palmorosa and patchouli clinical tested, this serum was shown to significantly smooth skin one hour after application and up to 65% reduction of wrinkles and fine lines.
Note: I personally practice my own advice and use these products and totally believe they work........sophia woods manger and facialist at White Room Knightsbridge london