The Narcyssist - Guide to Skin Types
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- Oily Skin: If your face starts looking shiny an hour after rinsing, especially on the forehead and nose, you have oily skin.
- Dry Skin: If you find your face feels tight and gets flaky after a wash, this is your skin type.
- Combination Skin: This can be one of the trickier ones to figure out and treat, as different parts of your face will have different needs. If your face is shiny in some areas (usually the T zone of forehead, nose, and chin) and dry elsewhere (often cheeks) you have combination skin.
- Sensitive Skin: Red, itchy, and easily irritated by strong ingredients? You likely have sensitive skin. While in theory you can have either oily or dry skin in addition to the sensitivity, usually people with sensitive skin are on the dry side (dryness can in fact cause sensitivity)
- Normal Skin: Usually feel fine and don't need much, congratulations you have normal skin. Lucky...
A simple test to figure things out: Wash your face with a mild cleanser and pat it dry with a towel. No products and no touching. Leave it to dry for one hour and check yourself in the mirror. If it looks shiny, it's oily. Feels tight and tough? Dry skin. Bit of both - combination. Not noticing a difference? You likely have normal skin.
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'So you figured out your skin type. Now what? Well now you can start making more informed choices and optimize the products you buy to suit your needs. Here are some narcyss picks to get you started. |
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Skin isn't static, it changes with seasons, ageing, lifestyle factors and even stress levels. The solution: switch things up
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Skin isn't static, it changes with seasons, ageing, lifestyle factors and even stress levels. The solution: switch things up You might notice your face gets drier in winter or shinier in the summer, so it's a good idea to regularly check in on your skin using the above test. As you get older, skin tends to lose oil, which means you might go from oily in your 20s to dry in your 40s. Even the products you use can affect your skin type — using harsh cleansers too often, for example, can dry you out or cause sensitivity.
So if your skin starts acting differently, or products don't work like they used to, don’t freak out. Just reassess and adjust. The key is staying consistent with a routine that works right now, not the one that worked last year.
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