How to prepare your skin for a new season ?

While your skin may look beautifully tanned on the surface, it has often endured significant stress — dehydration, UV exposure, salt, and chlorine. That’s why a new season is the perfect time to reset your skincare routine and restore a healthy, radiant, and balanced complexion.

Summer is coming to an end, and with it the long days in the sun, repeated swimming and, sometimes, holiday excesses. While your skin may look beautifully tanned on the surface, it has often been subjected to significant stress: dehydration, UV exposure, salt, chlorine... The start of the new school year is therefore the best time to reset your beauty routine and restore healthy, radiant and balanced skin. Here's how to prepare your skin to look beautiful this autumn!

ASSESS THE CONDITION OF YOUR SKIN

First and foremost, it is important to assess your skin's current needs. After summer, your skin may be:

•    Dehydrated or dry

•    Dull, with an uneven complexion

•    Prone to blemishes due to the build-up of sunscreen and sweat

•    Sensitised or with pigmentation spots 

GENTLE EXFOLIATION

Whatever your skin type, the start of the new school year is the ideal time to remove dead skin cells that have accumulated over the summer.

•    Why? To revive your complexion's radiance, refine your skin texture and prepare your skin for moisturising or anti-dark spot treatments.

•    How? Opt for gentle exfoliation once or twice a week. 

Our Gommage des Vagues gently removes dead cells and impurities while saturating the skin with moisture.

PURIFY AND CLEANSE

The sun causes the epidermis to thicken, making it difficult for sebum to be released. Pores become clogged, leading to the appearance of spots, known as retention acne, which can be accompanied by inflammatory acne.

Archipel skincare products are your best allies! Enriched with marine postbiotics, zinc and oligosaccharides, they help regulate excess sebum and tighten pores for healthy, clear skin. Discover the routine to adopt! 

Step 1 = Cleanse with Archipel Gel. Formulated without soap, this gel enriched with micelles gently melts on contact with the skin to remove make-up and impurities in a single step.

•    94% Clear skin 1

•    94% Purified skin 1

Step 2 = Tone with Archipel Toner. This lotion removes impurities and tightens pores for mattified skin and an even skin texture. Alcohol-free, its formula is gentle and suitable for all skin types.

•    100% Purified skin 2

•    89% Tightened pores 2

Step 3 = Correct with L'Archipel Elixir. This anti-blemish serum, highly concentrated in marine [Pre+Post]Biotic, reduces blemishes, balances and evens out the skin.

•    -63% fewer spots 3

•    100% recommended 4

Step 4 = Moisturise and mattify with Archipelago Gel-Cream. This light, melt-in gel-cream improves skin texture by tightening pores. Formulated with hyaluronic acid, it moisturises the skin while mattifying it throughout the day thanks to the combination of absorbent powders and mattifying marine exopolysaccharides.

•    100% Purified skin 5

•    97% Mattified skin throughout the day 5 

Weekly step = Treat with the Archipel Mask. Once or twice a week, this is the quick and deep action to purify the skin. This mask combines the absorbent action of marine silt and green clay to purify the skin without drying it out.

•    100% Immediately purified skin 6

•    97% More radiant complexion 6

CONTINUE TO PROTECT, EVEN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS

Even if the sun is less strong, UV rays are still present. A minimum SPF 30 is still recommended.

 And to prolong your post-holiday glow, opt for our Soleil Marin skincare products!

These hybrid products are formulated without silicone or mineral oil and contain an average of 97% natural ingredients, combining Algologie's skincare expertise with makeup. They reveal your skin's natural radiance while protecting it from external aggressions. 

Smoothing blurring primer: A true silicone-free make-up base that is half skincare, half foundation with a universal colour, it is ideal for blurring pores, wrinkles and fine lines thanks to its blurring effect and very natural finish.

100% of users notice a 7-fold effect:

•    Smoothing

•    Blurring

•    Mattifying

L’Élixir Soleil Marin: The first Healthy Glow Perfecting Concentrate with marine active ingredients that brightens the complexion! Ideal for prolonging your holiday tan. It illuminates the skin, brightens the complexion and gives it a glowing effect, as if you had just come back from the beach. 

•    95% Immediate healthy glow effect 8

•    90% Glowing complexion 8

•    85% Sun-kissed complexion 8

BB Corrective Cream: This multi-purpose tinted skincare product illuminates, evens out and corrects the complexion. The perfect combination of skincare and make-up for a beautiful, ultra-natural finish thanks to its melt-in texture and medium coverage. Available in 2 shades: Natural or Golden.

• 97% Enhanced, luminous and ultra-natural complexion 9

• 91% Smoother skin texture 9

3-in-1 Tinted Balm: THE product for an instant healthy glow that brightens up your face! A cream blush that doubles as a tinted lip balm and eyeshadow, providing natural colour thanks to its mineral pigments. Apply liberally with your fingertips or a sponge applicator, such as a beauty blender. Its ideal size fits in your handbag for a quick touch-up during the day!

•    97% Immediate healthy glow effect 10

•    93% Enhanced complexion 10

ADOPT A GOOD WELLNESS ROUTINE

Skin beauty also comes from within. As you head back to work or school, adopt a wellness routine to support cell regeneration:

•    Eat foods rich in antioxidants.

•    Drink plenty of water.

•    Avoid excess sugar or alcohol, which dull the complexion.

•    Good sleep promotes cell regeneration. Try to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night.

• Incorporate moments of relaxation: yoga, deep breathing, meditation. Chronic stress can aggravate skin problems.

•    Practise facial massage to stimulate circulation.

•    Try a course of supplements if necessary. 

And if you want more advice on how to keep your skin well hydrated, our article ‘The best tips for hydrated skin’  is here to help!