When it comes to a skincare routine, I can be erratic. I’m fickle and easily lured in by a new product (particularly if it comes in aesthetically pleasing packaging), which means I chop and change what I use regularly. In short, I don’t always give my skin what it needs.

It’s hard to know exactly what skin needs (except post-margaritas when it literally screams, “Hydrate me!”) and we have typically only viewed our skin in basic categories: dry, oily, combination. Naturally, there are target areas we all have, but not often do we have the science to back up why our skin is behaving in a certain way and how best to treat it.

“I tried out Boots’ new derm-grade face analysis and this is what I found out about my skin”