Hands up if, when it comes to make-up, you’re happy to mix and match like there’s no tomorrow, but when it comes to things like your skin and hair care, you generally prefer to stick to one brand? Now that doesn’t mean you won’t switch it up every now and again (you probably even have a few different shampoos and conditioners on rotation right now – but I bet you use them as branded pairs!) but we do tend to like a more structured regime, especially when it comes to our skin care.

And with good reason, too. Skin care products within the one brand will be specifically formulated and use certain complementary ingredients to work most effectively with the other products in the range, ultimately giving you better beauty benefits.

Take some of the new NIVEA Visage Daily Essentials products, for example. There’s the Soothing Cleansing Mousse and Rich SPF 30 Day Cream for dry and sensitive skin, and the Refreshing Cleansing Mousse and Light Moisturising SPF 30 Day Cream for normal/combination skin. They’re all formulated with Hydra IQ, a special active ingredient that helps to hydrate your skin from the inside and maintain it’s natural moisture balance, but then each complementary pair are also formulated with specific ingredients to ensure they provide the best results for that particular skin type.

So it makes sense to use them together then, doesn’t it? If you don’t already have a structured skin care regime on the roll I’d definitely recommend giving it a go. And since NIVEA prods are so cheap and cheerful, you won’t have to take out a second mortgage to stock up on all your skin care essentials from the one brand!

Do you mix and match your make-up but generally stick to one skin and hair care brand? Have you tried any of these new NIVEA products?