Skin care routine - post yours

[secretlyevil]

And go

[IIOY]

Up until Winter 2013, I had the same routine year round.  Now I have my Spring-Summer-Fall routine and a Winter routine because Winter now turns my face to peeling paper.


Spring-Summer-Fall:

Wash with gentle cleanser/Clarisonic every other day
Apply resveratrol product (AM) or retinol product (PM)
Sunscreen (AM) or moisturize (PM)


Winter (All Paula's Choice Skin Recovery products):

Wash with cleanser
Apply toner
Apply moisturizer + two drops of Resist Oil Booster (a miracle in a bottle for dry skin)


I did not try using any active products this winter because my skin was in such dire straits that I was scrambling to find my miracle routine and any retinol product was just too strong.  Now that I (think I) know how to handle things, I will try adding active products back in next winter.

[Deleted]

I use Juice Beauty antioxidant serum, JB green apple age defy cream and L'occtaine eye cream morning & evening.

Shideiso Urban Defense sunscreen in the am. I use the tinted one as my foundation.

I wash with homemade sugar scrub face wash (coconut oil, argan oil, sugar, lemon juice, lemongrass essential oil) or Lush Ultrabland in the pm.

For body, I use Kiehls Creme de Corps or Bliss body butter.

[wawa]

AM - splash w/ water.
apply Mary Kay day serum (essentially just an spf booster), volufill stuff on my forehead wrinkle that annoys me, and gel eye moisturizer around my eyes. Then apply all over moisturizer w/ spf (cheap basic oil of olay), then makeup.

PM - Oil cleansing method for cleansing and makeup removal. (I use a mix of avocado and castor oils)
Additional eye makeup cleanup as needed with coconut oil.
Whatever sample of some wrinkle shit I have laying around. (at the moment it's bare minerals multi-wrinkle repair. I'm not convinced any of these do anything)
Yes to Blueberries eye cream and at the moment the Yes to Cucumbers night cream - but i'm almost out of that and am in the market for something else. it's ok. I don't love it. It's very soothing, but i feel like it doesn't ever actually sink in. My face still feels kinda greasy in the AM.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

I have terrible cystic acne, so I use A LOT of pharmaceuticals on my face.

Morning:
Neova Herbal Wash
Duac gel
Sodium sulfacetamide
Clyndamycin
Garnier Moisture Rescue Gel Cream

Night:
Pur-lisse makeup remover on my eyes
Neutrogrena Naturals Purifying Facial Cleanser
Neova Herbal Wash
St. Ives Apricot Scrub (every other day)
Retin-A Micro
Sodium sulfacetamide
Clyndamycin
Tarte Maracuja Oil

[hamster]

Night - wash face. I'm currently using the Balm's lavender soap. It doesn't foam and doesn't feel all that cleansing. It also smells more like medicine than lavender. I'm going back to OH red tea cleanser.

Morning - May use soap if face feels greasy, otherwise just rinse with water. OH truth serum, and OH Sheer Transformation.

[oliviapope]

I still don't really have one, I'm still in the "try everything" phase of skin care. Right now it's like this:

Morning: I typically just do cold water to wake myself up and follow with truth serum (I got a sample so I'm trying it out) if I have any blemishes I use the Murad acne spot thing.

Night: I take my makeup off with either Yes to Coconuts or Grapefruit wipes followed with Mario Bedescu Acne wash, occasional exfoliating (maybe once a week, twice if I've been working out a lot.) I either put on dermologica acne toner and follow with Murad spot fix (if I have a breakout) or I just use whatever sample I have at the moment.

I'm super tempted to try out some Paula's Choice products but I have so many other things I need to get rid of first.

[CurlyQ284]

I have sensitive skin, sometimes eczema and I break out easily if there's something in a product that my skin doesn't like. This skin care regimen has given me the best results ever.

Morning: cereve foaming cleanser, in winter when it's dry I use the cereve cream, clinique citi block spf 45, clinique eye cream w/ spf

Night: cereve foaming cleanser, rosehip oil, cereve cream and eye cream.

[kittycatlove]

I switch mine up depending on how my face is acting. Current routine:

AM

wash with Philosophy Purity Made Simple gel wash

OH truth serum

Origins ginzing eye cream

Origins ginzing moisturizer

PM

eyemakeup removal with Target makeup remover (the generic of the Neutrogena)

additional cleanup with Target makeup wipes

OH walnut scrub or the Say Yes to grapefruit scrub

OH night treatment

Origins Night a mins moisturizer

OH gel eye treatment

[tiramisu]

Mine is for dry, slightly sensitive skin.

AM & PM:
Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Cleanser
Paula's Choice Resist toner
Paula's Choice 2% BHA gel
Paula's Choice Skin Recovery super antioxidant concentrate mixed with 2-3 drops of Paula's Choice Resist Moisture renewal oil booster.

AM: Clinique City Block Sheer SPF 25
PM: Clinique Super Rescue antioxidant night moisturizer for very dry to dry skin

Once a week I use the Paula's Choice weekly resurfacing treatment (10% AHA).

[mominatrix]

I've discovered the joy that is Laneige products from Target.  Laneige is a Korean beauty brand, owned by Amore Pacific, and they make some amazing products. They're spendy for Target (In the $30-35 range  for each product) but I've seen dramatic improvements with ongoing dryness and redness problems I've had for years.

...from what I can tell, if you have normal/oily skin, it's not the line for you, though.



AM:
splash with water, often but not always use cleanser
serum .  Sometimes moisture cream, depending on how my skin feels
depending on time of year/plans for the day, sunscreen (I live in Seattle, so it's not a year-round necessity here)
makeup. Usually, that means tinted moisturizer or BB/CC instead of a full foundation.


PM:
remove eye makeup with Almond Oil
Laneige Cleanser (or, if I'm feeling totally wrung out, Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes)
Laneige moisture cream.
Laneige Water Bank Sleeping Mask (most nights, depending on how my skin feels)... this product makes the angels cry with happiness. I don't wake up feeling dry and tight in the skin anymore. It feels good, smells good, is good
ELF Lip Exfoliator & whatever lip balm I feel like.

[ESF]

Morning
Wash with First Aid Beauty face wash
Moisturize with Josie Maran SPF 47 Argan moisturizer


Evening
Remove eyemakup with Ponds
Wash with Josie Maran argan oil cleansing face wash stuff
Moisturize with Fresh Seaberry Oil
Moisturize with Ole Henricksen Sheer Transformation
Bite Agave Lip Mask (sometimes preceded with some Bite Cherry lip scrub)

Every 5-10 days or so, i.e. when I feel like it -- scrub with Ole Henricksen Walnut Scrub, followed by First Aid Beauty Oatmeal Mask

[panicked]

Right now, noxema for cleansing, then bare minerals Complexion rescue Bb cream. I'm a minimalist.

[cjeanette]

I admire all of you that have a set list of products. I am always working off samples and almost never purchase skin care.

At night:

Merle Norman cleansing cream to remove eye make-up
Cleanse
Serum
eye cream
Moisturizer

twice a week I exfoliate. I also at least once a week do a mask of some kind. Boscia's black is my fave. Using a Freeman cucumber right now that is nice for the price.

Morning I do moisturizer with SPF.
Lancôme 'High Résolution Refill-3X™' Triple Action Renewal Anti-Wrinkle Cream SPF 15 is my fave. I just bought some of that when they started the Lancome GWP

[So_Fetch]

I switched to this back in December after trying everything to get rid of clogged pores that popped up after using clinique for years. My skin has never looked better. I'm using Paula's Choice Resist line for breakouts and wrinkles.


Morning:
splash of water
Weightless Advanced Repair toner
Youth extending daily fluid spf 50

Night:
Perfectly Balanced Cleanser
Daily pore-refining treatment 2% BHA
anti-aging clear skin hydrator

Weekly:
Weekly retexturizing foam treatment 4% BHA

[So_Fetch]

Mar 25, 2015 8:54:06 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

Once a week I use the Paula's Choice weekly resurfacing treatment (10% AHA).

Have you used the 4% retexturizing foam?  I'm interested in a comparison between 4% and 10% (an sensitivity) and if the 10% smells as bad as the 4%.

[heyjude]

Am:
Wash with clinque or first aid beauty
Moisturize with SPF

PM
Wash with Boscia oil
Clinique toner
Moisturize with clinique dramatically different
Roller ball of Tarte Maracuja oil all over
Maybe some SYTB eye cream tho not sure it does anything
Chap stick, lately the rosebud salve but sometimes just Vaseline

I'm not sure it really matters what you use to take care of your skin as long as you use products that are right for your skin type (eg I'm dry), you wash your face every night, and you slather on the SPF in the am.

Eta: and don't forget about your neck and décolletage!!!

[litebright]

I use the oil cleansing method. Right now I'm using olive oil/castor oil whenever I take a shower, a quick scrub with a wet washcloth at the end of the day.

I use Cetaphil on face/body and then put Neutrogena Age Shield SPF 70 sunscreen on my face/neck. Usually just Cetaphil on my face at night.

Occasionally I use a face scrub to exfoliate -- right now I'm trying the Shea Moisture one that's raw shea butter.

I moisturize the heck out of my skin. I have combination skin and would get awful scaly patches on my cheeks, since CO is a really dry climate. With the OCM, I still have to deal with controlling overall shine, but at least I don't have the dry spots as well. 

[tacoflavoredkisses]

Night:

Cleanse with either Kiehls cleanser or a skyn Iceland cleansing wipe/rinse with water

Moisturize with usually nourish organics argan serum. This changes to a lightweight moisturizer in the summer

Eye cream- right now I'm using nourish organic argan eye cream

Morning: just moisturize, either with a day cream or argan oil

[Una]

AM:
Rinse with water or wash with CeraVe Hydrating
DIY Vit C serum
CeraVe lotion
CeraVe cream around eyes and on lips
sunscreen
Banana Boat SPF lip balm throughout the day. It's pretty matte, so it wears nicely under other lip products.


PM:
Baby oil/mineral oil to remove makeup
CeraVe Foaming or CeraVe Hydrating
Stridex Maximum (every other day)
Alpha Hydrox AHA Souffle (every other day)
CeraVe PM moisturizer
CeraVe cream around eyes and on lips
Nivea Creme mixed with a bit of Aquaphor


Once or twice a month I do an at-home peel. Right now I use MUAC 40% Lactic Acid, but I'd like to switch over to MUAC 30% Glycolic eventually. I also do a QH Mint Julep mask every once in awhile.

[maryanne]

I've been doing the Asian beauty routine for the past year, so better take a seat because this will be long lol. Most of the products in my routine are Korean.

ETA: I am 38, mostly oily and really struggled with acne last year. This routine has improved my skin a lot.

AM
- cleanse with Sum:37 Miracle Rose Cleansing Stick or Sunday Riley Ceramic Slip. Sometimes I'll use Amorepacific enzyme peel which is actually a powder cleanser with papaya enzymes for exfoliating.
- Benton Aloe BHA toner
- Missha First Treatment Essence
- Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence
- Neutrogena spot treatment, 2.5 benzoyl peroxide on any zits
- Sunday Riley Start Over eye cream
- Benton Aloe Propolis gel (light moisturizer) mixed with tiny bit of Benton Snail Bee Steam Cream
- Paula's Choice Antioxidant serum
- Olive Young sunblock gel SPF 30

PM
- first cleanse either Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm or Banila Co cleansing sorbet. Or, Nude Skincare Omega Jelly
- second cleanse either Sum:37 MRCS or Sunday Riley. Actually last night I used Amorepacific cleansing foam
- vit C serum, OST20
- Missha First Treatment Essence
- Benton snail bee essence
- Pocketderm RX treatment (niacinamide, clindamycin and azelaic acid)
- Sum:37 time energy repairing and resetting serum
- Benton Aloe Propolis gel mixed w/ a small amount of Benton snail bee steam cream
- Fresh Seaberry oil if I'm feeling dry

- Laneige Water Bank EX sleeping mask or Fresh Peony Brightening Sleeping Mask 2x a week
- sheet mask 1-2x a week
- Tata Harper, Glamglow, Fresh Black tea or DDF sulfur clay mask when I remember.

[pixy0stix]

Eyemakeup remover
Makeup remover/face wash

That's it.

[AJL]

AM/PM: Cleanse with Philosophy Purity cream cleanser. Tone with Target brand alcohol-free toner (generic of Neutrogena Alcohol-free toner.) Moisturizer with First Aid Beauty ultimate moisturizer.

PM: Remove make-up with Pond's Original Cold Cream then regular cleansing routine.

1X/week - Murad Vit-C exfoliating peel.

I also started getting monthly facials and I'm sampling two eye creams from Clinique.

[ebeth]

AM: cetaphil, thrice weekly swap out cetaphil for OH walnut scrub.
Then murad essential c toner, OH truth serum, origins ginzing eye cream, murad essential c moisturizer with SPF

PM: right now I'm using a Peter Thomas Roth anti aging face wash and working my way night cream samples from sephora

[maryanne]

mominatrix, I also love the Laneige sleeping mask. It's so hydrating but doesn't break me out. I wake up the next morning with supple skin and a little bit of glow. Love!

Have you tried their cushion compact? That is another fave of mine from Laneige.

[vanlatte]

Cleanser - Cetaphil AM and PM

Toner - Mario Badescu Glycolic Acid Toner or The Body Shop Vitamin E Hydrating Toner AM and PM

Serum - Clinique Laser Focus AM and PM

Moisturizer - Kate Sommerville Age Arrest Anti-Wrinkle Cream AM and PM 

Masks - Fresh Black Tea Mask or Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask as needed

Exfoliaters - Mario Badescu Almond & Honey Face Scrub twice weekly, R+F Redfine Macro Exfoliator once weekly

Hand Cream - Soap & Glory Hand Food - Best stuff EVER

Body Lotion - Kiehl's Creme de Corps

[niemand88f]

I've finally found a good routine for me, my skin is fairly normal but gets a little dry with some breakouts at that time of the month. This routine has decreased the severity and length of the breakouts quite a bit, and my skin feels nice

Most mornings:
Wash with Ole Henriksen African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser
Moisturize with Ole Henriksen Sheer Transformation

Most evenings:
Remove eye makeup with Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover For Lids, Lashes & Lips
Remove face makeup with whatever wipes were cheap at the time (Elf is my favorite but my local Target is chronically out of stock)
Wash & moisturize like the morning.

I'll probably have to find a moisturizer with SPF for summer, but sheer transformation is by far my favorite moisturizer I've tried. Most others make me break out or somehow dry my skin.

[bania]

AM:

First Aid Beauty Red Clay Cleanser
Clarisonic
AVEDA Tourmaline Charged Serum
Murad Perfecting Skin Moisturizer
Kiehl's Sunscreen

PM:

Sephora brand makeup remover (eyes)
Biore Exfoliating cleanser (to remove face makeup)
Ole Henricksen Aloe Cleanser
Clarisonic
Lancome Overnight Recovery Mask
AVEDA Green Science Eye Cream
Lip scrub. (I rotate between Sara Happ Lemonade and Lush's Bubblegum)
Fresh Lip Treatment


ETA: Also I do face masks twice a week (Sunday and Wednesday usually). My favourites are Kiehl's Rare Earth Pore Cleansing Mask, Origins Charcoal Mask and AVEDA Deep Cleansing Herbal Clay Mask.

I have combination skin that requires a lot of exfoliation. I don't use my Clarisonic 2x daily everyday, but I do most days.

[peachykate]

AM:

Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Toner
PC Resist 2% BHA
PC Resist Ultralight Antioxidant Serum
Biore UV Aqua Rich Essence Sunscreen 50

PM:

Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser
PC toner
St. Ives Exfoliating pads
PC serum
PC Resist Anti Aging Clear Skin Hydrator

Weekly- MUAC 40% lactic acid peel

[tiramisu]

Mar 25, 2015 11:03:15 GMT -5 So_Fetch said:

Mar 25, 2015 8:54:06 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

Once a week I use the Paula's Choice weekly resurfacing treatment (10% AHA).

Have you used the 4% retexturizing foam?  I'm interested in a comparison between 4% and 10% (an sensitivity) and if the 10% smells as bad as the 4%.

I haven't. You can buy samples of the 10% though, since it's a liquid. It sort of "blasts off" ant dead skin that my daily exfoliation doesn't and makes my skin SO smooth.