Will you share your skincare routine?

[bugandbibs]

There is s whole thread on the Makeup board with everyone posting their routines

[isabel]

Well, there was a thread about this recently, so I bought a few things and have been using them religiously since the beginning of the month. It's been about 3 weeks and I'm not seeing any difference yet. I'm giving it until the end of August before I try to figure out something else.

AM
Cleanser
BHA 2% liquid
Moisturizer with sunscreen

PM
Cleanser
BHA 2% liquid
AHA 8% gel
Night moisturizer

[cuddlyevil]

AM
First aid beauty's cleanser
Josie Maran's daily moisturizer with spf
If I am working, I apply makeup

PM
FAB cleanser
Josie Maran light argan oil.

My skin dries easily, so finding a cleanser that doesn't make it feel tight or go super red I hang on to it.

[anlo]

I use Paula's Choice Skin Recovery cleanser, 2% BHA lotion, and Skin Recovery moisturizers (one am and one pm). I'm usually not very good about my routine, but when I am I can definitely see a difference. My skin looks more even and feels soft without being oily.

[MrsAxilla]

Check out CeraVe PM moisturizer. It was my holy grail for years, but then I got sucked into the Asian beauty thread on the Makeup board and experimented. I haven't found anything I like better and I plan on going back as soon as I'm out of my current stash. One of my favorite bloggers has a great post on anti-aging and she highly recommends it as well. theacidqueenblog.com/2015/10/08/skincare-goal-spotlight-anti-aging/

[Elsa]

Morning-
Cleanser
Anti wrinkle cream
Dark circle eye treatment cream
Moisturizer

Evening-
Cleanser
Anti wrinkle cream
Dark circle eye tx cream
Vitamin c serum
Moisturizer
Collagen gel

[sfy]

Hi, I'm 40, too. In my 20s and most of my 30s, I was a major product junkie, so I have tried so many products, it's insane. A year or two ago, I started seeing my aesthetician once a month. She has me using almost one line entirely, for the first time ever. I am using more products than ever before (most of these because I have added them in, but a few at her recommendation), but for some reason, this routine feels more streamlined than any of the previous ones.

In addition to the aforementioned monthly facials, I will echo what @kirkette said about overall care--it doesn't matter what products you use if you aren't drinking enough water and eating enough fruits and vegetables. I know this one is not for everyone, but I also rarely drink alcohol lol, I don't smoke, and my caffeine intake is primarily a few cups of tea a week in the winter and a few S'mores Frappucinos in the summer. I workout several times a week, wear sunglasses and sunblock year round and sleep more than anyone over age 4 should. I think it all helps. Anyway, the products:

Morning
Dermalogica Ultracalming Cleanser
Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant  My skin is very sensitive, so outside of the facial, this is the only exfoliating I do. I did love using a Clarisonic, but ultimately, it was too harsh. This has been a great sub.
Dermalogica Active Moist
Dermalogica Solar Defense Booster SPF 50 They have a SPF 30 for sensitive skin that I will probably try next, I just picked this up randomly and stuck with it.

Evening
Dermalogica Ultracalming Cleanser
Skinceuticals Resveratrol B E
Dermalogica Active Moist

Randoms
Depending on how my skin is behaving, I have a few products I might bring into the rotation.
-When my skin seems on the verge of irritation or is irritated, instead of moisturizer, I use this and SPF. Dermalogica Ultracalming Serum Concentrate
-If I'm going to be in the sun more than usual (and the following day also), I use this serum and SPF. Some people use it everyday, but for me, I wasn't sure it was worth the price of regular use? Skinceuticals C E Ferulic
-If my skin is drier than normal, at night, I nix my Resveratrol serum and use this serum instead. Dermalogica Overnight Repair Serum
 
This seems like a lot typing it out, but it doesn't feel like it when I'm doing my routine. Oh, and it took me awhile to realize I don't like or need toner, so I don't use any.

[fivechickens]

I don't change things up much.

morning:

Cerave cleanser
Witch Hazel toner
20% C serum
Coenzyme Q10 serum
Cerave PM moisturizer*
50spf sunscreeb

Night (after removing makeup with micellar water):
Cerace cleanser
Witch Hazel toner
20% C serum
Coenzyme Q10 serum
Olay PM moisturizer


*I use the Cerave PM because it does not have spf in it. i like to use separate sunscreen.

I get the vitamin C and Q10 serums from Timelessha.com I tried Paula's Choice but was not overly impressed with the result. Timeless is 1/2 the price and, IMO, I have seen more results from it.


ETA: www.timelessha.com/anti-wrinkle-serums/

ETA2: I don't use eye cream. I read a couple places that it wasn't necessary because you can use you moisturizer for the same purpose. Its been working for me so far.,

[Lucy Honeychurch]

In the morning:
Mint water as a toner
Skyn Iceland The Antidote Cooling moisturizer

At night:
Burt's Bees oil cleanser
Orange blossom water as a toner
Vitamin C serum
Neutrogena HydroBoost water gel
Mario Badescu Aloe, Herb and Rosewater spray

[Elsa]

Oh I think sfy raises a good point- most product lines are meant to work together with their other products. So I would try to find a line you like and stick with it. If there are holes in that line (they don't offer a specific thing you want), obv feel free to go outside the line, but try to stick with one line as much as you can.


I have noticed a massive difference in my skin over the past 8 months. I've been using one product line, been using it extremely consistently and I think it shows. I think consistency is key as well as sunscreen/block.

[Deleted]

I keep it very simple, and I'm happy with how my skin looks. I have incredibly sensitive skin, and most fancy products actually cause a major reaction. I wind up returning a solid 50 percent of new makeup products I purchase, and I've had terrible luck with high end skincare. I can't use anything that claims to be anti-aging.

Cetaphil cleanser
Almay makeup remover wipes for eye makeup
Olay Sensitive moisturizer (day)
Cetaphil moisturizing cream (night)

I was using an exfoliating scrub once per week, but I need to find a new one. I may just go back to a homemade sugar and coconut oil scrub but make smaller batches (it went bad too fast, even with lemon juice). I tried a Burt's Bees scrub, but I had a reaction to that.

[papie]

Wash with cetaphil.  Moisturize with cerave (the morning/night bottles).  The end.  


I'm 38, and I feel like my skin has been so much happier since I've been doing this.  Before I used expensive products and several steps, and I always had breakouts, and redness and itchiness.  Now my skin is old and happy, lol. 

[isabel]

Jul 12, 2016 2:17:05 GMT -5 Elsa said:

Morning-
Cleanser
Anti wrinkle cream
Dark circle eye treatment cream
Moisturizer

Evening-
Cleanser
Anti wrinkle cream
Dark circle eye tx cream
Vitamin c serum
Moisturizer
Collagen gel

What under eye circle product are you using? I need that.

[Deleted]

Morning: wash with shiseido super mild. Yes, it's technically a body wash, but it the BEST on my very acne prone skin. I've had almost no breakouts since I've started using it, and that's a damn miracle. Then apply sunscreen.

That's it.

I wash my face at night with the same stuff.

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Jul 12, 2016 9:27:26 GMT -5 toledo said:

Jul 11, 2016 22:15:41 GMT -5 bugandbibs said:

There is s whole thread on the Makeup board with everyone posting their routines

except those people are insane.

I kind of want to know who the first person was to put snail mucus on their face.

[BaliHai]

I wash with a black sugar and charcoal scrub, then a bar of charcoal soap, and follow it up with Andalou Naturals Ultra Sheer SPF 18 Daily Defense moisturizer. The moisturizer is new and I am not sure how I feel about it yet, but I needed something lighter and w/SPF for the summer (in colder months, I use Avene Rich Compensating Cream, which I LOVE).

[Elsa]

Jul 12, 2016 9:30:54 GMT -5 isabel said:

Jul 12, 2016 2:17:05 GMT -5 Elsa said:

Morning-
Cleanser
Anti wrinkle cream
Dark circle eye treatment cream
Moisturizer

Evening-
Cleanser
Anti wrinkle cream
Dark circle eye tx cream
Vitamin c serum
Moisturizer
Collagen gel

What under eye circle product are you using? I need that.

It's an mlm product that I sell, just a heads up, I know that isn't everyone's thing. Senegence dark circle eye treatment. Here are my results so far-

The pic cut off- see next post for full pic

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[Elsa]

Ok well the pic cut off. Let me try again-
ETA: the first pic is in slightly different lighting, and I look freaking half dead, lol
But I do think I see results, even in the other two pics, def IRL

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[duff]

Mine is pretty simple.

Morning:
CeraVe Hydrating cleanser
Biore 50spf sunscreen (the one that was posted here a little while ago)
CeraVe Hydrating Moisturizer (I think it's hydrating...it's not the PM one)
Makeup

Night:
I remove make up with these makeup removing pads my friend made me...I know they have lavender oil, but not sure what else.
CeraVe Hydrating cleanser
Skin Food Salmon Brightening Eye Cream (I found this on the Makeup board)
CeraVe Hydrating moisturizer

[MrsAxilla]

Jul 12, 2016 9:52:47 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

Jul 12, 2016 9:27:26 GMT -5 toledo said:

except those people are insane.

I kind of want to know who the first person was to put snail mucus on their face.

I want to know how that person convinced the second to give it a try.