this is a blog post i wrote back in march that was never posted. so, i'd thought i'd post it today. hope you enjoy!!
i have mild acne. i break out really bad before my menstrual cycle, just like most, but other than that, i have little to no acne. i believe cleaning my face twice everyday and all the products i use have a hand in that, but then again, it may just be my skin.
i have three different routines, a morning skincare routine, a night time skincare routine, and a sunday night skincare routine, which all are different from one another. i'm going to start out with my morning skincare routine.
i start out by pulling my hair back out of my face, get my face wet with a towel, and then put my face cleanser on my face. i use the cetaphil daily facial cleanser in the mornings, and it looks like this
i have used this cleanser since i started washing my face, which was when i was 10-11. i have sensitive skin, and this helps a ton. it is super gentle, and doesn't burn. it also leaves my face feeling incredibly soft. i have tons of "must-have" skincare products, all of which i am going to list in this post, but this one, by far, is the one i can't live without.
next, i put on some eye cream, which i feel is super important due to my awful dark circles and dehydrated under-eyes. i currently use the mac fast-response eye cream which looks like this
this is a very pricy product and i am very aware of that. this was given to me as a gift about two years ago, and i have used it everyday up to today, and i still have half a bottle left. so, i got my money's worth out of it, but it is way too expensive to justify and i probably won't repurchase it. it is an amazing product. i am sick quite often, and on top of that i have a very hard time sleeping, so i have awful dark circles. this product has helped my under eyes a ton. there are mornings that i wake up and all that i can see when i look in the mirror is my dark circles protruding out. the moment i put this on, i can see some of the dark coloring under my eyes almost disappear. i have loved this product, but as i said earlier, it is really expensive and i probably won't repurchase.
lastly, i put on my moisturizer. i use the aveeno positively radiant daily moisturizer, which looks like this
i have struggled with moisturizers for several years. i have tried every drugstore moisturizer under the sun, and everything either burned my face or made me break out. when i bought this one, i was impressed with what it did for my skin. i could almost instantly see the change. my skin didn't look dry or like it was peeling everywhere, it looked healthy and hydrated. i can see the difference in my skin on the days that i skip moisturizing. this moisturizer is pricy for a drug store moisturizer, but it is absolutely worth every penny.
now, onto my night face routine
i believe that making sure to remove your makeup is very important. leaving your makeup on can cause really bad acne and a super greasy face. i have had makeup removers burn my face, make my face more greasy and oily, and i've had some do a real crappy job removing my makeup. until, i started using these. i use the yes to cucumbers makeup removing wipes which look like this
these are amazing. they take every bit of makeup off of my face, they don't burn, they don't put oil on my face, they just do what they are supposed to do, and what most makeup wipes fail to do, remove makeup.
i use a different cleanser at night because i love my cetaphil cleanser and i don't want my skin to get used to it and cause me to break out. this face cleanser is a little more time-consuming compared to cetaphil, so it is perfect for my night routine. i use the aveeno positively radiant brightening cleanser which looks like this
i love this cleanser for the same reasons i love cetaphil. it cleans my face, it doesn't burn, it doesn't cause me to break out, it is gentle, and it makes my face soft. it isn't as good as cetaphil, if i had to pick between this and cetaphil i would choose cetaphil, but it still is an amazing cleanser. it is good to mix it up sometimes, for your face's sake.
then, i apply the same eye cream and moisturizer and go to bed!
my sunday night face routine is more of a pamper routine, but it does help my face.
i am trying to find a really good face mask and under eye circle mask to add to my routine. so, if you know of some good ones, please let me know!
i tend to take a warm bath on sundays, and just use a cheap bubble bath or do it with nothing in it. i need to get some bath bombs and bubble bars from lush, but the closest lush to me is two hours away, and i'm scared to ship lush products because i'm scared they will be broken when they get here. but besides the point, the bath helps open my pores because of the steam and such, so right after i get out, i scrub my face. i either use the bath and body works golden sugar scrub which looks like this
or i use a homemade peppermint sugar scrub, that my best friend made me for christmas.
they both work about the same, they help get all the dead skin off of my face, they clean the dirt out of my pores, and they leave my skin feeling super soft.
after i finish scrubbing my face, i wash my face with my aveeno cleanser, and then i use a blackhead nose strip to help get the blackheads off of my nose. i use the biore deep cleaning nose strips which looks like this
these are amazing. they pull tons of blackheads out of my nose, and also help to shrink my pores to help prevent future blackheads! it is so satisfying / gross to pull the strip off of my nose, and see all the blackheads that just came out!
and then i apply my eye cream and moisturizer, and that's it!
i hope this post helped you all find some new products for you all to try! please leave a comment below telling me your must-have skincare products!
please check out all of our social medias on the sidebar! i've fallen way behind with the social media accounts and i'm going to try and start using them again! ---------------------->
blog posts go up every friday, so be sure to come back next friday for more posts!
until next friday!
candi / savannah
candireviewsblog@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment