My Evening Skincare Routine

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 | Remedies

A few have inquired about my skincare regimen and the products I use on my skin. Here goes!

To describe the calamity that is my skin, it is combo-oily with a tendency to shine and break out on random occassions. Breakouts leave discolorations, so at its worst my skin lacks that glowing, radiant look. This is the routine that I use in the evenings to beautify my skin before getting that much-needed beauty sleep! On top of a healthy diet, of course.

Cleansing

First, I drink a tall glass of water and take an omega-3 pill. Drinking water throughout the day will purify your skin and body of dulling toxins. Omega-3 moisturizes skin from the inside. In front of my mirror, I cleanse away my makeup using a gel cleanser. My favorite is Lancôme’s Gel Clarte Cleanser. It leaves my skin clear and smelling fresh. Every once in a while I will use St. Ives Apricot Scrub for a more deep scrubbing clean. After I’ve washed my face, I apply a toner such as Lancôme’s Bright Expert Toner using a cotton ball. This lifts away anything that cleansing missed and helps to brighten my skin.

In the shower I like to do a brightening mask; Clinique’s 15 Minute Facial, as the rest of the Clinique’s Turnaround line, has done wonders for my complexion.

Tip: If you haven’t been wearing makeup, a great, gentle way to wash your face is to gently buff your skin with a very warm washcloth. This opens up your pores and allows them to breathe while cleaning your skin. Afterward, pat your face with a cold washcloth to tighten your pores for a perky complexion.

Pampering

To prevent undereye bags and dark circles, I like to treat my eyes to a rich eye cream. Currently I dab Clinique’s All About Eyes cream around my eyes. By tomorrow morning, the bags are gone. Next, I slather on a brightening serum to baby my complexion. Clarins Bright Plus Serum is amazing: it makes my skin look and feel flawless. To finish off my PM beauty routine, I apply Smith’s Rosebud Salve to my eyelashes and lips to condition my lashes and soften my lips.

Spritz some lavender oil on my pillow and say my prayers and I’m set for the night!

Voila! New layout; what do you think? I’m still adding some things.

bathroom faucets

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10 Comments to My Evening Skincare Routine

J
November 14, 2007

LOVE Apricot Scrub. And I need to invest in some new toner.

BTW, this layout looks fierce in Explorer, but is a hot mess in Firefox.

megan
November 14, 2007

I love st. ives apricot scrub. You should try the apple hydroxy peel off mask. I always feel good afterwards.

I aggree with J, the layout does look good in explorer, but not in firefox, the navigation is at the bottom of the page and not on the side like it should be

Marsadie
November 14, 2007

J, Megan-

I will do damage control with Firefox asap. Thanks!

Tashina
November 14, 2007

I like the colors! And I’m sure that it’ll look awesome once the Firefox coding is fixed.

You and I are so in tune with some of our post ideas. Hether left me a comment earlier today asking about my face wash, so I was going to do a post on my morning and night routines! Lol.

Tashina
November 14, 2007

By the way, I was thinking about this while washing my face last night… What does a brightening serum do? What are the benefits?

kia
November 14, 2007

hey it’s so much brighter around here! i like the layout. i’m using explorer and the navi is at the bottom also..

Britney
November 15, 2007

The new layout is hot! I get those random breakouts sometimes too. I hate them. And I hate how my chin kind of has more of a pinkish tone than the rest of my face (probably because of the pimples)

Christine
November 16, 2007

I’m a big fan of St. Ives. I use their Vitamin E body lotion and I adore it. Just a quick question! Why the spraying of lavender? Does it do anything for skin or do you just enjoy the smell?

J
November 16, 2007

Lookin good on Firefox! Not perfect, but it does look good. I have to ask you.. Do you alter existing themes or design your own from scratch? And do you use Wordpress or wha?

Marsadie
November 17, 2007

Christine-

Lavendar makes for a peaceful sleep

J-

I use Wordpress