Do you do skincare?

Yes.
Morning
Vit c serum
Moisturiser with spf
BB cream with high SPF

Evening
Ceramide face wash
Rosehip oil or a hyaluronic acid serum
Tret

Once or twice a week a glycolic acid toner.

I had terrible skin and it's much better, never had compliments til I started tret. Its faded a big age spot which I was so pleased about. I tried all the usual faders with no success at all

I wash my face with Simple face wash and moisturise with a high spf moisturiser for sensitive skin and use a separate eye gel (also Simple atm as it happens - it is lovely and cooling and good for insomnia induced puffiness). I wash my face to get it clean (obviously) and moisturise to protect my face from the sun and also to make it feel comfortable, not tight and dry.

But that's it - no serums (whatever they are), night cream, acid toners, any of that old nonsense, honestly they are a waste of money!

I'm 34 and luckily have good, young looking skin genetically.
I'm very skincare focused and have been for about 10 years.
I wash my face with gentle products (mainly MooGoo milk wash which is brilliant and one of the most non-stripping ones available), my main facial moisturiser is also MooGoo called 'Full cream moisturiser' and I add a bit of rosehip oil to that mixed in with that.
I wish I'd known about these products beforehand, because I had a face full of cystic acne that I had NHS roaccutane prescription for. It might not have taken away the acne, but it would have made it less sore.
I use lanolin cream habitually underneath my eyes because it's meant to be very hydrating.
I have balms and oils that I also apply that have beeswax and comfrey and all sorts in.

I certainly do! Vit C serum and moisturiser every day with one or other of the lastest miracle products slapped on for good measure. Retinol, eye cream and night cream every night locked in with a layer of coconut oil. I didn't even get started until I was nearly 50 though and have sunbathed, eaten junk and generally not looked after myself at all until them. Delighted to report that my skin is in lovely condition, I never wear make up even, except mascara, and I find the self indulgent faffery book ends my day in a very calm and relaxing way.

I do not, my mum buys me skincare stuff for Christmas and I use it when I remember but have no set routine other than washing my face and using sun cream if I'm going to be outside during the day.
I honestly was glad that I didn't have a 10 step skincare routine when I had a baby and the majority of my free time went out the window. I could do toner/moisturiser/eye cream etc before bed but most of the time I just want to wash my face, brush my teeth and fall into bed!
Also in my early 30s btw and look my age. My mum looks good for her age and I think a certain amount of it comes down to genetics, despite my mum insisting its her expensive moisturiser lol

I used to but not really now.

I remove my makeup with cleansing oil or balm. I apply a hydrating essence after I shower and when I wake up as well as a facial oil/ serum when i feel dry.

Apply the Ordinary 30% aha peel on my spots if I get them. I wear spf 50 bb cream daily.

I use Tret and Nivea and sunscreen. Nothing else. V happy with my skin. All else is hogwash anyway.

Here is my routine that I follow:
Morning:
Using water to wash your face,
Sebamed clear face gel,
la roche posay spf
Evening:
la roche posay moisturizer,
Tretinoin (0.1) from skinorac
Sebamed clear facial gel

I use le Roche posay spf every day wind, rain or shine. (I have roseacea so have to but I’ve noticed more beauty bloggers doing it daily anyhoo!)

I wash with Cetaphil gentle cleanser, then use avene/ cerave moisturiser, then spf, then primer (Aimee Connolly), then clarins bb cream then mac spray fx. Oh and cerave eye cream. So not a lot of skincare but enough iykwim (night Cetaphil, then a night moisuriser- haven’t found a holy grail yet- plus cerave eye).

ps I’m 43 with good skin, my skin is too sensitive for acids and I’m not really bothered anyway, I like the feeling of comfort more than tight and new if you know what I mean!!)

And it's not just about having to. It literally only benefits you so choosing nice products that you look forward to using is a nice thing for yourself. It's why I only buy really nice things. Not always expensive things but nice things.

Whether most people do or not is irrelevant. When two people are 50 (often younger), you can tell who had a routine so you choose which one you want to be.

I have a simple routine of wash, moisturise, sunscreen in the morning and wash & moisturise in the evening. A glycolic peel from a tube a few times a week.

Inexpensive, high concentration products which I use as needed e.g niancinamide, retinol, collagen etc. I'm early 40s and no lines. Stopped smoking and started using sunscreen at 20 (one of those kids whose parents never used suncream 🙄) so any positive changes help.

I didn't do any skincare in my thirties, aside from washing my face with water and moisturising occasionally. I'm 45 now and I don't think it did me any harm, my skin doesn't appear to have aged more than anyone else's! But now in my mid forties, I "have" to do skincare - by which I mean I look noticeably a lot worse without it. I use Clarins cleanser, moisturiser, eye cream and night cream. Without it make up just looks awful on, and I have very crusty looking skin 🤢 and obvious wrinkles. The good news is I still look pretty good if I do my skincare routine, eat well and sleep well! 44 was when it changed for me.

You don’t have to accept the worst ravages of age eg jowls and turkey neck. Embrace ageing? No-knock it for six!

Pointless using hyaluronic acid for a few days- you have to use it every day!

Tretinoin has been fab for my skin
I'm not one who usually says I look younger but I got asked for ID in specsavers for my free eye test as she wasn't convinced I was 40

No acne, much smoother and glowier skin

I never used to but since turning 50 ive decided to pay more attention. Wash, cleanse, tone and moisturise morning and evening just using Simple skincare range. I also drink at least 2 litres of water a day and get plenty of sleep which i think helps.

I use elave cleanser and moisturiser as my skin is quite dry and I find using this makes it sooo soft! Other than that I'll use cerave face wash and L'Oréal day/night cream.
I go for a facial/massage once every 6 weeks too, an hour and a half of bliss! I do find it helps with my skin and I feel so much better for it. I'm 32 and didn't care at all for my skin up until I was 30.

Yes. Spf 50 every day regardless of weather as uva rays always there.
Cerave moisturiser. Dermatitca tretinoin, just upped my prescription to 0.05% as I'm taking it slowly.
Retin A is the only proven cream to work at the deeper skin level to build collagen and reverse damage. It takes months to see any effect.

I wash my face with baby soap when I am in the shower.

That's it.

Nothing else. I'm nearing 50. My skin looks just like the next person of my age. Not great, not totally shit - just skin.

Wash my face, use a scrub once a week, stick on a bit of moisturiser when I remember. I'm 43 and have good skin.
Maybe it's because I've always had good skin that it's never been necessary to do more than the basics.

I use boots own brand cleanser, toner and moisturiser. Buying all 3 costs less than a fiver combined! I use them morning and evening then every Sunday I do a face mask from Superdrug (£1 each). Cheap and cheerful.

I am nearly 35 and got ID'ed buying my dh beer today so must be doing something right!

I believe a healthy diet and lifestyle is the best thing for skin anyway.

Warm water & clean face cloth daily
. SPF 30 if going to be outside for over an hour or so in UK. SPF 50 if outside 'down south' No make up, ever. Skin is absolutely fine. I"m in my 60s.
I do use a cheap hand cream sometimes after washing hands with soap & water.

Your skin will slowly change and fine lines appear as the decades go by, whatever you put onto your skin now. Protecting ftom sun damage with a reasonably high SPF cream is likely the only positive thing you can do.
And not smoking!

I started getting wrinkly neck in my late 30s (late 40s now) so just started washing face and using a good moisturiser with spf in the day and night cream at night - I prefer olay creams but have been using aveeno none foaming face wash recently as was recommended at a menopause talk I went to

I think good skin is mostly down to genetics & lifestyle.

If you’ve always been a heavy smoker/drinker/sun worshipper, it will catch up with you eventually.

I’ve never smoked, I don’t drink and I’ve been wearing sunscreen on my face/neck since my late teens (thanks mum!)

I’m nearly 40, my skin looks good & I look younger than I am. (Not delusional, just what people always tell me!🫣)

My skincare is simple, takes 2 mins- I just use water in the morning, then add vit c serum, followed by a moisturiser, followed by spf. The evening is a cleanser, followed by moisturiser.
I use a little castor oil twice a week as an extra boost.

Do you have any skin complaints? Is your skin dry? If you’ve never used anything and you’re happy with your skin, you probably don’t ‘need’ anything. A gentle moisturiser wouldn’t be a bad thing though.