What’s your skincare top 5...

[ZazieTheBruce]

...and how do you use them/why do you love them?

1. Garden of Wisdom Salicylic Acid Serum

Use 30 minute treatment once a week, followed by any old clay mask sucks out all the gunk from my pores

1. Alpha-H Liquid Gold

Keeps my rosacea in check used overnight twice a week

1. Dr Alkaitis Facial Elixir

Makes my skin glow. Pricey but a bottle lasts over a year used every night.

1. Evolue Hydrating Serum

Really simple hyaluronic Serum. Just this and spf in the morning and I’m ready for a bit of make-up.

1. Altruist SPF 50

Cheap and effective everyday spf great for both body and face.

Sukin rosehip oil plus sensitive night and day moisturisers. These three products are gorgeous to use, vegan and nicer than far more expensive products. I actually look forward to using them!

Aveeno body lotion for itchy legs.

Nip and Fab bubbling face mask for a treat

1. Pixi glycolic acid pads- they’ve got 20% glycolic acid. I use them every other night. They’re really brightening.

1. Paula’s choice 2% BHA lotion. Has really cleaned out my pores- I use it on alternate nights to the Pixi pads.

1. Medik8 lipid balancing cleansing oil. Melts away make up and is so soothing.

1. Paula’s choice 10% niacinimide booster. I add this to my hylauronic acid every morning- has really evened out my skin tone.

1. Heliocare oil free SPF 50 gel. Great under make up and doesn’t break me out!

RetinA
Kiss My Face SPF 50 sunscreen for face
Pacifica face wash.

Neal's Yard Frankincense Nourishing moisturiser.
A glycolic toner (nip & fab usually, got a bottle of Pixi at the moment)
Vit C serum (Vichy one fab-u-lous)
Hyaluronic serum (Vichy 89, Nip & Fab etc)
A facial oil.

Forgot to say why..
Glycolic and Vit C makes my skin glowy and smooth
HA serum, plumps and softens
NY only moisturiser that definitely does more than moisturise.

1. tretinoin /Retin-a. I get mine from dermatica.

1. Timeless vitamin c e ferulic.

1. Paula's Choice Resist 2% BHA

1. Garden of Wisdom niacinamide serum.

1. Eucerin urea repair replenishing face cream

HaventGotAllDay in what sequence do you use those products?

1. Water. No chemicals and it is so, so essential.

1. Daily sunscreen. Currently wearing Avène factor 50 cleanance.

1. Regular rehydration during the day- Avène eu thermale.

1. Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser, to be followed by

1. Glossier Solution. The only product which has ever cleared up my prolematic skin.

At the moment:

In the shower , Konjac sponge with a cleanser (currently have a Superdrug B Micellar oil, Mario Badescu cleanser and a solid 'soap'/cleansing bar the name escapes me) on rotation. Quick to use , leaves my skin pleasantly buffed .

Superdrug Optimum moisturiser (pump bottle ) either a 15SPF or the Face+Neck ream

Eye cream - Superdrug Optimum , has a metal end bit which feels cooling .

Night time - either Optimum balm (if my face feels grubby) or Aldi charcoal Micellar water (if it doesn't)

M&S sleep cream

Ha! I had trouble narrowing it down to 5 and I'm a really sparse user of products

I also have some Revolution Exfoliator , the M&S 'Face Footner' and the Aldi 'Glow Tonic' and the 'Balm' that I use as'n'when.

Paula's Choice 2% BHA

Cerave moisturiser

Heliocare SPF50 gel

Retin-A

Timeless Vit C + Ferrulic

Avene Cicalfate

I really like those little Avene sprays in hot weather.

Caudie foaming cleanser - a beautifully refreshing a.m cleanser (which is also SLS free).

Elemis Rose Cleansing Balm - perfect evening 2nd cleanse and nourishing but not greasy.

The Inkey List Hyaluronic Serum - brilliant moisture boost which doesn't have the familiar stickiness of other Hyaluronic acids.

Bare Minerals Lightweight Emulsion - my oily skin adores this moisturiser as it's so light, almost serum like in texture.

Dr Botanicals Artichoke Night Cream - again another light moisturiser which leaves me with lovey smooth skin the next morning, without any horrible greasiness.

Place marking

Must admit I’m partial to a konjac sponge too, especially a charcoal one. The plain ones look grey after removing a mud mask!

But generally a konjac sponge does help a lot with horizontal neck lines.

@70isaLimitNotaTarget what is face footner?

Hadolabo premium hyaluronic acid

Cosrx snail 96%

Retin A, currently paulas choice but switch around.

Vitamin C ascorbic acid, currently Garden of Wisdom but swich around

Frizzyderm sunscreen

1. Microfibre washcloth

1. CeraVe hydrating cleanser

1. The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid

1. TO Niacinamide + B5

1. Biore Watery essence SPF 50

Floofy it's the M&S Formula Radiance Reveal Peel (I haven't ever bought the M&S Advent Calender but it was featured in that a couple of years ago, and was given the NN of "Face Footner" )

Put it on dry skin , its a clear gel, quite runny . Keep massaging until it dries then it rolls off your skin taking all the grubby bits. Skin is lvely and glass like after )

That sounds like something I would like! I'll have to try it.

@AnnaMagnani - does the Timeless Vitamin C product have a discernible fragrance?
I was given a sample of Skinceutical's Vitamin C serum and couldn't bear the smell - would love to find an alternative.