Share your skincare routine!

[BubbleTeaJunkie]

As I edge towards mid thirties I'm trying to up my skincare game... current routine has been a bit patchy but is currently a bit like this (mostly using up odds and ends of products so not always religiously this)

AM
Cleanse with micellar water
Some kind of face oil/serum (often drunk elephant vitamin c)
Day moisturiser

PM
Remove makeup but rarely wear it now
Cleanse with micellar water or face wash if in the shower
Sometimes exfoliate (combination skin)
Some kind of serum or face oil
Retinol moisturiser

Thinking of adding a daily SPF50, toner and some other potions (though wfh still wondering if I should!) and figuring what else I should start using! Do the odd sheet mask or eye once in a blue moon but hardly regularly.

Looking for some inspo :-)

I'm a cheapskate and I use Aldi products, facewash, serum, moisturiser, day cream and night cream. I also buy pure almond oil - not from Aldi - and use it to make my own body lotion.

Is the Drunk Elephant worth the money?

i've oily skin, in early 30s

AM
Cetaphil oily skin cleanser
The ordinary vit C serum 4 times a week, the ordinary hyaluronic acid 4 times a week
Clarins reboost oily skin matifying moisturiser
Biore Watery Essence SPF 50+

PM
Oil cleanse with body shop balm
Cleanse with the cetaphil one above
The ordinary niacinamide and zinc serum or retinol from the ordinary
Nivea skin moisturiser (white tub)
Use a face oil on top of moisturiser twice a week

Also have a good diet, lots of water and exercise to keep my skin looking great

Am
Sainsburys facewash in the blue tube
Sunblock with a tiny amount of ordinary ascorbic acid.
Ordinary caffeine serum around eyes, then Argeline.

Pm
Facewash
Argeline around eyes
Ordinaries mildest retinol
Dermatica prescription for hyper pigmentation

Once a week dermalogicas multi vit recovery mask.

Sains multivit with iron at bedtime.

@MaelyssQ

I'm a cheapskate and I use Aldi products, facewash, serum, moisturiser, day cream and night cream. I also buy pure almond oil - not from Aldi - and use it to make my own body lotion.

Is the Drunk Elephant worth the money?

I really like the drunk elephant serums.. but trying to figure out if other cheaper brands are just as good as it's not the easiest to get hold of and prices compared to the US are $$$!

@reducingfootprint

i've oily skin, in early 30s

AM
Cetaphil oily skin cleanser
The ordinary vit C serum 4 times a week, the ordinary hyaluronic acid 4 times a week
Clarins reboost oily skin matifying moisturiser
Biore Watery Essence SPF 50+

PM
Oil cleanse with body shop balm
Cleanse with the cetaphil one above
The ordinary niacinamide and zinc serum or retinol from the ordinary
Nivea skin moisturiser (white tub)
Use a face oil on top of moisturiser twice a week

Also have a good diet, lots of water and exercise to keep my skin looking great

Nivea white tub has been a staple product for years.. I think I'll always go back to that one in between fancier products or whenever I get a bit skint

Morning - Clinique face scrub, Superdrug pure face wash, Superdrug pure toner, Clinique dramatically different moisturiser, Clinique super defence, Clinique all about eyes

Evening - simply pure face wash (if no make up, otherwise simply pure cleanser), simply pure toner, Clinique ddm, clinque overnight turnaround, all about eyes

Very sensitive combination skin (dry cheeks, oily forehead)

Am
Lush tea tree oil toner
Hyalamide pore control
Hyalamide sub q skin
Lush celestial moisturiser

Pm
The body shop camomile oil cleanser
The ordinary marine hyalauronic a
Occasionally - boots salyclic acid or the ordinary azaelic acid
The ordinary hemi squalene oil.

I'm one of those people who isn't big on skincare 😳
Good wash with soap,water and a slightly rough flannel in the morning then I use Aldi Q10 Day cream with spf20 (I use one with higher spf in summer) then in the evening it's a repeat but I use BodyShop Vitamin E sleep mask. Twice a week I use an exfoliating face mask.

Mine is:

Morning
La Roche-Posay Effaclar H Hydrating Cleansing Cream
Bioderma Sebium Hydra moisturiser
Ambre Solaire Ultra-Light Sensitive Face Fluid SPF50+

Evening
Same La Roche-Posay Cleansing Creme
But also Korres White Tea Gel Cleanser afterwards
COSRX Snail Mucin Serum
Dermatica subscription with 0.05% tretinoin and hydroquinone
Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream
Vaseline for lips and any dry bits from the tret

I wouldn’t mind adding in a vitamin C and perhaps should be exfoliating??

@BubbleTeaJunkie @MaelyssQ

I’ve heard the Geek and Gorgeous vitamin C and the Garden of Wisdom ones are good and cheaper than Drunk Elephant.

Wash in shower with water & a flannel.
La roche possay factor 50 during the day
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An essential oil facial serum at night.

Very simple. I want as few chemicals on my face as possible!

Am
Boots botanics brightening cleanser
Some form of serum or HA
Murad or alpha h moisturiser
SPF

Pm
Deviant cleanser
Deviant acid or rose water
Skin and me tret (if not used acid)
Murad revitalixir (if I have used acid)
Verso retinol eye serum
Rapid lash
Moisturiser (using up a mother dirt one)

AM
Clinique anti blemish cleanser
Moisturiser- either kiehls or elemis
Clinique City block spf if I'm going to be leaving the house
No7 line correcting serum

Evening
If I've worn make up, I remove with clinique take the day off balm and micellar water (no specific type)
No 7 night cream
No7 eye cream

AM
Cerave hydrating cleanser
Hado Labo serum (on damp face)
Cerave PM moisturiser
SPF 50, currently various Eucerin ones

PM
Alpha H balancing cleanser (gently cleanses off make up)
Dermatica prescription cream
Cerave PM or Avene tolerance depending on how cold it is outside

You definitely need to incorporate SPF 50 as a separate product 365 days a year, there are loads of elegant formulas out there these days and it’s the single most important thing

[quote Oohlalalalala]**@BubbleTeaJunkie* @MaelyssQ*

I’ve heard the Geek and Gorgeous vitamin C and the Garden of Wisdom ones are good and cheaper than Drunk Elephant.[/quote]
I'll take a look at those thank you! I've fallen down the skincare rabbit hole on Google this morning 😁

I'm toying with the idea of moving to a Korean skincare routine as I've heard very good things... but I know you need to change products one at a time so I don't want to go too Gung Ho.. plus I've got a fair bit to use up and just did a haul from beauty pie so need to hold my horses 😬

AM - asda tea tree scrub/wash/mask 3 in 1
la roche posay serozinc toner spray thing (best thing I own)
upcircle beauty coffee serum
cc cream with spf20

PM -
clarins water purify one step cleanser or m&s formula hot cloth cleanser (or both if I caked on the make up)
serozinc spray (again)
antipodes kiwi oil eye cream
then either a serum (the ordinary vitamin c one) or a mask (various, but love the sea magic skincare black clay one)
m&s ultimate sleep cream (honestly, this is so amazing, and is on offer at the moment, and everyone should have it)

n.b. Sometimes I do it all. Sometimes I do none of it.

p.s. Am 36, and really lucky with my skin, never spotty or anything. I don't think I look my age...!

I'm 50 and have come to the conclusion, after trying all kinds of price ranges, that keeping it simple is best.

I wash my face with aqueous cream and a hot cloth and use the basic Olay moisturisers.

The only thing that makes a difference to lines, imo, is to drink plenty of water, which seems to visibly plump up my skin.

@BubbleTeaJunkie its the only think i find truly works for me without being greasy, cheap and cheerful!

AM
Cerave facewash or Superdrug/Clarins hot cloth cleasner
Hyaluronic Acid
Some days Glycolic acid
The Ordinary Vit C powder in day moisturiser

PM
Same cleanser
Tretinoin
Niaminicide
Some nights Rosehip oil balm/Argan oil
Night moisturiser

AM
Garden of Wisdom Daily Cleanser
Trilogy Hyaluronic Booster Serum
Mychelle Dermaceuticals Sun Shield Liquid Facial Protection Non Tinted SPF50

PM
Garden of Wisdom Daily Cleanser
Alternate nights:
Mad Hippie Vit A Serum and Dr Alkaitis Elixir
Or
Alpha- H Liquid Gold

Sometimes use a bit of rose water spritz after the serum, AM or PM. Sometimes use a bit of marula oil before the SPF.

Twice a week treatment
Garden of Wisdom Salicylic Serum followed by
By Sarah London Matcha Clay Mask followed by
Antipodes Honey Mask

Am
Milk cleanser (can't remember the brand but Korean)
Neostrada Antioxidant Serum
Cetreban moisterizer
LRP SPF 50

Pm
Purito Green oil cleanser
Cerave hydrating cleanser
Medik8 Vit C
NIOD Hyaluronic acid
Cetreban
Drunk Elephant Marula oil or Timeless Squalene

I'm about to add a ceramide essence due to dry winter skin.

Only other thing I use is Elemis Enzyme mask weekly/fortnightly.

Morning
Flannel and water
Moisturiser (currently a garnier naturals one on a big pot)
Factor 50

Evening
Elemis oil cleanser
LRP toleraine cleanser
Either LRP soothing toner or a REN salycilic toner (use the acid twice a week)
LRP Toleraine eye cream
Moisturiser

I tried the ordinary retinol stuff but haven’t properly started using it as me skin looks awful for about a week every time I’ve used it.

I avoid silicones and mineral oils

30s with Oily breakout prone skin

Morning:
La Roche Posay Toleraine cleanser with a flannel
Bioderma Sebium Hydra Moisturiser
Garnier Ambre Solaire SPF50

Evening:
The Ordinary Squalene cleanser with flannel
La Roche Posay Toleraine cleanser with flannel
Differin
Bioderma Sebium Hydra Moisturiser
Indeed Labs Squalene Oil (if needed)