What's your morning routine?

[CushionsandCandles]

I was pondering this morning the huge number of products I use in 20minutes each morning and wondered what everyone else uses/how many? I am mid-40s and have definitely honed my favourites.

In shower
L'occiitane Almond shower oil
Aussie Purple Shampoo and Conditioner
Declor face wash
Sainsbury's shaving gel if shaving

Body
Mitchum roll on
JM blackberry and bay
Or
Origins Ginger Rush body cream
Then either
JM blackberry and bay perfume
Or
Origins Ginger Essence

Face
Biore watery essence
Trinny BBF cream/or tinted serum
Trinny eye BBF concealer
Eyes
Boutique waterproof brow pomade
Maybelline colour tattoo creamy beige base
Trinny victory over
Rimmel exaggerate waterproof eyeliner
No 7 stay perfect Mascara
Lip and cheek Trinny Phoebe and Vaseline over lips
Ambient hourglass palette over all if I need it
Trinny Sunshine to cheekbones
Hair- Aveda damage remedy hair cream
Elnett hairspray when finished

So- 23!
And a complete mixture of the market.
What's your routine?

Oh I love this thread!!! Here’s mine:

Shower

• Aesop geranium shower gel
• clarins gentle foaming cleanser (face)
• gentle flannel to exfoliate face a few times a week
• oblepika siberika shampoo and conditioner a couple of times a week
• clarins body treatment oil a few times a week

Hair

• Argan oil on the ends and stick in a bun to dry

Face

• thank you farmer spf50
• Dior foundation
• Laura Mercier blusher in pomegranate
• Bobbi brown shimmer brick to bronze
• lush emotional intelligence powder to set
• Anastasia Beverley hills eyebrow pomade
• Charlotte tilbury mascara
• benefit liquid eyeliner
• Dior hyauralonic acid (?) lip maximiser
• Charlotte tilbury eyeshadow pot to dab on colour

😁

Teeth - Colgate

Shower - any shower gel
Hair - varies: Pantene / M&S / pureology

Saenz deodorant
Clinique hydra moisturiser
Lancôme mascara
Max Faxtor eyeliner
Hourglass powder
Chanel concealer

Eternity

Night
Vitamin C serum
This works leg oil

Lol I wasn't paying attention and came on to say mine is to avoid being the one to get up with ds at 5am...

Um, sensodyne, little blue hen shampoo bar, faith in nature conditioner, that watery essence Suncream mumsnet told me about which is great but comes from somewhere far across the sea so I can't buy it again, and a tinted moisturiser I forget the name of that is in a glass bottle?!

Get up, run/cycle/workout.
Shower with whatever soap is in there.
Deodorant, moisturiser, off to work

Tesco face wash
Whatever shower gel was on offer
If washing hair: Milkshake colour maintainer shampoo and conditioner, whipped cream and incredible milk
Garnier micellar water
Rituals The Ritual of Ayurveda body cream (use it on my face because it is wonderful)
Whatever deodorant was on offer
No7 eye cream
Smashbox green primer
L'Oréal True match foundation
Urban Decay Naked concealer
Laura Mercier translucent power
Soap and Glory bronzer
Urban decay primer potion Eden
Urban Decay palette(s) of the day (I have quite a few...)
Benefit They're Real mascara
Burt's Bees lip balm

Have just realised I'm a bizarre mix of bargain hunter combined with expensive taste

I am fascinated but these extensive (by my standards) routines.
How do you find all these products? And work out what's good for your skin?

I admire the motivation to do all these things every day.. it's probably my depression blocking my way but even a morning shower, hair dry and mascara /eyeliner feels exhausting after 2/3 days. Not helped by being single parent and having less time for everything.

I swim or go to the gym every morning
Shower - shampoo Paul Mitchell to remove Chlorine and conditioner for hair
Dermalogica face cream
Nivea body lotion
Dermalogica sun screen
Benetint for cheeks
Mascara

Go to work

Shower gel - whatever shampoo and conditioner -whatever toothpaste and mouthwash -whatever facewipe -whatever I always knew I was low maintenance but wow

I shower at night and wash my hair at random times, but in the morning:
Emma Hardie Moringa cleanser
Liz Earle toner (spray on)
Clean teeth
2 layers of Pyunkang Yul mist toner
NIOD FECC around eyes
Cosrx Snail Gel
The Ordinary EUK
Cosrx sun cream
And go :)

Soap
Superdrug cleanser
Loreal toner
Nivea

In shower I use radox or dove
Shampoo i use just tesco one!

I would love to be minimal, but I just can’t whittle things down to any less - not if I want to look and feel good when leaving the house.

Shower - Nuxe shower gel, sometimes Sanctuary scrub, currently a Dove shampoo/conditioner but only every 3/4 days for hair wash. Use conditioner for shaving too.

Face - Cleanse & polish - Aldi at present, put contact lens in then hydration layer - varies, moisturise- varies vitamin e body shop today. brush teeth

Body - nuxe body creme & Dove deodorant.

Makeup - Nuxe primer, M&S eye crayon, Maybelline mascara and clarins lip protector, squirt of perfume.

I subscribe to Birchbox so have lots of different samples on the go.

@Coffeepot72

I would love to be minimal, but I just can’t whittle things down to any less - not if I want to look and feel good when leaving the house.

I feel so much better when I do less. Its very freeing!

I may possibly feel better by doing less, but I would definitely look worse!

This thread was made for me !! Have come into bathroom to check products...

Morning shower
Faith in Nature grapefruit shower gel or a Korres one (these are getting hard to find)
Balance me Pure face wash
Simple soap (husband dislikes fragranced ones)
Korres shampoo/conditioner for coloured hair or Kerastase Elixir, sometimes L’Oreal SerieExpert purple shampoo
Exfoliating gloves occasionally
Epilator (no shaving anymore)
Pronamel toothpaste (no mouthwash, hygienist told me it’s a marketing rip-off)

Skincare:
Elemis ginseng toner or REN Ready Steady Go AHA lotion
Elemis Pro Collagen Definition Eye & Lip contour cream
Elemis Pro Collagen Definition Face & Neck Serum
Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream SPF 30
Biore Watery Essence F50 (Also trying Ultra Violette but feels more like a sun cream)

Caudalie or Clarins or Vaseline Body moisturiser
Dove deodorant (will be trying Mitchum)
Sometimes Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs or St Tropez wash off

Makeup (weekdays only for work)
Either Clarins Skin Illusion foundation or Bare Minerals loose powder
Clarins Instant concealer
Becca undereye one too
Have blusher, eyes but always forget or run out of time!
A brow pencil (brand rubbed off, was cheap)
Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara
Burst Bees lip balm, or one of many lipsticks
Would honestly rather spend on skincare than makeup but I need it now

Evening routine
Teeth plus flossing
Simple make up remover wipes or Elemis hot cloth cleanser type of balm
Toner as before
No night treatment for eyes, always wake up puffy if I do
Face oil
Elemis Night Matrix cream
Aromatherapy Associates Deep Relax pillow spray (bath oil if I need it)

I have twice as many products half used and I need 60 mins, 90 mins if hair washing & drying.

Shower
Mint or lemon soap

Face
Hot flannel
Brush teeth
Mouthwash

Make up
Moisturiser
Concealer
Trinny London miracle blur
Mascara
Lipstick

Body
Deodorant
Perfume

Sanex Zero shower gel
Beauty Kubes shampoo
Either olive oil steaming conditioner or eco-friendly argan oil and coconut conditioner
Dove roll-on
Simple cleanser
Boots No 7 Lift & Luminate Day cream

That's it.

Just been through a whole drawer full of unused products and make-up that well-meaning people like MIL give me every Christmas and have bagged it up for the Beauty Bank. I'm just low maintenance and happy with it.

On a work day -

In shower
Molton Brown shower gel
Head & Shoulders for coloured hair shampoo & conditioner

Wrap hair in turban

Molton Brown body lotion

No 7 foaming face wash
No 7 laboratories wrinkle serum stuff
Protect & Protect serum
Protect & Protect day cream
No 7 primer
No 7 mineral powder
No 7 blush
Clinique eyebrow powder
Clinique eyeshadow (colour depending on my outfit)
Clinique eyeliner
No 7 mascara

L’Oréal Mythic Oil on hair

Nivea anti perspirant
Molton Brown perfume

On a not going anywhere day then I might use a different (less expensive) shower gel and face care will finish after day cream.

I use face scrubs and body scrubs once or twice a week.

Lacura hot cloth cleanser mixed with alumina crystals
L’occitane almond oil shower gel

HadonLabo premium gold HA serum
TO arbutin serum
TO ascorbic acid powder mixed into spf 50 etude house
W7 primer
Eye gel - some brand off Amazon can’t remember but it’s good
Mineral shack powder
Trinny BFF eye concealer
2 eyeshadows. Revolution pallete
Brown eyeliner Barry M
Primark mascara really good
MUA eyebrow pencil
CY0 bronzer
Essence lip liner
Lip balm Avon

Deodorant
Perfume
Toothpaste

Bronzer on neck and hands

Just realised I never included hair but I only wash it every 5-7 days.
I use Faith in Nature aloe conditioner as shampoo (curly girl) and a curly girl friendly deep conditioner usually from TKMaxx and then aloe conditioner again as leave in.

Every 5 mornings, I put Cocoa Brown ultra self tan mousse on.

No fancy products
Clean teeth
Quick shower or wash
Sure deodorant
One of my many expensive perfumes!
I only wash hair 1-2 times a week and don’t wear make up or use any kind of skin care

Bath- whatever bath or body wash we have.
Face just water and a flannel.
L'Oreal Elvive shampoo.
Clean teeth- electric toothbrush, little floss brushers, sensitive teeth toothpaste, Corsodyl daily mouthwash.

Hawaiian Tropic 50SPF facial moisturiser.

No make-up most days. If I do it's Bobbi Brown blusher, highlighter eyeliner, mascara and Mac lipstick.

Deodorant whatever I bought at the supermarket.

Clarins Eau ressourcante body creme and perfume every day.

I am not a fussy woman.

I often worried how wise it is apply so many products

Shower:

• What every shampoo have available, apply and rinse twice
• Apply and rinse once with a purple shampoo about twice a week
• Aussie conditioning mask
• Rituals Shower Foam
• Lidl shaving gel for underarms twice a week

Body:

• Rituals body moisturiser or Dove gradual tan
• Roll on
• Perfume

Face:

• Guinot cleansing milk
• Simple toner
• Hydraulic acid
• Guinot eye care
• Guinot SPF 30 moisturiser

Teeth:

• Whatever toothpaste I have bought, usually a whitening product

Make Up:
For a basic day

• By Terry Primer
• Brow product
• Rimmel concealer
• Eye shadow
• No. 7 Mascara
• Nars Bronzer
• No. 7 blush
• By Terry Hydraulic setting powder
• No. 7 lipstick

23 separate products, a marketeer’s dream

Currently (I have a lot of GWP products to get through, so the specifics change a lot); this is on days where I have the time to faff. I go out early one day a week and do literally nothing bar deodorant and brush teeth.

Original Source mango shower gel or the dark green Radox one with exfoliating gloves
Brazilian bum bum cream on rough bits and whatever body butter is lying about on the rest (Sanctuary Mande Lular usually)

Rinse face in shower with plain water as I usually have an overnight mask on (Clinique or Glow Recipe at the moment)
Fresh Kombucha face essence on clean face
Ole Henriksen Truth Serum or The Ordinary Hyaluronic, followed by The Ordinary Natural Moisturising Factors
Brush teeth while skincare settles in

Some kind of oil/shine stuff on hair, twisted into a coil and clipped up (it's long)
Primer (The Ordinary silicone one usually but I also have the Honest Beauty mattifying one which is great), then concealer anywhere that needs it (Rimmel Hide The Blemish as per the last 35 years or so)
Benefit eyelash primer in a brown colour; I sometimes wear the mascara over it but often don't bother
Nars Orgasm blusher
Nars Tanganyka sheer lipstick w some liner on first; sometimes a lip plumper if I remember
Perfume - usually a couple of different ones

Get dressed before leaving