Need night time skin care routine recommendations

[bookwormcrazy]

I am nearly 40 and I have never had a skin care routine that I have stuck to. The most I normally do is make up remover and it's time to start taking care of my face before it's too late.

However it needs to be something I can stick to so not going from no products to 7 as I will never stick to it.

What is a good core skin care routine and products for someone heading into their 40's? Usual issues of combination skin, a few lines appearing now and starting to feel a bit dull. I also get the odd hormonal break out along my jaw and chin due to PCOS.

I'm thinking along the lines of cleanse/ serum/ moisturise and I am willing to pay a bit more for something really good.

Can anyone make any recommendations?

Cleansing balm or gel cleanser
Serum for moisturising
Serum for exfoliating/niacinamide (alternate with moisturising serum/use three times a week)
Gel cream - light on oils but hydrating.

https://ereperez.com/search?q=fig+jelly&type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage%2Ccollection&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
The Ere Perez Fig Jelly is the best cleansing balm I have ever used. It washes off clean so you don’t have to double cleanse. Removes make up but is really gentle.
The quandong green booster is moisturising and exfoliating- seriously great stuff. It has oil in it and I had to stop using it ( have to use strictly oil free products) and I am still sad about it.

https://pureseoul.co.uk/collections/beauty-of-joseon/products/glow-serum-propolis-niacinamide-30ml
This is another serum moisturising but controls oil, gentler than niacinamide but still effective.

https://pureseoul.co.uk/collections/round-lab
The round lab birch juice serum, cleanser and cream are excellent. Highly recommend for combo skin

https://pureseoul.co.uk/pages/search-results-page?q=%20aha%20serum
These are the AHA serums. I have the isntree Chestnut one but am still using up my Drunk Elephant, so can’t really recommend one.

I use the propolis as my day serum: birch juice serum or quandong booster at night, followed by round lab birch moisturiser. AHA three times a week.
No redness, no irritation, no pimples, no sebaceous filaments or blackheads.

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

Thanks both. I will take a look at your recommendations and links.

Good luck

Morning
Hawaiian tropic facial sunscreen

Evening
Balm cleaner, various brands always pretty cheap Elf, inkey list etc.
Dermatica subscription derm formula - presently Tretinoin 0.05 and 4% hydroquinone. Left on for a while the a rich night moisturiser- eg La Roche posay cicaplast balm.

A year ago I stopped spending on all the expensive serums etc and just get dermatologist formula from dermatica and my skin is so so much better, clearer, less blemished. Compliment regularly.

I reckon I save money as all I spend on is the above instead of all the pricy cosmetic brands.