Hello, getting married in August and looking to improve my skincare.
Context:
- I've always had combination / normal skin, oily across T-zone at end of day, large pores, normal otherwise. I had spots as a teenager but no break outs now.
- Until about 2 years ago always felt my skin looked fine make-up free. I'm 41 now and am much less happy with how my overall skin looks.
- Main concerns: pores look bigger than ever, skin colour seems more uneven / reddish, skin generally dull. No major wrinkles.
I'm really not sure what makes it look worse than it used to. I think its the pores plus general dullness but there isn't discolouration as such, just generally doesn't look as good.
Current routine:
- Cerave hydrating cleanser twice a day. Used to use the one for combination skin before but this one means my skin doesn't feel tight after cleansing.
- Neutrogena gel moisture surge moisturiser twice a day.
- At night I sometimes use Cerave retinol serum and sometimes use a glycolic acid toner (Revolution 5%), maybe 2-3 times a week each. Not sure these have done much to help.
I find a lot of products for aging skin are more to tackle dryness and can leave me too shiny.
I did use Estée Lauder's Advanced Night Repair for a couple of months last year and certainly loved it, no idea if it actually helped though.
If anyone has advice on a better cleanser and moisturiser, and/or one or two products I could add in to improve my skin appearance, especially the pores, that'd be great. Thanks!