Today is the day I start fixing my face!

[Fixingmyface]

2026 New Year’s resolution is sort the face!

All the kids out the way and a year post partum. I look like I have crawled out of being in Victorian prison house for a decade. Self neglect has been real! Forehead wrinkles, pores, texture, elevenses. Only 35! A complete disaster.

So the face plan…

• I am taking 11000mg Zooki collagen sachets
• One other vitamin or electrolyte satchet a day for the next month (came as a free trial bundle with the collagen)
• Drinking an extra 1L a day of water as I think chronically dehydrated.
• Signed up to skin+me so awaiting that
• I do like Elizabeth Arden hot cloth cleanser so using that atm; although have some freebies with skin+me
• order frownies tomorrow
• wear spf50 every day and potentially get a fringe.

If this fails and no improvement in 6 months then I am getting Botox or lasering.

Anyone else aiming for a skincare revolution this year?

@Fixingmyface if your skin is on the dry side I definitely wouldn't use a full on cleanser in the morning. I know plenty of people that say to just use water for the morning cleanse.... I prefer micellar water on a cotton pad as I have it anyway for double cleansing when I need to remove makeup in the evening.

Thank you, that is good to know!

What’s not going around nose and mouth?

I feel like maybe I put tret to close to my eye. It’s still being weird. I have just picked up some oral magnesium sachets as apparently that can fix it.

Bloody hell I feel like this needs to come with more instructions!

I can't guarantee it's safe... I did actually use it on a horrible senile wart that I have. It basically burnt the wart off. I wouldn't want to tackle a proper mole with it unless I got it (the mole) checked with the doctor first.

Hmm I’d actually advise the opposite. Micellar water is drying and can create fine lines. Far better to use a proper cleanser morning and night.

I’ve had much better results since I pared back my skincare routine. I do use The Ordinary retinol though.

I find if I use too many serums eg a coffee UpCircle one my skin is then too greasy.

drinking so much water isn’t compatible with stuff like having a job where you can’t just keep going for a piss all the time

Also don’t be afraid to just go for Botox anyway, OP - it’s brilliant!

Tret, it can (and often does) trigger perioral dermatitis when used in that area.

Right, tret shouldn't be used in that area.

So how do you anti age your eye area?

Gosh it’s a lot more complicated than I thought!

Yes it is

I got myself a sarah chapman steamer recently (2nd hand). I really like it. I’ve been debating getting one for years. Used my cheap glycolic mask a couple of times. Want to get something from medik 8 but not sure what. I liked their vitamin c a few years ago but wasn’t keen on their hyalorinic acid. I felt like it dried my skin out. This is always my problem with skin care then i stop using things.

Taking collagen doesn’t work you need a healthy diet. It’s a waste of money.

I started the nutrition geeks collagen powder, one bag in and I can feel a difference definitely my skin is much plumper. I have it in a vanilla latte that way it doesn't taste, it's horrible in a normal coffee. Also trying to be consistent with skincare daily, started using cerave spf 50 daily moisturiser a couple of years ago now and that's part of my morning routine it's just evenings I fall short.

I’ve read the same. Apparently it’s vitamin C that’s essential- it’s a critical factor for collagen synthesis.

I agree. Healthy diet is the most important thing and then comes everything else.

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