Skincare Routine | Updated

About 8 months ago I shared my morning and nighttime skincare routines and since then I have seen a HUGE difference in my skin, but to be completely transparent when I first started a skincare routine it was a lot of trial and error when I was doing my research to see what might work for my skin. I don’t know if you remember but around September I was having a full mental breakdown on Instagram about my skin and the scarred acne because I had to film for a collaboration. Well my skin is finally in a happy non-irritated place again and a few things I have learned along the way: 

1. Drink water. I mean at least 64 oz daily. Buy yourself a cute water bottle that doesn’t feel intimidating and chug a lug. 
2. Remove any excess drinking from your week. I have tried to keep my drinking to a minimum by just drinking on the weekends and maybe a glass or two of wine on Bach nights. 
3. Your gut health is so important when it comes to skin appearance. I have started take a pro-biotic pill everyday. This also helps with bloating. 
4. Less products is better for your skin. I have oily skin in the summers, in the winters I have combination skin, and I have bigger pores as I age. I was clogging my pores with too many products before so less is better especially if you have oily skin. 
5. STOP picking at your face. The scarring will never go away and your dirty fingers are going to irritate those pimples and scars. 
6. Use a PMD Cleansing Brush. The vibrations help get a deeper clean in your pores, and it helps firm and tone your skin. If there is anything you take away it is that you use a cleansing brush in your routine. 

Great news though because I basically still use the same products from the previous blog, I just give my skin what it needs day to day with less products used. I did switch a few things but more the most part all is the same. 

Morning routine 

Cleanse – The Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser 

Serums – Summer Fridays CC Vitamin C Serum 

Eye Balm – Tula Cooling & Brightening Eye Balm 

SPF – Supergoop Glow Screen SPF

Moisturize – I do not moisturize every morning, only my skin is extra dry. If I do moisturize in the AM I use…The Clinique Moisture Surge or CeraVe Moisturizer. 

Nighttime routine

Cleanse – CeraVe Facial Cleanser for Oily to Normal Skin 

Serums – Herbivore Lapis Blue Tansy Oil and Ordinary Niacinamide 10% (this ordinary serum will help prevent acne and stubborn acne on the face)

Retinol Eye Cream – Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Retinol Sleeping Eye Mask 

Weekly musts 

Exfoliate – Tula So Poreless Deep Exfoliating Blackhead Scrub (I do this about 2-3 times a week, alternating between every other day).

Cold Compacts/Frozen Facial Roller – I freeze my facial roller and do this to my face almost every morning.

Facial Mask – Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask 

That is it for me. I have cut my products down in half and will switch out oils and serums depending on what my skin needs but this has been my routine the last 3 months and it has helped a lot. As always if you have any questions shoot me a message girly. 

XO Natalie Z