Morning Time Routine

Skin care routine!! I know many people have different things that they do but this routine works for me. I've noticed that ever since I've been writing this blog I keep up with my skincare routine even more because I always think about writing what I do and what works. I wanted to give you an insight about what I do every morning to keep my skin looking the way it does. I wake up each morning and drink a glass of water. I brush my teeth and then wash my face. 

I them move on to cleansing my skin. I don't always use the same things for months and months because I've notived that I need to switch up my routine to keep my skin from breaking out. Lately, I've been using the +olay Pore Refining Cleansing scrub in the morning and I make sure my skin is clean from all the moisturizer I put on at night. I use my +Clarisonic Mia brush. The brush head I has is the normal one and I added the Cashmere Satin precision brush around my eyes. I think this helps my moisturiser seap in deeper into my skin so that my eyes can get all the nutrients that my cream has. 

Once I pat my skin dry, I move on to moisturisers. I know a lot of people don't think people with oily skin should be using moisturizers but like I explained in my Beauty Oil blog post, you need to put it on to be able to trick your skin into producing less oil. At this moment, I've been really wanting radiance and glow since we are moving from Winter months and going now into Spring weather. I like to be able to strip my skin of all the winter dullness. For this, I put on Dr Brandt Ruby Radiance Glow day time moisturizer. I go into more detail on a previous blog. But I really do like what the retinol at night and along with this moisturizer is doing for my skin. This moisturizer has illuminating sheen to it and it gives you a nice glow. 

I have to moisturize my eyes a little bit more than the rest of my face because for some reason my eyes are always dry by the end of the day. For now I've been really liking the L'oreal Eye Defense. I didn't really read reviews on it before I bought it but I am glad I bought it. On the packaging it says that it reduces puffiness, dark circles, and lines with Liposomes. I am not that old so I was not looking for something that was going to go crazy on wrinkles. I was sold once it said puffiness and dark circles. This is what I am trying to minimize the most at my age. I used this and I saw results instantly. I like the hydration that this cream gives me. I went on and read some reviews and I saw that you can refrigerate so that the puffiness goes down faster. I did that and I didn't see that much of a difference but I do like the way it feels. 

After I moisturize my face completely, I can't forget about the SPF. I don't really care if for that day I decide to use a foundation with SPF already but just to be careful I add on a sunscreen. I posted the one I personally like to use in one of my other posts. I like the Coola Face SPF 20 with Rose Essence. It has some of a tint to it but I like the absorption it has. It doesn't leave my skin greasy and its great since it has the SPF 20. I also put on a lip balm so that my lips are moisturized by the time I add my lipstick. This is my routine for right now every morning. I add makeup but thats not my skincare routine. 

What do you do to get your skin prepped in the morning? Do you have any special things you can't live without? Anything that you do specifically for the Spring time?

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Glow by Dr. Brandt Review

Back to skincare!! Oh how I love skincare! Probably my most favorite part of the day. At the end of the day when I get home, I put my sweats on and then I tie my hair back and I use my makeup remover wipes. I remove my eye make up separately and then my face make up. This makes my skin feel so good after all day wear and tear. Living in NYC, there is so much pollution and guck in the air that the second I get home I just want to wash my face clean! After I cleanse, I usually like to tone and then put on a nighttime moisturizer. I will talk more about my actual routines in my upcoming posts but thats generally what I like to do. 

I recently started to fall in love with the skincare brand Dr. Brandt. He has a lot of different products that work really well with my skin. I haven't tried something that I don't like. Lately, I've been really wanting to use products that will brighten my skin up and allow more of a natural glow. I saw that Dr. Brandt has a Glow set that has the nighttime daytime moisturizers. The overnight renewal treatment is said to time-release retinol complex to promote radiance from within. At night is when your skin regenerates new skin cells and using a product like this one will help get that product into your skin as fast as possible. It helps with diminishing the appearance of lines, wrinkles, and enlarged pores. Along with the night cream, this kit comes with a Ruby Crystal retinol hydracréme which has little skin illuminators in it and it creates a glow to your skin that will help the appearance of your skin overtime. This day cream provides a smoother surface which helps when you apply your foundation or bb cream since it gives you a smooth surface to work with. Since these products have retinol on it, I use SPF 20 or more just to make sure that my skin doesn't get dried out for the time that I am in the sun. If I know that I am going to be out in the sun all day like at the beach or something, I do not apply this product. I haven't ever had a bad reaction to retinol and I think it's because my skin is so oily, it creates sort of a barrier on my skin and it helps my skin not have bad reactions to these different products.

If your skin is more sensitive, I would recommend trying this product once a week at first to get your accustomed the retinol unless you use something else that has retinol in it. Its better safe than sorry since retinol can really burn your face if you aren't accustomed to it. A little tingling is okay, its when the tingle is completely unbearable that you have to be careful with. Anyway, I've been using this set for about a month now and I love it. I can see my face glow. Not like glow in the dark but definitely it has this glow that is just amazing. My foundation goes on so much easier and I can feel the night cream work better as well. This retails anywhere from $65-70 which is not cheap. I know this isn't cheap but I bought this on +Groupon so I got it for half price. You can either find these separately or in a set. I got the set but probably will get the single once I see if one or the other runs out first. I recommend this to anyone who  is looking for a higher end product. If you don't want to dish out the money without knowing how you are going to react to the product, I recommend you going to +Sephora and ask for a sample of these. At least you get to try the products first to make sure its a good fit for you.

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