Monday, February 29, 2016

Skincare Routine Mondays: Feb 29, 2016 Leap Year Edition!

  1. Oil Cleanser: None. Still none. Still feel unnecessary. My bad.
  2. Water-based Cleanser: Fresh Soy Face Cleanser. This is also the Sephora birthday gift. I can't wait to get mine and then I can play with the rose mask. 
  3. Toner: Missha's Clear Toner (in the Time Revolution Starter Set).
  4. Serum or essence: Not quite an essence/serum, but a "First" Essence-- Missha's The First Treatment Essence (in the Time Revolution Starter Set).
  5. Moisturizer:
     AMAveeno Smart Essentials Daily Nourishing Moisturizer SPF 30. But sometimes I just use NR's Combo Watery Cream with Biore's Watery Essence PA 50+++. Depends on how greasy I  feel.  
    PM 
    Nature Republic Super Aqua Max Combination Watery Cream.
Nothing much has changed except for the fact that I am now including a chemical peel once or twice a week (depending on how I feel). The lady at Sephora gave my friend and me three days worth Dr. Dennis Gross extra strength daily peels, and the first time I used it I was nervous at how much my fine lines really did decrease. However, I have used it twice in conjunction with an assortment of "revitalizers" in order to compensate for their harshness. 

The first time I did the peel, a clay mask, my usual routine of #3 and #4 and then a hydrating face mask. Boy did my skin feel great!!

Right now, I used a peel (evenings only since it makes normal skin photosenstive and I'm naturally "photosensitive" anyway and don't want to risk sun damage). Then the rest of the Caudalie Pink Clay mask and my usual 3/4/5. I hope it's enough and that I don't feel sad tomorrow when I wake up with skin trying to re-balance itself.

Still have an oily t-zone, but not nearly as bad as when I was using the Donkey Milk 3D moisture. After my NR Combo Watery Cream is done (and it will be done before I know it), I'm moving on to the Mizon AIO Snail cream. Hopefully that won't be too crazy and make my t-zone greasy again.

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