There are more skin care products on the market these days than there are cows in the Midwest it seems like. How many of you have convinced yourself you need this or that, use it for two weeks and then it sits on your shelf? Yeah, me too. Usually later I have the audacity to wonder why I spent so much money on something that doesn’t work.
Here’s the deal. Getting results form your skin care system takes a routine. Developing a routine takes effort, but having a routine does not. If you stick with it long enough to create a habit, then you will have made your skin care routine effortless.
You need two cleansers: one for the shower and one for the sink. I recommend St. Ives Apricot Scrub for the shower and any cream cleanser for the sink. I have long since reconciled with myself that I am so lazy I cannot bring myself to take the cleanser out of the shower to wash my face at night, so if I really want to do this, I just need two face washes. Besides, it’s hard to take off eye make-up with a scrub.
Eye Makeup Remover: Try Avon’s Moisture Effective Eye Makeup Remover Lotion and take off your eye makeup after you wash your face at night. It’s easier to do it after some of it has washed off. Easier, of course, is more sustainable.
Now it’s Lotion Time! Use a night crème and an eye serum. I like Avon’s Retroactive Youth Extending Crème. And, it got an award in the Allure Magazine Best of Beauty issue, October 07.
The next morning in the shower, use the scrub. After the shower, apply the daytime moisturizer (make sure it has an SPF) and more eye serum. Wait a few minutes before applying makeup. I just do my hair first.
Get your vitamins A and E. They’re great for the skin. Or take a multivitamin.
Drink Water. Got to stay hydrated.
Basically, whatever you do has to work for you and your schedule. Ask yourself what your excuses are and find a solution. I need two cleansers. Maybe you need to wash your face after dinner because you are too tired to do it right before bed. Maybe you need an astringent for times when you are just feeling too lazy. Maybe you need to put a towel on the edge of the bathroom counter because you hate all the water that splashes. Finding solutions for those excuses means healthier and better looking skin.
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