Day:
-Cream/oil based face wash - right now using alba pineapple something. I also use this Desert Essence creamy a-d-e vitamin cleanser.
-Toner - they have an aloe based toner that goes with desert essence, or I use witch hazel.
-Shiseido eye cream (I think it’s white lucent or something, it’s for dark circles)
-shiseido moisturizer with SPF (I’ve tried various lines in the brand, they’re all pretty good.)
Night
-Repeat with the above cleansers/toners, or just use some wipes. I mainly end up using the wipes because I’m lazy.
-eye cream
- shiseido night moisture recharge
I also exfoliate at least once a week with a face loofah thing. If I notice I’m having a significant amount of breakouts (rare) I keep a bottle of neutrogena clear pore cleanser/mask. It usually dries out any Whiteheads or pimples overnight! It has benzoyl peroxide in it so I would caution against using it everyday or any product with that chemical for that matter as it causes premature aging.
Shiseido makes great moisturizers. They’re rather pricey, but they usually have bottles at Marshall’s or tj maxx, it’s typically sold at department stores. Usually the bottle lasts me the majority of the year as I only use one squirt per application so I don’t mind spending the money because it lasts. It’s a Japanese brand, don’t be turned off by all the lightening creams lol. They have other products and they’re really good. I’ve been using their products since I was a teenager (same as the earth science line that I stumbled on at the health food store), and they haven’t steered me wrong yet.
I NEVER go out the house without using an SPF moisturizer on my face even in the winter or cloudy weather.
Sometimes I won’t wash my face in the morning if I did a full nights wash and just put on the SPF moisturizer. You don’t want to strip your skin of the oils it produces, it will dry it out further depending on your skin type and the products you’re using. As long as you don’t sweat excessively at night it shouldn’t be a big deal.
If you have dark marks on your face you can get a bleach cream or try lemon juice. This is just for spot correcting, don’t put it on your whole face. My friend does chemical peels for her hyperpigmentation, but the down time is too much for me.