Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

New Beauty Routine

April 7, 2021

Oh yeah – we all know I’m a beauty junkie so you also know I’m watching Youtube videos on said subject. Recently, I’ve found a couple of dermatologist channels and they are giving ideas on how to simplify your routine without spending oodles of dollars. In an age of Sephora and Ulta it’s refreshing and needed. Not everyone can spend a ton of money on beauty products in order to get the results they want. (That said, there are some mid-range products that are very much worth the money spent.) So, taking a page out of their book, here’s my new routine.

Cleanse – Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser. Frankly I’m not sure this one will work. I love it’s foaming action and it does take my makeup off and rinse incredibly well. However, it is a little drying for my skin so we’ll see.

Tone – Neutrogena Alcohol-Free Toner. Yeah – most derms agree that toning isn’t necessary (although if there are actives it can be okay) but I come from the old Clinique 3-step program, and I just love using toners so this is what I’m doing. This one is gentle, but does have fragrance so I like it but don’t love it.

Moisturize – Cerave Moisturizing Cream. I tried their lotion but it wasn’t rich enough so I stepped up to the cream and it’s better. They are both fragrance free, but they also have hyaluronic acid which my skin really doesn’t like (drying). That said, it’s hard to find any facial moisturizer without hyaluronic acid these days. :( And when a derm says you may need a moisturizer over a moisturizer with HA – what’s the point?

Sunscreen – I bought the Sephora Favorites Sun Safety kit this year because it was such a good deal. Lots of sunscreens (chemical and mineral) I’ve wanted to try and 3 full size products all for $40. And a portion of that goes to a cancer charity so it was a no-brainer. I’ve decided to use the Dr. Dennis Gross All-Physical Dark Spot Sun Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 for this routine. It is a mineral sunblock so I know my skin should be okay with it. First impressions – nice and creamy and easy to apply.

Treat – I’m not adding treatment products yet because I need to just get into the habit of a basic routine. Treatment products are iffy for me anyway since my skin is so sensitive. I’d love to do a little gentle (chemical) exfoliation which I actually need, or maybe even a retinol or vitamin C products to help the skin barrier, but I’ve yet to find products that my skin can tolerate. I don’t care about anti-aging stuff, but I know some of these products can be beneficial in other ways so not totally ruling it out. For now, this step will wait.

Foundation – I’m putting this in here because I always wear foundation to cover the redness of my rosacea and it finishes the routine. I’m using L’Oreal’s True Match. It’s a little drying for my skin but it’s not bad with coverage and the mineral SPF in it.

I want to add here that I don’t believe there is a “holy grail” foundation. I’ve read some articles lately about a foundation wardrobe – having two or three depending on coverage, weather, etc. – and I think that’s not a bad idea. Sometimes you just want something easy like a tinted moisturizer if you’re running around all day. Other times, say you’ve got a special date coming up, so you want a little extra. For work one that stands up to a full day on the job. I think this is an idea worth considering.

Sooo – that’s my new routine and, again, I’m sticking to this for two weeks. I’ll be back then to update on how it all worked and if I’ll keep it or move on. If I move on – I already have a routine ready to roll in my Sephora cart.

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