You must’ve heard it a million times, cleanse your face, moisturize and don’t sleep with makeup. My mother ingrained these three rules in my mind at an early age. As I grew up I learned there is more to skin care than just these three commandments. With rapidly changing technology in skin care we have available to us cleaners, toners, serums, oils and creams that target our most important concerns. It can be overwhelming choosing  products because we now have so many choices.

We each fall into a skin type category which includes very dry skin, dry skin, dry/combination, combination/oily, oily, very oily, and acne prone skin.

NOTE: Every skin is different and choosing the right products for your skin type is important for maintaining healthy skin.

I frequently get asked what I use on my skin and thought I’d share. My skin is dry/combination meaning I have an oily t-zone and dry cheeks. I barely breakout but when I do I use salicylic acid on those specific spots (gel spot treatments). I use the Clinique Sonic Brush with my cleanser twice a day using the Clinique Mild Liquid Soap morning and night. I use a toner twice a day I like the Clinique Clarifying Lotion #2 because it also exfoliates. I moisturize with Clinique Dramatically Different Lotion morning and night. I also use Clinique Repair Wear Uplifting moisturizer during the day as it has Spf 15 and helps with wrinkles. I use the Repair Wear as preventative measures at this point.

When my skin needs hydration I use Clinique Moisture Surge cream. I use the Clinique Custom Repair Smart Serum twice a day as it does 4 things at once. I absolutely love the Smart Serum as it’s light weight and helps with dark spots, lifting firming, wrinkles and brightens skin.

Lastly, I use a scrub once or twice a week depending on how my skin is feeling. The scrub I am currently using is Clinique 7 day Scrub and Body Shop Seaweed Pore-Cleansing Facial Exfoliator. I use Orgins Modern Friction Nature’s Gentle Dermabrasion once a month. I like to use masks weekly my choice is the Clinique Pore Refining Charcoal mask. That’s my skin regimen if you have any questions please feel free to ask.