Journal of my Current Routine as I Prepare for my Wedding

I have fairly normal skin with stress/hormonal acne which historically has not been terrible. However, I’ve been getting over a pretty bad flare-up related to wedding stress. Because of this, I decided to get serious about my skincare routine. I did a lot of research into Asian Beauty and different kinds of products and routines. What you see below is basically what I’ve been doing for about five months now and I’ve seen huge skin improvements. My wedding is in September so I’m trying my best to prepare!

AM Routine

1. Wash face with warm water and pat dry
2. I pour a few drops of Kiehl’s ultra facial toner on my hands and rub it over my face.
3. 1 pump of the SKIN1004 hyalu-cica blue serum
4. About a dime sized amount of the SKIN1004 hyalu-cica moisture cream
5. I just bought this product and haven’t yet used it but I will be using it here, the Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%
6. About have a dime sized amount of the Supergoop! Unseen sunscreen, spf 50
7. Blistex medicated lip balm, spf 15

PM Routine

1. Two pumps of the ma:nyo pure cleansing oil deep clean on dry skin. I rub it in then add warm water after about thirty seconds and continue rubbing.
2. Then I move immediately to the ma:nyo pure & deep cleansing foam. I use probably around a quarter’s worth of this. I emulsify it then wash my face with it. After I’ve rinsed all the soap away, I pat my face dry.
3. I pour a few drops of Kiehl’s ultra facial toner on my hands and rub it over my face.
4. 2 pumps of the SKIN1004 hyalu-cica blue serum
5. About a dime sized amount of the SKIN1004 hyalu-cica moisture cream
6. I just bought this product and haven’t yet used it but I will be using it here, the Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%
7. Blistex medicated lip balm, spf 15

Reasoning Behind Each Product

Ma:nyo pure cleansing oil deep clean and pure & deep cleansing foam: This is the first oil and water cleansing set I tried upon getting into Asian Beauty. It’s been a huge success, my skin feels clean and between my two cleansers I can get all my makeup off.

Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Toner – I bought this on a whim a while back because I needed a new toner. I find it adds some nice moisture back to my skin and feels refreshing without being drying like other toners I’ve tried.

SKIN1004 Hyalu-cica blue serum – before this I was using the Ordinary hyaluronic acid serum. I liked it but because of the dropper tip I did spill over half the bottle at one point. I like this one because it acts similarly and I don’t have to worry about knocking it over.

SKIN1004 Hyalu-cica moisture cream – really just a great daily moisturizer. It smells like bananas and keeps my skin really hydrated and soft.

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspencion 10% – I just purchased this today to help with skin smoothing and red spots. Though I’m not breaking out much anymore, I still have spots left from previous breakouts and I’ve read really good reviews for this product.

Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen, spf 50 – I really hate the way most sunscreens feel and smell and I was researching when I came across this one. I absolutely love it. It also acts as a great primer for my makeup and I can barely smell it. If it smells like anything, it’s very very faint.

Blistex medicated, spf 15 – I pick at my lips constantly as an anxious tic and so I try to keep my lips hydrated so they’re harder to pick and they heal faster. I also reapply this throughout the day and it helps a lot.

So there’s everything! Do you have any recommendations? Questions? Comments? I’d love to hear them, and thanks for reading!!