My skin has always been dry but never flaky or wrinkled, until now. I’m on my 20′s and my skin is begging me some care. I used to wash my face with Avène face wash, hydrating it with Avène hydrating cream for sensitive skin ( because my skin is really sensitive ), and cleaning makeup with Garnier micellar water.

At some moments of my life I used Bella Aurora soap, and Avène +50 spf fluid. I have chapped lips, and used Baby lips, but winter is killing them, and Baby lips it’s not enough, so I tried Lancôme lip balm with color, and honestly, in my opinion it’s not worth the price.

I started reading about GOOD skincare this year ( 2021 ), and I began using Cerave nourishing lotion. As soon as I started seeing some results, I wanted to explore more and pamper my skin. 

I watched a lot of videos and read a lot of posts to discover what my skin needed. 

Although my skin has always been pretty decent, I never had it glowing, fresh, clear. I have dark spots, dark circles, skin texture and some marks. 

That’s why I will center my skincare on new products in a religious routine.

M🌞RNING:

- Cleanser + moisturizer + Vit C (3xW~daily) + SPF

NI🌘HT:

- Cleanser + moisturizer + Retinol (1/2xW~3xW) + BHA/AHA (3xW~daily)

✨Either:

- Niacinamide (2x day)

- HA

*Jojoba oil *Hydroquinone

I will use Cerave hydrating cleanser as my basic cleanser.

I will keep using Cerave nourishing lotion as my basic moisturizer. To help my skin adapt to the serums I will use it right after the cleanser.

Vit C - should be used from 10% to 20% concentration. As I have very sensitive skin, I will use a lower concentration. It’s an antioxidant, helps to lighten hyperpigmentation and brown spots, even out skin tone, and enhances skin radiance. I will use La Roche Posay Pure Vitamin C10 serum. 

SPF - I will use either Avène or La Roche Posay, but fluid. Helps preventing skin aging, marks...

Retinol and retinol esters - are not the same; retinol is stronger and proven to have effects, and retinol esters are softer but don't cause irritation on skin. I still don't know which one will I choose, but definitely one from The Ordinary. It reduces fine lines and wrinkles by increasing the production of collagen, stimulates the production of new blood vessels in the skin (which improves skin color), fades age spots and helps with skin texture.

AHA - ( lactic acid ) for me it’s a good exfoliating agent. I will use the one from The Ordinary, who also has HA. It exfoliates your skin, makes it bright, boosts collagen, reduces wrinkles and fine lines, helps reducing hyperpigmentation, acne, minimizes sun damage...