Browse the products that have greatly improved my skin in my early 30s ✨
I recently changed almost my entire makeup routine & added a bunch of steps to my skincare routine to accommodate my changing skin as I age (combination skin, hormonal acne, visible pores, dry in winter). This was one of the products I have added...
Soothing & Barrier Support Serum | The Ordinary
Looking to try a retinol product but don't know where to start? Start here! The Ordinary's 1% retinol in squalane is an affordable anti-aging product that I've come to love over the last couple of years. A lot of people find retinol products to be ha...
Retinol 1% in Squalane - The Ordinary
When I feel like I'm going through an oily spell, this is my go to before bed. I find it helps tone down excess oil. It contains a high concentration (10%) of niacinamide (vitamin B3) as well as Zinc PCA to help with dullness, texture and oiliness. I...
The Ordinary - Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%
I first learned of this product when I saw it recommended by Nina Pool on Tiktok. It is an ultra-soothing, gentle toner that works to quench dry skin while restoring sensitive skin barriers. The comforting milky formula hydrates, calms and soothes sk...
Byoma Hydrating Milky Toner
This milky oil cleanser is a great way to cleanse or double cleanse, when you're skin is feeling tight or dry. Great for getting off stubborn makeup or for a double cleanse before using a more astringent cleanser. Features Barrier Lipid Complex, mori...
BYOMA Milky Oil Cleanser
This is a100% Canadian made product that I started using recently. HOCL is 100 times stronger than bleach, but gentle enough to use on face, skin, and around eyes and mouth for all ages & skin types. It is an anti bacterial and antimicrobial that...
e11ement Hypochlorous Acid Skin Spray
I often like to freshen up my face without going in and doing a full wash. I love to clean up my skin with this witch hazel toner by Thayer's and a cotton pad. It is alcohol free so it is not drying. The witch hazel helps clear up acne & the aloe...
Thayers Alcohol-Free Witch Hazel Toner
My go to facial cleanser when I'm in the shower! Because I have combination skin, I deal with acne, oiliness AND dryness. The CeraVe Salicylic Acid cleanser helps exfoliate gently to fight acne while also promoting a healthy skin barrier with ceramid...
CeraVe Salicylic Acid Cleanser
My DAILY go to facial moisturizer. Although this moisturizer is advertised as a night time moisturizer - there's no reason you can't wear it during the day because it doesn't contain any ingredients that react poorly with daylight. It contains cerami...
CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion
As someone with chronic dry lips - this is the HOLY GRAIL product you need to have. I must have tried 100 lip products by now and NONE work as well as this. This has healed my lips after years of none stop cracks and peeling. I could not recommend it...
Lansinoh Lanolin Cream (for lips!)
Protect, soothe and heal your pimples with LivaClean star patches. These are so cute. I wish they had been a thing when I was in highschool & university dealing with acne. I now use them regularly. When I'm at home I use the clear ones and I when...
LivaClean Pimple Patches - Hydrocolloid with Salicylic Acid & Tea Tree Oil
I fell in love with Lush's Scrubee after I got a sample while in store. Until I tried the Scrubee, I had never found an in shower exfoliator that worked for me. I always found they felt too rough or were too messy and hard to apply. The Scrubee chang...