Skincare and beauty favorites from a 50+ beauty lover. Always researching and hunting for the best so you don't have to!
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Skincare Favorites
Oil Cleansers/ Balms
Water-based Cleansers
Toners
Essences
Serums
Skincare Favorites
My favorite skincare products that loosely follows a multi-step Korean Skincare Routine.
Calming HOCl facial spray that purifies, soothes, and strengthens the skin barrier with magnesium-rich electrolyzed water. Fragrance-free, pH-stabilized, and lab-tested — a refreshing mist for sensitive, reactive, or post-workout skin.
I have this next to the bed to slather on lips, cuticles, any dry skin. Have bought this too many times to count. It's a must.
Vaseline Unscented Healing Jelly Stick
Oil Cleansers/ Balms
Great first step in cleaning your face. Easily removes makeup (including waterproof mascara), sunblock and pollutants. Follow with a mild water-based cleanser.
Palmer's Skin Therapy Cleansing Oil Face
Watch your makeup melt away! It’s solid cleansing balm that melts into a luxurious oil and turns into a nourishing milk texture that rinses off clean.
Excellent gentle cleanser that won’t strip the skin. Great second step after using an oil cleanser.
Thayers Hydrating Milky Cleanser
Wonderful everyday gentle cleanser that will balance your skin's pH and not strip your skin. Great price point for all Thayers products.
Thayers pH Balancing Daily Cleanser with Aloe Vera
Toners
Gentle toner.
Byoma Hydrating Milky Toner
If you struggle with acne, meet your new best friend! Excellent brand!
Medicube Zero Pore Pads 2.0 Facial Toner
Essences
Clears dead skin for flawless makeup blending.
Mixsoon Bean Essence
Serums
Wonderful vitamin C to use under your sunscreen everyday.
Prequel Skin Lucent-C Vitamin C Serum 15%
Effortlessly enhances radiance and visibly improves wrinkles, dullness, and tightness with intense hydration powered by Polyglutamic Acid to lock in moisture. Use after toner to restore moisture.
TIRTIR SOS Radiant Glow Boosting Serum
I always come back to this Vitamin C. It's made in California, cruelty-free and give you a light-from-within glow. Excellent price point.
Timeless Skin Care 20% Vitamin C + E Ferulic Acid Serum
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Moisturizers
This ultra-soothing toner works to quench dry skin while restoring sensitive skin barriers from the first use. Skin is instantly transformed, looking and feeling soft, supple, dewy and radiant all day long.
This is a high-performance, luxury formula at an accessible price. The ultra-lightweight face oil visibly illuminates, brightens and balances skin, helping to effectively hydrate and restore the barrier from first use.
Byoma Hydrating Recovery Oil
Said to be a dupe for Charlotte Tilbury's Magic Cream for a fraction of the price. Excellent as a makeup primer to make your makeup look smooth.
Revolution Pro Miracle Cream
Although this cream seems very rich, it won't clog your skin. This healed my skin barrier after over zealous chemical and physical exfoliation. It's a miracle worker!
SkinFix Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream Refillable Barrier Moisturizer with Ceramides
An Allure magazine Hall of Fame winner. Made with hyaluronic acid and ceramides and oil-free, fragrance free, non-comedogenic. Great for dry winter skin. This is a forever buy for me.
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
SPF
Your best defense against premature aging and damage. Use it every day, rain or shine.
The best facial sunscreen around. I have been using it for decades. Zinc oxide for mineral sun protection. High-purity niacinamide (Vitamin B3) helps reduce appearance of blemishes and discoloration. Vitamin E helps reduce the visible signs of aging....
EltaMD UV Clear Facial Sunscreen | SPF 46
Exfoliate
I've used these for years. They give you an instant peel to help smooth and brighten your skin. Available in 2 strengths: Ultra Gentle, Universal and Extra Strength. I use the Extra Strength without any any irritation.
Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta® Extra Strength Daily Peel Pads
Body
According to Amazon, I've bought this 12 times already, so I guess you can say I love it. Smells like a tropical vacation. Firms (with Q10) and moisturizes.