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Esthetician | My Personal Skincare Faves
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items Curated skincare routine of products and tools I use and love. I often have an arsenal full of choices that I use, when needed, according to my needs for that day, week, or month. Skincare steps: cleanse (precleanse and cleanser), toner, serums, eye ...
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Cleansers
Exfoliant
Masks
Facial Mist
Toners
Serums
Cleansers
Cleansers to fit all needs
One of my cleanser staples since 2006
Cleansers - Skin Care - 680 Products
Achieve healthy, ultra-clean skin with a double cleansing regimen that begins with Dermalogica Precleanse Cleansing Oil. Crafted with vitamin E and vitamin C, this cleansing oil helps to gently remove make-up, sunscreen and impurities from skin.
5.1 oz Precleanse Cleansing Oil - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Best for sensitive skin
8.4 oz Ultracalming Cleanser - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Best for acne or when dealing with hormonal acne. Use as needed if typically have normal/combo skin.
8.4 oz Acne Clearing Skin Wash - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Exfoliant
Exfoliate your skin 2 to 3x a week!
Gentle exfoliant on days when my skin needs a boost, but gentler version.
Daily Milkfoliant Exfoliator - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
The exfoliant I use the most frequent and recommend to all my friends and clients.
2.6 oz Daily Microfoliant Exfoliator - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Charcoal based, detoxifying exfoliate.
Mini Daily Superfoliant Exfoliator - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Reveal smoother, fresher skin immediately with Dermalogica's Multivitamin Thermafoliant Exfoliator which is a powerful thermal skin polisher with retinol and salicylic acid.
Multivitamin Thermafoliant Exfoliator - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Masks
Use a mask at least 1x a week!
I've been loving this mask the last few months!
DRMTLGY: Pumpkin Enzyme Mask
Facial Mist
Great Pick Me Up Facial Mist throughout the day - great for the summer/beach and during the winter when our skin feels dehydrated.
Grape Water Moisturizing Face Mist
Toners
Toners bring your skin's pH level back to normal after cleansing. This allows your skin to focus on the serum and/or moisturizer following. Otherwise, without toning, your skin is still focusing on balancing itself out and not on anything you put on ...
Toner, Primer, and Setting Spray in one! And the smell!!! So nice.
Beauty Elixir Hydrating Face Mist | CAUDALIE®
Great toner for those dehydrated skin days!
Antioxidant Hydramist Toner
My staple toner since 2006.
Multi-Active Toner Spray - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
The Ordinary's Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating and Brightening Daily Toner offers mild exfoliation for improved skin radiance and visible clarity. The formula also improves the appearance of skin texture with continued use.
Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating and Brightening Daily Toner - The Ordinary | Ulta Beauty
Serums
Each serum serves a purpose from hydration, to brightening, texture, rejuvenation, etc. Use as needed to meet your skins needs.
Patented for a reason! Best Hyaluronic acid. I've tried a lot over the years, but I always go back to ANR!
Advanced Night Repair Multi-Recovery Complex Serum - 1.0 oz
Daytime Vitamin C serum is a must-have to anyone's skincare routine!
Biolumin-C Vitamin C Serum - 1.0 oz
Night time use only: everyone needs rentinol for amp up cell turnover. Dermalogica's Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum has a high-dose, fast-acting multi-retinoid with booster technology that helps reverse the appearance of wrinkles, retexturize skin and mi...
Dynamic Skin Retinol Serum - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Dermalogica's night time version of their vitamin C serum. Brighten the night with Dermalogica's Biolumin-C Vitamin C Night Restore Serum, which helps restore the moisture barrier for long-lasting radiance, hydration, and improved tone. Your C + D pr...
Biolumin-C Vitamin C Night Restore Serum
STAPLE in my arsenal! Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment Serum deeply exfoliates the skin and instantly plumps the look of fine lines and wrinkles in 3 minutes.
1.0 oz Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment Serum - SUNDAY RILEY | Ulta Beauty
Bedtime serum: Sunday Riley's Advanced-Strength Serum delivers a blend of retinoids and retinoid alternatives to fight signs of aging, and improves the look of congested skin.
1.0 oz A+ High-Dose Retinoid Serum - SUNDAY RILEY | Ulta Beauty
Another vitamin C option: Sunday Riley CEO 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum is powered by 15% Vitamin C. This lightweight serum fights the look of dullness and discolorations at the source, while diminishing the signs of aging.
1.0 oz C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum - SUNDAY RILEY | Ulta Beauty
Eye Cream
Our skin around our eyes is thinner and needs a cream with smaller molecules to sink into the skin layers. Hence why we need a seperate moisturizer for our eye area!
Hyaluronic acid eye cream
Advanced Night Repair Eye Gel-Cream
Currently using… Dermalogica's Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream is a transformative eye cream with potent peptides and phytoactives to deliver a more lifted look. See measurable lifted eyes after 1 use.
Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Brighten, hydrate, and firm the delicate under eye area with Dermalogica's antioxidant-rich Biolumin-C Vitamin C Eye Serum.
Biolumin-C Vitamin C Eye Serum - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Deal with puffiness? Infused with caffeine and light reflecting particles, Sunday Riley Auto Correct instantly delivers a depuffed look while rapidly reducing the appearance of dark circles.
Auto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Cream - SUNDAY RILEY | Ulta Beauty
Moisturizer
I have a few moisturizers in my arsenal, and I use them individually to meet the needs of my skin that day/week/season.
Dermalogica's Phyto Nature Oxygen Cream breathes new vitality into skin. With natural actives derived from plants that thrive in low-oxygen environments, this moisturizer helps skin absorb and utilize oxygen - firming, revitalizing, and plumping as i...
Phyto Nature Oxygen Cream - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Gel Based Moisturizer - light for the summer
Calm Water Gel Moisturizer
Light, Oil-free, prebiotic moisture complex.
Active Moist Moisturizer - 3.4 oz
Daytime moisturizer with built-in SPF!
1.7 oz Dynamic Skin Recovery Moisturizer SPF 50 - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Dermalogica's Skin Smoothing Cream Moisturizer infuses skin with 48 hours of hydration and protects against environmental stress. A dynamic hyaluronic acid complex with mallow, cucumber and arnica distributes hydration throughout the skin, helping to...
3.4 oz Skin Smoothing Cream Moisturizer - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
If your in need for brightening over all, along with Dermalogica's vit. C eye cream and serum, add this moisturizer to your daily routine for a power boost effect!
Biolumin-C Vitamin C Gel Moisturizer - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Skin Tools
Besides our hands, sometimes we need extra tools to take care of our skin!
Red Light Therapy! This is the best consumer brand to buy.
Omnilux Contour Face
Targeted Red Light Therapy for the neck and decollete.
Omnilux Contour Neck & Décolleté
Gua Sha for lymphphatic drainage, skin stimulation and more - you can find videos on YT for protocols/methods to use it.
Stainless Steel Gua Sha with Pouch
Red light therapy that targets your hands.
Omnilux Contour Glove
Treatments
Spot treatments, Peels
Best drug store spot treatment
Mighty Patch Original Acne Pimple Patches - 36 ct
HSA/FSA eligible: Dermalogica's Deep Acne Invisible Liquid Patch is a sulfur-based, liquid-to-patch spot treatment that soothes on contact to treat deep acne below the skin, preventing painful, cystic acne from rising to the skin's surface.
Deep Acne Invisible Liquid Patch - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Clinically proven to enhance radiance and visibly reduce fine lines. Our maximum-strength exfoliant delivers powerful results with no downtime. A unique complex of phytoactive AHA extracts, Lactic Acid and fermented plant enzymes helps reveal new, fi...
Dermalogica Rapid Reveal Peel
Lip Care
Take care of those lips as they need pampering too!
My personal choice in lip balm and I use it in my makeup kit - clients love it!
C.O. Bigelow Sakura Rose Lip Balm Tins, 3-Pack
Love the smell and the benefits these balms give! These tins last forever!
C.O. Bigelow Rose Salve Lip Balm Tins, 3-Pack
For Your Teens
As a of mom of two, I recommend this great starter kit to get your kids in the habit of taking care of their skin.
For Teen hormonal skin
Clear Start Breakout Clearing Kit - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Skincare Starter Sets
I'm definitely a fan of Dermalogica and Sunday Riley products - see reviews! Great way to try out everything before investing into the regular size products. Win-win!
For Brightening - glycolic and vitamin C! Boost skin brightness every day with Dermalogica's Daily Brightness Boosters Skincare Kit. Powerhouse ingredients glycolic acid and vitamin C work to brighten, condition and hydrate.
Daily Brightness Boosters Skincare Kit - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Retinol/Latic Acid Skincare Starter Kit
Go To Bed With Me Complete Anti-Aging Night Routine - SUNDAY RILEY | Ulta Beauty
Morning Routine Skincare Starter Kit
Wake Up With Me Complete Brightening Morning Routine - SUNDAY RILEY | Ulta Beauty
SPF
I prefer zinc/mineral SPF products vs. chemical sunscreens.
Shield your skin from harmful UV rays, blue light and pollution with Dermalogica's Invisible Physical Defense SPF 30, a weightless, ultra-sheer physical zinc sunscreen. Formulated for all skin tones and skin types, this SPF 30 helps to soothe irritat...
Invisible Physical Defense SPF 30 - Dermalogica | Ulta Beauty
Hair & Body Care
We need to take care of our body and hair too!
Retinol & Peptide Complex Gold Bond Age Renew Retinol Overnight Body & Face Lotion features a retinol-peptide complex to help visibly tighten and lift the skin for a more youthful appearance. It contains stabilized retinol to maintain efficac...
Gold Bond Age Renew Retinol Overnight Lotion 13oz
Gold Bond Crepe Corrector Lotion has a unique smoothing concentrate featuring omega fatty acids, protective antioxidants and powerful botanicals to visibly improve the look of finely wrinkled skin.
Gold Bond Age Renew Crepe Corrector Lotion 14oz
I've been using this shampoo for over 3 years. Only use 1x a week to clarify hair. OUAI's Clarifying Detox Shampoo deeply cleanses away dirt, oil and product buildup with apple cider vinegar while keratin helps strengthen hair. Smells nice!
10.0 oz Clarifying Detox Shampoo - OUAI