I struggled with hormonal cystic acne for years. These are the products that helped to treat my hyper pigmentation and scarring, without irritating my sensitive skin.
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Tools
ABSOLUTELY LOVE these patches. I'm in my thirties and these really help keep my eye are and forehead lines in check! If you are nervous about or against getting Botox, or simply cannot afford it, these patches are incredible as an alternative. They r...
FROWNIES Forehead and Between the Eyes Wrinkle Patches - Hypoallergenic Facial Patches to Smooth & Soften Forehead Wrinkles & Eleven Lines - For Overnight Use, 144 Patches
Great acne laser treatment! I love this thing. I use this for a little bit, then slap a pimple patch on it before bed, and by morning the pimple is pretty well gone. They help protect from scarring and redness too, which is something I used to always...
Bye Acne: 3-Minute Pimple Spot Treatment
Such a great LED face massager for an affordable price. This one is only $29.99 at Walmart and it works incredibly. I will research products and the reviews for hours to weeks if I'm hesitant about buying a product, especially if that product is $$$....
BeautifyEase Light Therapy for Face and Neck, 7 Colors Light Therapy ,Face and Neck Massager for Skin Care, White
I absolutely love this thing! I wake up with puffy eyes every single morning and I love pulling this out of my refrigerator and rolling it gently around my eye area. It feels amazing and really helps that puffing to go away and my eyes look more rest...
Skin Camp Under Eye Massager
I love this facial massager! It's hot or cold, so can tackle different needs for different areas of the face. I wake up with a lot of puffiness in my face every morning, and I love using this massager to help decrease the swelling in my face and arou...
Spa Sciences ISLA Sonic Contouring Roller with Heat/Cooling Detachable Globes
Bought this and absolutely love it. Amazon was offering a coupon for this that took a good $10 off for me when I ordered. I think it's still going on. Amazing quality.
ELISHINE 7 Color Neck Face Massager Tool
Moisturizer & Cleanser
I was so skeptical about buying this and definitely didn't want to order it from TikTok Shop, because that honestly sketches me out. I searched it on Amazon and sure enough, they had the exact one for even less than it was originally advertised elsew...
Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream - 3.71 fl.oz.
CeraVe Face washes are so underrated. Foam to Cream. Makeup Removing. As someone who struggled with acne for most of my life, I can truthfully say that I have tried countless face washes, at high end and low end price points. NOTHING can compete with...
CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser, Daily Face Wash for Normal to Oily Skin, 12 fl oz
A little more bang for your buck to just get the gel over the patches. I love this hydrating eye mask. I especially love this in the cooler months for hydrating around my nose and other patches of my face that get especially dry. My skin is very sens...
Water Drench® Hyaluronic Cloud Hydrating Eye Gel
Drunk Elephant has some of the best skincare products out there. This is so nourishing to my skin and gives me such a healthy glow after using.
Really loving these Good Molecules products. This is a great product for scarring, discoloration, or texture issues. It's so affordable for the amount you get and quality of the product.
Blemish Scar & Discoloration Duo - Good Molecules | Ulta Beauty
I cannot recommend Art Naturals enough!! Everything I have tried by them makes my skin look and feel sooo good. They also wear so well under makeup, and the price point is amazing!
artnaturals Hyaluronic Face Moisturizer - 1.5oz
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This feels so good on the skin, my skin feels super soft and glows whenever I wake up in the morning. I like to to use it over night.
Collagen Dream Night Cream - OSEA | Ulta Beauty
Will always be my favorite cleanser for removing hard to remove sunscreens and makeup after a long day. Keeps my skin from being stripped and feels healthy and glows. I will always love CeraVe.
CeraVe Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Facial Cleanser with Hyaluronic Acid for Normal to Dry Skin, 12 fl oz
For the Target lovers
CeraVe Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Face Wash with Hyaluronic Acid for Normal to Dry Skin - 12 fl oz
Serums
The best most affordable skincare brand. Art Naturals is too underrated. You definitely need to try it for yourself. I haven't found one of their serums that I don't like the way it makes my skin look and or feel.
artnaturals Retinol Serum - 1 fl oz
This is the most beautiful serum on the skin. I highly recommend Art Naturals products. This makes my skin look and feel so soft and smooth. It's a fantastic dupe for Sunday Riley Good Genes serum. I feel like this helps my makeup look smoother on my...
Artnaturals Lactic Acid plus AHA Face Serum (1 oz)
This company is the best most affordable skincare brand in the game. I am a skincare junkie 100,000% through and through. I love this brand. It is so inexpensive compared to other skincare brands, and everyone I've spoken with who also uses this bran...
artnaturals Vitamin C Serum - 1 fl oz
A great more affordable retinoid option for anti aging, wrinkle repair, and treating acne.
e.l.f. SKIN Youth Boosting Advanced Night Retinoid Serum - Amber - 1.0 fl oz
Absolutely love Glow Recipe products. This serum is one of my favorites.
Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum
My favorite! I can notice a visible difference overnight. Love this stuff
Good Genes All-In-One AHA Lactic Acid Treatment
Acne scars and texture remedy. This stuff is hands down easily the most effective skincare product I have ever used for getting rid of my acne scars and improving skin texture. It wears beautifully under makeup too, helps to make the skin look smooth...
Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum Vitamin C Alternative
Elf has some amazing makeup and skincare products. I personally love the hydrating serum.
e.l.f. Hydrating Serum - Holy Hydration! - 1.01 fl oz
From my experience, if it's by Origins, it's going to be worth the money. Everything they make is so good.
Such a great dupe for the Sunday Riley Good Genes, just start with a small amount and see how your skin does with it. I've been using Sunday Riley Good Genes for years, but it's just so expensive to keep up with. I found this brand at Target and also...
Naturium Tranexamic Topical Acid 5% - 1 fl oz
Run and check out Ulta's 21 days of beauty deals!! This serum is AMAZING for controlling oily skin. Even helps my t-zone, which nothing has ever helped before!
Sunday Riley is the best quality, so good. This set is a great gift idea or a treat to yourself.
Wake Up With Me Complete Brightening Morning Routine - SUNDAY RILEY | Ulta Beauty
Treatments & Masks
Pixi at Target is a really high quality brand at more affordable pricing. I love how this glycolic toner makes my skin feel and look. I pay a lot of attention to how different skincare products wear under makeup as well as their effectiveness. I real...
I really love the Frownies wrinkle patches so much, but they can be tricky to apply without some practice. These are much easier to use for beginners.
Peace Out Microneedling Anti-Wrinkle Retinol Patches
The shape of these eye masks are perfect!! They fit the eye very well and really help to lift the crow feet area on the side corners of the eyes. These have reallly helped with the puffy eye mornings and lines around my under eye area.
Retinol 360° Eye Lift Patches to Lift, Firm and Revitalize Eyes
A wonderful eye mask for nourishing and brightening the under eye area. I like to keep mine in the refrigerator, so that they are nice and cool. Feels absolutely amazing in the morning as someone who wakes up with tired puffy eyes.
grace & stella Purple Eye Treatment Gels
AHHH I LOVE THESE!! Keep them in your refrigerator, so that they are nice and cool, really makes a difference in the power behind them too. Helps with puffiness and swelling.
Every time I use the charcoal mask, I can immediately see a difference in my skin. It just makes it look so vibrant and healthy after using. It feels and appears smoother.
I love Peter Thomas Roth products, this is such a hydrating eye mask if you enjoy a Boujee eye mask experience. I keep every eye mask in the refrigerator and pop them on for a bit, usually in the morning after doing my skincare and before makeup.
Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Hydra-Gel Eye Patches - Peter Thomas Roth | Sephora
I cannot live without these pimple patches! They are a little thicker (but I prefer that), as they are medicated. The thicker patches also stay in place better from my experience. I wear these throughout the day if I need to, but I especially like we...
ZITLABS Hydrocolloid Pimple Patches - 72
Glow Recipe has amazing products, truly. They really do give a nice glow to the skin, if that is what you like.
Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner
Light therapy is amazing for the skin. This mask is awesome, because first of all, other brands are close to $400 for a mask. This one is only $99, and ulta has a great point reward system. This has really helped the sun damage on my face. It has lig...
Wrinklit LED Mask - Skin Gym | Ulta Beauty
SPF
The BEST product ever for controlling oily skin. I don't use this for sun protection (I use another product for that). I specifically use this for my very oily t-zone, which no other product has ever been able to keep matte..especially the nose area....
Organic Mineral Sun Silk Creme SPF 30
I love all things Caudalie! They truly make some of the best skincare products in the game
Vinosun Protect Brightening Daily Mineral Face Sunscreen SPF 50 with Niacinamide
The best mineral sunscreen ever. This makes my skin look beautiful. It also doesn't feel heavy like other sunscreens. Doesn't cause me breakouts like a lot of spf products do. Another thing I look for in an spf for my face, is one that doesn't irrita...
Luxury Sun Ritual Pore Smoothing Face Sunscreen SPF 30
Say goodbye to redness! This product is a true powerhouse for combating red spots. I have no doubt that it would help cover rosacea and hyperpigmentation. It also has spf, which makes it even better in my book.
Cicapair™ Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment SPF 30 - Dr. Jart+ | Sephora
Love this sunscreen, it's a great dupe for the coola one that keeps me matte and wears nicely under makeup
Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen Lotion - SPF 50+ - 5 fl oz
Body
They have these in singles as well, but this is the best way to sample the fragrance. They all smell incredible, the best smelling butters I've ever used. You definitely have to sample them all to choose for yourself. They really give such a nice moi...
Rio Body Cream Trio Set
Smells absolutely amazing and is so creamy
Saltair Santal Bloom Serum Body Wash - 17 fl oz
Absolutely love this self tanner. It's the best for people who really want to achieve that dark tan overnight. I have used over 30 self tanners in my lifetime, and this one gives the best pay off without that staanky smell so many of the others leave...
Ultra Dark Streak Free Self Tanning Mousse - Bali Body | Ulta Beauty
Supplements
An affordable collagen and hyaluronic supplement that also has vitamin c in it, which is imperative for enhancing collagen absorption and production.
Amazing Formulas Hydrolyzed Collagen Complex | with Hyaluronic Acid & MSM | 900mg Per Serving | 90 Capsules Supplement | Npn-GMO | Gluten Free | Made in USA
These are so yummy and effective. I love anything peach flavored, but it's often a hard flavor to find in gummies/ supplements. These are amazing!
OLLY Collagen Rings Supplement Gummies for Skin Resilience - 30ct