If you're searching for the best skincare routine for your mid-40s, you're not alone! These are the products and self-care rituals that are helping me revive tired, dull skin and restore a healthy, natural glow.
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Morning Skin Prep
Evening Skin Care
Extras to make you feel bougie
Morning Skin Prep
I love how thick these are. I use them with micellar water to take off my eye makeup and after I fully cleanse to make sure my face is squeaky clean.
Clean Towels® Original XL
Perfect compliment to the milky toner, especially for dry skin. Is it a completely necessary step? No. Is it a nice little way to feel a little extra pampered? Yes.
hydrating milky mist with oat milk and 7% glycerin - Thayers
Best milky toner bang for your buck. Lasts forever and perfect for my dry skin before makeup
Thayers Milky Toner: Hydrating Toner with Snow Mushroom
Helps calm my redness, affordable and effective. Love this brand in general.
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule
The BEST for dry skin! Part of my pre-makeup skin prep, gives an amazing glow
Phyto-Mucin Glow Serum - BYOMA
Obsessed with this sunscreen. Lightweight, no white cast, great coverage
SKIN1004 Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum
Gentle enough to use every day, but I tend to use them every other day because I have super sensitive skin. The light exfoliation makes a smooth surface for makeup and this container lasts a long time!
Lightweight and not sticky! Wears well under foundation. One of my favorite SPFs
SPF 50 Face Fluid | BYOMA US
I don’t always use a vitamin C, but when I do this is my go-to.
Timeless Vitamin C Serum with Vitamin E
Evening Skin Care
Step 1 in my nightly double cleanse routine. Great balance of oil/foam to get the first layer of gunk off my face
Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser - CeraVe
Step 2 in my double cleanse! Long time favorite, not drying and gets my skin super clean and soft.
Hydro Boost Gel Cleanser for Hydration - Neutrogena
My favorite drugstore retinol. Effective and doesn’t dry out my skin like other retinols.
Resurfacing Retinol Serum | Post-Acne Marks Treatment - CeraVe
Current night time moisturizer. Light but deeply hydrating, perfect way to finish evening skin care.
SKIN1004 Hyalu-Cica Moisture Face Cream
Great for getting eye makeup off - super gentle, doesn’t sting my eyes!
Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water
I have tried ALLLLLL the niacinamide serums and this one is my ride or die. Improves my skins texture and redness when I use it consistently
La Roche Posay Niacinamide 10 Serum
My nighttime moisturizer when my skin is feeling super dry and needs a boost. I LOVE that you can buy a refill pod instead of needing a whole new container:
Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream
Extras to make you feel bougie
Love the combo pack to have options depending on how my skin is feeling. Nice way to give a little boost to tired under eyes.
under-eye masks for dark circles, puffiness & tired eyes - grace & stella
The gel is cooling and soothing. Feels amazing on puffy morning eyes. I have repurchased many times!
Good Molecules Yerba Mate Wake Up Eye Gel 15ml
Perfect little pick me up to seal in nighttime skin care if my face is feeling extra dry. A little goes a long way!
Ultra-Hydrating Facial Oil - Good Molecules
Cupid’s Bow and Seashells are my current faves. Non greasy, gives your skin a luminous glow, and you will smell amazing ALL DAY 😍
Scented Dry Body Oil - Cee Cee's Closet NYC
About once a month I like to derma plane with a razor and a facial oil to get peach fuzz and exfoliate gunk.
