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Daytime Skincare For Acne/Combo Skin
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items I'm 30+ with fine lines, acne, and combination oily skin. This is my full daytime/daily skincare routine. Everything here stops oil production, hydrates, and plumps. You can do this routine with or without makeup and everything will layer well!
Sections
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Cleanse
Tools
Skincare Products
Cleanse
I start my day by cleasning my face with micellar water and a cotton round. If you prefer a facial cleanser, I have that option as well.
This is my second-favorite micellar water. The vitamin c gives a healthy, natural glow to the skin immediatelly. This formula is effective and doesn't burn the eyes.
SkinActive Vitamin C Micellar Cleansing Water - Garnier
This is my all-time-favorite micellar water! Yes, it's effective at cleansing and doesn't burn the eyes. BUT it leaves your skin feeling like you just applied moisturizer. I've never felt anything else like it, not even the Simple brand micellar wate...
Micellar Cleansing Water - epielle
I prefer to use reusable cotton rounds with my micellar water. You can wash them with your load of towels in a laundry bag on delicate, then lay flat to air dry.
Package Free Sustainable Reusable Cotton Rounds
If you would rather use a disposable cotton round, I'm including those as well.
Amazon.com: Cotton Pads & Rounds
If you would rather use a facial cleanser instead of micellar water, my pick for acne and combo skin is this one. It does the job while gently foaming.
Blemish Breakthrough Acne Clarifying Cleanser - e.l.f. Cosmetics
I use a cleansing puff with face wash. This can also be machine washed with your towels and air dried.
Deep Cleansing Microfiber Facial Puff - aprilskin us
Tools
These are the tools that I use throughout my routine daily.
I use slanted tweezers daily to keep my brows in control by plucking stray hairs. I find slanted is the best to grab pesky hairs that grow in at odd angles.
Slant Tweezer - Tweezerman
I do use an extraction tool on my acne. Do this with extreme caution as it's not really dermatologist approved. I've never had an issue so far.
Blackhead Remover Pimple Popper Tool Kit
While you don't need a spa headband and wristbands when you are washing your face, it's a nice extra to treat yourself. A set like this is easy to machine wash.
WHAVEL 6PCS Spa Headband & Wristband Set
For unwanted facial hair, this tool literally changed my life. No joke. There is no pain and I use it daily for maintenance.
Hair Removal Devices | Face & Body | Finishing Touch Flawless™
I use this brow trimmer daily for maintance after I do plucking. I would not skip plucking, as this tool is more like mowing the grass so to speak.
Electric Eyebrow Hair Trimmer - Finishing Touch Flawless
Just in case you need a small mesh laundry bag for any of the soft items that I'm recommending on this board.
Small Mesh Laundry Bags
Skincare Products
Here are all of the skincare products that I use in order of application. I allow each step some time to sink into the skin. I apply with a massaging motion, then finish with patting. I have 3 moisturizers that you can choose from.
This is the first product that I use. I apply all over my typical problem areas instead of using it as a spot treatment.
Blemish Breakthrough Acne Fighting Spot Gel | e.l.f. Cosmetics
Vitamin C is an excellent way to increase collagen production for fine lines. It also brightens dark spots like those caused by blemishes.
GOODAL Green Tangerine Vitamin C Serum
I wish I knew about collagen peptide serum YEARS ago so now I scream it from the rooftops. This will immediately plump your fine lines, which is excellent with makeup. But over time it will encourage collagen production.
The INKEY List USA Collagen Serum 30ml
We need a gel or jelly moisturizer to stop oil production. Clinique is my high-end choice.
Dramatically Different™ Hydrating Jelly Moisturizer - Clinique
The drugstore dupe for Clinique is elf. This also prevents oil production.
Holy Hydration! Gel-Yeah Moisturizer - e.l.f. Cosmetics
This is a surprising moisturizer pick for combo skin. While it's a cream formula, it somehow prevents oil production plus you get the added benefits of a gentle vitamin c - a healthy glow and a collagen boost.
Vitamin-C Lotion - Vitamin-C Facial Moisturizer - Pixi Beauty
Bliss Blockstar is what I trust with or without makeup (it even makes a good primer). It doesn't make me oily or clog my pores. It's a mineral sunscreen with a sheer tint that prevents a white cast. It provides no coverage so it can be used on all sk...
Block Star Sunscreen | Bliss – Bliss World Store