Skincare Routine 2018

Friends who know me... know that I'm a very lazy person. Make-up, dressing up - they simply take up too much time & effort. Maybe I haven't found a reason to be caring much about those anyway. #foreveralone 😏

But, if there's one thing I'm really diligent about... it has to be:

✩- SKINCARE -✩

In the past.. way back as a kid up to my early teenage years, I never really bothered. I used to be able to do absolutely nothing and still be perfectly fine with my life. This, though, changed when I was wrapping up secondary and got into tertiary education. My nightmare started... this thing called ACNE 😈 ruined it for me. 

For years and years... it bugged me. I tried many remedies, including the dermatologist, and I absolutely hated it when people commented on the state of my face. There was a period of time I was so self-conscious I couldn't leave my house without having my BB cream/concealer on. 

I have lost count of the number of products I have tried till date and the no of times my skincare routine had changed... but I think my current routine is settling pretty well and its quite fixed now. 

Here's my 2018 skincare routine product list:

Eucerin's DermoPurifyer Cleanser

First up, Cleanser! - Eucerin has a pretty good range of products for acne-prone skin. I use their cleanser once a day in the evening (I just cleanse my face with water in the mornings) because I read somewhere that cleansers takes moisture away from your skin so I don't want to over do it.

Sidenote: I used to use their day & night moisturiser which are really decent and good as well. 

After cleansing, its always good to prep the skin with a toner. 

Skin Inc's Pure Serum-Mist

Okay.. this isn't exactly a toner. Yes, its a mist. I read about how their CEO used this right after cleansing so I kinda just decided to follow that. 

Following that, serums!

Skin Inc's My Daily Dose Serum

I swear by this, this is the one product that got me into this brand -Skin Inc. It prides itself in its customisable serums because everyone is different and have different concerns that they want to fix, and this is exactly what they market towards.

(p.s. I can never thank bubzbeauty enough for letting me find this brand 😘)

The blue bottle is My Daily Dose which contains 3 different types of active ingredients, which I use for the entire face: 

Note: colour of bottles are chosen by me... 

- Licorice Serum (calms irritated skin & pimples)

- Ceramide Serum (for sensitive skin)

- Hyaluronic Acid (for long-lasting hydration)

The right bottle just contains their Vitamin B3+ Serum which tackles sudden breakouts and I use them only on targeted areas prone to zits. 

Following that, sealing all the goodness with a moisturiser!

In the Mornings:

Skin Inc's Pure Recovery Dew

& At Night:

Skin Inc's Deepsea Hydrating Mask

I don't think I can ever go back to cream-based moisturisers, these.. are so light on the skin and that just feels so good.

Last but not least, my go-to pimple treatment: 

Benzac Spots Treatment Gel

It worked miracles for the persistent acne on my forehead which really gave me hope that one day... my acne would go away. They must have recently changed their packaging because I couldn't find it and was googling away on what happened to the product, only to realise that it was actually right in front of me. 

For more information on the products & how much they cost:

Eucerin: official site | watsons 

Skin Inc: official site | sephora

Benzac Spots Treatment Gel: watsons

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I was doing spring cleaning on my skincare & makeup products today and it seems I had forgotten all about them: 

Wild Fern's Manuka Honey Eye Serum

Damn.. I hope its still usable. 😅 *gonna try using it*

Lipstick... that has a flower in it

People used to be raving about these lipsticks... I got this from my sister who bought them online. It looks transparent but I think on contact, it turns slightly pink. I don't even remember when I got it, wonder if it's still usable too. 😕