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Kelly · Hermes

your skin care regimine?

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

I have larger pores on my face, and I have the same trouble with blackheads coming back. It doesn't matter what I do or how much stuff I use. I think it's as good as we can get.

- Wash day and night with Checks & Balances from Origins
- Spray Aveda toner on my face (so much faster than a cotton ball)
- Moisturize with Dr. Hauschka's Rose Day Cream
- Exfoliate occasionally (less frequently than I should) with Modern Friction from Origins

-- Edited by pollyjean23 at 12:52, 2008-02-15

jrhampt · Kenneth Cole

70 spf during the day
wash with warm water and washcloth at night
dry, apply retin-a
moisturize with shea butter

Elle · Hermes

AM routine:
-Proactiv cleanser
-Proactiv toner
-Neutrogena moisturizer/spf

PM routine:
-Cetaphil + baking soda to cleanse
-Neutrogena Anti Stress gel (salicylic acid)
-Clean & Clear BP cream (10%)
-Neutrogena eye cream

2x per week I also do a PM aspirin mask, and usually 1x every other week I do a glycolic acid peel.

Sheesh, that sounds like alot when it's all written out like that . No wonder my husband gets annoyed with me taking so long in the bathroom!

Cortney1982 · Chanel

Day:

Olay cleansing facial cloth
Clinique toner (started using #2 instead of #1 with better results!)
Clinique moisturizer

Night:

Olay makeup remover towelette (I also like Target brand)
Clinique toner
Clinique moisturizer

janey831 · Kate Spade

Morning: Burt's Bees Chamomile Cleanser, Dove spf 15 lotion

Night: Philosophy Cleanser, Oil of Olay night cream

BargainQueen · Marc Jacobs

Day:
Rinse face. I dont wash again in the AM cuz I dont think my face gets dirty overnight.
Nivea Visage Moisturizing Toner
Olay Regenerist UV Lotion SPF 15
Olay Body Intense UV Defense SPF 15 on exposed neck/chest/arms...

Night:
Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser - Sensitive Skin
Nivea Visage Moisturizing Toner
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti Wrinkle Intensive Night Cream

I alternate these every other night
Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Stree Control (BHA exfoliant)
Black Opal Essential Fade Complex (spot lightener)

I skip here and there when I'm tired/lazy....

-- Edited by BargainQueen at 13:51, 2008-02-15

blubirde · Chanel

I try to limit my products because my skin is sooo freaking dry and sensitive. Tons of products for oily, acne-prone skin but it seems like nothing works for super dry skin. Blech.

Morning: Cetaphil moisturizer (rarely cleanse again due to aggravation and dry skin) and Dr. Brandt spf 30

Evening: Cetaphil cleanser, Aveda toner, exfoliater sometimes (random different things) but not regularly because they are super harsh on my face - all kinds, and then cetaphil moisturizer again.

Occasionally I use the Queen Helene Mint Julip Mask but I'm not super regular about it.

gingembre1 · Kate Spade

AM: Wash with AcneFree cleanser (Benzoyl peroxide)
Apply benzoyl peroxide lotion
L'Oreal SPF 15 Vitamin E moisturizer

PM: Sometimes I'll repeat the above, but usually I'm too lazy.

jj · Kate Spade

I am a little obsessed with exfoliating products, so I am trying to make an effort to cut back. Here's the usual drill:

AM: wash with cetaphyl, and every few days mix in some Remede Sweep (expensive, but the best exfoliator EVER), moisturizer with SPF, eye cream

PM: wash with cetaphyl, spritz with L'Occitane tonic to remove any makeup residue, apply BP where needed, moisturize with Neutrogena Healthy Skin lotion (has wonderfully tingly AHAs)

cahabo · Kate Spade

I recently changed my skin care regimen because my Olay products weren't doing it for me anymore. I'm still trying new things (I do not recommend Wal-Mart's Equate brand!). Right now I use:

*Pond's Dry Skin Cream

*Dove Facial Cleansing Cloths

*Garnier Nutritioniste Nutri-Pure detoxifying wet cleansing towelettes
(I was using Pond's wet towelettes but didn't like the soapiness)

cc · Marc Jacobs

AM:
I don't have a set face washing routine. Sometimes I use a cleansing wipe (right now I have some from Target), otherwise I use a Neutrogena wash or just rinse with water in the shower. I use Philosophy's microdermabrasion wash 2 times a week, or whenever I feel like my skin can use it. I use their microdelivery facial kit once a week or every other week.

-moisturizer with SPF (right now I have Kiehls)

PM:
-Clean my face using jojoba oil
-Sometimes use an eye cream

atlgirl · Gucci

am:

- face wash
- facial exfoliant (since i started doing this daily, my skin looks better than ever - i should note that i have very oily skin)
- toner (usually only in summer. my skin doesn't handle the humidity here very well but i don't feel that i need toner in cooler months when i'm not sweating as soon as i walk outside)
- moisturizer with SPF
- mattifier (i consider this part of my skin routine, rather than part of my makeup routine. if i wait too long after washing my face to put on the mattifier, my skin feels oily)

pm:

- eye makeup remover
- face wash
- night powder (that stuff from bare escentuals)

i've had some teeny fine lines around my eyes for a couple of years, so now i'm thinking i should add an eye cream to my routine. i have samples from several companies and am trying them out.

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

AM:

Cleanse with Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash
Exfoliate (only a few times a week) with Bliss Pore Perfecting Facial Polish
SPF (Bliss Sunban)
Moisturize (either Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion or Dior HydrAction Deep Hydration Sorbet Creme depending on how my skin is feeling)

PM:

Cleanse with Bliss Steep Clean Cleanser
Tone (Bliss Daily Detoxifying Toner)
Apply Origins Spot Remover on any blemishes
Apply either Bliss Sleeping Peel or DDF Fade Gel (to get rid of some acne scars)
Moisturize with Bliss An Ounce of Prevention PM
Eye cream (something by Neutrogena)
Put some Aquaphor on my lips as lip balm

rlutz · Chanel

morning-
Aveeno face wash
aveeno moisturizer

night
aveeno face wash
Dupac skin cream
Neutragena eye cream

bloomie · Marc Jacobs

AM: Wash face with washcloth and ivory soap
      Roc retinol correction eyecream
      Olay SPF15 Complete Face Cream

PM: Wash face with washcloth and ivory soap
       Roc Retinol correction eye cream
       Equate retinol antiwrinkle cream

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

AM and PM:

1. wash my face w/ either Kinerase facial cleanser or La Mer cleansing lotion. Right now I'm using Kinerase but when it runs out I will prob. get the La Mer cleansing lotion.

2. smooth La Mer eye concentrate w/ the little silver wand it comes with all over my eye area.

3. dab a pearl sized amount of LA Mer onto my palm with the little spatula the cream comes with. Take my other palm and rub it so the cream gets heat activated. Press and pat the cream onto my face.

As you can see, I'm kind of on a La Mer kick lately, but my skin just drinks up the stuff, so for me, it's worth it.

Lilykind · Hermes

I used to be such a Sephora skincare junkie, but now most of my stuff is drugstore and my skin has never looked better.

AM:

Wash face with Purpose Cleansing Bar in shower
Apply Neutrogena 3-in-1 Stress Control Gel to areas with acne.
Apply Dermalogica Total Eye Care with SPF15 around eye area.
Moisturize with Cetaphil Lotion SPF15

PM:

Wash face with Olay Daily Facials or Dove SkinVitalizer. I alternate between the two.
Apply Neutrogena 3-in-1 Stress Control Gel to areas with acne.
Apply Remede High Energy Eye Contour around eye area. (I want to try the La Mer eye cream with the wand next...eye cream is my $$$$ weakness, but i've almost banished my undereye circles completely since religiously using eye cream at 16)
Moisturize with Cetaphil Lotion w/out SPF, and apply Kinerase Lotion to any dry, flaky areas (winter only)

Daily: Pop the Pill. My skin is always better when I'm on it.
Monthly: Get a facial with my aesthetician. She's cheap, but really amazing and she uses all Dermalogica products.

Randomly: Use Bliss Instant Mattification Mask or Boots Clay Mask. Kind of depends on when the mood strikes, really.

daiz519 · Dooney & Bourke

A.M.
Aveeno ultracalming face wash
aveeno ultracalming moisturizer with spf 15 (but I just bought a bottle of laura mercier's oil free spf 15 moisturizer so I'll start using that instead)
bliss eye cream

p.m.
aveeno ultracalming face wash, wash 2x to get make up off
once skin is dry I apply a small amount of Differin cream (acne medication)
eucerin redness relief soothing night cream
khiel's eye cream, i forget the name but it has avocado

I also have various masks and scrubs that i sometimes use: mario badescu healing and soothing mask, mariou badescu drying mask, skinceuticals clarifying mask, neutragena stress relief scrub. I don't use these consistently, though.

-- Edited by daiz519 at 12:11, 2008-02-23

valenciana · Dooney & Bourke

a.m.
Cetaphil Daily Cleanser (for normal to oily skin)
Kiehl's Ultrafacial Moisturizer with SPF

p.m.
Neutrogena Triple Clean Antibacterial Cleanser (but will prob stop using this once the tube's out - the antibacterial sounded good but is pretty pointless)
any of several brands salicylic acid pads (but will prob stop using these too and switch to a gel or something)
eye cream - right now I'm using Clinique All About Eyes, but it was an Xmas gift from Mom, I'm not in love with it
Kiehl's moisturizer again

I think I might need a heavier moisturizer and I know I need to exfoliate more...

atlgirl - what's your daily exfoliant?