Washing your face at night is just as important as eating breakfast every morning.
As you start your day you do your normal makeup routine, head outside and go to school, work or where ever your life leads you. Your skin is exposed to different temperatures, environments and even different emotions throughout the day that can effect your skin. At the end of the day your skin is tired, oily or dry, and it just needs some TLC. Yea it's great that you wash off your make up and put on a moisturizer every night before bed, but your skin needs other nutrients too. These products that I use I like to call it "food for my skin." I have found that using these products I have noticed a great difference in my skin, but keep in mind that if you decide to use the same products as I, you're not guaranteed the same results because everyone has different skin types. The products are suggestions from my experience and what has worked best for me and I hope they do work for you too! Also, I am not endorsed by these brands.
I start off by washing my my face with M.A.C.'s cream wash. This takes off your makeup right away while working to restore your skin all at the same time. I've noticed that it evens out the skin tone, has a light fresh scent, and the best part about this wash is that it hydrates so well. I have normal to dry skin and every cleanser that I have used strips the oil off of my skin leaving it dry and itchy, but this wash hydrates perfectly. I wouldn't recommend this to people with oily skin. If you have oily skin though, try M.A.C.'s gel wash. It's a green color. It reduces redness and makes your skin less oily.
After I rinse off the wash and pat my face dry, I use a Soy Milk Rich Toner by Sana. In the past, my luck with toner's has not been great. The one's that I've tried smelled like alcohol and stripped my skin even more of it's natural oils and left my skin flaky; not fun, not attractive. I was at a Japanese super market and saw this and decided to give it a shot since it was a completely different brand from a different country and I figured just MAYBE it would work because they sell it in Asia so MAYBE it works well on Asian skin, and hey, I'm Asian. haha. The first thing I noticed was the smell; no alcohol like scent!! Just a fresh pleasant scent. I also noticed that It was hydrating and didn't dry out my skin like the other toner's and I completely noticed that my skin tone was evening out so well. The way to use this toner and any other toner is to squeeze a bit out onto a cotton ball or cotton pad, (I prefer the flat pads) and wipe it across your entire face. Let your skin soak up all the goodness till it's dry and don't rinse it off.
After my toner I use an acne serum by IQQU. I don't have as much acne problems as I've have in my adolescent years, but I still like to prevent them from coming back during certain times of the month and when I'm stressing. I like to use serums because they're more concentrated and stronger than acne washes and lotions. So I just apply this all over my face for an even coverage.
After the serum I turn to my Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Resist 24 Night Cream to take care of my tired skin. This cream pretty much whips out all the stops. It restores the skin putting in plenty of goodness to fight future lines and wrinkles while leaving the skin silky smooth, not to mention the scent is very calming. It also evens out your skin making it look more youthful. Some of you may say, "I'm still too young to use anti-aging products." Well ladies, it's all about prevention, prevention, PREVENTION. I use these products to prevent future lines and wrinkles and to reduce the look of them even when/if I do get them when I age. Yes this product may be a bit pricey, but it will definitely be worth it.
The last product I use is Bobbi Brown's Extra Eye Repair Cream. I put this around my eyes to reduce puffiness and dark circles in the mornings and to prevent crow's feet from forming when aging. I just started using this product, but I'm a fan of it so far. Also, about 2 to 3 times a week I will use Shiseido's Warming Gel Scrub. This scrub cleans out your pores while exfoliating the dead skin cells to reveal youthful skin. This product is great because it leaves your skin feeling soft and extremely refreshed. You don't need water when using this product, just squeeze a little into your palms and massage it on the face for about 2 minutes then just rinse it off. When using this product I substitute it in place of the M.A.C. cream wash then follow the products I just listed.
And there you have it, my nighttime skincare routine. There are links to all of the products below. If you have any questions or even suggestions, please feel free to comment!! Have a great night everyone and Happy Halloween! Stay safe!
M.A.C. Creamwash
Soy Milk Toner by Sana
IQQU Acne Serum
Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Resist 24 Night Cream
Bobbi Brown Extra Eye Repair Cream
Shiseido Warming Gel Scrub
