The most important step in everyone's routine is to CLEANSE THE SKIN!! This is so important guys because if you don't cleanse your skin, you can't remove any oil, makeup, dirt, sweat, you name it. This is the most basic and important step. Find a cleanser that works for you be it drugstore or department store. I have used many many cleansers through out the past what seven, eight years. But the one that I have found to be most effective is the Origins Frothy Face Wash. It doesn't have any harsh chemicals or acne treatments in it. It has a really creamy consistency that when you add water it turns super foamy and once you wash it off, your face feels squeaky clean. It's not a bad price either at about $21 for all the product you get and you only need a pea size amount because it is so foamy.
What I have also found to be helpful has been my Clarisonic Mia. I have the $99 one; it's only one speed but it does the job. I have seen such an improvement in my skin because of this and I will tell you, it was totally worth the money. My husband gave it to me for my birthday and I can not live with out it. The hype is real guys!
The second step that is important is a toner. Whatever the cleanser doesn't remove the toner will and it helps the skin absorb moisturizer better as well. The one I prefer is the Origins United State Balancing Tonic, its perfect because it helps control oily areas on the face but it doesn't dry out dry areas, it balances the skin.
Now, the third step in my routine is a serum. This step is not super necessary, but if your like me and have extra skin concerns like acne scars, then this is step you don't want to miss out on. I had really bad acne up until six months ago; I suffered from Cystic Acne, the worst kind and because of that I had to go on the strongest acne treatment, Accutane. It is a wonderful at getting rid of acne for good, but it does have some not so good side effects. Anyways, the treatment worked at removing my acne, but now I have some pretty bad scarring. So to try to get rid of some of that scarring I use the Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins Mega-Bright Serum and I used this product maybe two years ago when it first launched and it really worked, my scars had faded so I stopped using it but now i have even worse scarring so I'm using it again. It's amazing. It doesn't irritate my skin; it's not harsh. It's pretty pricey but totally worth the money in my opinion
Moisturizer is I think the second essential thing to skincare. With the cleansing you remove everything, so now you have to add moisture to the skin. The moisturizer I am obsessed with is the Origins Gin-Zing moisturizer. It smells amazing, it's not greasy and it does the job. it makes my skin feel really soft.
My night time moisturizer is different because I want something richer and more moisturizing, in the day i need something lightweight because I have oily skin but at night I like a rich moisturizer. the one I prefer is the Origins Night-a-Mins Moisturizer. Again it smells amazing, it's rich and it has a lot great skincare benefits like vitamin c and when you wake up in the morning , your skin is glowing. Who doesn't want that?
The last step worth mentioning for someone my age is eye cream. I just turned twenty so my eye area is still looking good and if your in your teens i don't suggest wasting your money on an eye cream but if your starting to get older and you wear a lot of makeup like me and your eye area is sensitive like mine, then I would suggest wearing an eye cream. I love the Origins Ginzing Eye cream. It has coffee in it so it helps wakes you up and it de-puffs your eye area which I think is great. I really like consistency as well; its not super rich nor watery. It's just right and again, smells amazing like all Origins products.
Sorry that this post was so long but skin care is really important to me and it should be to everyone because if you take care of your skin you wont have to wear as much makeup and if you do wear makeup, your base, which is your face, will look flawless.
I hope you have found this helpful and make sure you watch my video as well!
xoxo- Jisselle V.
