Products for your face

melissa721

Other than facewash or makeup do you use any other products for your face? Lotions, creams, etc. What do you use and what does it "do?"

I'm looking to add something else to my routine that pampers my skin a bit aside from regular moisturizer. I'd like to hear what products you love!

RecoveringActor

Eye cream: Kinerase C8 Peptide Under Eye (puffiness & dark circles)
Serum: Lancome Genefique (helps promote cell renewal)
Moisturizer: Vichy Aqualia Thermal Cream (super hydrating)
Nighttime: tarte Maracuja Oil (honestly... I'm not sure, but I love my skin in the morning after using it)

I've used a lot of different eye creams and moisturizers, and I like the Kinerase one a lot.  Though Boscia makes one that I might switch to next.  For a weekly treatment, I also do a peel... either Exuviance AP25 Glycolic Peel or Juice Beauty Sensitve Apple Peel. 

Sometimes when my skin gets really dry, mostly in the wintertime, I'll use Kinerase Hydraboost.  There is a TON of hyaluronic acid in it, which is a moisture magnet.  Works miracles when I'm dry.

1220winterbride

i use a grainy scrub 2-3 times a week. makes my skin soft!

MrsRiker

What kind of skin to you have?

My skin completely changed after the baby, and I'm still trying out a lot of products to figure it out.  I'm suddenly showing lots of signs of aging so I've added tons of moisturizing products. Eye creams have gotten really important in my life!

Eye Creams: philosophy Hope in a Tube-nice, but really heavy and full of mineral oil. I'm not completely sure how I feel about it; hated the philosophy Dark Shadows--too light

Clarisonic--eh. It feels nice in the shower, but it's not life changing for me.  It just exfoliates.  I still have visible pores and a handful of blackheads in the usual places (chin, nose).  I can't recommend the purchase, but the Oil of Olay version is like $30 and would be a nice pampering purchase.

RecoveringActor

I'll be honest with you... I'm not too crazy about philosophy.  I was really into them for a while, and I think it's a great intro to skincare brand.  However, my skin and philosophy are not friends.  Purity Made Simple makes me itchy, and Hope in a Jar doesn't really do much of anything for me. 

Mrs. Riker--have you tried Bliss?  They have an eye cream that's around the same price as Hope in a Tube.  It's called "Fabulous Eye Cream" and it's pretty nice.  That's what I used until I switched to Kinerase.  I needed something that treated puffiness a bit more. 

MrsRiker

My mom loves Bliss body products, I'll have to try it. She's also been pushing Kiehls eye cream on me. I should listen-she has the same face I do! I'm also loving the sisley cream in the July Sample Society box but no way I'm paying $250 for it. OPi also like good old fashioned green mint mud masks occasionally for toning.

amandad18

I'm kind of addicted to face products... On the lowerish end, I really like the Boots line that Target carries- I use their Redness Relief Gel every day (starting to get a little rosecea going on) and I like their Radiance Beauty Balm (kind of a light, general moisturizer). I'm pretty sure both are under $20.

I bounce around on eye products a lot- Right now I'm using Caudalie's Premier Cru Eye Cream, and it's pretty nice.

I also use Jurlique's Herbal Recovery Serum after washing at night- It feels nice and fresh and not greasy.

I'm also a big fan of argan oil- Most nights that's what I use before bed.

Re: Clarisonic- Proceed with caution. I heard so many great things about it, but then it ended up pretty much destroying my face. It certainly got it clean, but it also ended up drying me out and causing acne. If you get one, make sure you can return it just in case : ) 

Earls_Bride

Other than moisturizer, I use an anti-aging eye cream and serum every morning and before bed (Elizabeth Arden).  I exfoliate once a week, and use a Sephora brand face mask about every 2 weeks.

My newest addition to my skin routine is my Too Faced BB Cream, blends really well, has SPF 30 and a nice tint/glow to it.  I love it!

Jennifer102011

amandad18:

Re: Clarisonic- If you get one, make sure you can return it just in case : ) 

I buy most of my products from Sephora because it's so easy to return something even after you've used it a few times. I bought a facial peel a while back and after 1 use my skin was painfully dry and while I was in there buying something else, they told me to bring it back in, no questions asked. 

rachel801231

Facial cleanser I use aveno foaming cleanser

Eye makeup remover: Bi-facil (the best remover I have ever found)

Toner: Tonique

Serum (morning): Genifique (evens skin tone and gives your skin a lit from within quality)

Serum (evening): Visionaire (Minimizes pores, wrinkles and skin texture)

Eye cream (morning): Genifique eye (minimizes dark circles and puffyness)

Eye cream (evening):  High resolution 5x (minimizes fine lines/beginning signs of aging)

Moisturizer (day/night): High resolution 5x with spf 15 (minimizes fine lines/beginning signs of aging)

all products I use are from lancome except my facial cleanser

Earls_Bride

Another face product I recently discovered and love is CAUDALIE Beauty Elixir - it's a part-toner part-serum mist of essential oils that smooths skin and tightens pores.  I mist it on my face in the morning after cleansing and sometimes when I get home for a "refresher", love it!!

sapphirebride06

I am on my phone so forgive lack of formatting:

Kiehls avocado eye cream - love this for night time eye pampering

Organic 100 % argan oild for my hair and skin when necessary or when extra moisture is needed like when I blow dry my hair

L'Occitane almond milk concentrate - love the smell and the no greasy but moisturized feeling for body cream

Those are my faves and first came to mind when reading this post.  Hope this helps! 

sapphirebride06

I didn"t see the Clarisonic question but I have one and love it.  has made a huge difference in my skin and I get compliments on it when I have never had that before.  I will say it made my skin dry the first few times I used it but I think I overused it so now I use to 2 cycles every few days in the shower.  my skin was going bonkers for a while and I thought 2 was not enough so I did 3 per shower and the next day my skin was cracking and dry in the ateas I had concentrated on.  I love it and would go out and buy another one if mine was to die now.