To be quite honest, it's taken me a while to realize that, although I don't have perfect skin, my skin isn't bad at all. Like most teenage girls, I only break out right before my period starts and if I use greasy and/or oily products on my skin. Ever since I got my first real break out at the age of 15, I've had trouble looking for what's right for my skin. And then it hit me - the answer to this confusing and complex question (well, it's pretty complex for a teenage girl) is actually quite simple: keep it simple! Keep the number of products you use on your face to a minimum and use products with simple ingredients (natural is best, although none of mine are). My skin motto is to basically chill out because eventually, everything will be okay (this is where I softly stroke your hair in hopes of comforting you).
A while ago, someone asked me how I dealt with pimples and discolouration. High school me would've have given you a long list of products with ingredients like salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide in it. I would have probably suggested something like the clinique 3-step acne solutions kit. These days, I'm sticking to the simple stuff and inexpensive stuff. Don't get me wrong, I think you should definitely invest in your face, so if that $80 cream works perfectly on you then go ahead, but i'd rather spend my money on higher end foundation than higher end face wash when drug store works perfectly well on me. Anyways, there are four important components of a face care kit:
1. Makeup wipes/makeup remover - Silly me, I forgot to include my favorite Biore makeup wipes, but yes, it is SUPER important to wipe ALL makeup off before sleeping! and I suggest before taking afternoon naps too.
2. Face wash - I love Spectro gel, especially their blemish prone skin line and I keep a huge bottle of it in my shower. I also absolutely love Simple's regular facial wash gel and I keep this one at the sink for mornings. For me, both work similarly well and I switch between the two regularly to spice things up (ooh baby!)
3. Exfoliator - I think it's really important to exfoliate your face at least once a week. Some of you may have sensitive skin, so in this case, you would have to find an exfoliator with gentler and smaller beads. I swear by my St. Ives apricot scrub. I keep it in my shower and use it 2-3 times per week. Personally, I use it because I have a lot of post-acne dark spots and I find that this exfoliator really lightens them and makes my face so soft, glowing, and prepped for moisturizer!
4. Moisturizer - I've spent most of my teenage life confused with face creams ("okay so this one's for day time then that one's for night time and then I have an eye cream and oh don't forget spot treatment AHH!")My problem is basically that I always forget to moisturize at night, so there's no use in buying a night cream. This Clarins daily energizer cream is an all-purpose moisturizer for me. I love the normal formula as well as the gel one. It keeps my face matte yet hydrated.
After that you can add whatever works well for your skin: eye treatments, face masks, nose strips, whatevs. To me, the less steps there are, the simpler my life is! Oh, and I also included my favorite hand cream in the picture above (Herbacin) as well as lip balms (Nivea and EOS). Anyways, hope this kind of helped!
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