Skincare, haircare, and makeup routines

Skincare: cetaphil gentle skin cleanser (the face specific product makes me breakout, I have pretty sensitive skin, so I stick with this stuff)

Body: method body washes

Hair: I’ve been using the new(ish) herbal essences no-plastic shampoo & conditioners (I think the specific one I’m using currently is called Love Your Shore or something like that)

I don't wear much makeup. Some lip color/Burt’s bees chapstick (love the pomegranate flavor/shade!), occasionally smashbox gray eyeliner but that’s been really irritating my eyes lately, mascara (I think cover girl), and I’ve gotten into filling in my eyebrows lately. I use a real idiot-proof product from Ulta that is super forgiving because I have 0 makeup skills but I seem to be doing ok with this eyebrow color brush thingy!

I rarely blow dry my hair or anything to it, just let it air dry, sometimes putting some anti frizz stuff in it because it is super thick and can be a frizzy mess. Sometimes I also use some root lifting powder stuff because it can look flat on top because it’s so dang heavy pulling it down.

I have really oily skin, but occasionally swipe on cetaphil face moisturizer for oily skin with some spf because I know it’s good for me if I’m outside in the sun, but it still makes my face so oily! I wish I could find some really good face spf for oily skin.

Face of the Day (Saturday)

• Physicians Formula CC Cream (Light/Medium)
• Blistex Fruit Smoothies (Melon Medley)
• Soap and Glory Lipstick in "Pink It Up, Girl"
• Sephora "Silver Green" Eyeliner (this was a gift sample that I'll be tossing; I could barely see it on my eyes)
• Make Up For Ever Mascara in "Smoky Extravagant"
• Laura Geller Marble Matte Baked Shadow in "Blueberry Creme" (looks like a pale grey on me)
• Cover Girl Clear Brow Gel

Hair: it doesn't matter if I use a $30.00 dollar bottle of salon shampoo and conditioner or a $4.00 bottle of Pert Plus... My hair always looks and feels the same. I do like that perfect 10 hair serum. And I always rinse hair in cold to luke-cool water.

Body: any body wash or body scrub that smells good... Love White Citrus from Bath and Body Works... Some of their seasonal ones smell good.

Face...I do weekly scrubs, and acid chemical peels maybe once every six months to once a year. I prefer local made natural soaps for daily washing. I like local made natural moisturizers--especially hemp or goats milk lotions (absolutely nothing on face with any alcohols in them, and I only rinse with cold water, never hot or warm on face).

Makeup: I prefer Elf and Clinique. But I only wear makeup on eyes and lips.

And I avoid the sun like the plaque!

ythannah wrote: »

MichSmish wrote: »

I have really oily skin, but occasionally swipe on cetaphil face moisturizer for oily skin with some spf because I know it’s good for me if I’m outside in the sun, but it still makes my face so oily! I wish I could find some really good face spf for oily skin.

This stuff is awesome for oily skin. Unfortunately you have to get it online but it's not expensive. Bottle is tiny but it's a thin liquid so a little goes a long way. Zero shine. Totally effective sunscreen. I do a 3 mile walk at midday and get no colour.

Thank you! I’ll give this a try!

I'm not wearing ANY makeup when I go out.

I decided to wear one item of (existing) eye makeup every day. If it irritates, it's going out. (This will probably be just about everything.)

I'm experimenting a bit with my hair.

Also, I rarely bother with my nails, but I have a lot of old nail polish, so I'm going to practice polishing them. I love nicely manicured nails, but I never get them done because I'm a germaphobe and I rarely do them myself because I'm a nutty perfectionist. This is a good time to practice.

No makeup, no hair products.
I’m still showering...for now....

Part II from @SaraKim17

What are you doing or NOT doing these days?
- I don't do makeup beyond lips but once a week

Anybody trying anything new?
- Trying new makeup routines (thank you Jackie Aina and Robert Walsh for making all of this make at least SOME sense)

Anybody going through your stash and reorganizing or tossing?
- My skincare and haircare stuff is not changing. The makeup has plenty of mistakes: white eyeliner and pink creme blush come to mind. Sigh.

Anybody "experimenting?"
- I'm open to trying new makeup stuff...within reason. May as well practice now when so few people will see.

Just a bar of Lava soap and a brillo pad.

Skincare - No makeup; cleanser, face polish, masks, serum, moisturizer plus Jojoba oil.

Haircare - Co-wash, leave-in conditioner, Castor Oil, Moisturizer.

Other - Vaseline Cocoa Butter

I’ve always had smooth clear skin, so I never felt the need to overdue it with the products. As a kid and a teenager, I used Olay moisturizer for my face.

Now in my 20’s.
For my face, I use grape seed oil. It’s a very light oil so it won’t make you look greasy, or clog your pores. And sunblock.

My hair... a spray bottle filled with grape-seed oil and water. Spray my ends.

Body- again I add grape seed oil in my body lotion, gives my skin an extra glow plus added benefits. And sunblock.

Lips- body shop lip balm with SPF.



Makeup remover.. IT cosmetics BYE BYE makeup balm.


Recently bought ANTI aging powder serum by ORGINS.

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Smashbox Cali Contour is my new favorite everything! I use it for my eyes, bronzer, blush, highlighter and I love it! I am a lipgloss addict-the one thing I truly indulge in and have lots of--my two faves are Victoria Secret lipgloss in Candy Baby and Fenty Gloss Bomb in Sweetmouth, but Ulta Jelly Gloss Lip Gels are nice, too!

I have had a weird dry skin, peeling, flaking, ingrown hair situation on my chin since having to wear a mask for COVID, so almost three years now! I haven't worn a mask consistently in over a year but my chin still is funky. I have been to the dermatologist numerous times and nothing has helped. I am 44 so maybe it's just hormonal! The rest of my face is pretty clear and I use Cerave to cleanse and moisturize.