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Skincare (mander.xyz)

What are your favourite skincare products and rituals?

They can be cheap and cheerful pharmacy faves, or embarrassingly extravagant...

Got a serum or moisturiser you swear by?

An aging-well hack for happy skin?

Something that helps with peri/post menopause dry skin?

An indulgent face mask for your "me time"?

What can you not be without, and what has worked or not worked for you?

My current essential is cetraben ointment... it's bog standard and definetly no frills, but as I'm back on tretinoin its saved my skin from the dry, itchy, flakey stage, and the bonus is that it works on my bf's horrific scaly dry feet

My splurge is NIODs low viscosity cleansing ester, its the weirdest thing to clean your face with but it removes all the crap, and doesn't dry my skin. It feels 'oily' but isn't and my next products apply really well...its just really weird stuff

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[-] Filetternavn 7 points 5 days ago

So, this is more than just skincare, but I have this comment already written for when someone asks about any of it! Here it is below:

Body:

  • Nécessaire The Body Exfoliant Bar (on any areas I'm planning to shave)
  • I shave in the shower, splitting my body into 4 quadrants: Chest and back; legs, glutes, and in between; arms (that's my break day bc I don't like having to shave a ton every day); pits and...parts. I rotate in threes for the first 3, doing one per day, and I do pits and parts every other day. I use Billie whipped shaving cream ingrown protection (Eucalyptus) with the Billie razor, and I use 2 different razors (one for most of my body, the other for pits, parts, and between the glutes) so there's no cross contamination.
  • Nécessaire The Body Wash Multi Enzyme (Olibanum)
  • Nécessaire The Body Lotion Multi-Peptide (Olibanum)
  • Nécessaire The Deodorant Mandelic Acid (Olibanum)
  • If I'm going out in the day, I'll cover up with Blue Lizard SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen

Face

Wake-up

  • Wash my face at the sink (not in the shower) with La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Face Wash (it's a gel cleanser)
  • Shave face with Cremo unscented shaving cream, and a Leaf Twig safety razor with Leaf single edge razor blades (they came with the razor, and I haven't run out yet)
  • Rinse and dry
  • Use Poppy & Pout Coconut Lip Exfoliant every 2-3 days
  • The Ordinary Saccharomyces Ferment 30% Milky Toner
  • The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum
  • The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum
  • The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with ceramides) Serum
  • The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum
  • La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
  • RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream
  • If it's daytime (I work night shift, so I'm rarely out while the sun is shining), then I apply Colorescience Total Protection No-Show Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 (base sunscreen), with a touch up of Colorescience Brush-On Sunscreen Mineral Powder SPF 50 every 2 hours as needed (bc it can go over my makeup)
  • Nyx The Marshmallow Smoothing Primer (I plan on switching this up sometime, so it's not one of my essentials)
  • Makeup (I use so many products, but I don't think that's what ur looking for lol)
  • Summer Fridays Pink Sugar Lip Balm if I'm not wearing gloss, lipstick, or a stain (Mac Liquid Glass Air over lipstick or stain for hydration as needed)

Bedtime

(yes, this has differences)

  • Anua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil (just MELTS away all makeup)
  • La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Face Wash (highly recommend double cleansing if u use makeup, it's so much better than scrubbing at ur face with makeup wipes or micellar water)
  • Rinse and dry
  • The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner
  • The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum
  • The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum
  • The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with ceramides) Serum
  • The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum
  • La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
  • RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream
  • Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Berry Complex (worn overnight)

Self love days

(days I have off and want to do a little extra)

  • After washing face, use Glamglow Supermud Face Mask (I go 20 minutes before I rinse off)
  • Grace & Stella Energizing Eye Mask
  • Continue routine from toner

Hair (bonus!!!)

I wash my hair once every 3-4 days (so twice a week). At night, I put my hair in a bun to preserve it, and since I shower in the "morning" (for me), I'll leave it in the bun and put a shower cap on. I have somewhere between 1B and 1C hair (medium-high density) with a wolf cut, for reference

Wash days

  • Ouai Fine Hair Volumizing Shampoo (use at roots, let the rest be washed by rinsing)
  • Ouai Fine Hair Volumizing Conditioner (use at mids to ends)
  • Once every 2 weeks I use K18 Peptide Prep Detox Clarifying Shampoo and Ouai Fine to Medium Hair Treatment Mask in place of my normal shampoo and conditioner
  • Towel dry hair
  • DAE Mirage Mist Leave-In Conditioner (also serves as a heat protectant; apply from roots to ends)
  • Paul Mitchell Extra-Body Sculpting Foam Mousse (focus on roots, lightly drag to ends)
  • Blow dry with concentrator attachment (Infiniti Pro by Conair Hair Dryer 1875W; it's a relatively cheap dryer, may invest in a better one sometime), head inverted (scalp facing the ground)
  • If I have a special occasion, I'll use a flat iron (Ion Magnesium Flat Iron 1 Inch) to wave my hair
  • Kenra Platinum Dry Texture Spray 6 (work in with hands in scrunching motion to give hair volume, texture, and waviness)
  • Set curtain bangs with round boar bristle brush (1" or 1 1/4" both work for my bangs) and hair dryer with concentrator

Non wash days

  • Most of the time I'll just pull my hair out of the bun, and the bun gave it all the volume and waviness I need, then I just wet my bangs, use leave-in conditioner, dry them, then set them with a round brush (some days I won't even bother with setting my bangs)
  • I use Batiste Light Dry Shampoo (Zen Matcha) usually at the start of day 3
  • If I need a refresh, I'll wet all my hair, brush it thoroughly, towel dry, then I'll put in leave-in conditioner, and a small amount of my mousse, focusing mostly on the roots, then drag to ends. Then I'll blow dry, hairspray, and set my bangs as usual. I won't do this until day 3 or 4 since my wash, as I don't want to overload my hair with product (I have very fine hair that is weighed down easily)

And that's my routine! It looks very complicated, I'm sure, but I have it all down to a science at this point. Everything is routine, and I organize my products so I know which one to do next without having to think abt it. Everything has its place! My skin loves me for how I treat it, so I'm happy to go through every step in my routine. It feels so good to do skincare, bc it really is "me time". I'm doing so much just to treat myself well, and it works! I've had problems with cystic acne for years (especially on my body and neck), but at least since starting my face routine, my face doesn't really get breakouts anymore (unless I miss some makeup lol)! I may add a body serum to my repertoire at some point soon and see if that helps.

Anyways, hope u found this helpful! It's a lot, but I love my routine!

[-] quinacridone@mander.xyz 4 points 5 days ago

Holy Shit!!!

I thought my skin/self care was involved (and I have a carry organiser with separate segments for my products)

I like The Ordinary too and have a few of their serums-AHA 30% peel, peptides and copper peptides, ascorbyl 12%, the pink serum. I've just started to fall in love with their squalane oil only to discover they've discontinued it.

How do you find peptides for your skin?

I'm completely undecided whether they actually do anything, I have been using NIODs CAIL which helped my skin over winter, but as it costs a lot I'm not sure its worth the splurge

[-] Filetternavn 4 points 5 days ago

I only use peptides on my eye contour and lashes/brows, but I've felt like it's helped me! Granted, I also use a retinoid on my eye contour, so I'm not sure I could isolate the effect, but I have very nice lashes and brows as a result of the multi-peptide lash and brow serum I use (not sure if it's the peptides or not tho lol)! The biggest improvement I noticed was from using the niacinamide + zinc serum and my exfoliating toner (glycolic acid 7%), as it significantly improved my acne! I can definitely say that the other products make my skin feel better (softer, smoother, more hydrated, etc.), but I'm really not great at noticing subtle changes over long periods of time bc I have a horrible memory. I get compliments about my skin quite often, though!

[-] quinacridone@mander.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah I think retinol/tret does a lot of the heavy lifting in skin care, and its got a 50 year or so track record I think the peptides from geek & gorgeous are a more affordable option, if I want to keep using them in my routine

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Seriously impressive routine, wowza! This is awesome! Thanks for sharing

I’ve seen a lot of The Ordinary in everyone’s comments hmmmm maybe they’re having a sale sometime soon…

[-] quinacridone@mander.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

They do a "slowvember" in November when everything is 23% off for the whole month... get researching now!

[-] Filetternavn 3 points 5 days ago

Well, The Ordinary is already very affordable, especially as fas as skincare products go! They're one of the most affordable brands on that list. Other than the quality of their products and my experience using them, the affordability is a big reason why I often recommend The Ordinary products to people.

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Even better! Thanks :)

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