During my teenage years (ugh! It hurts to say that! Lol.) I've never really had a problem. I don't even use any skin care product. I just wash my face with water that's it. Mainly because I don't really wear any makeup at all during those years. Not even a lip balm. I started wearing makeup at the age of 21. I know I'm a late bloomer. I remember when I was working in an airline as a cabin crew, I always get scolded for not wearing any makeup. Sometimes what I would do is wear a tinted lip balm during check in time and then wipe it off once I get inside the plane. That's how much I hated makeup.
Then I moved to an international airline and lived abroad. My tropical loving skin was not use to the blazing summer and unpredictably cold weather of the middle heat. It was extremely hot during the summer and extremely cold during the winter. Plus being in other countries you'll never know what climate they have. That's when I started having a couple of blemishes here and there.
Aside from the weather, like I said I was a late bloomer, that's when I also started going out staying up till wee hours. Drinking. And smoking. Hey I was raised by a conservative parents so I can't really do any of that back home. If I go out, you'll see my big brothers following me around. Lol.
When I was working all the people I worked with are smoking. Not kidding their mouths were like chimneys. I always smell their second hand smoke. Plus the depression of being away from my family. It got me and I started smoking too. That's also the time I decided to start taking care of my skin.
I started with Nivea anti aging skin moisturizer since I was smoking. Toner, cleanser everything to keep my skin flawless. Now I skipped the toner. Just facial wash, an anti aging serum (coz I'm 30 already), an eye cream and a hydrating moisturizer coz my skin is so dry.
These are the products I use.
First of, a start by washing my face morning and night with my simple moisturizing facial wash. I like this because it has vitamins in it, a skin loving ingredients and fragrance and dye free. I've been using this for a year now, so far so good. I never got a single blemish on my skin.
After washing my face, of course I have to dry it and then apply my caudalie serum. It's an anti wrinkle defense serum which we all know we should be using once we hit our late twenties. Gotta look young for the hubby right? This was given to me by my sister in law who's working at sephora. This was her gratis and since she's young like 24. And pregnant, she can't use this. I've been using this for a week now and I don't know if it's just my imagination or if this stuff really works but my skin feels tight and my pores, though I never really had big pores, it looks like I have applied a skin primer or the porefessional from benefit. Not kidding!
I have a crazy eye bag and dark circles and dry skin under my eye. It's like hereditary. I was born with a bag. Lol. But this stuff really works. This was retailed for $27 and I like it, it really keeps my bags hydrated. Oh you guys know what I mean.
Last but not the least, my Mac studio moisture cream. I had a sample back then of another Mac moisturizer and it was the studio complete, that's what I really wanted to buy but stupid moi, I got this instead which turns out to be good too, keeps my skin hydrated. No more flaky, super dry skin. I can finally apply my makeup without cringing.
Well, that's all of my skin care routine. Very affordable, no crazy expensive equipment. I think the number one reason why I don't get any blemishes anymore is that I stopped smoking and drinking and I'm not a bird anymore. I drink lots and lots of water now.
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