My Current Skincare Routine

I really love finding a good daily skincare regimen and I imagine everyone else does, too! Gorgeous makeup starts with healthy, clean, beautiful skin. The routine I've been doing lately has been giving me great results; my skin is clear, super soft and looks great. I thought I'd share with y'all what I've been doing lately in case you were looking for a new regimen yourself!

Probably important to mention that I have Dry to Normal skin. It's been leaning more toward Normal lately, but there are some days that I wake up and really feel like my face is flaking off. Gross.

Morning

- Apply Peter Thomas Roth's Max Sheer All Day Moisture Defense Lotion (Oil-Free, SPF 30). Using a moisturizer with SPF is super important. I like this one because it doesn't have that nasty telling "I HAVE SUNBLOCK IN ME!" smell that so many moisturizers with SPF do.

- That's it! I don't wash my face in the morning. My skin is just too dry in the winter to wash it both morning and night. This is a totally personal thing; if you think your face needs to be washed twice a day, go for it!

Night

- Remove makeup with Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover. I break open the bottle and go to town. I go through this stuff like nobody's business! I don't think I would recommend this for anyone with oily skin because it's pretty...heavy? (for lack of a better word) but it's a dream on my dry skin.

- Wash with Clinique Liquid Facial Soap - Mild (Dry Combo Skin Formula). Imassage it into my skin for 30 seconds or so, then leave it on while I brush my teeth - though this is strictly for good measure, as I'm fairly certain it doesn't do anything. (On Sunday nights, I skip the Clinique Soap and use Neutrogena Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask. Realistically, it is probably too harsh for my skin, but it makes me feel so clean. Love that stuff.)

- Exfoliate with Philosophy Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash. I only do this every other night. Gets rid of all the yuck yuck build up on my face.

- Slather on Clinique Dramatically Different Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion (Very Dry to Dry Combo Skin Formula). Keeps my skin hydrated, fresh and soft. I would die without the stuff. (Okay, maybe that's a little dramatic, but I'd definitely be a sad little girl).

And that's about it. I'm trying to work a toner into that mix (I bought one this week) so I'll make sure to let y'all know how that goes!

That's all folks ;)

XO,

Hannah

New Year!

I can't believe I forgot I was going to do this blog! Oops.

My obsession with make-up is still holding on strong, so I think I'll be starting this back up in 2011. Wahoo!!

I'm not sure what the nature of this blog will be. I don't know if it will consist mostly of FOTD's, tutorials, reviews, hauls, or perhaps a balance of all of them. I will try and do what is in demand. If y'all let me know what you want, I will be sure to cater to it!

Since there are obviously no requests yet, I am going to start off with something I personally love reading: My 2010 Faves. I will start compiling this list tonight and will hopefully have it finish within the next few days. I'm excited to share my favorites with y'all and I certainly hope you'll find a new product you want to try within them.

Additionally, to get requests rolling, I am going to do a make-up collection video at the end of this week. Anything in the video is fair game for review if it's requested.

I'm so excited to get this blog up and running and talk make-up with everyone! Comment on this post and tell me what you'd like to see once everything gets rolling.

XO,

Hannah