My Anti-Aging AM Skincare Routine | Over 40
hello there welcome to my anti-aging am
skincare routine which is a little bit
more simplified than my PM skincare
routine but very similarly I am using
natural lighting in this video as I do
with most of my videos I also don’t have
foundation on in this video I do have
other makeup on which I will list down
below for you I am 44 years old I have
sensitive skin with rosacea that can
react to a lot of products I also have
combination oily skin but many of the
products that I use can be used across
various skin types I’m all about
achieving balance with my skin and
keeping it as youthful looking as plump
and firm and hydrated as I possibly can
as long as I can I’ve been using a lot
of these products and brands for a long
time on my channel you can see them in
past skincare routine videos I’ll link
that playlist down below and some of
them are newer to me that’s why I do
these videos to give you an update as to
what’s changed what’s new what I like
what I’ve tried one product that is new
to me since my last skincare routine
video is a product I have been working
behind the scenes on with pharmacy for a
while now it’s their new daily greens
oil free gel moisturizer you guys have
seen me use pharmacy products on my
channel for a while now they reached out
to me to be a part of this testing group
and asked if I like the moisturizer
would I partner with them to get the
word out so that portion of the video is
sponsored by pharmacy I love gel
moisturizers I’m super excited to tell
you more about the specific one when we
get to that portion of the video with
that said we can go ahead and get into
my morning skincare routine now if you
saw my nighttime skincare routine you
saw two of the cleansers that I’m going
to show you that I also use in the
morning or alternate in the morning and
I had someone comment in that video that
they would use some of these products
too if they were gifted because you know
they’re not all drugstore products I
have bought every single one of the
products in this video except for just a
few you know we’re not on every PR list
just a little fYI I think you’d be
surprised at how much money we spend to
test out products
do you know just to try new things now
the first thing I do in the morning is
cleanse my face I would say two of the
cleansers that I rotate are more
suitable across all skin types and would
be very good for dry skin whereas one is
geared more towards oily combination
skin and that cleanser is tatcha the
deep cleanse I do know some normal skin
people that really like this cleanser as
well I just find that as an oily
combination skin girl this does a great
job of cleansing my skin and it doesn’t
ever make it feel stripped I just love
the texture of it it’s got some sparse
granules thrown in throughout the
cleanser but it’s not an exfoliator per
se that you know a lot of oily skin
people use that can strip the skin it’s
just got a really nice light kind of gel
like texture and it’s just really gentle
I appreciate that as someone who you
know is into anti-aging and I don’t want
anything harsh on my skin this was one
of the two cleansers in my p.m. skincare
routine and the other is the it
confidence in a cleanser this is one
that is better for all skin types this
has a creamier consistency to it and
it’s just really good for anti-aging
it’s more hydrating I’ve just really
been enjoying this this is the smaller
size I do intend to get the large size
when I run out of this one this is a
really nice skin balancing cleanser that
again would span across all skin types I
should note that with all three of these
cleansers sometimes I used my hands to
just massage them in the face and
sometimes I use my Freya Luna it just
depends on how lazy I’m being in the
morning and have tired I am and if my
brain is functioning if I think about it
I use this a lot at night I’m not going
to talk about at night though because
you can see that skincare routine if you
want to go see that one but in the
morning you know sometimes it happens
sometimes it doesn’t I do feel like my
skin is more thoroughly cleansed if I
use this little device though and it’s
great for my sensitive skin I’ve tried
some of the brush devices the Clarisonic
and even with the gentle brush heads
they just make my rosacea flare out
they’re just not very good for my
sensitive skin like this silicone type
device is now this is the cleanser
that’s been
living in my shower that I’ve just
fallen in love with I like this line
overall but this is the one that really
I don’t know there’s something about
this one that I’d love and I’ve never
really liked a milky creamy cleanser the
way I’ve liked this one before this is
the challah frog – Moo water lily
nourishing milky wash challah frog is a
smaller line and they specialize in
cleansers I really feel like this does
wonderful things for my pores and the
clarity of my skin when I use this on a
regular basis I firmly believe that
using the right cleanser can do
beautiful things for your skin I used to
think that you would rinse them off and
you know it didn’t make a difference
what you use but I have totally changed
my philosophy after using the right
cleansers for my skin it says on the
back it’s a wash that keeps you calm
it’s conditioning and nourishing and
leaves skin feeling healthy and soft and
never tight and that’s exactly what it
does I’m gonna back up a little bit and
just show you this little guy this new
face device I’m trying really hard to
work this into my routine in the morning
I feel like my nighttime skincare
routine is a little more detailed anyway
so if I can use this or remember to use
this in the morning before I cleanse I
do that new face is just a microcurrent
device that is really great for
anti-aging and kind of toning the
muscles and helping kind of you know
lift the face a little bit I’ve not been
really diligent with this like I should
be I think I said that my last skincare
routine this should be a goal for me
that I need to set but I do notice a
difference when I do stick with it I
need to actually stick with it so I can
show you guys that before and after but
this is something that has just been on
my goal list to stick with long enough
to do that so an ideal morning would
actually have this as my first step so I
will put the gel on my face and then use
this for 5 minutes maybe a little bit
more and then cleansing after I
personally don’t like to leave the gel
on after I know you can I just don’t
like to do that
I like to rinse it off and I like to use
this in the morning versus the evening
because you do get kind of a lifting
effect after you use it which it’s
beneficial during the day some of you
asked me about toner in my p.m. skincare
routine I’ve pretty much just been using
an essence this is just what I’ve been
doing right now
it could change in three to six months
and the products could rotate and change
as well just because I’m showing you
these products right now doesn’t mean I
don’t like the ones I used six months
ago this is just what I’m using right
now and my methods change sometimes too
because I mix things up I try new things
and it just keeps things interesting so
anyway I tone right now in the mornings
with either my Janka lotion Janka for
normal to oily skin I freaking love this
stuff I think this is my third jar it
has the most perfect mist of any mist
ever and it just makes my skin feel
lovely and balanced they have a dry skin
version that is one of martha stewart’s
favorite products and she has great skin
so I adore this product the other toner
that I used that is a swipe on toner is
the polished choice 2% BHA liquid
exfoliant I’ve gone through periods
where I’ll use this twice a day and just
depending on how my skin feels like
behaving sometimes that makes my skin
feel a little bit dry but I’m finding
that using this in the morning if I use
this in my routine is working better for
me so that’s what I’ve been doing lately
I really do like this though it is
salicylic acid it’s good for all skin
types it says right on the bottle at
unclogs and shrinks and large pores it
smoothes an even skin tone and it’s
lightweight and it absorbs quickly and
it does that so if you want a refreshing
mist I highly recommend this I tried a
Peter Thomas Roth their water drench
cloud mist and I really liked the
product but I hated the mist the spray
and in the morning I just want products
that not only give me results but that
make me feel good and refreshed and wake
me up and this just kind of ticks all
those boxes so if you want to spray I
recommend this if you want something
that swipes on I really like this and
feel like you can get a lot of these
products on sale during different times
of the year if you’re looking for you
know deals and that kind of thing I
apply a vitamin C in the morning and the
two most consistent vitamin C products
that I use are the male of glow maker
and the drunk elephant C firma day serum
it kind of just depends on what I have
on hand item and C does not last forever
so I keep both of them chilled in my
skincare fridge which I’m so thankful
that I have I’ll try and link the one
that I have down below I know there’s
different skincare fridges available now
but it’s an item that I never knew I
needed or wanted until I actually got
one and it’s really nice having your
products right there in your bathroom
it’s just really good for the stability
of vitamin C and you know it can make
your skincare products feel really good
in the morning when you go to apply them
on your face as well
the glow maker is of course the less
expensive of the two I just really enjoy
them both I feel like I get benefits
from them both they give antioxidant
protection and they can help you know
with the spots on your face as well I do
find that the drunk elephant I can use
just in the morning that male of I can
use just in the morning but sometimes I
find that I like using it in the morning
and at night and I get better results
that way whatever works for you
you know what works for me may not work
for you but these are the two that I
really just enjoy and always go back to
and rotate and these are the two that
I’ve been using the most over the past
few months if you have been here with me
if you’ve been following my channel for
any period of time you have heard me
talk about gel moisturizers and gel
cream moisturizers so it just made sense
when pharmacy approached me to test out
their new daily greens oil-free gel
moisturizer especially since I have
combination oily skin the oil-free it
just made sense now this is my morning
moisturizer you can use this morning and
night I just really like to use it in
the morning I find it just to be really
refreshing it feels nice and good and
light on the skin it absorbs really
quickly it does everything that I want a
gel moisturizer to do on my skin this is
an expansion to pharmacies
clean line and it’s got the same key
ingredients that are in there or green
clean cleansing balm you’ve heard me
talk about that cleansing balm on my
channel it’s been in many of my videos
so if you like that cleansing balm
you’re gonna love this especially if you
have a similar skin type to me so I said
in the beginning of this video that my
goal is to achieve skin balance and
that’s what I love about this some gel
moisturizers aren’t hydrating enough and
I find this one provides enough
hydration but it doesn’t give you that
weight of a cream it’s got Moringa in it
which is the natural antioxidant which
are going to help with the pollutants
and it’s got papaya which is a very very
gentle exfoliant so it’s gonna help keep
your skin clear willow-herb helps
regulate oil production which is huge
huge huge when you have a combination
oily skin and cucumber kale and
eucalyptus help cool and calm any
inflammation I’ve really really been
enjoying how this feels on my skin and
how my skin behaves when I wear this
under makeup plus pharmacy products are
clean and cruelty free and they support
feeding America which i think is really
really great so I was excited when they
approached me to test this out to get my
feedback on it and I was really really
excited that it worked for my super
sensitive combination oily skin so that
I could use it in my skincare routine
and I was excited that I liked it enough
to partner with them on this video and
share it with you guys it’s available
now on their website and on sephora.com
so I will have it listed along with
everything else in this video as well as
what’s on my face down below after I
have applied my moisturizer to my face I
go in with my neck cream I feel like I
get random comments about my neck a lot
and I guess I do feel like it’s in
pretty decent shape especially
considering how much time I spend
looking down at devices I don’t know so
I’ve been using this try vecten lately I
know some people think that they’re kind
of pointless your neck skins pretty thin
and needs special attention and so I do
apply a neck cream in the morning I
don’t know I just feel like it does
something star Vechten is one of the
ones that I have used for a long time
I’ve talked about others on my channel
I’ve talked about the Clinique
have a dual product that I like I think
that cream in there also comes as a
single if it does I’ll put it down below
it cosmetics also makes a good one that
I really like as well as dr. brandt this
is probably the one I’ve been the most
consistent with I don’t know why I just
think it’s really good on March 5th
I did a video specifically on daytime
eye creams which I will link for you
down below because I recommended several
in that video that I think are very good
specifically to wear underneath makeup
because not all eye creams are created
equally when it comes to wearing them
underneath makeup this one was in that
video it’s the one I’ve been rotating
lately I’m not just saying that because
this video was done with pharmacy this
is legit the eye cream I’ve been using
this is the pharmacy cheer-up
brightening vitamin C eye cream I also
keep my eye creams in my skincare fridge
I love the texture of this eye cream
it’s got a kind of bouncy jelly cream
texture I don’t even know how to explain
it I like that it has vitamin C it feels
hydrating but it’s not too thick I like
the cooling sensation that it gives my
under eye area even if I don’t put it in
the refrigerator and it wears well under
makeup so this is what I’ve been using
for the past few months so if I’m
staying indoors that’s it except for
lips until I get to my makeup but if I’m
going outside or if I’m sitting in front
of you know my big windows or something
like that I apply sunscreen sunscreen
should be the last step of your skin
care so that it has time to absorb and
sink in before you go in with the first
step of your makeup I do have a video I
did a while back on how to apply
sunscreen I can put that here for you
because I do have a few tips and tricks
for applying sunscreen because I know
it’s not always easy to apply sunscreen
and they’re not always created equally
and that is one reason why I keep going
back to my polished choice resist super
light daily wrinkle defense
this has broad-spectrum SPF 30 it also
has anti oxidants and resveratrol so
it’s good for anti-aging it has just a
slight mattifying effect but it’s not
drying and I find that it sinks in
really nicely it also has a slight tint
to it just so it doesn’t give you that
super white effect that a lot of
physical sunscreens can give because you
have to put on quite a bit of sunscreen
to get the coverage that you need for me
using a chemical sunscreen is out of the
question it makes my skin flare up and
react every single time so I can only
use a physical sunscreen this is a zinc
based sunscreen I loved it as a physical
sunscreen it gives me everything I need
quick tip if you have a problem applying
the full amount of sunscreen you can
apply half let it sink in and then apply
the other half I find that I can blend
everything in a little bit more quickly
that way and you still get the full
effect of your sunscreen
I will then apply my drunk elephant
lippy balm in the morning when I’m in my
bathroom before I sit down at my makeup
table just to let it sink in and
moisturize my lips before I go in to do
my makeup if you have not seen my p.m.
skincare routine I will have it linked
here for you let me know if you want to
see a video on treatments acids retinols
masks procedures that kind of stuff and
I could do a separate video on that as
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found this helpful and I will see you in
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