THE ORDINARY SKINCARE ROUTINE ANTI-AGING A.M.
hey guys welcome to today’s video so today I’m going to be sharing a morning anti-aging skincare routine that you can do at home with just using the ordinary skincare products now I’ve had a few requests to do a morning routine but I’ve also had a lot of requests to do a nighttime anti-aging skincare routine with just using the ordinary products so I will be doing a nighttime video coming soon so stay tuned for that video but in today’s video I’m gonna be sharing what you can do at home for a morning anti-aging skincare routine so if you’re interested in finding out which products those are and of course how I use them then please keep on watching alright so let’s get right into this video so I do want to let you know that I have normal to combination skin now I do use a lot of acids in my skincare routine and I also use a retin-a tretinoin three times per week so of course with using these products they can make your skin dry and I do get dry from time to time with these products but my main skin type is normal to combination skin now I do get asked a lot on my channel of my age and I guess I never thought to tell you guys in any of my videos but in case you were wondering I am 33 years old now my main focus with my skincare routine is to help target my hyperpigmentation and as you can see I do have redness on my chin I do have past acne marks on my cheeks and I do breakout from time to time and the areas that I breakout is my chin and my cheeks so I do like to incorporate products for acne I like to incorporate products for hyperpigmentation and I do like to use acids and my retin-a to help with further anti aging and to help eliminate the fine lines that I have around my crow’s feet so those are the types of products that I’m looking for for the skin concerns that I have so the first product that we’re going to use in this marine anti-aging skin care routine is the ordinary squalene cleanser now i’ve already pre cleansed my skin before filming this video so my skin is already clean but this is a really nice cleanser this is great for all skin types even if you have oily combination skin acne prone skin this is gonna be really good it’s gonna keep your skin hydrated but it’s not gonna break you out I never experienced breakouts with this and I am prone to breaking out and if you have dry to sensitive skin this is also going to be a fabulous cleanser for you as well so I would highly recommend this they do have a larger size that you can purchase as well and it’s super affordable now any time that I cleanse my skin whether it’s with this product or something else I always like to cleanse my skin with my Ferrero Luna mini – I find that this helps to slough off the surface dead skin and I feel like this also helps to prevent further breakouts as well and I love this so I would highly recommend these two products right here and then we’re gonna go right in with the next product I just went to dampen my skin because I do like to apply all of my skincare products on a damp face it’s really important to do it this way while keeping your skin damp because everything just absorbs better and you’re going to see better results that way so because the ordinary skincare line only has one type of toner it’s their glycolic acid toner I am NOT going to be using that toner in this skincare routine because you shouldn’t be using these high-strength assets in the morning as this will make your skin more sensitive to the Sun and these types of acids will conflict with other skin care products so this is the only step that I’m not going to be using an ordinary skin care product I really hope that the ordinary does come out with a gentle everyday toner that we can use with acids and I really hope that they do that but in the meantime I’m gonna go in with a different product just for the toner for this video then go in with the Sayers witch hazel toner and this is the unscented formula and I do like to saturate my cotton ball pretty good for this of course go gently upward all over my face and I do go down my neck for this as well and I really do love this facial toner I never experienced breakouts with this and it’s very hydrating and it’s great for everyday use even if you’re using a retina tretinoin the is a great toner and I do go a little bit underneath my eyes with this as well right so now we’re going to go in with the next product so since this is an anti-aging skincare routine I’m going to be going right in with a vitamin C serum and a vitamin C serum is an antioxidant this is going to help with brighter looking skin over time and this is gonna help with anti aging as well now if you are not using a vitamin C serum make sure that you start as soon as possible because if you want brighter looking skin radiant looking skin and of course something to help with further anti aging a vitamin C serum is going to be the number one product that should be in your morning skincare routine vitamin C should not be combined with acids or your retinol or your retinoids this should be used separately and that’s why I like to use my vitamin C serums in the morning now I recently just did a video on my ordinary empties and in my ordinary empties I did have this product and this is the ordinary ascorbic acid 8% plus alpha Arbutin 2% and I really did like this and in that video I did say that I wasn’t going to repurchase it at the moment because I am using other products but you know what I ended up buying it again because I thought that I could use it down my neck and of course as you know I like to alternate my vitamin C’s on a weekly basis now you don’t have to do that that’s just something that I like to do so I gave in and I bought this again now this is a scrub ik acid 8% but you also have the Alpha R q10 in here which is gonna help with the hyperpigmentation which is what I have I have the past acne marks on my cheeks of course a red chin so this is going to help target that as well and of course vitamin C is going to also help with brightening up those concerns also so I’m gonna go right in with the vitamin C serum and I usually put about 3 drops for my face and then I do separate drops for my neck and I don’t go right underneath my eyes with this but I do go around the orbital bone focusing on the crow’s feet area and of course I go everywhere else as well and this is a lovely vitamin C the ordinary does have other vitamin C products they are also lovely but I really do like this one because it does have that alpha are butan in here which is going to really help with hyperpigmentation so once I have pushed all the product into my skin I then go in with my neck and I usually do about two to three drops for my neck same idea I massage it all over my skin to spread the product and then of course I will pushed into my skin after looking in my viewfinder here I just can’t believe how dark my hair is I cannot believe it with us being quarantined like I have no idea what I’m gonna get my hair done next I know we’re all in the same boat but oh my god I think this is the worst my hair has ever been and I’m just itching to get my hair done so badly if I could desperate enough I might get Shawn to color my hair I don’t know I might get him to put some highlights through my hair and if you didn’t know what Shawn actually cuts my hair he cuts his own hair and he cuts the length of my hair I trust him with all my heart and he really does a good job so I think he would do a pretty good job if you were to highlight my hair I really do I am gonna go in with another serum now this skincare routine that I’m gonna be sharing with you is one that I do on every morning basis if I’m not using the ordinary vitamin C I’m using a different type of vitamin C right now I am using the drunk elephant vitamin C and I’m also using the timeless vitamin C as well but everything else I’m pretty much using the same and when it comes to my morning skincare routine I don’t like to use a lot of serums because if I get too carried away with my serums or I’m using products that are just too thick then I do find that I have an issue with my SPF and having it pill and fall off my skin because I just have too many layers underneath it so it’s going to be a very simple routine so the next product that I love to use on an every morning basis is the ordinary amino acids plus b5 and I love to pair this with my vitamin C serum because this is going to give you more hydration and this is going to help with skin health as well so I really do love to use this and it pairs well with all of my vitamin C serums and it always works underneath my moisturizer as well as my SPF so I am going to put about 4 drops of this because this is more of a thinner consistency and I like to pack this one into my skin this is also another serum that I love to use especially in the morning because it makes my makeup really dewy it just shines through my makeup and it just gives your skin a healthy look I just love it so I’ve talked about this a lot of my channel and if you do have dry skin dehydrated skin or you just want something just to give you more hydration this is a great serum for that and I never break out from this one either and again I will go around the orbital bone with this product and then for my neck I do about I don’t know three to four drops as well all right so once that is all pushed into my skin I then go in with the next step all right so my next product is the ordinary natural moisturizing factors plus hyaluronic acid this is the only moisturizer that the ordinary has at the moment I really hope that they come out with some different moisturizers as well with different ingredients for different things but for now this is the one they have and this is still a really great moisturizer so I’m going to go in with this one and I’m gonna put a decent amount on my hand here I’m gonna put a bit that much for my face and I like to warm up the product in my hand before applying it to my face and then just gently apply it all over and I do go underneath my eyes with this because the ordinary does not have an eye cream I know they have the caffeine solution eye serum but that is for puffiness and for dark circles and I really don’t have that issue but I really hope that they comment with an actual eye cream with anti-aging ingredients in it that would be really good but until then this is safe to use underneath the eyes and I do do this all the time you can also go underneath your brow bone as well and once it’s all rubbed in I then Pat it into my skin also I like to do this a lot I feel like pushing the product into your face is really beneficial and you’re not tugging away and you’re not rubbing your skin vigorously all the time so once I do that then I’m gonna go and apply this on my neck as well and I put a little bit less than what I would do for my face I put about that much warming up in my hand and you can do your decollete as well with this but I don’t really do that I just use my body cream for that and then of course Pat it in if you’re somebody that’s into face oils you can mix your face oils with this moisturizer I’ve done that before and it works really well but I don’t do that so much for my morning skincare routine because again when I go and put my SPF sometimes if I’m using a face oil in the morning my SPF will pale and fall off my skin and when that happens as you know you have to wash your face all over and start fresh and a lot of us don’t have time for that so just be careful on what products you’re using in the morning to prevent that alright so once I’ve applied my moisturizer I do like to wait about five or ten minutes to let everything soak in and then I like to apply my SPF afterwards now if you don’t have time for that just waiting a couple of minutes will be fine and then go right in with your SPF of your choice now the ordinary does have a few different SPF I do have the ordinary mineral UV filters SPF 30 with antioxidants now right now it’s 4:30 in the afternoon I’m not going anywhere and I don’t really want to apply this to my skin right now because this does have a pretty white cast to it I have done a dedicated video to this showing you how this applies to the skin and how this works underneath my everyday makeup so if you haven’t seen that video I will link it below for you as well as up here because this SPF is fabulous underneath makeup it acts as a makeup primer and your makeup looks so good on top of this so I’m not going to apply this in today’s video I actually may not even wash my face tonight this might be my skincare routine for the night even though this is more of a morning so I would go reading with this this is a really good SPF now if you’re somebody that is not into SPF that have a really white cast to it or you’re somebody that doesn’t wear a makeup I would not suggest that what it stays white and you look pretty ghostly another SPF that I like to use on an everyday basis is the elta MD movie daily SPF 40 now if you have not seen my latest face sunscreen video I will link it below for you as well as up here I did upload that about a week or two ago so I do show you all of my top face sunscreens that I like to use on an everyday basis there’s some tinted ones in that video of course I did talk about this SPF this does not leave you with a white cast on your skin it absorbs right into your skin and it looks skin like so I would highly recommend this if you’re somebody that doesn’t use makeup and you need something that is going to blend into your skin I would highly recommend this one and of course the ordinary does not have any lip products right now I really hope that they do come out with a lip balm of some sort maybe with an SPF built in but in the meantime I do like to use the bite Beauty a guava and this is the nighttime lip therapy I use this morning as well as nighttime and I really love this lip balm I’ve talked about this so much on my channel and if you have dry lips this is a great balm to pick up and right now there’s a Sephora sale going on so definitely pick this lip balm up because it’s fabulous and that’s it that would be your morning anti-aging skin care routine with using the ordinary products and of course okay where is it right here I do like to grab a spoolie and have this thing where I need to brush my eyebrows up after I’ve done my skincare routine I hate brows that are all messy everywhere so I just brush my brows up and I call this my last step and that is it for this ordinary anti-aging skincare routine so it’s very simple there wasn’t a ton of products here of course if you are somebody that has acne prone skin and you have a lot of breakouts you could incorporate a nice intimate serum in this routine that one does pair with vitamin C there’s been a lot of past research that niacinamide should not be combined with the vitamin C serum and on the ordinary skincare line you do see that they still say not to combine the two together but there has been a lot of research sins in a lot of studies that nice sinem ID actually works really well with vitamin C serums so if you are somebody that is prone to break you know and you do have acne you could apply the niacinamide right after you applied the amino acids plus b5 or you could apply the niacin amide right after the vitamin C it’s totally up to you on how you would do it you can just spot treat the areas and call it a day and that’s another number one question that I do get on my channel is about acne and yes you definitely can incorporate niacinamide with your vitamin C serum and you can incorporate it with your acids as well as your retin-a tretinoin so that is everything in today’s video make sure you stay tuned for my nighttime anti-aging skincare routine with using the ordinary skincare products that’s coming very soon so of course I will see you guys in my next video thank you so much for watching and I will see you guys then bye guys [Music]
