Morning skin routine.

I talked last week about my new found love of skincare. I really enjoy it more than putting on make-up at this point. [Sidenote: it is really hard to type a post while listening to fancy by Iggy Azalea & Charli XCX] So, I thought I would share my actual morning routine. Kind of. Some mornings I wake up late (on purpose) and just throw on some foundation and I'm out the door. At night, though, I frown at myself in the mirror. But as I've been not waking up 7 am lately, I've had my little time slot for cleaning my face in the morning. This actually does not take very long, but I'm used to taking 5 minutes for bathroom, brushing teeth, and applying makeup... so. Clearly, I'm a rockstar.

Moving on. Here, friends, is what I use in the morning to clean my face. First, you need a clean slate! See below [hint- natural light is a wonder for your skin ;)] :

I'm looking a bit cheesy. Time to wash.

Oooh so fresh, so nice. So, I start with my little enzyme cleansing gel that I bought back in AUGUST AND IS STILL GOING STRONG. I think this will last a year. I like using this in the morning mainly because its so gentle, easy, and fast. It just feels so smooth on my face. After that I use my Korres pomegranate toner which I don't have too much of an opinion on yet, but I think I like it. It says for oily/combination skin. I'm not too oily, but I think it's fine for me anyways. After that, its time for some kind of oil, serum, etc. I use this ole henriksen serum mainly because i got it in my Glossybox. It is really expensive, so I probably won't buy it after I use it up. But, I like it well enough. For my daily moisturizer I've been trying out this FAB ultra repair beauty cream. I think this stuff is going to be really amazing. It is very hyped up right now, and so I bought the little sample instead of 32$ jar of it (kill me), but I really think it has transformed my skin a bit...

So, what do you think? What products do you use? Interested to see what I use at night?

:)

Skincare a la Abbey

So back in the summer of 2013 (so long ago, i know) I decided I needed to figure out make-up. I am one of those girls who did not grow up with a gifted beauty mentor- my mom showed me clinique, and my friends showed me straighteners. That was it. So every day in high school I wore my clinique tinted moisturizer, some black black black eyeliner, and some mascara. In those days eyeliner was more important to me than mascara. I cringe now. So, while my make-up habits have progressed since 2004-2008, it hasn't progressed much. SO this past summer I told myself I was going to learn how to do make-up right! It was time to become a real lady! This realization came to me at a bar when everyone's hair was perfectly curled and styled, and I was there with bedhead. So. I'm still not sure if I've learned as much as the girls who started applying perfect eye shadow when they were 13, but I am trying to keep up.

Now to the real point of this post- ever since I've been wearing a bit more make-up, I have found myself caring more and more about my skin. What a novel concept. Doing more than washing your face in the shower? What? What is life? [Cringing]

I started plodding around the internet picking up random tidbits about skincare. I bought my origins frothy face wash a couple months back along with a couple face masks and a new skincare lover was born. It actually started out with my beloved Mario Badescu. Gilt was having a sale of Mario Badescu products and I thought what the heck- and purchased a gel cleanser, some night cream, and a face scrub. Washing my face with my new cleanser made my skin look so. much. better. My mom commented on it- and you know when your mom comments on your skin looking clear- its clear. My mom is not shy about telling me whats going on in my life, so I knew something was working! Ever since then I've been a tad bit obsessed.

And honestly I'm posting this because I found the most amazing person on the internet- caroline hirons.

If you're an internet guru, you probably already know her. She is a skincare goddess, and miracle worker. MY SKIN, YOU GUYS, I CANNOT HANDLE.

Anyway- check out her blog here and take pleasure in the fact that we can all have perfect skin. ITS NOT A MYTH.

Anywho. What's your favorite skincare product right now? I want to post my faves soon. Because I know some of my friends want to know, and I love posts like that. SO YAY skincare. I can't say it enough.