Nothing – I mean nothing, beats a good skin routine. Especially in the summer when skin tends to get oily and breakout. These breakouts happen on the face (mine is on the chin) and even on the back (ick). Anyway, our spring sales here at looselipsny has increased for skincare items. One question often asked is what is a good routine. Well, here goes:
- NEVER go to bed with makeup on (unless you want breakouts and big ass pores).
- Wash your face (am and pm). If you had makeup on make sure that you take it off….but don’t scrub. A good drug store item to try is Dove and Oil of Olay sensitive skin wipes (every time I say, “oil of olay” I feel like an old lady). They are gentle enough to get off the make up and they won’t irritate the skin.
- AM routine-wash face with a gentle cleanser (e.g., Purpose liquid soap, Neutrogena, Looselipsny cleanser). Then apply antioxidant serums. I love (I mean I really love and can’t live without) the SkinCeudicals line. You first apply the CE Ferulic serum to face chest and neck. This serum contains a combination of antioxidants. You then apply Hydrating B5 gel over this. This contains vitamin B5 and it binds moisture to the skin. Both the CE Ferulic and the Hydrating B5 gel work together. Do this every morning and follow with a moisturizer and sunscreen and you will notice a difference in your skin (I promise!!!) Also, apply eye cream. I tend to go for the fancier brands when it comes to eye cream, for instance, la prarie or Chanel. However, a cheaper and good alternative is Looselipsny. (I personally alternative days between looslipsny brand and the other two).
- PM. Routine – wash off makeup. Then 2x a week try a deep exfoliator (e.g., Looselipsny pumpkin scrub – leave on for 10 minutes and then apply the honey almond scrub and wash off together). Now that’s 2x a week but what about the other 5 days you ask??? Well, ladies over thirty, listen up…get your butts to a dermatologist and ask for a retinoid cream (e.g., Renova, Retin-A etc.) and put it on religiously at night when your face is clean – this is your best defense against aging!!!
- One last note about skin. My grandmother always told me (yea right)- watch your diet and have lots of sex.
Random thoughts
May is graduation time. My friend Vikki recently asked for a graduation gift suggestion, the book, “Wear Sunscreen” came to mind. Every year I plan on giving this as a gift (my nieces and nephews are of “graduation age”), but I never seem to. There is always next year … My friend Jenn, who knows food “like nobody’s business”, suggested the most delicious Popcorn. It’s called half-naked and it’s sold at Whole Foods. The secret is that it’s made with olive oil. As Jenn would say, “it’s yummy”… and it is! … Attention shoppers, the Kate Moss Topshop line is now at Barney’s in NY. The line previewed recently and there was a line of about 20 people waiting at the door. I need to take a trip into the city and check this out – stay tuned … Nikki (my fashion partner in crime) called me on “the hotline” from an Express store as she spotted a fabulous “can’t live without” beach bag. Anyway, the bag was on my doorstep the next day via Nikki and let me tell ya she was right. The bag is gold and it’s the perfect beach bag (no it doesn’t look cheap). They also carry silver and other metallic colors.
Well until next time…
Robin
