winter skin care routine

When winter rolls around my skin gets out of whack. It gets so dry and tight it hurts. Normally I stay away from putting heavy creams and/or oils on my face because I have oily/combination, acne prone, AND sensitive skin. Triple whammy, I know.  However, I need to do something about my dry skin.

Through trial and error I realized that creams/oils don't actually make my skin oily or breakout, in fact it does the opposite, it helps my skin stay acne-free and smooth. I think in the past I'd use too many harsh ingredients without enough moisture, which would make my skin break out. Moisture is key, even for people who have oily skin. 

   

 Here is my current skin care routine:

In the morning:

 I wash my face with deep clean facial cleanser.

 It fights acne, but I found it to be less harsh than some of the other face washes out there. I used this face wash in high school and recently came back to it after remembering I had great skin in high school. I moisturize with olay total effects anti-aging moisturizer.  

It's suppose to fight fine lines and wrinkles as well as fade dark spots. I started using this about 3 weeks ago and have already noticed my sun spots fading! 

At night:

To clean off my makeup I wash my face with neutrogena deep clean again as well as neutrogena fresh foaming cleanser. 

This helps remove my makeup. I take off what makeup is left on my eyes with vaseline cocoa butter jelly. 

The cocoa butter helps condition the delicate skin around your eyes. Make sure when you remove the makeup around your eyes you don't tug. You don't want to create wrinkles you didn't have before. Sometimes, if my skin is feeling really dry, I use cocoa butter vaseline on my whole face. I just spread some on and wipe the excess away with a tissue. 

For my regular moisturizer I use loreal age perfect. It's a very rich moisturizer with a buttery feel. I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not, but I LOVE it! It has a luxurious feel to it.