Favorite Skincare Products of the moment

A lot of people have some sort of post about a skincare routine. Whenever I watch a video or read a post about someones skincare routine, I always think "why would someone spend that much time washing their face.  Don't they have other things going on in their lives?"  It seems like they're giving themselves full facials every single night.  I don't know about you, but I absolutely do not have time for that.  Skincare is important to me but at the same time, I'm busy, lazy, and generally exhausted.  I only have about 5 minutes every night to get my face washed and ready for bed.  Here is that routine.

I start by wiping my face with a facial cleansing towelette.  My favorite is the Kirkland brand face wipes you find at Costco.  I've talked about these before and have repurchased many times over.  They do a decent job of wiping off makeup that is sitting on top of your skin but I usually need to use 2 or 3 to get my face really clean. 

Next I was my face with my Clarisonic Mia and my face wash of the moment.  I'm currently using Garnier Nutritioniste Moisture Rescue Fresh Cleansing foam.  I found this on sale for something like $3 at a Walgreen's while I was visiting my parent's house.  It does a really good job of getting the last remnants of makeup out off of my skin and does not leave my skin feeling dry.  Be careful not to get this in your eyes though, it does sting. 

Next I take my eye makeup off with my Clinique Take the Day off eye makeup remover.  This removes everything and does not leave my eye area oily. 

Just to be sure there is no makeup leftover, I use some sort of toner.  I alternate between Mario Badescu Glycolic Grapefruit Cleansing Lotion and Lancome Eau Fraîche Douceur.  The Mario Badescu gently exfoliates and does burn a little and the Lancome one is divine.  It smells wonderful and is safe for the eye area too. 

On to the Urban Decay Lush Lash System which I recently started using again because my lashes started looking pretty sad without my Tarte lash primer.

After that, I slap on my moisturizer.  At the moment it is Clearasil Ultra Overnight Face Lotion.  Another drugstore purchase that I got on sale for something like $4.  It contains 2% Salacilic acid which helps control breakouts.

Last is a quick smear of some generic 10% Benzoyl Peroxide gel that smells like baking soda.  Add some lip conditioner - my favorite of the moment is Jack Black Intensive Lip Therapy - and it's off to bed. 

My morning routine is even less fancy.  A quick wash of the face, Clearasil lotion again and the Garnier Nutritioniste anti dark circle roller and I'm ready to get started with my makeup. 

I know the nightime routine may seem a little lengthy when written down but it takes no more than 5 minutes all together.  Sometimes I'll feel lazy and skip a step or two but for the most part, I have been sticking with it.  Anyway, let me know if you want a review of any of the products.  I'm trying to be better about posting in the new year.