I’m a beauty advisor for Clarins but I work with a lot of different beauty brands, low and high price points. The best advice I can give is to learn your skin type. It’s a game changer knowing how to balance the oils in your skin to keep it flawless without stripping too much from it and drying it out. I know it’s hard sometimes talking to beauty reps without them trying to sell you all sorts of bs but if you can I’d recommend consulting with someone that has product knowledge of a lot of different brands.

Here’s some tips that some people may not know about:

If you don’t want to buy a toner - wash with warm water first then cold water over and over will help to close those pores. I live by toner because I’m super oily so I like my pores being closed and cleansed (I tone 3 times lol)

Rub the product in hands to warm it to body temp. so that it can absorb into the skin better and activate the components. Press the moisturizer/serum/eye cream into the skin instead of rubbing to avoid slackening the skin skin.

A vegan friendly brand I’d recommend is ORIGINS due to its gentleness. They have great anti-aging products as well. Clarins is plant based and I love their products as well.

Pharmacy brands tend to be harsh so I do recommend going with a more “luxury” brand but they do have cheaper options and they last long because you don’t need to apply lots of the product. “If you would put hundreds of dollars into make up you should first be willing to do the same for skin” is what my trainer told me and it changed my life.

I do not use foundation anymore because I was able to find a good skin care routine and I’ve been able to save a lot on makeup. Here’s some pics of my skin without foundation on (sorry it’s hard to tell since the first pic has a filter on).

Good luck on your skin care journey and I hope you find something that works for you!

Skin care routine help!