(Part 2) Best facial skin care sets & kits according to redditors

Alright, first...Happy Early Birthday!!!

Now on to face things.

Skincare

First of all you should check out r/skincareaddiction. Even if you don't want to join the community the FAQ is great.

What I do for my normal/oily skin is every morning and every night I wash with CeraVe Foaming Face Wash which is recommended for oilier skin. So you might want to check that out.

Every 3 days or so I exfoliate with Epicuren which is just from my mom's shop but it's a nice deep scrubs without being too abrasive. You don't want abrasive like with say St. Ive Apricot scrub because you're actually tearing your skin and that's just not very nice. You want to gently exfoliate.

Once a week I use a LUSH face mask. My favorite is Love Lettuce because it's refreshing and exfoliating. Second favorite is definitely Cupcake. I feel so clean and bright after it.

Wipe off your makeup before you go to bed. It's bad for your skin and bad for your sheets. Whatever you do to take it off, just get it off. I use vaseline. It's cheap and easy on my sensitive skin.

Clean your brushes. Clean them. Seriously. What I do is after every makeup application I get a tissue and something with and edge like the edge of my dresser and I wipe the brush over the tissue over the edge to get all the excess makeup out. Then every 2 weeks I do a deep clean. Get a bar of some kind (towel rack, clothes hanger) and rubber bands. Get some warm, running water, and either some baby shampoo or some brush cleaner (though honestly I just use shampoo) and wet your brushes, bristles pointing downwards always. You don't want to get water trapped inside the little metal/plastic attaching ring thingy. Add a dot of shampoo to your hand and swish that brush around. It'll be gross. Good. You'll always remember to do it now that you know how gross your brushes get. Rinse bristles down. Dry bristles down by wrapping the rubber band around the handle and attaching to your rod/hanger.

Makeup

This is what I cannot live without

1. Naked Basics. This is the best $27 I have ever spent in my life. I use it every single friggin day. All of the colors are perfect neutral mattes from lightest light to darkest dark. I even use one of the colors to fill my eyebrows. It's perfect.
   
   
2. Wet n Wild Liquid Liner. I've become a liquid liner addict. It really helps make it look like I have eyelashes. The brush is very firm and very thin so I always end up with a line where I want it.
   
   
3. Urban Decay 24/7 glide on liner in Smoke. I have very light eye lashes. So I tight line.. Trust me. You want to tight line.
   
   
4. Clump Crusher I love this mascara. It really is non-clumping and while it doesn't give me the longest lashes in the world it makes them look fuller because there's no clumps.
   
   
5. Smashbox BB Cream. This is just the BB cream I use. It does what all the BB creams do but I happen to match the 'Fair' color very well.
   
   
6. Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer. This shit smells like chocolate. I'm not even joking. I'm new to bronzer, but it's perfect for my skin tone.
   
   
7. Sephora Blush. I'm still learning about blushes but I like that this one is matte. I'm not a sparkle face girl.
   
   
8. Lipstick. I have too many to choose. See this comment I did where I swatch and rated every lipstick I have.
   
   
9. E.L.F eye shadow primer You need primer. No. You need it.
   
   Makeup For You
   
   So if you're just starting out again you don't want to go spending a stupid amount of money before you figure out what you like. So here are my suggestions for you specifically.
   
   
10. Eyeshadow. Now if you can afford it, I highly recommend Urban Decay Naked Basics. But that's $27. So in lieu of that I suggest you get some Wet n Wild Eyeshadows. Maybe this one or this one.
    
    
11. Eye shadow primer. Go to target and find the ELF section and get primer. It's a dollar and it will make your eye shadow amazing. No reapplying no smudging no creasing. Just perfect perfect eyes. It comes in other colors too, you may want to get a shade darker if you want to match your skin tone.
    
    
12. Eyeliner. I would say get a pencil in either black or dark brown. I don't know if liquid liner is right for your eye shape but if you want to give it a go then you do whatever you want; it's your face.
    
    
13. Eyelashes. Get a lash curler. Two to three curls and you should be good. I'd say black mascara for you.
    
    
14. Eyebrows. I'm not an eyebrow expert but you're probably going to want to shape and fill in your eye brows (unless you love them just the way they are). For shape I'd go to a professional first before you wax at home or go plucking away. Then for filling in you can just use an eyebrow kit. Although I've heard complaint that dark eyebrows are the hardest to find a matching color for :(
    
    
15. BB Cream. I hear Etude house kicks butt and it won't break your bank.
    
    
16. Concealer. I love Maybelline 24 Hour Superstay Concealer it's awesome. You want to blend that stuff too, don't just dot it on.
    
    
17. Blush. I think maybe a peachy blush but pictures don't always show stuff right for skin tone so maybe you need pink. I can't really tell.
    
    
18. Bronzer. You've got great cheek bones. I would skip this for now. Unless you're super gungho in which case: I'd check out The Balm.
    
    
19. Lipstick. Cheap and amazing lipstick is NYX and I think a nice natural shade would look great on you. But seriously, if you live near an ulta, nyx is like $3.99-$5.99 for lipstick. It's amazing. Or everyone goes gaga for these Etude House Bunny Glosses.
    
    Anyway, I think you look really great and that's the best start is being confident and having a natural beauty. Also I love your hair. But if you have any questions just let me know :)
    

Hi, please check out this link.

http://www.reddit.com/r/acne/comments/1bs7nv/the_redditors_guide_to_acne_2013/

Now after you check that out I want to tell you what I took from it and how it helped me.

I decided to purchase acne.org product with Benzoyl Peroxide

http://www.amazon.com/The-Regimen-Complete-Acne-org-Treatment/dp/B0016836RY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394788775&sr=8-2&keywords=acne.org

You may find a better price elsewhere, but if you do buy it please
WATCH THEIR REGIMEN HERE: http://www.acne.org/regimen.html

After 1-2 weeks of use, I noticed that all my acne became very smaller, micro but still visible. Then about a month in, everything pretty much cleared up!

Here is the kicker and maybe will save you some money! The only product that has Benzoyl Peroxide is The Treatment. The cleanser removes dirt, oil for the treatment to work and the moisturizer is self-explanatory.

I'm still using the product now but I only buy The Treatment on it's own and have my own store brand cleanser and lotion I buy at target. I hope this works for you!

ANOTHER THING! I wrote this on the amazon review but you may not have catch it, Benzoyl Peroxide is a very strong chemical. when you first use it, try only a little to make sure it doesn't have any reaction. The first time I used it, I would say there is a tingle sensation but nothing bad and after a while I immune to it. Also note that the product WILL BLEACH/ discolor your clothing, pillowcase, blanket. So make sure only use it when you are heading to bed and have a white pillow case, white shirt so not to stain them! I learned this the hard way, bleached 2-3 of my favorite shirts.

Hope for the best!

As a tip, the only benzoyl peroxide I can find that I like is the “moisturizer” in the AcneFree sensitive skin kit. I buy the kit for $20 and toss everything but the last step. I think Paula’s Choice makes a decent one but buy the 2.5% one. The clear series version is very harsh to start.

Here is my routine if it helps you. Please keep in mind that using an AHA and a BP might be really harsh on your skin. But after a lot of trial and error, this is my go-to routine.

CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser

COSRX AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid

AcneFree 3 Step Acne Treatment Kit for Sensitive Skin - just use the 3rd step - Benzoyl Peroxide Lotion

CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Nature Republic has a Bulgarian Rose skincare line, with a very nice rose smell. It looks like this:

Bulgarian Rose Moisture Essence

Bulgarian Rose Cream

Also, non AB, but you might like Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses:

1000 roses serum

1000 roses day cream

1000 roses beauty oil

The beauty oil is very nice, or you can get a sample starter kit.

I used a little paddle/knife looking thing I got in a cheap set of face mask tools (like this)

I own both of them as well and do the same thing with rotating them! They're both really nice.

Link to a set of both on Amazon for $10.58 at this time of writing with free Prime shipping: http://www.amazon.com/Daiso-von-Baviphat-Sleeping-Hyaluronic/dp/B00M1KO8DW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1450145199&sr=8-2&keywords=daiso+sleeping+pack

https://www.amazon.com/PURA-DOR-Professional-Anti-Aging-Hyaluronic/dp/B00KMCEA4S

I found this one on a great spreadsheet someone made here on AB where they'd gone through the ingredients of a ton of vit Cs available on amazon! The smell of this one is pretty wretched, but you definitely get used to it. And for that price, it's well worth the smell. And for Galactomyces, I use the CosRX whitening one.

Lots of water and rest. Also, I've been using [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Acnefree-Hour-Acne-Clearing-System/dp/B00BEUAZTG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418167246&sr=8-1&keywords=acnefree)
for a few years. It works really well for me, and I recommend it. I've never experienced peeling or weird side effects from it either.

Hello! I’m looking for a good alternative to a discontinued product. etude house aloe moistfull
This product has brought my skin from acne infested carnage to the best I’ve seen in my whole life, unfortunately it’s been discontinued and current aloe products from etude house don’t do anything for me nor does the collagen line. I had no such luck with Benton aloe line or any random products I picked up. Could someone please help me figure it out?

My amazon shopping cart is full of these kinds of things

I just started using Evan Healy blue line. Someone over on r/rosaceans suggested it. Love it. Smells super nice. It's making my pustules from my rosacea go away without making me feel oily.

There's a sampler kit on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Evan-Healy-Blue-Face-Care/dp/B006KC7L6I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398724581&sr=8-2&keywords=evan+healy+blue

Amazon puts the average reviews at 3.5. For some, it works great, for others it didn't. It doesn't seem to work that well with sensitive skin based off the reviews.

COSDNA shows several ingredients to be an acne/irritation trigger.

Atomy Deep Cleansing

Atomy Eye Cream

Atomy BB Cream

However, those ingredients were last updated in 2012. The awesome thing is, their website has an ingredients list per every part of their 6 step skincare line.

Atomy 6 Step Skincare

You can run them through COSDNA yourself to see if there are any ingredients that could be a negative factor.

You should definitely ask your family members if you could get a sample of it to try out if you just want to jump in. The set seems to be pretty pricey.

Hope this helps.

The DDF brush heads fit on the Olay Cleansing System. If you're not happy with the Olay, but don't want to pay so much for the Clarisonic, it could be a good idea to try it out. Maybe higher quality brush heads will make a difference?

I'm not entering my own contest but here's my routine:

1. I wake up in the morning, wipe my face down with Simple Micellar Water Wipes or a cotton pad with either Rosehip Micellar Water or Tea Tree Micellar Water I found at Ross for stupid cheap.
   
   
2. I tone my face with a cotton pad and Thayer's Alcohol Free Rose Petal Witch Hazel
   
   
3. I apply a Salicylic Acid Spot Treatment (product varies)
   
   
4. I apply a Hylauric Acid and Vitamin C Serum (I found mine at Ross for stupid cheap)
   
   
5. I'm moisturizing right now with DermaE Brightening Day Cream that I also found at Ross for stupid cheap. Otherwise I use Cerave Moisturizing Cream or this stuff I saw at Ulta and bought.
   
   Then I prime and apply makeup as normal.
   
   At the end of the day I:
   
   
6. Remove makeup with the Simple wipe linked in 1.
   
   
7. Wash my face with Cerave Foaming Facial Cleanser or DermaE Anti Wrinkle Cleanser that I got on clearance at Ulta.
   
   Repeat 2-5 and go to bed.
   
   Sometimes I do sheet masks and Indian Clay masks with ACV.
   
   I wanna start going to the sauna at my gym once a week too for happy skin.

Yeah thanks, But the side bar doesn't have anything in cream form at a 5% concentration, just pads. everything is at least 8 to 10% concentration of AHA except for those pads. I am guessing that I should keep to cleansing until later on if the scarring doesn't go away? Because all the AHA exfoliants seem to be at the most part 10%. I am a little confused here. Can you recommend a chemical exfoliant, All I see are those pads which contain BHA and not AHA.

UPDATE: So BHA is a fancy word for Salicylic acid according to research, I have the cleansing gel from burts bees which contains 2% salicylic acid which isn't a lot and seems gentle. Should I use this in the place of an exfoliator? I know it doesn't say exfoliator on the label but SA supposedly goes deep down under the first layer of skin and dislodges whatever crap is in there to make things clean again. If my research has lead me to believe this correctly. This is the gel I have been talking about, it has 2% concentration of SA which is a BHA, I have been using it as a spot treatment on my forhead and it improved the skin in which where it was overnight. Can I use this to exfoliate, it's not a scrub.. However though this stuff needs to be rinsed off whereas I was under the impression that the cream reccomended in the sidebar was softly rubbed into the skin like a lotion where as the skin absorbs it and the AHAs are free to do their work. I am very new to this skin care stuff. My mind is still kind of set on the Alpha Hydrox that was recommended in the sidebar, I just need to know if it's going to get rid of my red regions

Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Control Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001GIOW36/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vky4xbM5CQ9RN


Would you recommend that kit?