By popular request, here’s my current routine. As my Empties and Openeds Reviews can attest, I go through a lot of products and have a routine more than ten steps long, but by thinking in product categories I’m able to navigate a constantly shifting routine with relatively good outcomes. I think of skincare in termsContinue reading “End of 2022 Routine Review: Overview of my Current Routine”
Category Archives: Skincare Basics
Skincare How To: Starting a Retinoid
If you’ve been getting at all into skincare, you might be wondering about starting some sort of retinoid, be it retinol, retinal, adapalene or tretinoin. I will admit I was wary of using retinol for a long time, but now I use it nearly daily! Assuming you already know what’s what, jump right into theContinue reading “Skincare How To: Starting a Retinoid”
Skincare How To: Create a Serum Collection
I’ve been crushing on my serum line-up lately. A nice “serum stable” is eminently shelfie-worthy and so important as you learn to listen to your skin, but building one out is where so many skincare newbies go wrong and where so many skincare fanatics can go overboard. So let’s discuss. A few notes before weContinue reading “Skincare How To: Create a Serum Collection”
Skincare How To: Hydrate the Skin
We are, all of us, aqueous solutions. Notionally, the adult human body is 60% water, and the skin is critical to keep all of that water (and other goodness) in and all of the gunk of the world, well, out. In order to function the best to protect you, and to feel the bounciest, yourContinue reading “Skincare How To: Hydrate the Skin”
Skincare How To: Layering Skincare
So you did your research, hit the sales, and now you have a boatload of skincare to (hopefully) address your skin concerns. How do you use them? When do you put on what? And how? Layering skincare is definitely a “your mileage may vary” situation, as some skin types can’t handle lots of products, andContinue reading “Skincare How To: Layering Skincare”
Skincare How To: Starting a Routine
We’re still in January, but if you’re anything like me you’ve already failed at least one resolution. (Resolution was to not order delivery food in January … at least we’re only doing it once a week. Husband’s a better cook, anyway.) But if one of your resolutions has been to start a skincare routine andContinue reading “Skincare How To: Starting a Routine”
Hot Skincare Tips for Cold Weather
The temperatures in Colorado right now are downright upsetting — highs in the teens, low in the negatives (in Fahrenheit, of course). While I work from home and have mostly been blessed with not going outside, winter still takes its toll. Knowing that many folks are currently facing the same issues, I wanted to shareContinue reading “Hot Skincare Tips for Cold Weather”
Cocktailing: Guide to a Skincare Nightcap
The pandemic has really cut down on the number of cocktails I consume, but as I get more into skincare the cocktails have come back — just topically. Of course, for the most part alcohol’s very much fallen out of favor in skincare, but that’s not the sort of cocktail I’m talking about. (Though toContinue reading “Cocktailing: Guide to a Skincare Nightcap”
An Incomplete Introduction to Hydrating Toners
I LOVE TONERS. SO MUCH I currently have all of these pictured above in rotation, and honestly my skin has never looked or felt better. If you haven’t gotten on the hydrating toner train yet, I 110% encourage and endorse it, regardless of your skin type. Specifically for dry skin in a dry place, IContinue reading “An Incomplete Introduction to Hydrating Toners”
Being a Financially Responsible Skincare Fanatic
BUY ALL THE THINGS, BABY, IT’S A SALE. Just kidding. The temptation is real, but buying everything all the time isn’t realistic. So how do you walk the line between splurgey skincare fun times and “omg I have to make this smidge of moisturizer last two weeks”?
Lisa Loves Skincare 