Why I started a Face Care Routine

I’m old. Not really, but I am for sure becoming older and I should have been taking better care of my skin. In fact, a skincare routine has been something on my mind for years but somehow it lasts for a day or two and I just cant stick with it. I’m not going to bore you with all the nonsense of “Well your skin is the largest organ in the body” blah blah blah, more bull shit, guilty conscious etc. It’s simply put, I am getting older. Nearing my mid 30s I need to start taking a look at the bigger picture. It also should come as no surprise that I’m lazy or in the very least I put myself at the bottom of rhe “to-do” lists of life. You likely have noticed that adding things to my routine is not always easy. In fact I find it super challenging for me. Let me take you on this beginner trip of starting a skin care routine!

One main reason I started a skin care routine is because I have noticed patches of dry skin, especially on my face. Spots that are on my nose, between my eyebrows and occasionally my cheeks. I know if I also was to start trying to drink more water that would also help these areas however I also know a skin cream too would be helpful. Since you know (maybe) that I write blogs in advance, you can read more about how I do blog posts here, hopefully as I write this I have been doing good at sticking to my routine. I keep it simple. Even as a teenager when I had a bit of acne I still was doing some what of a routine but it was still pretty laid back. I didn’t have hundreds of dollars to spend on products and I also didn’t want to spend 30 or 40 minutes or more before bed doing a routine either. But the fact is, I am not going to get any younger and I think starting a skin care routine to help with these areas of concern would be great. I have dry skin anyways and have medicated creams for different parts of my body, but the face is something we see and the world sees every single day. Do I wish I started this sooner? Kind of. But I had to be ready or willing to accept the routine and the fact that it needed to be done.

One thing I remind myself since starting is:
“Keep it simple, Stupid”.
I do very basic things. Why? Because if I over complicate things I know myself and I’m gonna give up. So I start small. I have a skin scrub that I don’t use every day, maybe a few times a week. I also have a toner that I try to use every night before bed though before my night cream. It makes me feel refreshed to be able to use it before the cream. Like the cream has some fresh skin to really soak in. And In the mornings I use a day cream. Evening is obviously a specific night cream. Currently I am trying Olay as the brand and it’s been going great. They aren’t fragrant to dry out my skin more. And they aren’t greasy feeling. Eventually yes I would likely get into a sirum or something but not right now. As far as the scrubs and things I do use St. Ives. It seems to be a relatively good price however I will likely switch to an Olay brand perhaps after. And toner right now is a Nivea one which is fine but I’ve had others I liked more and will likely switch back to. I like this routine because I can put the cream on in the morning to start the day, and at night it’s not a lot of added steps as I wind down. Starting a routine in general takes time and dedication. If I were to start now with 50 steps, I likely won’t last more than a few days if that. So starting with a smaller routine and building the habit and then growing is how I feel like I can be successful.

One thing I religiously do though for my skincare is whenever the rare occasion occurs that I do wear makeup, since becoming older, is I have started to try and use primer. I find it helps a lot in making your makeup become smooth when applying. I also am a huge fan of removing makeup. Growing up as a teenager I wouldn’t really care about that. I’d fall asleep with makeup on, wake up to a mess, kind of fix it and go. As an adult if I forget to take it off or am just too tired, I truly feel a difference in my face. It’s dry, it’s itchy, it feels dirty even after I’ve properly removed my makeup, and my skin just doesn’t feel good for the day. Not to mention it just isn’t good to have makeup all on your skin when your sleeping for so many reasons!

Whatever your reason for starting a skin care routine, it’s never too late to start. One was something I wish I had sooner. Though I have been lucky in the sense that my skin hasn’t been horrible I still wish I had established this earlier so I could continue to grow. And since I’m touching this up before scheduling it also, spoiler alert: I haven’t developed the routine yet. Starting on February 4th I’ll be doing a 12 week weight loss challenge again. My hope is to start then and have it as a check list for the day. This way I can ensure that I do it. Once I get in to the habit of things then it should be easy enough to do. I just need to really smarten up and kick my own ass here to get going!