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Originally Posted by skcin
Like Jazzy, I now rinse with plain water in the morning & then use cleanser (currently it's Clinique foaming face wash) at night to get all the makeup/dirt/bacteria/ pollutants/filth off before I go to bed. I exfoliate twice weekly (right now it's L'Occitane Delicious Almond Paste - heavenly!) I now moisturize before bed AND in the morning. I have not gotten more pimples, but my dryness is still an issue. Like, you wouldn't notice it until I put makeup on (esp. any powders) but then it's awful looking. I've tried 3 or 4 different moisturizers (Aveeno Positively Radiant, Oil of Olay Complete, some natural honey stuff) to no avail, and I was actually just thinking of going back through this thread to get more recommendations.
I think part of the problem is that we have really hard water here - dries the skin terribly. We go through gallons of lotion in the winter especially.  |
I only wash with water, except for pore cleanser in the shower every 3 to 4 days or so. I've really been blessed with good skin and a good complexion.
My face is mostly balanced, but my T zone is a combination area.. the sides of my nose can get oily (during the day, sometimes i'll use the clean and clear oil absorbing powder to take care of that), but between and around my eyebrows can get very dry. Particularly in winter. The only moisturizer I will use is Dove's Deep Moisture facial cream (in the little pot, with a blue lid).
It's rare that I wear make-up these days, but if I do, I use one of ten random facial cleansers laying around my house... there's a clinique foaming one, a clean and clear foaming one, and some dove something or other. But the next day, I will be very, very dry around my eyebrows. Sooo, after I wash and pat off the drops of water, but remain damp, I kind of slather on the Dove Deep Moisture and sleep in it.
Other than that, after washing with water in the morning, I don't pat dry. As soon as it's dry to the point of just not dripping, but still quite damp, I put on a light amount of the deep moisture to seal it in. Again, I don't wear makeup often these days, but I would imagine that it'd be best to wash, put the moisturizer on, and give it several minutes to "penetrate" (oh BARF i hate that word) before applying makeup.
With your skin type being somewhat different, it may or may not work, but it might be worth a shot!