My current skincare routine

I have had a couple people ask me what my skincare routine is, and my answer to that is, it is always changing! Seriously, I hardly ever use the same products twice (with a few exceptions) and once I finish a product I move on to something else. Why do I do this? Well, for a couple of reasons. First, I heard somewhere that it's good to change up your products once in awhile because if you keep using the same product for too long your skin can get used to it and over the time the product won't be as effective anymore. Second, if a product doesn't work for me the first time, I see no reason to continue using it. And third, there are just too many products out there that I'm curious to try, and I am a total sucker for peer pressure. :P

So as of right now, these are what products I have been using (I really haven't tried any high end department store brands yet, mostly just because I am always broke):

On a daily basis I switch between these, I really like the Philosophy cleanser, it does a good job at removing makeup and I like the smell. I heard so many reviews of the Cetaphil that I had to try it, but it didn't really impress me much, although I do like the texture. And the SkinEffects I just picked up recently, it came with some moisturizer and they are supposed to help reduce redness. So far I haven't seen a difference yet, but maybe it's too soon to tell. It smells really strongly though, almost too strong, like medicine.

This is what I use when I start to break out, which isn't very often, my boyfriend uses this more than me which is why it's almost gone. It has a very creamy texture which feels good, but it kind of leaves my skin dry, which most acne cleansers tend to do

These are what I use to exfoliate. I have been using the St. Ives Apricot Scrub for over ten years and it is the only non makeup facial product that I cannot live without. Seriously, if I don't have this on hand, I go crazy! The Biore is a microdermabrasion polish which works really well and is a lot easier to use than the other products I've seen, mostly because it is only a one step process and comes in a convenient squeeze tube. Check out my review here

And these are my moisturizers that I currently use. The Pond's dry skin cream is really rich and not overly perfumed, this is the moisturizer that I always fall back on because I love the texture and it's really moisturizing. I still like to see what other products there are though. The Roc moisturizer is just okay, I actually don't really like how it makes my skin feel after using it, kind of flaky or something. The Oil of Olay cream is okay too, but neither of them seem to work as well as the Pond's. Oh and the SkinEffects moisturizer is kinda weird, it feels tingly and kind of refreshing, but sometimes it feels kind of like it's burning my skin. And it doesn't seem to be helping my redness any.

I only just started using eye creams, mostly because I haven't been sleeping well lately at all and it's starting to show. The Amore Pacific I got as a sample in my Sephora purchase and the Biore I picked up at CVS. So far neither of them seem to be working very well, or I just have extreme problems that these won't solve. :(

So there it is, my current skincare routine. To be honest, I really don't like half of the products because they don't seem to be effective whatsoever, but since I paid for them I don't want to waste them. But in another month or so I will probably have a whole new routine, hopefully. :) I am constantly on a quest to find new and better skincare products that actually work, so if anyone has any suggestions please let me know, but preferably products that aren't super expensive. I have dry skin with redness and discoloration, but not oily at all and hardly any breakouts. Oh, and I want to start using masks, I haven't used one in so long, and I definitely need to start using serums, sunscreen (I know, I'm horrible for not using one already!) and other important stuff.