My Skincare Regimen

I did get a lot of requests for my skincare regimen last week/ this week after discussing that I just turned 45. Y’all made me feel really good about myself commenting that I looked younger. I’ve been very focused on my skin the past couple years and have been doing A LOT to maintain some youthfulness- some of it “clean beauty” some just straight up toxins injected into my face :). It’s a balance, ladies.

Here is my full routine and I discuss more below- but you can click on most of these for links:

SKINCARE:

I have ride or die favorites I have been using forever- including the Tammy Fender face wash and EpiPeel as well as Roche Posay sunscreens, Follain mask and prescription retinol. I was a die-hard Augustinus Bader Rich Cream junkie but have found that this INN Beauty cream is a really close dupe and way less money (don’t worry I’m still spending stupid money on my skincare, just wait…) New favorites include this SkinCeuticals night eye cream, Fig. 1 Vitamin CE Ferulic (better version and less $$$ than SkinCeuticals) and this Paula’s Choice liquid exfoliant. As for those little capsules I use day and night…

GADGETS/ TOOLS:

I went to see my dermatologist, who is a great friend of mine as well, and she was looking at my skin (skin cancer checks every year, no skipping!) and she said “Your skin looks amazing what are you doing?” The only thing I’ve added to my routine in the past 3 months (she sees me often) was the Droplette. I was sent it to try and to be honest I thought it was a total gimmick. But I got the stem cell capsules (so expensive) as well as the collagen ones and IT WORKS. I don’t know how or why but something with NASA and MIT and whatever it is, I’m into it. I mentioned it to my derm and she said she had heard of it and the science behind it is legit- so I will stick with it. Also legit, red light LED masks if you use them EVERY DAY. I use mine almost every night, 2-3 cycles. I also use my gua sha in the morning, especially if I’ve been clenching my jaw at night! Feels so good.

PROCEDURES:

Creams can only go so far. Like I said, I see a trusted, award-winning medical dermatologist for ALL procedures. Shout out to SkinCare Physicians in Chestnut Hill, MA. You have to be very careful with medspas and make sure the people treating you have proper qualifications. That said, no gatekeeping here- this is what I do:

• I metabolize Botox so fast- like 4-5 weeks and it wears off so I switched to Daxxify and it lasts a lot longer. I get injections in my masseter muscles for TMJ which has also slimmed out my face, my “11’s” (between my brows) and occasionally along my upper lip (I have a top lip that flips under when I smile and this makes it look fuller- they cal this a “lip flip” injection)
• I’ve lost a lot of volume in my cheeks from age, weight fluctuations, stress, etc so I get Juvederm in my cheekbone area to add some natural volume. My doc is very conservative and refuses to do anything that looks fake and I love that about her. I tried lip filler once and hated it, so got it dissolved. I have some left in my lower lip a bit, but it was a “hydration” low dose, not a volume dose.
• Once a year I get Fraxel- I’ve only done it twice but I will go again this fall (not looking forward to it, TBH). On top of evening out your skin tone and reducing wrinkles, it helps ward off skin cancer as well- it’s actually preventative! Skin cancer runs in my family so I do love this side effect of it. This year I tried Thermage on my lower face/ neck that was showing some laxity and I LOVE IT. Doesn’t hurt and it actually did tighten up my neck!

And that’s all she wrote. Let me know if you have products, gadgets or procedures you love! I’m all ears (and so is everyone else!).