Getting old and ugly

[SaelaRae]

I’m am now in my late 30s😭and I will be 40 soon! I need a change in my skin care for wrinkle prevention and hydration to keep looking young and makeup to make it look like I’m not decaying before everyone’s eyes. Please help!

[WinglessOne]

@SaelaRae  What’s your current skincare routine? Once I hit my mid 40s, I had to change cleansers because the one I’d used for decades was suddenly very drying on my skin. Though I think it wasn’t such a sudden change; it was a gradual drying-out problem that’d been growing until my skin finally reached its breaking point with that cleanser. So, changing to a more moisturizing cleanser can make a world of difference for you. I currently use Paula’s Choice Hydralight cleanser. (I’m in my late 40s now, and my skin type is mostly-dry combo.) 

The best wrinkle prevention and general anti-aging product is sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30. I rotate through a few different sunscreens, but my favorites are Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen Invisible Broad Spectrum SPF 40 PA +++ 1.7 oz/ 50 mL and COOLA Sun Silk Face Sunscreen Drops with SPF 30 and Hyaluronic Acid 1 oz / 30 mL. When I wear more makeup than brow pencil and lipstick, I carry SUPERGOOP! - Invincible Setting Powder SPF 45 in my bag to reapply sunscreen every 2-3 hours. 

Here are the hydrators and moisturizers I use on a daily basis, including the 3 facial oils I most frequently alternate in my routine: 

• e.l.f. Hydrating Water Essence - loaded with moisturizing ingredients plus niacinamide; keeps my face feeling hydrated all day  
• Farmacy Very Cherry Bright 15% Clean Vitamin C Serum with Acerola Cherry 1.0 oz/ 30 mL - contains lots of hyaluronic acid, my skin’s favorite humectant 
• THE ORDINARY - Buffet - hyaluronic acid + a major boost of peptides 
• e.l.f. Nourishing Facial Oil - a phenomenal blend of antioxidant-packed, non-perfuming oils (no essential oils in this stuff) for just $10 USD 
• Herbivore Emerald CBD + Adaptogens Deep Moisture Glow Oil 1 oz/ 30 mL - better than the non-CBD version of Emerald Oil; very moisturizing; does have a mild weed smell, but it’s stinky for just 10 seconds and then it’s fine, especially once I apply my cream moisturizer over it 
• Youth To The People Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Oil with Squalane and Antioxidants 1 oz / 30 ml - another good blend of oils; can be a bit much for my oily zone if I’m not very light-handed with it there 
• Youth To The People Superfood Air-Whip Lightweight Face Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid 2 oz / 59 mL - my AM and PM cream moisturizer, as well as my eye cream; my face loves this stuff 

[SportyGirly125]

@SaelaRae

here are some suggestions 

DRUNK ELEPHANT - C-Firma™ Vitamin C Day Serum

Drunk Elephant B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum with Hyaluronic Acid 1.69 oz/ 50 mL

Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen Invisible Broad Spectrum SPF 40 PA +++ 1.7 oz/ 50 mL

The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil 1 oz/ 30 mL

LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C Original

FRESH - Rose Deep Hydration Moisturizer

Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Vitamin C Eye Cream 0.5 oz/ 15 mL

Tatcha The Essence Skincare Boosting Treatment 5.1 oz/ 150 mL

CAUDALIE - Beauty Elixir