The Poutsicle lipstain causes an allergic reaction on my lips. I hate that it does because I love but had to stop using it.

Aww, this is kind of sweet and niche idea @ThatsPeachy I've had some decent luck with the Ordinary and they do have sets to address specific concerns. The Ordinary The Acne Set I would also encourage an SPF, even though he has acne, everyone benefits from SPF Clinique also makes a good set. CLINIQUE Acne Solutions Clinical Clearing Kit If that's too many steps, get him a nice gentle, gel cleanser, a lightweight moisturizer and acne dots. Hyper Skin Gentle Brightening Gel Cleanser with Mandelic Acid 5 oz / 150 mL Dr. Jart+ Vital Hydra Solution™ Water Cream Glow Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid 1.69 oz / 50 mL Peace Out Acne Salicylic Acid Day & Night Duo 20 Acne Day Dots / 20 Acne Healing Dots belif The True Cream - Aqua Bomb Sunscreen 2-in-1 SPF 50 and Moisturizer

These are great! The only thing is, some of these options are quite expensive. If you prefer a cheaper alternative, you could use The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 Hydrating Serum or the Byoma creamy jelly cleanser and moisturizing gel cream! (This works for my teen skin) happy holidays!

@gulrej What’s your skin type? I have dry skin and SEPHORA COLLECTION All Day Hydrator Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer 1.69 oz/ 50 mL #works well for me. The active ingredient is Hyaluronic acid. It’s non-comedogenic, which means it shouldn’t clog your pores.

I’ve enjoyed their higher end products like “Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos™ Glycolic Resurfacing Night Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL and Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial™ AHA + BHA Mask 1.69 oz/ 50 mL BUT their ‘normal’ products, like their cleanser, moisturizers etc, in my opinion are not worth it. Better options would be (maybe get a mini to try out first) Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench® Hyaluronic Cloud Mask Hydrating Gel Youth To The People Superfood Air-Whip Lightweight Face Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid - my fav Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream Plumping & Hydrating Moisturizer

@BombFantastic I have used it before and my skin seemed to like it. I used the older formulation in the clear bottle. SEPHORA COLLECTION Ultra Glow Serum: Glow + Strengthen Vitamin C Serum 30 ml/ 1.01 fl oz There’s a newer formulation in a darker bottle. Probably better since vitamin c can be photosensitive. SEPHORA COLLECTION Super Glow Serum with Vitamin C+E 1.01 oz / 30 ml

I completely agree with this!! drunk elephant is a complete waste. I used the polypeptide moisturizer on my skin and it literally gave me bumps the next morning including the day serum is supposed to take away dead skin but turns out into me having a huge breakout. It’s very overhyped and over-influenced by a lot of tik tokers, influencers etc. I’ve also been seeing to many kids under the age of 14 use these products and waste their whole money or their parents money for a skincare product that’s not even for their age or skin! This brand is not good PLEASE do not buy this. If this product somehow works for you then you must have luck, but overall not good product at ALL. please listen and trust me.

@ILOVEMYDOGGO567 If your skin looks or feels oily everywhere, or gets more oily everywhere throughout the day, then you have oily skin. If your skin’s dry everywhere, sometimes to the point where you get dry patches, then you have dry skin. If your skin’s neither too oily nor too dry, then it’s balanced. If you have a combo of those things (example: my skin’s very oily on and around my nose; my forehead leans dry in winter and oily in summer; and the rest of my skin is quite dry), then you have combo skin. Pore strips don’t work on any type of acne, including blackheads. Some folks who see lots of little black dots on their nose think they have blackheads, but those dots might be over-productive sebaceous filaments* instead. When sebaceous filaments produce too much sebum, they’re more noticeable on skin. By contrast, blackheads are a type of acne called open comedones. They look black because the acne bump’s ruptured and air has oxidized the gunk inside (bacteria, excess dead skin cells, sebum). A pore strip can remove excess sebum from a sebaceous filament, but it’s not meant to dislodge a true blackhead plug. *Sebaceous filaments are tiny tubes that look like little hairs. When our bodies produce sebum (our skin’s natural oils), it runs along sebaceous filaments up to the surface of our skin. Sebaceous filaments are a natural and normal feature of human skin; we all have them. Sebaceous filaments aren’t acne. Something that works on both sebaceous filaments and blackheads—and some other types of acne—is salicylic acid, a type of BHA (beta hydroxy acid). This ingredient gets down into pores and degunks ‘em. You can try a leave-on product like The INKEY List Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA) Blemish + Blackhead Serum 1 oz/ 30 mL or Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant , or a rinse-off product like CeraVe Acne Control Cleanser, The INKEY List Salicylic Acid Cleanser, or The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Masque. Whichever product you choose, start by using salicylic acid a couple times a week for a few weeks to see how your skin tolerates it. Then you can increase usage if you want; some folks can safely use BHA daily, but others can’t because BHA can be drying. Do you already use a BHA product?

@mkvw The basics are cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen. What are you currently using? You might already have a routine or at least part of one.