Having a solid morning and night routine is vital to making sure you look glowy all-day and go to bed with a routine that will prepare you to look your best when you wake up. There are various ways you can do it but the general consensus for the best glowy routine is as follows:
Morning☀︎
Night ☾
There’s a lot of amazing cleansers on the market. Some of which are super clean, some of which are classified as exfoliators, balms, and even powders. Cleansing your face first thing in the morning is not only the perfect way to wake up, but it’s the first step to making sure you rid your gorgeous face of any dirt, oils, or left over makeup. The most recent trend is to double cleanse — which I personally think is a game changer to giving your face a clean, clear fresh base for the rest of your routine.
This is possibly my favorite part of my morning routine. It’s so satisfying to see all the build up left on your skin just come right off. You feel so shiny and new after putting on a toner. Further, it helps to hydrate, balance pH, and tighten your pores. Toners certainly give your skin an extra-deep clean, and you can even use it before putting other products on your face to create an even, cleanly base. While the experts praise using a toner in just the morning, I am a fan of using toner all day long — especially to remove excess bacteria and dirt at night (so you should probably add that to both).
After you tone (in the morning) or exfoliate, do not forget any serums! Different serums have different purposes. You might use a serum for brightening like a vitamin C or antioxidant based products — but another way to look glowy is to keep your skin plump with a hyluaronic acid for hydration and bounce. Certainly vitamin C is the best for a glowy look because it helps to protect your skin from UV while also boosting collagen production.
Nobody wants to look tired during the day. Having an under eye cream with retinol to help brighten, or placing a set of under-eye pads on your skin will do the trick. Whether it is a quick swipe of cream, or takes the extra 10-15 minutes for eye pads, it is well worth it, and certainly makes you look more lively, and glowy throughout the day. For best results, do this every day to help fade out dark under-eye circles — I now I have them, and since I incorporated eye pads, I certainly feel glowy.
Although you might not see the sun all the time, protecting your skin from UV rays is a great way to make sure your skin always looks glowy. Not only could UV rays be harmful in the long-term with respect to aging, these rays dull out your skin, creating masses of dead skin cells, as well as an itchy and potentially dry surface. By applying a tinted sunscreen or lotion with SPF in it, you could easily protect yourself from UV and your skin will look flawless even on the hottest of days when you are truly craving an outdoor day.
Finding a good exfoliator is tricky, but at night after you’ve cleansed (or double cleansed), this should absolutely be your next step. This will help to remove dead or polluted skin to make it less dull and give you a glowy base before you doze off, leaving your skin brighter than before in the morning. Not to mention various exfoliators allow your skin to absorb skin care better, and even prevents clogged pores which could lead to acne prone days. Exfoliation is a vital part to the nighttime skincare routine, and we don’t always think to do it. So make sure you get your hands on an exfoliator that works best for you!
Many of us have some blemishes, or areas of our skin that we’d love to take care of. Luckily, thanks to the help of the incredible dermatology industry, we have plenty of topical creams, and other treatments to help our acne, scars, or even dark spots fade away in no time. Sleeping with these treatments on are typically what medical professionals advise — this is because your skin will absorb the product and there will be plenty of time for whatever you may need to register and start fixing. Don’t forget this integral final step to your nighttime routine, and be consistent.
Korean beauty products are some of the best — but I cannot stress enough how much different Korean products have changed my skin. In fact, my entire morning and night routine comes from Korean brands, and I have seen a significant difference in my radiance on a daily basis. If you haven’t invested, you should.
In order to make sure you are finding the absolute best products, here are some of our favorite products to add to your morning lineup — including cleansers, toners, serums, eye cream/patches, UV protection, and even glowy makeup options.
When you're winding down, doing your nightly routine can put you in a relaxed, and clean-feeling mindset to sleep peacefully, and wake up glowy. That said, some products you should use in the morning, can also be an integral part to your nightly routine. Here's some nightly cleansers, exfoliators, serums, and common treatments to make sure you wake up looking radiant.
