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Every beauty editor has a thing.
Amber Venerable
Some do a full face of makeup for work every day.
Others spend hours at the salon getting fun hair color and highlights.
Im all about skin-care, and its paying off.
Dermatologists, estheticians, and makeup artists have all complimented my face.
Plus, Im lucky enough to have access to some of the best beauty products with innovative ingredients.
These are the five skin rules I follow religiouslyand the exact products in my bathroom vanity.
Thats why Im devoted to the pre-cleanse step.
The oil in these products helps attract and remove the oil in resistant makeup products.
I think of serum as the customizeable portion of every skin-care routine.
Aserumis a highly concentrated treatment that you apply before your moisturizer.
I use two every morning.
Anyone who ever goes outside should consider using a vitamin C serum.
(Yeah, thats everyone.)
If you stop reading after this, youre already winning.Sunscreenis the secret sauce.
I admit: Its only been a year that Ive been using a moisturizer with SPF 30 every day.
The hard part about sunscreen is finding one thats not greasy or ashy.
Personally, I prefer to use a chemical sunscreen with ingredients like avobenzone and octinoxate.
These actives dont leave my brown skin looking pasty.
Retinola form of vitamin Aisnt easy for everyone to tolerate.
It can cause redness and irritation if you havesensitive skin.
Vitamin A is a skin-care superhero.
I layer mine on at night under a thick moisturizer.
The moisturizer helps to minimize the chance of irritation.
Any derm will tell you to use a nightly retinoland not to expect results in less than a month.
But personally, I can see a difference the next morning, I swear.
It helps to minimize pimples and brighten up my entire face.
I prefer achemical exfoliantthat contains an alpha hydroxy acid.
My routine:Once or twice a week I use thePhilosophy Microdelivery Triple-Acid Brightening Peel($70).
