If you’re super busy like me and would rather not follow a 2-hour skin care routine on the daily, here’s one that’s JUST as good and requires almost no time!

Fun fact: Did you know I don’t wear much makeup? I prefer to keep things simple and I’m a firm believer that healthy, glowy skin is the best look! I much prefer to spend my valuable time using the RIGHT products for my skin (ones that will have great long-term effects) rather than applying makeup.

Step 1: Remove impurities

Pro tip: Aside from using this easy skin care routine, I also recommend spending at least thirty minutes doing something you love to start the day right. Remember: self-care comes in all forms and it needs to nourish you from the inside out! Aside from taking care of your skin, make sure you’re also nurturing your body and soul. Something as simple as meditating, doing yoga, journaling, or reading a chapter of a book can make a humongous difference in your mood for the rest of the day.

Without further ado, here’s my current morning skin care routine:

The first step of my skin care routine is to apply Aveeno’s Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser to remove any impurities. You can find it at Target and it’s super affordable.

I’m actually super proud of this step because I was the person that formulated the pads I use! I call them my “drill sergeants” because they keep melanocyte cells (the ones that produce melanin and are the culprits when it comes to dark spots) evenly lined up. If you want these, you can pop by at Bella to get yours.

Protective serum is a must, and even more so when it comes with a tint of Vitamin C to help your skin prevent redness and inflammation. I use Skinceuticals Phloretin CF and I can’t recommend it enough!

Step 2: Toner Pads

Skinceuticals C E Ferulic is one of the best vitamins for clear skin. This vitamin C serum helps neutralize free radicals induced by UVA/UVB, infrared radiation (IRA), and ozone pollution (O3), which may lead to visible signs of accelerated skin aging. In addition to antioxidant protective benefits, C E Ferulic improves signs of aging and photo-damage, the appearance of lines and wrinkles, and the loss of firmness, while brightening skin’s complexion.

I use just one pump of Alastin’s Restorative Skin Complex, a moisturizing serum that has peptides that work deep in the skin to support collagen production, and elastin fibers that fight aging like no other product in the market does. My clients who have started doing this see a juicy look after only 2 weeks!

ESSENTIAL! If you’re only going to do ONE thing to take care of your skin, make it using sunscreen! I always go for an SPF of around 50 that has zinc and titanium and ingredients that I can pronounce! Revision Intellishade ® is amazing because it’s a tinted moisturizer that gives your face a bit of color and a healthy glow.

Step 3: Protective Serum

Please don’t skip sunscreen!

Award-winning formula that leaves a healthy, natural glow. Anti-aging daily moisturizer intelligently designed to deliver the power of 5 anti-aging products in 1. Helps to correct, protect, conceal, brighten and hydrate skin to deliver clinically-proven results. This 5-in-1 moisturizer features over 20 age-defying ingredients, broad-spectrum SPF45 protection plus a universal tint for an instant glow.