Hey friends! We are almost to the weekend! I am so excited because we are heading to the Orlando area tomorrow for one last hoorah before summer officially ends.  I started gathering up some of my beauty items to pack and thought I would share with you all my morning skin care routine.  Skin care is something that I only recently got into (probably because 40 is knocking on the door) and I love experimenting with products.  I do try to keep it simple as I am usually rushing out the door in the morning.

These are the items I use in the morning in the order I use them:

1. Mario Badescu Glycolic Foaming Cleanser.  I love this cleanser. It is a mix of glycolic acid, sage extract, chamomile extract, and St. John’s wort extract.  The directions say to use it 1-3 times a week, but, I use it everyday.
2. Ole Henriksen Transforming Walnut Scrub.  I grew up using St. Ives apricot scrub.  I have come to realize that it probably is not the best for my skin at this point in my life.  But, I do love a good face scrub.  I got this in my Allure Beauty Box and I am obsessed.  I use it 2-3 times a week.
3. Mario Badescu Glycolic Acid Toner. I only recently started using toner after reading about the positive effects it has on your skin.  In as much as I use the glycolic foaming cleanser, I decided to stay in the same brand family and use this toner.
4. Beautycounter Countermatch Eye Rescue Cream.  This eye cream is lightweight and very moisturizing.
5. Beautycounter No. 1 Brightening Facial Oil or Beautycounter No. 2 Plumping Facial Oil.  Depending on how my skin looks, I have been switching between these two facial oils.  They absorb nicely into your skin and do not leave your skin feeling oily.
6. Beautycounter Countermatch Adaptive Moisture Lotion.  I use this moisturizer right over the facial oil.  I really like how lightweight this lotion is and that it hydrates your face all day.

I do not use a separate sunscreen because my IT Cosmetics cc cream is SPF 50.  As for my night routine, I switch out a couple of the products.  I will do a separate post for you all on that routine.