6 reasons why you need a strict skincare routine

I don’t know about you, but I am a psycho when it comes to my skincare routine. Which, by now, if you’ve been following along on here or instagram, you probably already know that! There is nothing I find more soothing, relaxing, and ever so satisfying then nourishing my face every morning and night! ahhhh just love it!

Step one, before we get into why it’s important that you need a strict skincare routine, you should know your skin type and how to properly take care of it! Are you dry, oily, combination, normal, or sensitive?! If you do not know what skin type you are, it will be hard to find and have a beneficial skincare routine!

After finding your true skin type, find a product line that you love and can be consistent with! Mine personally is Mary Kay(literally for 13 years) and The Ordinary!

When you find your skin type, and your preferred skincare products, LET’S GET TO IT! I truly hope by the end of this post, you are an avid skincare routine goer. And if not, just think… 7 years. (keep reading to find out what that means…)

6 reasons why you need a strict skincare routine:

1.) beautiful healthy skin takes time

Just like ANYTHING in life, yeah? No one is going to the gym one time and coming out with a six pack? Do you know of any influencers with only ONE insta pic? Do you get to go into work one day and get your yearly salary? NO!! Many people don’t understand that this too takes time! You have to put in the effort, just like anything else, to get the results that you want! Though luckily, this can be such an extremely easy change for you that can make a huge difference! Twice daily sounds like a lot.. but I’m telling you it’s only 10 minutes of your day to focus on you – YOU.CAN.DO.IT! Consistency is KEY!

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2.) everyday is a new day

YES, same goes with our skin! Are you aware we lose MILLIONS of dead skin cells daily? Yup, so that means even if you did your skincare routine today and have that fresh look, tomorrow is literally a new day. That fresh look and feel can instantly go too dull and patchy the next. This is why it is so important to be taking care of your skin DAILY and not just when you remember or want to!

Also, people sometimes think that since they washed their face the night before, that in the morning they should be good to go. And that cannot be the furthest from the truth!! You guys, our pillow cases are NASTY!!! They literally collect it all, and then your face rubs on it all night! And if that doesn’t get ya, do you wash your hair every single night? Nope probably not, I don’t know a single female who does. SO with that said, now you have “dirty” hair on that pillow… that you are now rubbing your face on all night. EW!

I once had a friend tell me to think of it this way, and I can never un-think it!! Think of the windshield on your car. How it collects all that dust and debris just from being outside, even if it just sits in the driveway. THAT is what is floating around and attaching onto your hair! And then we go to bed having it all on the pillow case and then onto our faces! THIS IS WHY IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT, IF NOT MORE, TO WASH YOUR FACE IN THE MORNING!

Start every morning off FRESH and end every night FRESH! I’m telling you. Not only will this benefit your skin in the long run, HELLO SELF CARE! How relaxing and satisfying is it too take those less than ten minutes to do something for yourself!

3.) prevention will be a money savor

Taking care of your skin with a strict skincare routine NOW, and consistently, will absolutely prevent you from spending a ton of money down the road to fix all of the things that could have been prevented! Taking great care of your skin now and consistently, will prevent potential visits to the dermatologist, botox injections, etc. and those are not cheap to maintain!

I have SO many prevention tips in my post on anti-aging skin care tips that I think you will love and benefit from! Also, Below are just a few favorites to add to your skincare routine! You can also follow me on the LIKEtoKNOW.it app to find these products as well as many other beauty and fashion faves!

4.) confidence

It never fails that when I’m feeling really down or sick and skip my morning and night routines, that I feel even worse when I get back at it due to the way I treated my face!! I mean, there is nothing I hate more than feeling uncomfortable around people all because I didn’t do my skincare routine and now I have a few blemishes and just feel clogged and gross! I think we can all agree that if our skin is looking and feeling its best, then so are we!

I don’t know about you but an unwashed face makes me feel SO gross! I cannot and will not go to bed, or continue my morning, without washing my face. It just won’t happen!! I hope after reading this you will be doing the same! Take care of yourself by taking care of your skin!

5.) slows down aging

I recently wrote a post on anti-aging skin care tips, that I mentioned above, and if you take a minute to read it you’ll see that not taking care of your skin can actually AGE YOU! Yup.. a good 7 years!!!!!!!! That’s insanity!!!!! And that’s a biiiiig no for me, and also circles back to #3! The more time you spend on your skincare routine now, will be less money you spend on your skin later!

I’m sure you have all read by now that collagen is the holy grail to all things hair, skin, and nails yeah? Well, you read right! As we age, our bodies start to breakdown its existing collagen and it gets harder and harder for it to make more. Collagen is SOO important to not only our bodies, but our skin!! Collagen helps prevent fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging. Honestly, my post on all the health and beauty benefits of collagen, sums it up PERFECTLY!

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6.) it’s satisfying

There is nothing I love more, I don’t think, than washing my face! Morning and night. Think I mentioned it a few times throughout this post LOL! It’s something I genuinely look forward to! ESPECIALLY if I have makeup on! Ladies can we agree it’s like taking your bra off at the end of a long day?!! 1.) just knowing you are simply taking back those 7 years of aging by doing this 2.) it feels SOOO good to go to bed/wake up with a fresh clean face! Like sleeping on freshly washed sheets!

you can do this!

It takes, on average, 66 days to create a habit! It takes me roughly 5 minutes to do my skincare routine, times that by 2 and it’s ONLY 10 MINUTES OF YOUR ENTIRE DAY! You owe that to yourself!! The second you start to lay down and think “ehhh it’s just one night” I want you to remember…. 7 years!!!!!!! Now I hope think twice before you go to bed, or continue putting on your makeup for the day without doing your skincare routine! In the nicest way possible 😉

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XOXO – B 

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