Every night I make time for a little “me time” before bed. I make some tea and put on a podcast like Goop to start to unwind for the night. I’ve loved slowing down and being more intentional with enjoying the little things like washing my face at night instead of rushing rushing rushing. When you experience burnout, you quickly create habits that make you slow down and enjoy the little things. I love to use my new spa headband that I bought in bulk a few months ago to give to my bridesmaids. It was the most popular item in their boxes to ask them to officially be my bridesmaids and those boxes were full of higher-end goodies too! I like to wash my face with a makeup remover like this balm, and then use an acne wash, before using a basic skin cleaner like this one to clean my face. All of this to say, those spa headbands have been a lifesaver!

Once my face is really clean; my makeup is off, exfoliated, and clean, I sit at my vanity and apply retinol. I used to use retinol twice a week but now I use it nightly because before it was for preventative reasons but now my skin really needs it for the benefits! Next is the ELEMIS Superfood Midnight Facial. I’ve been a big fan of ELEMIS in the last few years and the night cream leaves my skin looking smoother and brighter. You know when you see people online with the perfect glowing skin and you wonder how their foreheads can look shiny in a good way? It’s because they use a good night cream and this one gives me hydrated skin that is just glowing when I wake up in the morning. It took using a night cream to understand how important they are in your evening skincare routine and I think I will cry a little tear when I run out of this one!