If you aren't 100% happy with your current skin care routine, try this routine using Tiege Hanley and Differin Gel.
You already understand how important it is to take care of your skin. When your skin looks great, it's easy to look someone in the eye and flash a confident smile.
But when you're dealing with dry or oily skin – or even a bad acne breakout – it kills your confidence and makes you want to stay inside and hide from the world.
Ever since I was a teenager, I've struggled with mild to moderate acne – even into my adult years.
And I've tried many different skin care products and routines, including the most popular acne fighting ingredients.
Until about four months ago, I thought I had found the best skin care routine for someone in my situation (an adult male with mild acne).
I even wrote a post and made a video about it:
Skin Care Routine for Men With Adult Acne ← My OLD routine
But honestly, that routine left a lot to be desired. I was really disciplined with it, but I still experienced these annoying symptoms:
- Dry/itchy skin
- Oily/shiny skin
- Pimples and blemishes
And the worst part is, some breakouts would last for weeks!
About six months ago, I decided to change my entire skin care routine, including all of the products and active ingredients.
I did for a couple of reasons…
First, I wasn't that happy with my current routine, so I felt that I didn't have very much to lose.
Second, two companies sent me their products to try out. I had heard great things about both brands and wanted to put them to the test.
Honestly, I didn't expect great results, but I was pleasantly surprised.
So today I want to show you my new skincare routine that I've been using for the past 4 months (at the time of writing).
I'm not exaggerating when I say:
My skin hasn't looked or felt this good in years.
So I want to share this new routine with you. But first, you need to understand two things (don't skip…these are important):
Important Point #1: Skincare is subjective
The way your skin looks is largely genetically determined, which is why you shouldn't compare your skin to other people's skin.
For example, my skin will never look like Joe from Blumann, who's probably never had a pimple in his life!
So it doesn't make sense to compare my skin to his. Instead, I'll compare my skin now to how it used to look.
And you should do the same. Only compare yourself to your prior self. Has your skin improved over the past few months? Has it stayed the same or gotten worse?
You just have to watch my older videos to see the difference in my skin.
Important Point #2: This is not sponsored
Yes, I'm using two specific brands, but they haven't paid me to make this video or to say anything good about their products.
I actually turned down the Tiege Hanley sponsorship because I didn't want to give anyone a reason not to trust my advice in this post and video.
I take skincare very seriously, and I've tried a LOT of different products. This is best routine I've found so far – plain and simple.
Got it? Good. Let's get into the routine!
My Skin Care Products
Here are all of the products that I use on a daily or weekly basis:
- Face wash
- Day moisturizer
- Night moisturizer
- Exfoliating scrub
- Eye cream
- Anti-aging serum
- Adapalene gel (for acne)
It's a lot, I know. But you really only need three things: face wash, moisturizer and an acne fighting ingredient (if you struggle with acne).
My Skin Care Routine
First, I use the Tiege Hanley face wash once a day. I usually do this in the shower, but you can also just splash your face under the sink.
Massage your face gently, and make sure to rinse thoroughly.
Next up, I apply the anti-aging serum. This should go on before your moisturizer.
It helps with wrinkles and tone. In the morning, I'll also use the eye cream around my eyes.
Also before using moisturizer, I apply the adapalene gel. Unlike spot treatment product like Benzol Peroxide, you apply adapalene to your whole face.
You only need a thin layer, so it helps if your face is still a little damp.
Finally, rub in some moisturizer. I'll use the AM moisturizer in the morning because it contains SPF, which protects your skin against the sun.
This is especially important if you use adapalene, which increases your skin's sensitivity to sunlight.
In the evening or at night, I use the PM moisturizer (which is basically the same, but without the SPF).
…and that's it!
Like I said, you can get away with just using the wash, acne gel and moisturizer. If you're only going to use one moisturizer, I recommend using one with SPF.
Final Thoughts
To reiterate – my skin is far from perfect. But it looks and feels better than it has in a long time, and it seems to be getting better each week.
If you're not happy with your skin, I highly recommend giving this routine (including Tiege) a shot. If you have acne and aren't satisfied with your current acne fighting products, try adapalene. It might work better for you.
Questions/thoughts? Leave a comment below!
jquebedeaux says
March 28, 2017 at 4:18 pmSo, i thought this was an interesting post – mostly because now starting in my 50’s, i’m even more concerned about skin care – i’m allergic to so many things; and to complicate things, due to tremors, i’ve grown a beard because i can’t use electrics (ingrown hair issues). I normally shave with a safety razor (love doing that). So i’m wondering how being 5’4″ what are good skin care for someone with a beard and good beard looks for short men as well. Skin care with a beard becomes even more complicated, i’ve found – because the skin with the beard you can’t use the same soaps/cleanser as you would on just your skin or hair on your head. I’m currently trying different things to work out my routine.
Timothy Backe says
March 29, 2017 at 5:33 pmGreat post. I’m an engineer so I would delve even further into this. Your skin is affected by many things – Environment, weather, hygiene routine, and timing. I live in Chicago, so the amount of fluctuation you might see in one week is astounding. In general, I find that I have to moisturize five times more in the winter when it is extremely dry than in the summer when it is extremely humid. If you don’t wash your sheets and pillow covers twice a month, odds are that you leave a good amount of oil and dirt there. When you use a body wash that doesn’t some level of moisturizer, you’re putting yourself at a disadvantage before you even begin your skin care routine. I could go even deeper but this post would get way too long.
Danny says
April 7, 2017 at 12:51 amCoconut oil has been a saving grace for me. Like Mr. Blacke, I suffer from the Midwestern weather changes and harsh winters. I’d be applying moisturizer multiple times a day, but with coconut oil I’ve reduced any blotches to almost zero and dry skin is an afterthought, even as it snows here on Opening Day!
As always, and just like Brock says, do what works for you and only compare to your previous self!
Joel says
July 28, 2017 at 7:10 pmBrock, thank you for recommending this skin care routine. I also have adult acne and I’m very willing to try anything new. I’m interested in your follow-up to using adapalene gel for several months now. I’m being cautious and have not started using this yet because some of the comments on Amazon say that it will cause a huge flare-up three or four weeks into use. Was that your experience? And thanks for recommending the AM moisturizer, I live in an area of the country where it’s almost always sunny, so that is a necessity here. Thanks.
Gideon says
March 23, 2018 at 2:34 amDon’t forget that when using Adapalene one has to understand that it takes some time to get the full benefit which is around 8 to 12 weeks and that some may actually experience an acne flare up in the first 2 or 3 weeks of starting with the Adapalene gel.