Aging. This word makes me nervous and always has. My mom was handed her first anti-aging cream by her mother at age 30 and I always took that as a tip to start early with anything preventative that I could get my hands on. But I have found over the years that not all products are created equal and not all regimens fit into my busy mama life. I needed something that was effective (After all, I’m turning the big 3-0 this year!) and conducive to my life – so I got SMART with the new line of Clinique SMART products.
Our days are hectic, just like everyone’s. The alarm goes off promptly at 6am and you better bet that I’m running down the hall to try and wake sleeping Branden, because it takes quite a few shakes before he finally gets up to brush his teeth. He gets bused to school this year, which you all know has been an issue and completely turned our world upside down (if this is your first time reading, our bus pretty much never shows up). As much as I would love to spend time on myself in the morning, it’s not really possible. So I wash my face and then apply my favorite Clinique SMART Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Custom Repair Moisturizer -always rubbing upwards!
I’ve always used a moisturizer everyday to combat my oily skin, but this product has so many added benefits. I first love it’s anti-aging components and the fact that it includes SPF. I swear – after becoming a mom I have become afraid of the sun and the fact that this product has sunscreen in it helps me skip that extra step. Then, off to the bus stop I go! (And no, I don’t wear my pajamas to the bus stop.)
I then walk home, kiss my husband good-bye, send him off to work and then I use every minute to get my work done before I have to go pick Branden up at 4:40 from the bus stop. I get that Branden’s days are longer than most because he goes to a charter school, so whenever we made this decision we basically chose education over him being able to participate in after school activities. Some days, this pulls at my heart strings because I wish that we could do more during the week – but we make up for it on the weekends!
Our evenings are SO rushed. It’s homework, bath, dinner, and then before I know it – I’m ready for my nighttime skincare regimen. Thanks to Clinique’s SMART line, I pretty much just worry about washing the dirt and makeup of the day off my face and then lathering on a thick coat of the SMART Night Custom Repair Moisturizer on while I’m sitting in bed. I actually store this on my bedside table for added convenience.
While the Clinique SMART collection has a plethora of other products that are equally amazing (check them all out here), the day and night moisturizers are your skincare workhorses and going to make a huge difference in the way that your skin glows, skin tone evens, your skin is firmed, and slows down the aging process on a daily basis.
Are you ready to get SMART with me?
Fashionably Yours,
Allison
***This is a sponsored post. As always, opinions are my own. ***
These are great ideas. I am not much for putting makeup on, but want to start.
I’m definitely hitting an age where I can’t ignore my skin. I thought itd end with the twanged years, but now I’ve got a whole new set of issues!
I’ve heard good things about Clinique products but there are soooo many to choose from I just don’t know where to start.