I talk a lot about the issues that I've personally had with my skin throughout my life, which is really what led me to this sort of obsession with learning everything I can about skin care and wanting to share what I've learned. In some cases, because what we know about skin care has changed so much over the past 20 years, there have definitely been a lot of incorrect things I've had to unlearn and things I've had to open my mind to. One of the biggest things that I had to take a new look at is Toner. At some point I decided toner was an unecessary step that I really didn't think did anything, so I just stopped using them entirely. In fact, even up until a couple of months ago, I was still sort of passing off toner as a step I didn't really care about. More recently though, as I've learned more about skin care and the market has definitely changed, toner has become an important part of my routine. SO. Let's talk about toner, shall we?

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One thing that I'm always excited about is when I get to try out products that promise to be completely unique. It doesn't happen all that often, but when it does it always makes me super interested. When I read the description for the IT Cosmetics Miracle Water 3-in-1 Glow Tonic*, which promises to do the job of a micellar water, a toner, and an essence all in one step I was definitely very intrigued.

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I've tried a LOT of skin care this year. Seriously, I feel like this has been an insane year of trying out new skin care products in my life. That said, my skin is currently better than it has ever been and constantly getting closer and closer to the skin I've always wanted. Nothing better than that, am I right? Sometimes I feel like the biggest part of finding the skin care routine that works for you is going to involve a lot of trial and error, and I feel like that's what 2015 has been about for me. And trust me, there have been some serious winners that got injected into the routine this year. Every single one of these has been new-to-me this year and I still use all of them consistently!

Keep reading to take a look at my skin care favorites for 2015!

Now, normally I give most skin care products 2-4 weeks of consistent use before I review them. I do this because I feel like that's what's necessary for me to really gauge the effectiveness of a product and cement how I really feel about it. HOWEVER, I wanted to get this post out quickly since Palmetto Derma is having SUCH a great pair of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales and I really wanted to give that a mention here in case anyone is looking to try out this brand for the first time, since it is a luxury price point - 50% Off for Black Friday and 40% Off for Cyber Monday is really a sale not to be missed.

Anyway, bearing the fact that this is really a first impression, I want to focus more on the ingredients and my limited experience with the products in this post. If you'd be interested in a more in depth review of any of these products in the future, let me know in the comments!

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To be really honest, skin care has become probably the most significant part of my entire beauty routine - especially since starting this blog. I've had the chance to try out a lot of products and I'm consistently working on figuring out which products work the best for my skin. Recently, I had the opportunity to try out the Clean & Clear Pore Perfect Routine*. To be honest, I was really skeptical at first because I'd always thought of Clean & Clear as a line of skin care that was more targeted for teenage skin issues. In fact, when I was a teenager I actually did use Clean & Clear and I remember really liking it, but it had been years since I had tried anything from the brand. I have normal to dry 30something skin and I definitely struggle with clogged pores more than anything. It's really only been in the past few years that clogged pores have really been a problem for me, I used to get active breakouts more when my skin was a little more oily, and I've  been really actively searching for a routine that will combat that. I've been using this line consistently in my skin care routine for a couple of weeks and I'm ready to give you my thoughts!

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You guys know how much I love Korean skin care. I swear, now that I'm not getting my Memebox fix anymore, I head to my favorite K-Beauty websites about once a week to pretend shop. In fact, last week when I was leaving Toronto, I was feeling a lot of anxiety about leaving and so I was virtual shopping on my phone in the airport as we waited for our flight. And speaking of my trip to Toronto, on the short list of places I absolutely needed to shop was THEFACESHOP. I've been using products from THEFACESHOP since the very beginning of my foray into Korean beauty and I feel like they're a consistently good brand when it comes to skin care. Recently, I was sent 3 products from their Chia Seed skincare line to test out and I'm ready to give you guys my thoughts!

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I'm in my 30s now and I pretty much mourn the skin of my early 20s every time I let myself think about it. As we age we start to see the subtle ways that our skin changes and just doesn't bounce back the way that it used to, we see fine lines and texture imperfections more noticeably than we used to and some of us (about 80% of us actually) still suffer from the breakouts we were convinced as teenagers that we'd grow out of. Because of all of these things, I think this is really the point for most of us when we really start thinking seriously about skin care if we haven't started already. My particular skin issues tend to be hormonal breakouts as well as clogged and enlarged pores. I also have some acne scars and hyper-pigmentation, both of which are things that I tend to be quite insecure about. I'm consistently on the hunt for the perfect routine to give me the best skin I can have, so I was excited to try out these products from Miracle 10 that I won in a blog giveaway over at Lipstick And Laura. (Thanks again, Laura!)

I feel like I've given these a really solid testing period by now and am ready to give you my thoughts on all of the products. Miracle 10 promises to offer results in 10 Hours, 10 Days, and 10 Weeks, and I feel like I can definitely give my thoughts on the 10 Hours and 10 Days promises at this point. Keep reading for a look at the products included in this collection as well as my experiences and thoughts on each of them.