Alexandra Rodriguez

When it comes to makeup and skin care it makes sense to use products that are beneficial for your skin. There is a ton of products in the market that are rich in Vitamins and Minerals but choosing the right ones for your skin might take awhile. Luckily for you, we’ve broken it down to products that are proven to give your skin life.

Checks and Balances
Let’s start with the basics! For your makeup to look the best it can look you need a perfect canvas. For a perfect canvas, you need products that are benefiting your skin. This Origins face wash is not only ideal for all skin types but is free of parabens and sulfates that can irritate your skin. This gentle, frothy face wash is formulated with Leaf Kelp Extract, Wheat protein and Tourmaline discouraging excess oil production while protecting dry prone zones. Plus the aroma of bergamot, spearmint and lavender helps skin feel comfortably clean. $24; origins.com.

Ultra Immune Serum, Vitamin C with Rosehip Seed Oil
For hydrated skin and less visible fine lines and wrinkles a serum is a must in your skin care regime. This vitamin c with rosehip oil serum would be ideal for the colder weather coming along. It is loaded with a super multivitamin and anti-aging complex to boost the skin’s immune system. The rosehip seed extract will calm, brighten and moisturize the skin. To top it all of, it contains collagen, chamomile, argan oil and rosemary extract to add those extra benefits to your skin. $85; aniise.com.

Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream
Now, we all know wrinkles come with dry skin and the best way to prevent them is with moisturizing the best we can. This Neutrogena Night Cream is perfect for all skin types. Its formula is loaded with vitamins! It contains Retinol and Vitamin A to work deep within skin’s surface where wrinkles develop. Pro-Vitamin B5, Vitamin E and special moisturizers that work with skin’s natural mechanism to even out skin tone and build moisture level. Whatever you skin type, this oil and fragrance free, non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic formula is perfect for all ages. $15.99; neutrogena.com.

Sugar Lip Scrub and Conditioner
Exfoliating and conditioning is key for a nice smooth surface! And dry lips are the last thing we want. Protect and soften your lips with a blend of natural and nourishing oils, while leaving a soft tint of pink. This lip scrub and balm is formulated with grains of moisture-preserving sugar. Either apply and let the sugar melt away, or gently scrub it into the lips for an incredible soft and supple feel. $24; aniise.com.

Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer
For an everyday look, tinted moisturizers are what you need. Specially when it’s combined with SPF protection and vitamins that will keep your skin firmed and smother looking through out the day. SPF protection is key for preventing wrinkles! This tinted moisturizer has an SPF of 20 that is just enough for the fall and winter months and vitamin C that helps counteract the effects of oxidative stress and free radicals. Plus, it has added benefits that will brighten your skin giving it a luminous dewy glow. $45; beautycounter.com.

Ginzing Refreshing Eye Cream To Brighten and Depuff
You would think coffee would worsen your under eye circles but if fact caffeine leads a double life when it comes to dark circles and under-eye puffiness. Coffee contains a decent amount of vitamin B5 and B2 as well as minerals. This eye cream is formulated with caffeine from coffee beans, panax ginseng, magnolia extract, and natural optic brighteners to rapidly wake up, refresh, and restore radiance to tired eyes. $32; origins.com.

50% Vitamin C Mask
When you feel like your skin is fatigued a great use of a facemask might be ideal. This skin brightening face mask concentrated with 50% vitamin C to support collagen and elastic production, for enhanced firmness and elasticity might be what your skin is screaming at you about. Fruit enzymes, beet lactic acid and fermented rice kojic acid gently peel away dullness and even skin tone, lessening the appearance of dark age spots leaving your skin vibrant and glowing. $36; 100percentpure.com