The Busy Girl's Skin Care Guide: Top 5 All-In-One Beauty Products

Cleansing and tone

While cleansing (twice!) and toning are necessary steps if you are taking Korean approach to skin care, for those of us who can barely muster the energy to blow dry our hair, a product that does it all is a must! If you want to cleanse and tone your skin at the same time, Vichy Pureté Thermale 3-in-1 One Step Solution. This one-step refreshing micellar solution combines cleansing water, soothing toner and eye makeup remover. Innovative micelle molecules attract, trap and remove impurities from the surface of the skin… without rinsing! Busy girls everywhere, rejoice!

Moisturizing and matting

Due to the high and scalding summer temperatures, even those of us with dry skin experience a bit of excess oil – thanks for that, moisture! But even if you are oily, this is not a reason to refuse to moisturize your skin. The thing is, skipping moisturizer can dehydrate the skin, causing it to produce even more sebum to make up for what it thinks it lacks. Moisturize without forgetting to control sebum. Decleor's Shine Control Oxygenating Fluid in the daytime for a matte yet hydrated finish. Use Decleor's at night Ylang-Ylang Purifying Night Balm to restore the balance of the skin during sleep.

Prime and protection

No matter how busy your schedule is, there will never be an acceptable defense against using broad spectrum sunscreen. Sunscreen needs to be applied every day (and reapplied!) to protect your skin from the harsh effects of the sun—wrinkles, fine lines, dark spots, and even skin cancers like melanoma. To make sure you never forget, use an SPF base like Anthelios 50 Mineral Tinted Primer by La Roche-Posay. What we love most about this primer is that its lightweight tint formula provides medium coverage with a matte finish so it can even be worn alone in place of your regular foundation!

Acne and anti aging

Breakouts and pimples don't always stop after high school. Unfortunately, acne in adults is real… but so are the signs of skin aging. You don't have to choose one option over the other, instead try the "two birds with one stone" approach with SkinCeuticals Anti-Imperfections + Anti-Aging. This targeted oil-free serum contains Dicarboxylic Acid, Salicylic Acid, LHA, Glycolic Acid and Citric Acid to fight acne and improve the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and rough surface texture.

Hide and brighten

Busy schedules and dark circles go hand in hand, so it's essential to use multi-functional products that can hide discoloration while helping to improve and brighten their appearance. Clearly Brighter Anti-Dark Circle Eye Roller by Garnier contains vitamin C, caffeine and tinted mineral pigments that hide dark circles and shadows for a short time and help minimize their appearance over time.

Having a great skin and extra time to check off some of those to-do list items is definitely a win-win!