https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:11:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-649532 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:57:19 +0000 Victoria 649532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>my nighttime routine is actually much longer than morning as my DH never fails to point out;)<br /> 1. take off makeup, wash face(ponds cleanser is simply awesome, it will take EVERYTHING off). Use serum and then moisturizer(using Lancome for these steps)<br /> 2. Take shower, wash hair, etc.<br /> 3. Moisturize my whole body<br /> 4.Take my supplements(I take about 10 different ones)<br /> 5. get coffeemaker set up for morning, get my lunch ready for the next day, lay out all the clothes, and stuff I need in the morning, wash dishes(I usually do that because DH works long hours)<br /> 6. put some lipbalm on and some rich cream on my feet(I do this without fail every night because i wear open shoes so much and i have seen what happens to other people if they don't moisturize their feet)<br /> 7. Set alarm<br /> I think it takes me about an hour for everything. I can never just drop into bed, I think I am kind of anal? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-649525 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:44:54 +0000 Janet 649525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>- Realize I'm nodding off in front of the TV/with my book<br /> - Stumble upstairs<br /> - Wash face and moisturize<br /> - Brush and floss<br /> - Put on hand cream<br /> - Get in bed, maybe read or surf web on my iPad until I get drowsy again </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-649515 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:31:06 +0000 Anonymous 649515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Start dishwasher (mine has a delay start feature, which is nice)<br /> Fold and put away final load of laundry<br /> Watch TV with DH<br /> Take evening meds<br /> Pick out clothing and accessories for next day<br /> Wash face, apply topical Rx meds (for rosacea) and brush teeth<br /> In bed by 10:30 on weeknights; all depends on what's on TV </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-648017 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:36:37 +0000 Mo 648017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Honestly, it starts with wine at dinner! I hope to remember to wash my face, but don't always. I wear a tinted moisturizer, but not real makeup so I'm not terribly concerned about it. Brush my teeth. Grab a water bottle for midnight sips. Climb into bed. Put on my Fitbit wristband and set it on sleep mode. Get Blistex (aka lip goo) covered kisses from my honey. Cuddle up with kitty. Snore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647995 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:07:37 +0000 ManidipaM 647995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I used mascara (relatively rare), I'll remove it. My eyeliner typically disappears during the day, and my lipstick's usually gone by the time I get home too. So, usually, no make-up removal routine.</p> <p>I'll sometimes shower in the evening on a hot day, at which point I may wash my face too. In that case, and in winter, I put on a bit of moisturiser (often just apricot or almond oil); in sticky weather, I still have a little of my Clinique gel leftover.</p> <p>Hope I remember to brush my teeth! I often don't at night, so I try to do that earlier in the evening. I'm an early-to-bed girl, often tucked in by 9. And I like to fall asleep reading a book or cuddling our Kindle :-)... once I can tear myself away from the computer (and YLF!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647980 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:40:26 +0000 MsMary 647980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>PIck out my clothes for tomorrow (although this can be any time during the evening).<br /> Put the meow-kitty in the other side of the house and close the doors in between.<br /> Bruth teeth.<br /> Take vitamins and migraine-prevention meds.<br /> Remove makeup with pre-moistened makeup remover towlettes.<br /> Apply moisturizer and cuticle cream.<br /> Get in bed.<br /> Set alarm clock.<br /> Have a little chat with Hubby if he's home.<br /> Watch a little junky TV.<br /> Lights out usually by 11. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647963 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:14:01 +0000 ButterflyLady 647963@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I take my make up off (currently using Liz Earle products), clean and floss teeth, then apply eye cream, facial oil, moisturiser on top of the oil (!), neck cream, and hand cream.</p> <p>Once I'm in bed I put cream on my cuticles while I read for a while. Lights out before 11 pm though, usually. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647912 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:55:16 +0000 Transcona Shannon 647912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>- make my lunch for work the next day<br /> - pick out what I'm wearing for work the next day<br /> - make sure the dishwasher is loaded and the timer set<br /> - brush teeth<br /> - remove make up and wash face with Burt's Bees face wash and put on night cream<br /> - even though I shower in the morning, I pour myself a relaxing bath with Body Shop Hemp oil moisturizing wash - I have eczema and this stuff is amazing!<br /> - after bath put some Body Shop Peppermint foot moisturizer on and pop on a pair of socks<br /> - make sure the kitties have fresh water in their bowl<br /> - set the alarm clock and hop into bed<br /> - hubby and teenage son are both night owls and I'm always the first one to bed (during the week somewhere between 10:00 - 10:30 and on weekends usually around 11:00) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647906 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:48:51 +0000 christieanne 647906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. I guess I will be switching this routine up a bit starting - tomorrow! Taking bets to see if I make it past 9pm.<br /> I usually make sure everyone else is settled in for night (when I was working I would be in bed by 9 and they would just be ready - homework done, showers, pjs,etc. but not lights out) and then I brush, wash my face, add a few nighttime lotions (BHA lotion, eye cream) and lip balm, hand and foot cream. I will read to wind down if needed but as I remember it, I hadn't actually finished a book in ages before I stopped working. During last seven months I would stay online too late and then read for hours to fall asleep.</p> <p>Mornings take me forever but I can be ready for bed in ten minutes tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647900 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:40:56 +0000 velvetychocolate 647900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use a soft, fabric hair band to get my hair out of my face (I have bangs or a 'fringe' as you might call them). </p> <p>I use Neutrogena Oil Free eye makeup remover to remove any/all eyemakeup - just moisten a cotton pad and gently swipe over each eye. After that, I'll apply old-fashioned Pond's Cold Cream all over my dry face, and massage it all around. Rinse off with luke-cool-ish water and a washcloth. If I'm really tired, then this is all I do. </p> <p>Many nights, I'll wash my face again (after the Pond's) with CeraVe hydrating cleanser, and apply some sort of night cream, treatment product or moisturizer. Last night it was Exuviance Rejuvenating complex (a store-bought retinol type of cream). Sometimes I'll just use some CeraVe moisturizing lotion, or maybe a serum that is more of a treatment product (Exuviance Vespera Bionic Serum). I'll use one of the three - not all of them! Depending on how my skin feels - it might be just some of the CeraVe moisturizing lotion, or it might be the rejuvenating complex cream (retinol), or it could be the Vespera serum (AHA's and PHA's - good for exfoliating). </p> <p>I can't put too much stuff on my face in the morning, so I tend to use the fancier skin-care products at night before bed.</p> <p>Brush teeth with Tom's of Maine peppermint toothpaste. There's a slightly funny story about this. I was wandering around a frou-frou health food type of store one year, in search of Christmas stocking stuffers for my husband. Got him some of this, although neither of us had tried it. It just sort of sat there on my husband's side of the vanity, so I tried it, and *loved* it. Now we both use it, and can't stand regular toothpaste anymore. The Tom's of Maine isn't artificially sweet like most toothpastes and is very naturally minty. </p> <p>For flossing, I like the Reach Access flosser too - it's like a toothbrush, with a disposable snap-in flosser at the end. Much easier than winding floss around fingers and trying to get into the back of the mouth etc. However, I don't floss at bedtime (tired), I tend to do this soon after eating dinner. </p> <p>Once I've washed up, brushed teeth, I'll go to bed and usually read for a little while. Sometimes I don't last long with the reading, and find myself falling asleep, waking up, reading the same paragraph over and over before finally acknowledging that maybe I should turn off the bedside lamp.:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647840 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:02:36 +0000 Sarah A 647840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Scarlet these days.. Although my excuse isn't as good I just try to get both kids in PJs and their teeth done then hope I can get my own brushed before I fall over! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647829 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:59:05 +0000 Mona 647829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I start by flossing, brushing and washing my face with cold water and cetaphil cleaner. Then I apply eye cream and benzoyl peroxide to keep acne at bay followed by moisturizer and thick hand cream for my hands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647821 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:34:28 +0000 Scarlet 647821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to get my teeth brushed now before accidentally passing out on the couch </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bedtime-routine#post-647794 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:49:27 +0000 Louise 647794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved reading everyone's morning routines in Goldenpigs thread so I'm being nosy about your bedtime routines. Here's mine<br /> Put on pyjamas, put on a load of washing if needed, cleanse face, clean teeth, apply face serum and eye cream and get into bed. Sometimes I will put the light out and snuggle down straight to sleep, others I will read my book or go online for a bit. Sometimes before going to sleep I will put on cuticle and hand cream and some cotton gloves and foot cream and cotton socks. I don't have a set bed time last night I went to bed at 9 as I was shattered mostly it's 11 or 12 o clock x </p>