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While it can depend on several factors, a good rule of thumb to follow is outlined below. And when in doubt, apply thinnest to thickest! 

Morning Routine:

1. Cleanse

2. Tone

3. Serum 

4. Vitamin C

5. Eye Cream

6. Moisturizer

7. Sunscreen

    

    

    

Evening Routine:

1. Cleanse

2. Tone

3. Serum 

4. Eye Cream

5. Retinoid

6. Moisturizer

Most products can be applied back to back without any issues!

The safest way to incorporate new products into your routine is by adding them one at a time. This allows your skin to more easily adjust to the products and also avoids confusion about what product could be causing a particular skin response. Let your skin adjust to the product for 1-2 weeks before adding in another product.

• Retinoids: pea-sized amount at night

• Tonic: quarter sized amount

• Cleanser: nickel sized amount

• Eye cream: pea sized amount

• Serum: 3-5 drops

• Moisturizer: quarter sized amount

• Sunscreen: two finger lengths for the face and neck

Purging is SO normal! It’s never fun, but it’s worth the end results. Purging is a temporary  flare-up of acne that can occur shortly after starting a product that increases cell turnover such as retinoids or exfoliating acids. It typically lasts 6-8 weeks, but is well worth the clear, bright skin that follows!

If your skin is red, flaky, and/or irritated after starting a new product, you are probably experiencing a compromised skin barrier as a result of over-exfoliation. In other words, you’re using a product or products more often than your skin can tolerate. This does not mean you can’t tolerate the product, just that you can’t tolerate the product as frequently as you were using it when it occurred. When this happens, stop all of your skin actives (such as exfoliants,  acids, retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, etc.) until your skin feels back to normal. Once your skin has normalized, you can slowly add your actives back into your routine but slightly less frequently than you were doing before.

If your skin stings or burns when applying your skincare products, you are probably experiencing a compromised skin barrier which can be caused by factors such as over-exfoliation, change in climate, and allergens, just to name a few. In order to restore your skin barrier,  stop all of your skin actives (such as exfoliants,  acids, retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, etc.) and apply soothing and hydrating ingredients such as ceramides and lipids, both of which can be found in our best seller Cream de la Blair. Once your skin has normalized and you’re no longer experiencing any burning or stinging,  slowly reintroduce your other products back into your routine.

Unless you’re pregnant or nursing, your skincare routine should include a retinoid! Retinoids are an umbrella term that encompasses retinol, retinaldehyde, and retinoic acid – they are the most anti-aging products on the market that do everything from reducing fine lines and wrinkles, minimizing pore size, reducing clogged pores and blackheads, improving skin texture, and reducing hyperpigmentation – just to name a few! For a more in depth look at retinoids, you can check out this blog post!

Sunscreen, Vitamin C, and a Retinoid! These are the three products that EVERYONE needs in their routine. If you have absolutely nothing else, be sure you have these three things! If you want to know more about the Key 3 than the information included here, check out this blog post!

1. Sunscreen: Apply to full face and neck every morning (rain or shine!) and reapply every 2 hours. 
2. Vitamin C:  Apply to full face and neck every morning. Vitamin C and sunscreen together give 11x more protection for aging than sunscreen alone!
3. Retinoid: Apply to full face and neck at night after cleansing. Retinoids are basically the anti-aging miracle worker - for more information on why you need a retinoid and what it does for the skin, check out this blog post!

Since Tonic contains a blend of AHA/BHA skin acids,  we recommend taking caution when first starting this product. 

• If you have dry or sensitive skin, we recommend starting out using it once every 2-3 days. If you’re tolerating it well, slowly increase to once a day.

• If you have normal or combination skin, we recommend starting out using it once every other day. If you’re tolerating it well, you can increase frequency to once a day.

• If you have oily skin, we recommend starting out using it once a day. If you’re tolerating it well, you can increase frequency to twice a day.

Since Brightening Facial Wash contains glycolic and salicylic acid, we recommend taking caution when first starting this product. 

• If you have dry or sensitive skin, we recommend starting out using it once every 2-3 days. If you’re tolerating it well, slowly increase to once a day.

• If you have normal or combination skin, we recommend starting out using it once every other day. If you’re tolerating it well, you can increase frequency to once a day.

• If you have oily skin, we recommend starting out using it once a day. If you’re tolerating it well, you can increase frequency to twice a day.

Easy! Simply take our free skincare quiz here to receive customized routine recommendations based on your unique skin type, lifestyle, and skin concerns.

The easiest way to determine which products are best suited for your skin type and concerns is to take our skincare quiz! After answering a series of multiple-choice questions about your skin type, tendencies, lifestyle habits, and  goals, you will receive fully customized product recommendations! You can take the quiz here!

Not every product is meant for every skin type. Two ways to ensure you’re choosing the right product(s) for your skin type are to either take our fully customized skincare quiz here, or by shopping by skin type in our “Shop” dropdown menu!

While not everything in our shop is pregnancy and nursing safe, we do offer a large selection of pregnancy and nursing-safe products. To ensure that you are selecting the right products that are safe to use while pregnant and/or nursing, be sure to shop by skin concern in our “Shop” dropdown menu! You can also take the free skincare quiz here to receive product recommendations customized to your life stage, skin type and skin concerns.

All Skin By Blair products are manufactured in the USA!

If you are in the Charlotte area, we would love for you to drop by our physical location to shop! We carry all of our products online and in our office. Come on in and we will be happy to grab the product you are looking for.

Yes! None of our Skin by Blair products, and the other product lines we carry, have been tested on animals. Everything in our shop is vegan and cruelty-free.

We pride ourselves in speedy shipping so you can start using your products as quickly as possible!  Unfortunately, this means that once your order has been submitted our team is already working to fulfill your order.  However, we will try our best to accommodate any changes if your order is not already in process.  Please email info@skinbyblair.com with your order # and our team will be in touch shortly!

We are so sorry if there has been a problem with your order! Please email info@skinbyblair.com and we will be happy to assist you!

Orders received before 11:00 am EST Monday through Thursday are shipped out the same day. Any orders received after this time will be shipped out the following business day and shipping times will vary according to the carrier and destination.

If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with your order, we are happy to offer a store credit on all full-priced items returned to us within 14 days of purchase provided they are in their original packaging, unopened and unused condition. All discounted products or purchases during a promotion are final sale. We do not offer exchanges at this time. All items are inspected upon receipt and we reserve the right to deny exchanges that do not meet eligibility. Return shipping fees are the responsibility of the customer and will be deducted from your total store credit.

To initiate a return, please  email info@skinbyblair.com with your order number, product, and reason for return. Please note that we can only process a return if it meets our Return Policy criteria outlined above.

While we currently only ship within the US, we are hoping to extend to other countries in the near future!

If you are local and would like to pick up your order at our office located at 512 East Blvd,  you can select “in-store pick-up” at checkout and you will receive an email when your order is ready for pick up!

It has been our experience with shipping carriers  that “delivered” is not always accurate and can actually occur several days later. For this reason, please allow 3 business days for actual delivery. If you still have not received your order, please reach out to info@skinbyblair.com and we will be happy to assist you!

We are so sorry that your product arrived damaged! Please email info@skinbyblair.com and we will be happy to assist you!

If you have questions or need assistance with an order, you can reach our customer service team at info@skinbyblair.

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