Hello everyone, how is your week going so far? I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Sydney where we attended a friend’s wedding and held Mr BB’s 40th birthday bash with his family and friends. I always love going to Australia and it feels like it was way too short this time, but we’re going back for Christmas end of the year and we usually stay at least two weeks.

Since I did an updated skincare routine for my face, I thought I would share with you my skincare routine for my body. This winning combination has kept my skin smooth, hydrated, and fairly clear. When I travel, I can’t really keep to this routine so I know when I go back to it, my skin improves by leaps and bounds.

First, I start off with some dry skin brushing. I can’t tell you how important this step is – you don’t see immediate results but after a few weeks, my skin just looks and feels so much smoother and bump-free. So when I travel, I just don’t think lugging around a big long brush makes sense luggage-wise so I use a nylon bath towel which works okay but I think the circular motion of brush bristles somehow delivers better results.

I then lather up my shower gel or cream of the moment with a nylon fluffy scrub. Right now I’m obsessed with Weleda’s Wild Rose Shower Cream which smells just amazing. It’s extremely easy to make rose-scented products smell cheap and nasty but the Weleda one is light and fresh. Also, the shower cream feels luxurious and moisturizing while doing a great job cleansing. I’m currently trying to stock up on this product whenever I’m travelling because it is so ridiculously expensive in Japan (like almost 3000JPY).

After which, I follow up with Dr Bronner’s Magic Soap in Cherry Blossom using my Clarisonic on my chest, shoulders, and back. I like double cleansing these areas because they get clogged very easily.

After patting myself dry, I splash on some Bioderma Sensibio Lotion Normal to Dry Sensitive Skin on my chest and back, and then smear on Neutrogena Oil Free Moisture Sensitive Skin on those areas as well. My chest and back areas are prone to dehydration and if I don’t moisturize them, they would over-produce oil and lead to break outs.

For the rest of my body, I will put on some Jason Natural Vitamin E oil and then layer with body butter or milk by Korres (not pictured here) because the weather is still pretty dry.

That’s my body care routine and I try to stick to this as religiously as I can. I try not to skimp on bodycare products because they really are worth it to maintain healthy smooth skin.

What’s your must-have bodycare product? Do share your routine!

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In the depths of winter, my skin prefers oil as a moisturizer which could be a little scary for those who have oily skin, but fear not — you just need a teensy bit and your skin will thank you for it.

For a few years, I had been using Dessert Essence’s Organic Jojoba Oil which worked great but Rainy Days and Lattes wrote about Jason Natural Vitamin E Oil that not only helped her moisturize her skin but to get rid of pimples and discoloration. I got Mr BB to buy a bottle of this from Whole Foods on one of his New York trips because of this rave.

I think I was drawn to this product because I have dehydrated oily skin so I’m constantly on the hunt for products that have the grunt of a heavy moisturizer without breaking me out. So far, I have only good things to say about this product.

She also wrote another post on Trader’s Joe’s Jojoba Oil and felt it was less oily than the Jason’s Vitamin E Oil. But I must say that I think Jason Vitamin E Oil is less oily than Dessert Essence’s Jojoba Oil — we might be splitting hairs here, but my main point is, don’t be afraid of this vitamin E oil as it’s still pretty light.

I only use this at night after I wash my face, slap on a hydrating lotion, spread Clinique’s Anti-blemish Clearing Moisturizer on my T-zone, and then shake four drops out — three drops for my face and one for my neck.

In the morning, my skin just looks, smooth, bright and fresh, especially after washing it and I’m happy to have found my happy balance this winter. I would not use this in non-winter seasons, not even in autumn and spring because I did try Jason Natural Vitamin E Oil at the tail end of autumn and it was still a bit too heavy for my skin type.

Do I experience fewer pimples? Yes, actually. I find that I have fewer clogged pores if you would believe that. It could be also due to the cold and dry weather, but I have had bad breakouts and clogged pores using regular moisturizers in previous winters, so I really think the vitamin E oil has something to do with my clearer skin.

In terms of getting rid of discoloration, I haven’t seen any effects but I have only been using this for a month. But I have used a very heavy vitamin E oil from Fruit of the Earth, called Vitamin E Skincare Oil, that helps me get rid of eczema and some scars from sand flies so I do have faith that vitamin E oil will work on scars but it takes months and months.

Do you use oil on your skin? If so, what type of oil do you use? Or tell us what is your fave winter facial moisturizer.

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