My current skincare routine

I've had a couple of comments asking what I'm using at the moment for skincare, so here it is. My skin is normal to dry, I'm in my mid to late 30s and it reacts badly to ingredients that don't agree with it; I can get clogged pores or itchy bumpy skin quite easily. My skin doesn't get on well with mineral oil, but it also seems to dislike some heavy plant oils too.

Morning routine:

• In the winter, I just splash with water. With it being so hot and sticky at the moment, I use Nubo Softening Cleansing Mousse in the morning to cleanse.
• Vitamin C serum - I'm using Nubo Vitamin C 12% Concentrate. This is an excellent vitamin C product - my skin is clear and bright using it. It is very expensive though, at £60 for 12ml. I've also used and loved Skinceuticals CE Ferulic Serum in the past. I swear by a vitamin C serum for daytime use as a good one boosts the protection from your spf and also helps to prevent and repair the dullness and uneven pigmentation that sun exposure can cause.
• Chantecaille spf 30 face firming cream. Again this is expensive, but it doesn't feel like a sunscreen on my skin and doesn't turn me into an oilslick in the summer. I love it, but it didn't work quite so well for Replica at Visionary Beauty blog when she tried it underneath a foundation. You can read her review on it here: http://visionarybeauty.blogspot.com/2010/06/chantecaille-firming-sun-cream-spf-30.html
• Omorovicza Reviving Eye cream. I received a couple of samples of this from Liberty when I bought the Ellis Faas Eye Light, and I've been ekeing them out since then. It contains Arnica and Vitamin C, and I think it has made a difference to my dark circles - I'll be purchasing it when I finish my Sarah Chapman Eye Recovery.

Evening routine:

• Cleanse with Emma Hardie balm cleanser, then double cleanse with Nubo Softening Cleansing Mousse. I know the Emma Hardie states that it doesn't need an additional cleanser, but I prefer to follow with the Nubo to leave my skin feeling really clean in the hot weather.
• Nubo Controlled Dynamic Retinol Boost I serum (2/3 times a week). Before the weather became really hot and humid I followed with Nubo Cell Dynamic Overnight Recharge Totale, a very rich night cream, but now that my skin has gotten more accustomed to the retinol and the weather is more humid I can use the serum on its own.
• Other nights - Nubo Cell Dynamic Overnight Recharge Totale. I've been using a couple of samples of Omorovicza Rejuvenating Night Cream for the last week instead, and so far I like it a lot; it's much lighter than the Nubo (which is excellent for colder weather).
• Omorovicza Reviving Eye cream.
• La Roche Posay Effaclar AI as a spot treatment when necessary.

Basically, I think that the things that make the biggest difference are a good vitamin C serum for daytime, a gentle retinol at night, and an spf 30 for sun protection. The ones I use are expensive (my skin is really picky, and I'd rather invest in skincare that doesn't rile it up) but there are good, less expensive options in lines like La Roche Posay and Avene.

Disclosure: Nubo Softening Cleansing Mousse and Cell Dynamic Overnight Recharge Totale products provided without charge for consideration for review, Omorovicza Eye Cream and Rejuvenating Night Cream were both commercial samples, and all other products were purchased.