So it isn't so much a skin care routine as a change to luxury cosmetics. I still don't use anything other than soap and water - right now it is a essential oil based blend ("No More Thieves"). What I did do however was finally break down and buy some quality luxury cosmetics. Goodbye Maybeline and hello Lancome and Clinique. It wiped out my budget this month. My skin, at 52, is finally starting to change. I'm still fortunate to not have dry skin or wrinkles forming but the age spotting is arriving and my skin seems to have been absorbing make-up differently. I am happy thus far with the new products.