I know what you're thinking: Nicole! It's been almost a year! What kind of blog is this? 

Sorry, I'm back with my VERY long and extensive morning and night routines!

MORNING

- Play my morning worship playlist (I have my phone automated to play it around 8 am when I usually wake up) to set the tone for the day

- Read the Bible. Right now I'm reading through Acts with the Verse Mapping Bible study by Kristy Cambron. 8/10 recommend :) 

- Pray/and or do a Christian meditation (I do the Encounter meditations, available on Spotify and Apple podcasts! Super relaxing). 

- Work out for 45 minutes. Recently, I've been doing the Blogilates workouts! She has a great daily calendar focusing on one type of workout per day, such as arms, abs, cardio etc. 

- Breakfast: I usually have half a banana with a handful of peanuts and these delicious Coconut Clusters from Costco

- Shower/Wash my face (I cannot do this before working out because it feels like getting clean only to have to wash off sweat again)

my morning skincare routine

1. Toner:

- I'm not very picky about my toner! Usually, I just use a drugstore one because more expensive toners don't seem to make a big difference. Right now I'm using the Nivea refreshing toner in lotus flower:

2. Serum: I have been trying a lot of different serums lately but I always love the Body Shop tea tree oil for acne!! Whenever I stop using it, I break out a LOT more:

3. Eye cream: Right now I'm using this eye gel from Paula's Choice:

4. Spot Treatment: I use this whenever I'm breaking out! Right now I love this one from Versed:

5. Moisturizer: I switch between a lot! I really recommend the Belif moisturizing bomb, but it's SO pricy (50 ml for $50 CAD! Are you kidding me?) So, my tried and true classic (I have combination skin, not very dry) is Purity moisturizer by Philosophy:

6. SPF: The one I truly recommend is this by Paula's Choice, SPF 50. No matter your complexion, everyone needs SPF to avoid sun damage and skin cancer! Apply and reapply!

And that's my morning routine! ~2 hours long, lol, but since I have time now, I figured I might as well have such a long routine :)