Skin Care...Skin Care...Skin Care!!!

So, my biggest beauty issue is by FAR skin care. Until college, I had pretty good skin, but it is arguable that I had an awesome skin care routine through middle and high school and this may have had something to do with that. (Thank you, Neutrogena for discontinuing the overnight acne spot treatment that I LOVED!!) Ever since college started four years ago, I have been searching and searching for a decent skin care routine. Last fall I discovered Dr. Murad's Acne treatment line and sort of liked it, but I still had bumps and blackheads. Mostly I loved the face wash, which I have re-purchased a few times since, it makes my skin feel so soft and leaves it really clean. The only other really worthwhile product in the line is the clarifying mask. So great for deep cleaning. It says to use it only once a week but I've used it a few times a week on several occasions and it doesn't over-dry my skin or make me break out when I do. Other than those two, the other products I've tried from this particular line didn't really help my skin. As we know, the Juice Beauty products I've used I didn't like too much. Although the facial cleansing gel was quite nice, as was the oil-free moisturizer. I don't know if I would re-purchase either though.

Right now, I'm experimenting with some Ole Henrickson skin products as well as some old tried and true "old faithfuls". On a recent Sephora excursion, I picked up the Roll-On Blemish Attack and the Blemish Attack Daily Defense Gel. The roll-on liquid has benzoyl peroxide in it, I believe it is a 5.0% solution and the daily defense gel has a 1.5% salicylic acid solution. So far, I'm liking them, I think, I've only had them since Saturday. My "old faithfuls" are the Dr. Murad acne face wash and clarifying mask and my Aveeno Clear Complexion moisturizer, which has salicylic acid in it to help treat break outs.

I'm really wanting to try the Ole Henrickson Aloe Vera deep cleanser and some of the other products from his oily skin care line. I just want to see if these acne treatments I bought work, sort of seeing if the line is really worth the money I dished out for it. I really like how it's packaged in glass rather than plastic for most of the products. I also really want to try the Clinique Acne Solutions skin care regimen. I always hear great things about Clinique for skin care but I've never really tried any of it. Perhaps this will be a good opportunity to do so. I suppose I need to use up the skin care stuff I've just recently bought. No need to waste.

Anyone have anything they would recommend for oily-acne prone skin??

I've heard that changing up your skin care products too often can contribute to break outs because you don't give your skin enough time to get used to the product, but if it's making you break out at all, isn't that a bad thing? I'm always looking for that magic combination. I do sort of think that in some cases less is more, and I sometimes go back to the Neutrogena Oil Free Face wash but, without the overnight spot treatment it just isn't the same. (although, nothing gets my skin quite as squeaky clean.) I will never understand why they discontinued that! It seriously got rid of pimples over night!!! Basically, I am always searching for the perfect combination of skin care products that will leave my skin clear and glowy. Is that too much to ask? I feel like it might be like searching for the holy grail. My friends all have things that work for them, so why can't I find something that continues to work for me? I'm going to keep searching.