After doing a lot of searches I'm still confused about whether certain things would work for my skin type/problems. I'm not asking for a personalized skin care regime because I know that's a lot to ask for, but if anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be so grateful. Good derms here are insanely expensive so I don't want to go until I start seeing intolerable problems.
I'm 27 with very fair, thin, freckled, and translucent when not flushed skin (I may have mild rosacea but it's nothing crazy). It's oily but sensitive. I don't see many signs of aging yet except for some dullness, a small furrow line between my brows, and the beginning of crows feet if I look in the mirror hard enough. I'm a light but addicted smoker (3-4 a day), and as much as I hate to admit it, a pretty heavy drinker. I tanned a lot for about a year when I was 20, but since then I've had zero UV damage because I'm literally nocturnal. I want to dance as long as my appearance lets me so I'm starting to feel nervous about what might happen in even a couple years!
Of course the best thing I can do is quit smoking and drinking, but while I work on that I feel like I should be doing something different. Right now literally all I do is wash with Purpose or Cetaphil, put on Laura Mercier's tinted moisturizer and makeup if I'm going to work, or absolutely nothing if I'm not. At night I take off my makeup with wipes. Sometimes I use a Clarisonic but usually I forget. That's it.
A lot of people rave about peels, Retin-A, and laser treatments, but are these okay for my skin type? Is a little Botox for the furrow line crazy at this point? Do anti aging skin care lines actually work, and if they do, which ones are the best for my skin type?
I hate to write such a self indulgent post, but I can't think of a better community to ask these questions.



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