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<p>Twelve-step <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/best-face-moisturizers">skincare routines</a> are certainly a great way to pass all this newfound time we have to ourselves, but we don’t all have the money or patience for a daily, spa-like facial. If you’ve got <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/shop-facial-moisturizers-with-spf">a proper moisturizer and serum</a>, you’re well on your way to skin that looks and feels healthy when the rest of you sure can’t say the same. We know the two products are both traditionally applied <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/best-tools-to-wash-your-face">after a face wash</a>, but how else do they differ? And do you actually need both?</p>
<h3>WHAT IS A MOISTURIZER?</h3>
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Twelve-step skincare routines are certainly a great way to pass all this newfound time we have to ourselves, but we don’t all have the money or patience for a daily, spa-like facial. If you’ve got a proper moisturizer and serum, you’re well on your way to skin that looks and feels healthy when the rest of you sure can’t say the same. We know the two products are both traditionally applied after a face wash, but how else do they differ? And do you actually need both?
