My mom and I discuss everything, and that goes tenfold on the topic of skincare. She's one of the most

product obsessed people I know; if it's out on Sephora or Ulta, chances are she's tried it. It hasn't always been this way though– her intense skincare obsession started about ten years ago, growing from a novelty interest in Youtube beauty videos to full-fledged enthusiasm combing through hundreds of product reviews online.

As she tells me, her carefully curated nine-step skincare routine has been years in the making, testing and recalibrating every step until finding that one formula that doesn't break her out or exaggerate her hyperpigmentation. And, it seems to be working. It's not uncommon for my mother to receive a flurry of compliments on her skin when we're out in public– like that time we were shopping at a TJ Maxx, and a woman stopped her to proclaim that she couldn't believe that my mom was over 50. At this point, she gets more compliments on her skin than I do, so I've come to learn to take her word for it when she raves about something new. After years of trial and error, my mom finally revealed the secret sauce behind her luminous skin. If you're like me and can hear about skincare for days, keep scrolling ahead to see the full lists of products she swears by.