Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Essential Kit Review

For the past few weeks I've been using these amazing products by Paula's Choice. If you remember, I reviewed a few Paula's Choice products thanks to Dermstore a few years ago. Skincare is fundamental for me- if your skin looks bad, your makeup looks bad. Your skin is your largest organ after all...I was lucky enough to get a ton of Paula's Choice products to try out- including their Skin Balancing Essential Kit & a Power Couple featuring their Resist C15 Super Booster & Skin Balancing Super Antioxidant Concentrate Serum with Retinol.The Skin Balancing Essential Kit ($85) features 4 products:Skin Balancing Oil Reducing Cleanser: a gentle foaming cleanser that strips skin of impurities. Right now I use a soap-free cleanser that I'm used to and like more, so I find foaming cleansers to be a bit harsh right now.Skin Balancing Ultra-Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 30: It's essential to have an SPF in rotation throughout all seasons. Yet again, I have an SPF that I like better, but I'll surely use this on my body this summer!Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid: working with eczema I have finally figured out that this one is my favorite one from the line- a liquid exfoliant featuring salicylic acid to balance out acneic skin. It makes your skin feel a bit itchy, but overnight your skin becomes baby smooth.Skin Balancing Invisible Finish Moisture Gel: This is a very interesting gel moisturizer that is very lightweight. I think it works ideally for day time as I like a little bit more moisture at night.And, finally, the best canker sore creams which are great moisturization boosters to the above routine:Resist C15 Super Booster: This serum is great to use before moisturizer to make skin even smoother. It has a ton of Vitamin C in it which is a great skin brightener.Skin Balancing Super Antioxidant Concentrate Serum with Retinol: This product isn't so much of a serum to me as it has a thicker consistency. It's pretty silicone-y but I think it works well at adding a bit of moisture. And Retinol is great for anti aging or acne scarring. However, don't use product with retinol during the day as they make your skin very sensitive to the sun.Overall I think the entire Paula's Choice range is amazing- I love that they strive for healthy ingredients in all of their products, and they even have their own makeup line!A great bonus for all of my readers- Paula's Choice is offering everyone 20% off their site + FREE Shipping until May 31st through this link: http://primp.in/oliviafrescuraspring - Who can resist that offer?Also, my apologies for the cruddy photo quality...currently in the works with my Photoshop Creative Cloud not working and it's really cramping my style...**This is a sponsored post- for more information, please read my Disclosure Policy**