hi daisy :wave hand:
i cannot comment about my skin, but i think its good enough and im a student too. so i really understand about the budget.
what i notice is, whenever i din clean my face properly (too tired, went to sleep without washing the face for a week or something), my pores will annoy me to the max. same thing when i never care to moisturizes my face, the pores will look bigger too.
i've been using hada labo moisturising lotion (the white one) for almost a year, and i can say that i really like it. but u really need to be rajin and allocate some time in doing it because it takes time for the lotion to be absorbed into your skin. pat, pat, pat until u feel it is ok to stop. but you still need to use moisturiser. a light one is sufficient i think, depends on your skin type.
and for cleaning regime, sometimes u cannot simply rely on ur facial wash only. use toner, it helps. i think Simple is ok, but some might not like it. use make up remover, u really need to use it if you wear make up or sunblock.
and steaming ur face might helps too.