face wash - morning n night.

sunscreen - daytime.

moisturizer - at night.

those 3 r the daily essentials. other stuff like scrub, toner n etc r optional. there is no fast n fast rule on what products u must or must not use. all depends on your skin.

Lab Series - used their products on n off last time but never got hooked.

Clinique - Basic 3 step products r too harsh. but their higher end products r good.

thru exp i find both ^^ more for Caucasian skin or western hemisphere weather. 

Kiehls - higher end stuff fr the Dermatologist Solutions line r good. cheaper stuff like Blue Herbal line sucks.

i tried lots of brands over d past 2-3 yrs. but one brand i always go back to n currently been using 4 d past year is Shiseido Men. Most of my facial products r fr Shiseido. not cheap but they do last n they work for me.

yeah they will be able to recommend u wat products to use. but just keep in mind that they r NOT dermatologists no matter how knowledgeable they seem. also they work on commission so they want your sales. so dun believe 100% wat they tell n recommend u. decide on your own.

P.S Clinique sales assistants wear a white lab coat as their uniform...making u think they r trained dermatologist. dun be fooled haha.