Refining my Skincare Regimen

I would call my skin roller coaster skin. I grew up with mostly normal skin. I battled a pimple or two at a time in my teenage years but never considered my skin "acne-prone" or "sensitive." I started taking birth control pills when I was 21 and went off of them when I was 26 to see if it helped my mood fluctuations. Didn't really notice a difference with the moods but my skin has never been the same since! I started having serious clusters of pimples on my jawline, neck, chest and back (can you handle that über sexay image!?) and it didn't seem like there was a cleanser on the planet that could handle my breakouts. I googled until my eyes were crossed trying to find a cause and effect for it and hormones seemed to be the most logical answer.

So when I asked my doc about it, she suggested I go back on birth control. So I did for a couple years, and had the super clear skin I had taken for granted in my youth again! Yay!! Until my husband and I decided to start trying to get preggers. It took over two years for us to conceive our daughter and in that time my face looked like a nightmare! I didn't have the typical oily skin that acne usually seems to accompany. My skin was dry, and the more that I applied cleansers, lotions and potions geared for acne, the more it seemed to irritate the problem.
After baby was born, my hormones were of course out of control, and my skin seemed like it didn't quite know what it was going to do. I nursed for 14 months and had an IUD put in at that time as well which made my skin lack luster and dull with regular breakouts. I had it taken out and went immediately on the pill again. Aren't you loving the lowdown you're getting on my history of contraception?? Anyway, I have found that these days, the weather and seasons are affecting my skin more than just about anything else. I am pretty dry in the cooler months and pretty "normal" in the spring and summer.
The worst habit I have formed since child bearing is falling asleep with my makeup on. Eeeeek! Are you cringing? I was so sleep deprived and exhausted for the first eighteen months of Marli's life that I can say that I probably washed my face two nights a week AT BEST. Pitiful and disgusting I know. When I did decide to hop back on the skincare wagon I researched the "oil-cleansing method" and really loved it for a while but it was not an easy quick regimen to do when I was already exhausted and wanted to hit the hay. Here is my fave link on the OCM if you are considering exploring the option:
http://www.crunchybetty.com/nitty-gritty-on-the-oil-cleansing-method

I have been trying a few different cleansers that I liked over the winter months (Simple Moisturizing Facial Wash, Burt's Bees Orange Essence Facial Cleanser and Raw Essentials Refreshing Face Wash with Aloe have been in my rotation- I have major product commitment issues) but since the weather is warming up it's time to update the regimen.
I headed into Ulta today and went straight to the Mario Badescu isle and studied carefully to make my selection. I picked up the Seaweed Cleansing Soap which is described as creamy, gently exfoliating and soothing with anti-inflammatory and nourishing properties. I also picked up the Honey Moisturizer which had me sold with "age-defying effects" in the description. That's what sleeping in your makeup for a year and a half will do to your skin, don't say I didn't warn you!! I also scored two freebies with my purchase: Special Cucumber Lotion and Glycolic Skin Renewal Complex.
This is my first time trying anything by Mario Badescu so I will be sure to post a review after using for a few weeks!