Skin Care Recommendations
Skin Care
the best recommendations
We received much interest in our blog featuring coveted skincare products from near and far. The beauty sector is constantly advancing and becoming increasingly “green.” We decided to ask our friends around the globe with the most glowing skin (including dermatologists and plastic surgeons) for their recommendations. With this plethora of product suggestions, we also did some research on the optimal order in which to apply products (a topic with much conflict – there is no black and white answer, but our gray conclusions are below!).
Friends’ Favorites:
– Schmidt’s Rose and Vanilla Natural Deodorant
– BeautyCounter Number one Brightening Facial Oil
– SkinMedica HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator Serum
– SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic Serum
– BeautyCounter Overnight Resurface Peel
– Rejuvenate Regenerating AlphaRet Overnight Cream (Skinbetter Science)
– Elta MD broad spectrum spa 44 sunscreen with hyaluronic acid
– Biotherm Lait Corporel L’Original body lotion (light citrus scent)
– Goop Overnight Glow Peel (once per week)
– Goop Glow Morning Skin Superpower
– Avene cleansing oil (especially for sunburns, chapped ski skin and babies)
– Acqua dell’Elba Classica (summer) and Blu (winter) scents
– Creed Love in White perfume
Application:
Each product needs time to be absorbed – leave at least 20 seconds in between products and ideally leave longer after retinol, serums and sunscreen. Always apply lightest to heaviest!
Our “gray rules” for order of application:
Morning.
cleanse
toner
vitamin C serum
hyaluronic acid (or other) serum
light facial oil
eye cream
moisturizer
sunscreen
Night.
Cleanse
retinol or BHA/AHA product (ideally alternate every other night)
toner
serum
eye cream
moisturizer
heavy facial oil or overnight mask
