If you think that any one jar, tube or bottle holds the key to a fantastic, flawless complexion, let us begin by telling you that you’ve been lied to. The road to great skin is laced with potent serums, nourishing moisturisers and heavy-duty sunscreens, even a face oil or two.
Knowing what works for you is always the first step. Knowing what goes first, last and in-between is the second and the most important one. Of course, executing the second is the only way to arrive at your destination. But who has the time to craft their own routine?
We’ve done the hard work for you and created a cheat sheet for all skin types and situations. Word of advice—give every layer 40-50 seconds to settle in before you move on to the next. Find your radiance-making regimen below and get ready for the best skin of your life.
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COMBINATION SKIN
Soothing essence (try: Forest Essentials Aloevera Juice)
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Hydrating (but not greasy) moisturiser: (try: Clarins HydraQuench Cream-Gel)
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Sunscreen (try: Vichy Ideal Soleil SPF 50 Mattifying Face Fluid Dry Touch)
For night: a lightweight, hydrating serum (try: Innisfree The Green Tea Seed Serum)
Great addition: A redness soothing serum (try: Avene Antirougeurs Fort – Relief Concentrate For Chronic Redness)
DRY SKIN
Hydrating essence (try: Omorovicza Omoroessence)
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Nourishing serum (try: Chanel Le Lift Crème Huile)
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Rich moisturiser (try: Dior Prestige Crème Riche)
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Sunscreen (try: Elizabeth Arden Prevage Anti-Aging Triple Defense Shield)
For night: Face oil (try: Lancôme Absolue Precious Nourishing Luminous Oil)
Great addition: a retinoid (try: ROC Retin-Ox Correxion Intensive Anti-Wrinkle Serum)
OILY, ACNE-PRONE SKIN
Salicylic acid toner (try: The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner)
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Spot treatment with benzoyl peroxide (try: Natio Acne Clear Spots Antibacterial Treatment)
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Lightweight, oil free moisturiser (try: Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream)
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Mattifying sunscreen (try: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock)
For night: a pore refining serum (try: Estée Lauder Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher)
Great addition: a clarifying, deep cleansing mask (try: Yves Rocher Pure System Pore Clearing Mask Ultra Clean)
SENSITIVE SKIN
Hypoallergenic serum: (try: Dermalogica Ultracalming Serum Concentrate)
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Fragrance-free moisturiser (try: Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer)
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Sunscreen (try: Bioderma Photoderm Max SPF 50+ Milk)
For night: an SOS treatment (try: La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5)
Great addition: a skin-calming mist (try: Vichy Mineralizing Thermal Water)
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