For busy girls, every precious second of sleep counts, especially during crunch time when you get to bed late. Your skin will need a fast and potent nighttime product lineup to remain healthy and flawless. Below, we created a speedy skin care routine you can adopt when you're pressed for time.
Flawless and Shine-Free
For oily-skinned gals, you need a shine-fighting team: a facial wash that expels all gunk and oil from the pores, a calming toner with blemish-zapping witch hazel extract, and a feather-light moisturizer with salicylic acid.
Etude House Wonder Pore Deep Foaming Cleanser, P548; Mario Badescu Seaweed Cleansing Lotion; Dermalogica Oil Control Lotion, P2,145
Etude House is available at SM North, SM Megamall, SM Makati, SM Mall of Asia, SM Aura, SM Southmall, Alabang Town Center, and Festival Mall. Mario Badescu and Dermalogica at available at Rustan’s branches.
Radiant Glow
Activate your skin’s translucent radiance by lathering up with an illuminating creamy foam cleanser, lightening your skin’s discoloration with a brightening serum, and sealing in all the goodness with a gel-based sleeping mask.
L’Occitane Reine Blanche Illuminating Foaming Cleanser, P1,850; Shisheido Bio-Performance Glow Revival Serum, P4,998; Laneige Water Bank Sleeping Mask, P1,800
L’Occitane is available at Rustan’s branches. Shisheido is available at Century City Mall, Alabang Town Center, and Rustan’s branches. Laneige is available at SM Megamall, SM Aura, SM Mall of Asia, Trinoma, Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Manila, and Robinsons Magnolia.
Youthful Goddess
A simple anti-aging regimen calls for products that pump in moisture and strengthen the skin’s barrier. You may start with using a gentle cleansing milk that gets rid of dirt and grime without sucking out your skin’s natural moisture, and then prepping the skin with a hydrating toner. Lastly, apply a few drops of wrinkle-fighting nourishing oil in a tapping motion to prevent skin sagging.
Nekkid Natural Non-Foaming Face Milk, P380; Tony Moly Naturalth Goat Milk Moisture Toner, P1,198; Clinique Turnaround Revitalizing Treatment Oil, P2,700
Nekkid is available at nekkidmanila.weebly.com. Tony Moly is available at SM North, SM Megamall, SM Makati, SM Mall of Asia, SM Aura, SM Southmall, Alabang Town Center, and Festival Mall.
Revived and Restored
Sleepless nights would surely take a toll on your skin, so a cocktail of beauty sleep-simulating products are prescribed. Try this approach: Slough away sallow skin with a mild detoxifying facial scrub, pay extra attention to your tired peepers with a firming eye serum, and recharge your complexion with a vitamin E face oil. You’ll look refreshed and revived in the morning.
Human Nature Detoxifying Mask and Scrub; Philosophy Time in a Bottle for Eyes Serum, P2,950; The Body Shop Vitamin E Serum-in-Oil, P1,250
Human Nature is available at Beauty Bar branches. Philosophy is available at SM Megamall and Glorietta. The Body Shop is available at SM North, SM Megamall, Shangri-La Plaza, Power Plant Mall, SM Makati, Greenbelt, Glorietta, SM Mall of Asia, SM Southmall, and ALabang Town Center.
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