What seems to be the most basic of beauty skills really isn’t that basic at all. Meet the triple-cleanse—the most effective routine for taking off the day.
STEP 1
Remove Makeup
First, a beauty PSA: This part is non-negotiable. “If left on overnight, makeup can trap oil, dirt, and pollution on the skin, causing breakouts and even premature aging,” explains Shari Marchbein, MD, an NYC derm. And because most makeup repels water and moisture (so it can withstand sweat and humidity throughout the day), you’ll need to pre-cleanse with an oil-based remover to fully break down those long-wear pigments and polymers, explains Dr. Marchbein. If you wear a full face, massage a few pumps of True Botanicals’ cleansing oil all over dry skin, then rinse with warm water. If you only do an eye and/or lip, spot-clean with a cotton pad soaked in Lancôme’s dual-phase (i.e., part oil, part water) micellar water—no rinsing required.
TRUE BOTANICALS Pre Cleanse Oil, $48, truebotanicals.com
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