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I am a minimalist when it comes to my skin-care routine.
The whole, Oh, I just slap on SPF and call it a day thing does not work.
Im agingas we doand Id like to take action.
So I called in a pro: beauty savant Courtney Dunlop.
Beauty savant Courtney Dunlop, queen of the no-makeup selfie.
Id spend a lunch break sunning my face with a foil reflector.
I tapped into her daily routine and promised to throw out the skin blasters.
Heres what I learned after following her (insane) routine for one full month.
Beauty savant Courtney Dunlop, queen of the no-makeup selfie.
(Which, BTW, was my exact beauty routine.)
Dunlop is adamant about many things, but nothing more so than the double cleanse.
She tells me, You have to double cleanse.
Me (before) and my regular skin-care routine.
After all those products and sunscreens, regular ol cleanser will not get it all off.
I follow this withIndie Rosehip Cleanser($32).
People, you HAVE TO double cleanse.
My new 20-step skin-care regimen
Upon telling Dunlop this, she replied, No!
Dunlop uses a toner thats actually good for your skin.
She says, I used to think toner was pointless until I discovered this one.
How skin-obsessed people do a day at the beach.
Its the dreamiest and so chic.
Now Im a toner fanatic.
It preps your skin to absorb whatever comes next.
Left: Skin time = me time. Right: Me, with no makeup, after a month.
The broad-spectrum formula contains brightening agents tohelp to correct dark spots.
I rub it on my arms and hands while I hum Chers If I Could Turn Back Time.
This glorious piece of material alleviates the whole whos gonna do my back?
sitch, plus adds extra coverage, which equals extra confidence.
Do they make pants?
Baby steps, baby face.
(Disclosure, the brands provided me with trial samples for this story.)
I was instructed to use only a pea-sized amount.
Dunlop says, This product is very expensive, but I really like it.
It has tons of ingredients in it for collagen, redness, spots, etc.
I used this for just a few days and I noticed a lot of redness went away.
Postuse, my face certainly feels softer with noticeable bounce.
And I most definitely see a difference in the melasma and undereye redness, which I thought was impossible.
And who knows, maybe Ill be rocking a pair of driving gloves this year.
