There's this idea that a good skincare routine has to be complicated. Ten steps, twelve products, a shelf that looks like a Sephora stockroom. I used to think that too.
Then I started paying attention to what my skin actually looked like on the mornings I kept it simple — lemon water, three products, twenty minutes of quiet. Consistently better. Every time.
So here's what I actually use before 9am. No fluff, no filler.
Step 1 — Cleanser
TATCHA The Rice Wash — a gentle cream cleanser that washes away everything without stripping your skin. Lukewarm water only — never hot. Thirty seconds, rinse, done.
Step 2 — Vitamin C Serum
Drunk Elephant C-Firma Fresh Day Serum — the one product I'd keep if I had to cut everything else. A few drops, pressed in gently, every single morning.
Step 3 — SPF
Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen SPF 40 — completely invisible, no white cast, doubles as a primer. The most skipped step and the most important one.
That's it. Three steps, five minutes, done before my espresso finishes brewing.
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