Beauty
So you really go
well-rested to bed
Josselin gets furious when I say it, but I was also that type whose evening ritual consisted of a lazy teeth brushing session (I saved extensive two-minute treatments for the next morning in the shower) that then wiped her face with a baby wipe from my daughter and thought it was all actually fine.
Thank goodness I'm not the only one. Once I asked a remarkably well-preserved 74-year-old magazine maker who looked the opposite about her secret. “No idea, May. I never clean my face in the evening anyway. Too lazy for that.’
Apparently, there is only one like her, because there are a thousand studies showing that your skin really gets in top condition if you give it the chance to ‘breathe’ all night and absorb all the creams.
Makes perfect sense of course; everything we slather on during the day has to come off at some point. And if it has to come off, you might as well do it in the evening. Because you know, you don't wake up looking pretty with those clumps of mascara and streaks of foundation on your pillow. So there’s really no reason not to take off your makeup in the evening.
”Makes perfect sense of course; everything we slather on during the day has to come off at some point”
Well, that you are tired. That might be a reason. But I have found a solution for that. When I put my kids in the bath, I clean my face. We light a candle (they all want to blow it out so come on, I'm not the worst and light it three times). I have two types from Estée Lauder. One is a bit more foamy, the other a bit fuller and richer. Depending on my mood or what I think my skin needs, I grab a bottle or jar and it’s both a divine experience.
From the skilled ladies at Estée, I learned some massage techniques (a small heart and a big heart, making an eight around your eyes) which usually leads me to clean my face twice. Once because I have to and once for the pleasure. Then a shot Advanced Night Repair on my cheeks and a drop of serum around my eyes, a night cream and I go downstairs. There I have some tea with my loved one and zap through Humberto and Jeroen and then I sleep well. And I wake up looking my best. And then I already look forward to my cleansing session in the shower. And this is no joke.
