A shiny complexion, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes indicate an oily skin type. Excess sebum causes oily skin, which means your hormones are overactive, causing your glands to produce an oily or waxy substance. Salicylic acid-containing skin care products benefit your skin because this ingredient works to dry oily skin and prevent clogged glands.

STEP 1. PREP YOUR SKIN

You need to do a double cleanse. This means you wash your face twice. 

Makeup and SPF are designed to stay put. Washing with just a cleanser and your hands isn’t enough to get them off. You need a good cleanser, a cloth and warm water (not hot). 

Lancôme

rose sorbet cryo-mask

UK RRP: £27.00

OUR PRICE: £24.30

clarins men

active face wash

UK RRP: £20.00

OUR PRICE: £17.50

clarins

Purifying Gentle Foaming Cleanser

UK RRP: £23.00

OUR PRICE: £20.70

clinique

Anti-Blemish Solutions Cleansing Foam

UK RRP: £20.50

OUR PRICE: £18.45

STEP 2. TONE AND TREAT

The pH balance of your skin can get thrown off after cleansing. In order to restore your skin’s balance to it’s normal 5.5. pH level, you need a toner. 

Serums are also a great way to treat any skin concerns. Put simply, they are powerful skin allies. Filled with concentrated doses of active ingredients, these elixirs can mitigate a number of issues, from dark spots to wrinkles. Even if you don’t have any specific issues, everyone still needs a general antioxidant serum in the morning to protect from daily aggressors.

clarins men

After Shave Soothing Toner

UK RRP: £25.00

OUR PRICE: £22.50

estee lauder

Idealist Serum Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher

UK RRP: £72.00

OUR PRICE: £64.80

clinique

Pore Refining Solutions Correcting Serum

UK RRP: £42.00

OUR PRICE: £37.80

La mer

the oil absorbing tonic

UK RRP: £80.00

OUR PRICE: 72.00

STEP 3. moisturise

Preferably, moisturize any time you’ve cleansed your face to replace the moisture that’s been lost. This is an essential product for any skin type to lock in moisture and your layers of products.

Creams you apply in the morning are equipped to protect your skin from the environmental aggressors you’ll face when you leave the house—many contain antioxidants to minimize pollution-based free radicals and sunscreen to shield you from ultraviolet radiation. They typically have a lightweight consistency. Night creams, on the other hand, focus on repairing any damage you might have picked up with ingredients like retinol to speed cellular turnover and counteract dark spots. These creams also replenish moisture levels, which naturally dip in the evening, with emollients that often create a rich, thick texture. 

Lancôme

HYDRA ZEN ANTI-STRESS MOISTURISING CREAM

UK RRP: £46.00

OUR PRICE: £41.40

estee lauder

DayWear Matte Moisturiser

UK RRP: £49.00

OUR PRICE: £44.10

la mer

The Moisturizing Matte Lotion

UK RRP: £225.00

OUR PRICE: £202.50

clarins

Hydra-Essentiel [HA²] Light Cream

UK RRP: £38.00

OUR PRICE: £34.20