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Light layers, finished with sun care.Take the day off, then something richer.
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GelRice water, glycerin, cucumber · 150 ml
A clear, soft gel that turns to a light lather with water. Made with fermented rice water, glycerin and cucumber extract, and scented with nothing but the rice.
How to use Massage a coin-sized amount onto damp skin for thirty seconds, then rinse with lukewarm water.
GelAmla, ascorbyl glucoside, aloe · 30 ml
A thin, golden water serum with amla extract and a stable form of vitamin C. It sinks in within a minute and leaves no film behind.
How to use Three or four drops on clean skin each morning, before moisturiser. Keep the cap tight and the bottle out of the sun.
GelAloe leaf juice, hyaluronic acid, cucumber · 50 ml
A cool, wobbly gel moisturiser made with aloe leaf juice from the farm next door and a little hyaluronic acid. Feels like water and dries without shine.
How to use A fingertip over serum each morning. Keep it in the fridge in summer if you like it cold.
CreamColloidal oat, squalane, glycerin · 50 ml
A soft, everyday cream made with colloidal oat and squalane. Light enough for mornings, and enough on its own at night.
How to use Warm a pea-sized amount between your fingertips and press it in after serum.
CreamCeramides, shea butter, cocoa butter · 50 ml
A rich, whipped night cream with ceramides and shea. Thick in the jar, it softens as it warms on the skin.
How to use The last cream of the evening, before an oil or instead of one.
CreamZinc oxide, squalane · 50 ml
A soft white mineral cream made with zinc oxide in a squalane base. It goes on with a faint white veil that settles as you smooth it in.
How to use The last step of the morning. Use two finger-lengths for face and neck, and reapply when you spend the day outdoors.
OilSesame, sunflower, castor · 120 ml
A golden cleansing oil that turns milky with water and lifts away sun cream and kajal. The first cleanse of the night, before the gel.
How to use Two pumps on dry skin, massage for a minute, add a splash of water until it turns milky, then rinse.
OilBakuchiol, rosehip, jojoba · 30 ml
A light coral oil of bakuchiol, from the babchi seed, in rosehip and jojoba. It absorbs slowly, so we keep it for the evening.
How to use Four drops on dry skin after cleansing. Start every other night for the first fortnight.
OilSaffron, manjistha, sesame · 15 ml
Our take on the old Ayurvedic oil: saffron and manjistha slow-infused in sesame oil for three weeks and strained through muslin. Deep amber, faintly floral.
How to use The last step at night. Press two or three drops over your cream, or mix one into it.
BalmZinc oxide, beeswax, iron oxides · 30 g
A solid balm with a sheer peach tint, for mornings when you want a little colour. It melts at the touch of a fingertip.
How to use Warm a little between your fingers and press it over moisturiser as the last step.
BalmPink clay, rose water, glycerin · 60 g
A soft pink clay whipped with rose water and glycerin into a mousse-like mask. It smells of roses and dries to a matte veil.
How to use Twice a week at night: a thin layer on clean skin for ten minutes, then rinse. Follow with oil or cream.
BalmLiquorice root, niacinamide, shea · 30 g
Halfway between a serum and a balm: niacinamide and liquorice root extract in a light shea base that melts on contact.
How to use A pea-sized amount after cleansing, morning or night, before moisturiser.
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The order matters more than the number of steps. This is the rule of thumb we follow ourselves.
Lukewarm water, never hot. At night, an oil first to lift away sun cream, then the gel.
Serums and essences go on slightly damp skin, a few drops pressed in with flat palms.
Wait a minute, then a pea of cream or a fingertip of gel over the top.
Mornings end with sun cream. Nights end with a few drops of oil or, twice a week, the clay mask.
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