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Your skin works around the clock, fortify your night-time routine with the right ingredients and restore some much-needed calm to your complexion.

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At night your skin reacts differently to products then it does during the day, the primary concern with your skincare at night-time should be repairing and rejuvenating in order to nourish your skin while you sleep. Your PM routine should be used to target your skincare concerns and wash off the harmful effects the day has had on your skin, fixing any damage and boosting regeneration.

Always start with removing your makeup and washing your face with a good oil-based cleanser to really dissolve all your makeup. If you have acne-prone skin, do a double cleanse and finish with a creamy cleanser to make sure your skin is oil and grime free. Next up is toner, if you have dry skin use a hydrating toner to replenish any water you lost when cleansing, or a chemical exfoliant to treat acne-prone skin and unclog your pores.

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Serum is the next step in your routine and the one you need to pay the most attention to for night-time skincare. In the evening, instead of using your usual vitamin C serum, opt for one with hyaluronic acid, which plumps up your skin and keeps it super hydrated while you sleep. This is very important if you sleep in a room with air-conditioning, as the AC can be very drying on your skin. Before using any anti-ageing moisturisers or acne treatments, you need to prep your skin with as much moisture as possible. We recommend Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate, the blend of botanicals and essentials oils work all night to regenerate and repair the skin's barrier. If it’s fast anti-ageing you’re after, try Lancôme’s Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Serum, containing Bifidus Prebiotic and targeting the key signs of youth in just seven days. For something a little stronger, you can’t go wrong with Estée Lauder’s new Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex. Now with new technology for deeper and faster penetration into the skin, it reduces the look of multiple signs of ageing caused by environmental day-to-day life.

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Serums work with your skin’s natural nocturnal activity to dramatically restore skin by morning, and act as a pre-surge of moisture before your targeted creams. Eye creams are thinner than face moisturisers, so you want to apply them before your heavier creams and oils. The rule is to apply the lightest product first then the heaviest, like an oil last. That brings us to face moisturisers: always use a moisturiser after your serum, not only does it keep your skin looking and feeling healthy, it also helps trap in the serum you have just applied making it even more effective.

If you want to dip your toe into the retinol game, start by using an anti-ageing night cream which contains a small dose of retinoids that are gentler for sensitive skin. Then build up your tolerance and use once a week and then every other night indefinitely. Retinoids contain vitamin A, which sinks into your skin to speed up cell turnover, causing your body to produce smoother skin over time. A crucial step in your night-time regime if you’re targeting fine lines and wrinkles. The last step in your routine should be a face oil. When layering an oil over the top of your other products, they help increase the effectiveness of your previous skincare steps, which means they always need to be applied last to give you extra soft and supple skin. Your skin goes into repair mode at night, working extra hard to fix any damage and boost regeneration, so make sure you change up your AM routine to a more targeted PM version.