Cleanse, Tone & Moisturise - Luke Stephens

The lovely Luke and I have known each other for quite a few years - he's old school SpaceNK. There's a large group of us prowling the country at any given time, but we're not all allowed out together due to Health and Safety reasons.
Luke is a fully trained make-up artist extraordinaire who writes for Who's Jack and also has his own lovely new blog called The Beauty Press.

Without further ado:

Cleanser - Rodial Glamtox Cleanser 

I like it because even though I'm not a make up wearer, it really does seem to make my skin feel really clean without stripping it and making it all dry like most other men's face washes. I also like the fruity smell.

No toner as such (I don't believe in them) <--- (sigh - BM) but I have to say I really like Laura Mercier's Multi Vitamin Serum am/pm. 

Smells like chocolate orange, and really does give my skin a clean bright, even finish. I notice the difference if I don't use it.  

Moisturiser - I change all the time, but generally I go for something in it that has a good spf. ie one I can feel in it. At the moment, I am really liking the Dermalogica Daily Defense Block SPF 15. Just rich enough, and feels like the SPF is fairly stable enough for it to be doing at least something. 

At night, I have fallen in love with ElemisTri-Enzyme Night Cream. It's not too heavy, skin feels smoother even shortly after applying and in the morning. Not wild about the smell, but it really does seem to do the job.

Thank you Luke!


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Cleanse, Tone & Moisturise - Tanya Burr

My first victim guest for Cleanse, Tone and Moisturise is Tanya Burr - You Tuber extraordinaire and all-round lovely lady. A fully trained makeup artist, Tanya has previously worked for Laura Mercier and Clinique and her YouTube channel currently receives over a million hits a month.

The whole point of this feature is to get products on to the blog that may otherwise not have made it - although I trial new products all the time, I'm pretty set in my ways when it comes to basics - so why not open it up a little?
I thought I'd pick Tanya's brain as she's (clearly) much younger than me and her skin is totally different...

Just a reminder that the the question is: What are your default 'go-to' products for the 3 basic steps?...

Tanya's choices are....

Cleanser - Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish

I have been using this cleanser for the past 2 years and although being a beauty vlogger/blogger I try lots of different cleansers, I always come back to this one and find nothing beats it. It gently but thoroughly removes all my makeup including eye makeup and the muslin cloth polishes away any dead skin without being abrasive like a scrub might be.

Toner - Elemis Balancing Lavender Toner

This product was recommended to me when I had a facial at a spa last Summer. The lady said it would help to tighten my pores and balance the oily and dry areas on my skin, I have to say it did exactly what she said - and that is why I love it!

Moisturiser - Dr Andrew Weil for Origins Mega Mushroom Skin Relief

Although like I said before I try out lots of different products, I have stayed pretty loyal to this moisturiser for the last 4 years! That is a long time for me to stay in love with a product, but this one is truly amazing. Benefits I see from this cream are, evenly hydrated, soft, clear and even skin. It's just incredible.

Thank you Tanya! - next up: London Makeup Girl

Cleanse, Tone & Moisturise - Me

I seem to always be talking about or recommending the same products recently so I thought I would mix it up a little - and take blatant advantage of my friends in the industry and fellow bloggers by asking them what THEY use to Cleanse, Tone and Moisturise. It will be either their all-time favourites or their current routine. And I'll be asking across all ages, ethnicities and skin types.

Before I get going with my guests choices, I thought I would, for the record, give you my Desert Island Three.

Cleanser

OK no surprises here. I know I recommend it to pretty much everyone - but I genuinely use it every single day and panic if I'm nearing the end of the pot without a replacement to hand. I won't go into detail because if you read this blog regularly you'll know it all.

Emma Hardie. End of.

Toner

One of my very first blog posts was about Biologique Recherche and the power of their P50.

In all honesty it's not a toner - the term 'toner' is just too outdated now - this is a surface exfoliating treatment (my words!) for prepping the skin to receive serums/moisturisers etc. So it's used at the toner stage, but to compare this to your typical 'toner' is like comparing a Rolls Royce to a rickshaw.

Moisturiser

OK I can't possibly pick one moisturiser for all-time. It's the one thing you need to change as regularly as your choice of coat and so for that reason I'm listing my current favourites for day and night.

Day:

Yes it's Doctor P again. The Hypoallergenic Nourishing Moisturiser is part of the new range for sensitive skin and I have to say - it rocks. The texture is thick and luxurious but it absorbs beautifully and leaves the skin comfortable, not greasy or tacky. Love.

Night:

I wasn't going to split it into two but I always - always use a different product at night and recently it's been this gorgeous oil from Vaishaly. In light of recent comments on the Clinic posts - it seems a lot of you are still very cautious about using an oil on an oily skin.  Please let me reassure you by saying: HOGWASH. This oil is specifically for Normal/Combination and I use it safely without it bringing up any cystic acne bumps.

It glides on beautifully, absorbs nicely and leaves the skin with an amazing glow. it also has that 'spa smell' that you only seem to get these days from facialist brands. Bliss.