Massage over damp skin to lift overnight residue, then rinse. The botanical base clears without stripping the acid mantle.
Press a few drops of Vitamin C across the face. Daytime antioxidant defence, applied before anything occlusive sits on top.
Tap a small amount around the orbital bone. Peptides support the thinner skin where fatigue reads first.
Finish with the ceramide moisturiser to lock the morning layers in. Always follow with SPF.
The final morning layer is always broad-spectrum SPF — non-negotiable, and especially so in the days after resurfacing.
A cleanse at night clears the day — sunscreen, pollution, sebum — so the actives below meet bare skin.
Apply the bakuchiol serum across the face. Retinol-pathway renewal, without the irritation or photosensitivity.
Repeat the eye step. The orbital area responds to consistency, morning and night, far more than to intensity.
Seal the routine. Overnight is when the barrier does its repair work — give it the lipids to do it with.
Twice a week, the ritual extends. Solstice, the 10% lactic acid resurfacer, slots in after cleansing on one or two evenings only — skip the renewal serum those nights. Reverie hydrogel patches restore the eye contour in fifteen minutes, twice weekly. Neither is a daily step; the discipline is the point.