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AM TO PM BEAUTY Nora Al Ramadhan, Co-Founder & CEO of Apotheca Beauty, talks us through her skincare routine Talk us through your morning routine. Typically, in the mornings I start with the Lancer Cleanser for Sensitive/Dehydrated Skin, followed by Dr. Barbara Sturm Balancing Toner to restore my skin’s pH level. After applying eye cream, I move on to Dr. Barbara Sturm Super Anti-Aging Serum and layer with a Vitamin C serum. Currently, I am alternating between Summer Friday CC Me Serum and Glo Skin Beauty C-Shield Anti-Pollution Drops. If I wake up with some redness or irritation, I then add a layer of Dr. Barbara Sturm Calming Drops. Next, I apply an oil such as Furtuna Skin Biphase Moisturizing Oil and spend 5-8min using my CryoGlobe to get rid of puffiness and stimulate healthy blood flow.
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I absolutely love doing this in the morning as the cold, rolling action really wakes me up and gets me going. Finally, I apply a moisturizer and always end with SPF 50. How does your evening routine differ? During the evenings, I cleanse with a cleansing balm to effectively remove makeup and bacteria in a single go. I then follow with a toner as always to rebalance my skin’s pH before laying on the serums. In the evening, I use my NuFace device and about three times a week I do red and infra-red LED. I end my routine with a repairing moisturizer for the night, such as Tatcha Indigo Overnight Repair, and when at home I believe it is much more beneficial for your skin to sleep on a silk pillowcase. Sleeping on
silk makes a massive difference in your skin’s ability to absorb your skincare products and reduces friction, thus reducing breakouts and stretching of your skin while you sleep. What are your go-to skincare products? My go-to skincare products depend on what I feel my skin needs, the time of year, and especially the country I am in. I find my skin gets quite dry when I am in Kuwait and therefore use Dr. Barbara Sturm Calming Drops, Furtuna Skin Replenishing Balm and Dr. Barbara Sturm Face Mask or SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Mask daily. I always use eye cream, eye gel or an eye balm and right now I am loving OSKIA CityLife Anti-Pollution I-Zone Balm. I also love a
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