I used to get facials once a month, now I am lucky if I go once a year. My skin has been such a mess lately. I don’t get breakouts, but it’s more of this light redness all over my skin that makes it look like it’s irritated.

I feel like I need a nice deep clean, but with no time to go the spa I need to figure out something at home. I miss that first foundation application after I get a facial. Make up goes on so smoothly! So, here is my “at home plan” for a deep cleanse.
Start off with cleansing how you regularly do. Go over your face with a cotton pad, if you aren’t sure that your makeup is completely off.
Keep cleansing until there is no residue.

Fill a bowl with hot water, and let the steam open up your pores. You can also do this after a warm shower but the bowl technique works better. Next use a cleansing mask like KIEHL'S SINCE 1851 Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Mask. After leaving it on for at least 10 minutes follow with a refreshing toner to restore the PH of your skin.

Aline Agopian