Skincare Ritual

• Add Saie Starglow after SPF
• Naturium Eye Cream 30 min before
• Aquaphor + Summer Fridays Vanilla 30 min before, blot once
• Skip Hanni on chest if shirtless on camera

• Standard AM + extra Naturium
• Hanni oil 20 min before, chest and shoulders and forearms, not stomach or thighs
• Aquaphor + Summer Fridays Vanilla on lips 15 min before
• Skip Saie

Extra UV protection when your PM the night before was tretinoin (Mon/Thu) or BHA (Wed/Sat).

• Skip Hanni body oil (reduces SPF efficacy)
• Double SPF: d\u2019Alba first, wait 2 min, then Supergoop Play Everyday SPF 50 water-resistant
• Zinc lip balm instead of Aquaphor (Vanicream or Sun Bum Signature SPF 30)
• Reapply face SPF every 40 min in water, 80 min poolside
• Consider Supergoop Glow Screen body SPF for full-body coverage
• Hat cheat mode for the reddest hours (11am-2pm)

2 hours before event for peak depuff. Optimal 90 min-3 hr before call time.

• Cleanse or wipe skin light
• Rose hip oil (Kate Blanc), 4-5 drops warmed in palms, press onto face and neck
• Gua sha strokes, 3 min per side. Neck (down + out), jaw (out to ears), cheek (up + out), brow (up), under-eye (out to temple)
• Optional: dab Cicaplast on any irritated spots after
• Rest 30-45 min. Redness settles. Then SPF or makeup.

Non-gym mornings (Sun, Fri): do the ritual at home after Briotech. Rose hip oil, gua sha, tissue off. Then continue the rest of your AM routine.

Gym-day nights (Tue PM): gua sha at the start of PM, before Briotech and actives. Rose hip oil is fine since Tue PM is a peptide night (no retinoid or BHA to conflict with). Then continue the rest of your PM routine.

Pre-event sessions: aim for 2 hours before the event for peak depuff. Do gua sha, then minimum viable pre-event (cleanser + Parsley + Aquaphor lips). Full PM routine happens after you get home.

App auto-surfaces the prompt when 3+ days have passed. Non-gym day = AM. Gym day = PM (Tue only, since Thu and Sat gym-day PMs are retinoid or BHA nights).

• Naturium Eye Cream 1 hour before
• Aquaphor + Henné stick, no shine
• Skip Saie

• Cold compress on eyes 5 min before AM routine
• Extra Naturium
• Skip Supergoop unless outdoor
• Skip Saie
• Sleep on back, water all day, no alcohol that night

• d'Alba + Supergoop double layer
• Hanni oil only after SPF sets 10 min
• Reapply SPF every 2 hours
• Aquaphor or SPF lip balm reapply every hour

• Tretinoin + Aesop Resolute same night (two retinoids, over the ceiling)
• Tretinoin + BHA same night (A nights and C nights stay separate)
• Tretinoin + Azelaic layered PM (azelaic is AM, tret is PM, fine on same day, just not layered)
• Paula's Choice BHA + Aesop Resolute same night
• Paula's Choice BHA + Aesop Paste same week
• Azelaic Acid + Paula's Choice BHA same application (BHA is PM, azelaic is AM, same day fine, just not layered)
• Timeless Vit C + Azelaic layered without a 10 min wait (pH gap, apply Vit C first, wait, then Azelaic)
• Timeless Vit C + Amazon BP same day
• Aesop Resolute + Amazon BP same night
• Cicaplast SOS night + any actives (Resolute, Matrixyl, BHA, Azelaic, Tretinoin all skipped)
• Mediheal mask + retinoid night (mask is Tue AM only, keeps clear of A nights)
• Saie morning after a BHA night
• Hanni oil before SPF (always after)
• Rose hip oil + Tretinoin or Resolute same night (rose hip contains natural trans-retinoic acid; use Damascan Rose sample or squalane on retinoid nights instead)
• Gua sha on Mon or Thu (day of tretinoin, skin too sensitive to mechanical stimulation)

When blackheads build up, replace the next Wed or Sat night with the paste reset.

• Aesop Cleanser
• Aesop Purifying Exfoliant Paste (damp skin, light pressure, 30 to 60 sec, rinse)
• Briotech
• Naturium Eye Cream
• Eudermine
• Aesop Parsley Seed Cream (extra layer)
• Aquaphor

Skip actives the next night too. Resume normal schedule after.

Cleanser, Briotech, Cicaplast on shave zones, Parsley Seed, d'Alba, Aquaphor. Never skip SPF.

Same as the pre-gym flow when the gym-day toggle is on.

Cleanser, Parsley Seed, Aquaphor. Never skip cleanse.

Pre-event: cleanser + Parsley + Aquaphor lips only. Save the actives for after you get home.

Post-event, before bed: full PM routine with the night's actives. This is when they get their 8-hour window.

Home past 2 AM: skip actives, do the exhausted evening minimum. Missing one active night doesn't derail progress.

Tretinoin night (Mon/Thu) + going out: shift tret to Wed. Don't apply retinoid at 3 AM tired.

• Amazon BP Cleanser, armpits 1 to 2 times weekly. Lather, 5 min, rinse. White shirts on BP days.
• Amazon BP, spot treatment on active pimples only, Q-tip, non-retinoid and non-Vit C nights

• PIE/PIH fading on Timeless Vit C. Should see visible fade after 6 to 8 weeks. If none, tretinoin should accelerate.
• Tretinoin ramp progress (see panel 08). Phase 3 by week 5, stable state by week 9. If retinization is brutal at week 4, hold not advance.
• Nose pore refinement on Sunday BHA. Reassess after 4 weeks. If irritating, drop to every other Sunday.
• Naturium Azelaic effect on redness and marks. 8 to 10 weeks. If fade is too slow, upgrade to The Ordinary Azelaic 10% (real 10%, stronger).
• Cicaplast tolerance if SOS nights are needed more than 2x/week. Means routine is over-stacked, pull back an active.
• Mediheal mask 1x/week actually happening. If falling off, move to a firmer weekly anchor.
• Bags improving on Naturium AM + RoC PM. If not after 8 to 12 weeks, tretinoin under eyes off-label.
• Blackheads controlled with BHA 2 times weekly. If yes, drop Aesop Paste.
• Shave irritation resolved with daily Cicaplast. If jaw still inflamed, check razor and shave technique.
• Carmex still gone, Aquaphor in place.
• Face less reddish under d'Alba.

La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm B5+ · 5% panthenol, madecassoside, shea butter, LRP thermal water. Barrier repair, not a treatment.

• Thin dab on jaw, upper lip, and neck immediately after shaving. Every shave day.
• Absorbs in 2 to 3 min, then continue the rest of AM.
• Face proper stays on Parsley Seed for moisturizer.

• Swap Cicaplast for Parsley Seed Cream on any stressed PM night.
• Skip all actives on Cicaplast SOS nights (no Resolute, Matrixyl, BHA, Azelaic, or Tretinoin).
• Spot-apply thin layer over irritated patches like the June forehead spot.
• Cap SOS nights at 2 per week. More than that means the routine is over-stacked.

• Retinization weeks 3 to 6 of tretinoin ramp (see panel 08).
• Post-derm-procedure recovery, 3 to 5 nights.
• Windburn or sunburn recovery.

Retin-A 0.025% is 20x stronger than OTC retinol. Ramp slowly so skin adapts without flaring.

• Tretinoin Mon night only, buffer-sandwich method.
• Thu night stays on Aesop Resolute.
• Buffer sandwich: Parsley Seed → wait 15 min → pea-sized tret → Parsley Seed on top. Reduces irritation ~40%.

• Tretinoin Mon + Thu, both buffer-sandwiched.
• Retire Aesop Resolute for now. Save tube for travel or backup.
• Retinization peaks here. Cicaplast becomes your friend.

• Tretinoin Mon + Thu. Ease off buffering if skin is happy.
• Roughness eases around week 5 to 6. Fade visible weeks 8 to 12.

• Mon + Thu tret, no buffer.
• Reassess adding a third night for faster fade if wanted.

• SPF next day, always. d'Alba already handles this.
• Never same night as BHA (Wed/Sat) or Aesop Resolute.
• If retinization is brutal, pull back a phase and hold before advancing.
• Cicaplast SOS is scheduled tolerance insurance, not failure.