First thing’s first: You can’t achieve a dewy dumpling glow without focusing on skin care. “Instead of investing in the best concealer and foundation then creating the illusion of good skin, you should work for the real thing, right?” Vo quips.
So she starts off by emphasizing the basics—sunscreen, exfoliation, and moisturizer—but she really touts the power of a good exfoliation game. Of course, everyone has a different cadence and product choice (toners, gentle scrubs, peels, et al.), but “sloughing off the dead skin so you could see that dewy baby skin underneath is important,” she notes.
Even those with super dry, flaky skin might want to dabble in a little skin buffing, especially if it seems your skin just won’t stay moisturized. “Your moisturizer isn’t working because you have so much dead skin, so it’s not able to absorb,” Vo adds. “That’s the reason why you have so much dead skin—your moisturizer isn’t able to sink in.”
Personally, I’m a fan of a gentle physical scrub, like Tatcha’s The Rice Polish, an enzyme mask, like Savor Beauty’s Manuka Honey Mask, or an acid-infused toner, like Alpyn Beauty’s Pore Perfecting Liquid Exfoliator. But again, everyone has their own preferences; feel free to head over to this guide to discover your own exfoliating schedule.
