Alix Earle admits to struggling with cystic acne, but through a dedicated routine and working with an esthetician, she's managed to keep the breakouts at bay. Here, Alix walks us through her 9-step nighttime skincare regimen (not to be skipped—even after a night out), revealing the product that effortlessly removes waterproof mascara and the acid serum that cleared her skin.
Stream 'Hot Mess With Alix Earle' here: https://bit.ly/m/Hot-Mess
Filmed at The Hollywood Roosevelt.
Products mentioned:
Glow Recipe Sorbet Cleansing Balm - https://fave.co/3WG1uTX
Pietro Simone Ozonized Purifying Cleanser - https://fave.co/4aj2iRV
Vivant Green Tea Cleanser - https://fave.co/4b6Z5pT
Vivant Skin Nourishing Toner - https://fave.co/4dFVfWA
Hydrinity Restorative HA Serum - https://fave.co/3K0hsAN
Vivant 8% Mandelic Acid Serum - https://fave.co/3JXQdXN
iS Clinical Hydra-Cool Serum - https://fave.co/4aodTPE
Face Reality 5% Acne Med - https://fave.co/3JYARlF
Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch - https://fav
Stream 'Hot Mess With Alix Earle' here: https://bit.ly/m/Hot-Mess
Filmed at The Hollywood Roosevelt.
Products mentioned:
Glow Recipe Sorbet Cleansing Balm - https://fave.co/3WG1uTX
Pietro Simone Ozonized Purifying Cleanser - https://fave.co/4aj2iRV
Vivant Green Tea Cleanser - https://fave.co/4b6Z5pT
Vivant Skin Nourishing Toner - https://fave.co/4dFVfWA
Hydrinity Restorative HA Serum - https://fave.co/3K0hsAN
Vivant 8% Mandelic Acid Serum - https://fave.co/3JXQdXN
iS Clinical Hydra-Cool Serum - https://fave.co/4aodTPE
Face Reality 5% Acne Med - https://fave.co/3JYARlF
Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch - https://fav
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00:00Hey Harper's Bazaar, it's Alex Earl. Are you ready to go to bed with me?
00:08My nighttime skincare routine is something that I always look forward to now. I never really had an
00:13intense skincare routine ever before, but I started working with this esthetician and she recommended
00:18me all these products and I bought them all. I was like, I trust you. And it honestly has helped
00:22clear my skin so much. I've been going for facials every two weeks and this routine is
00:27consistent of seven products. First up, I have to get my makeup off. So I use this Glow Recipe
00:32Cleansing Balm and I have loved cleansing balms. I find that it's much more gentle and it removes
00:38all my makeup. I always get a lot of questions about how I remove my waterproof mascara because
00:43girls can never take it off, but I swear to God this gets everything. Something my esthetician
00:48taught me is triple cleansing my face after I wear makeup. So I will show you guys the two face
00:52washes I use after this. It makes such a difference in clearing out my skin and I'll
00:57still use a toner after that and see stuff come off. And I'm like, I must have been doing this
01:01wrong my whole life. Do I look crazy? Probably. Okay. Once you look like this, which isn't so cute,
01:15we're gonna rinse it off with some water and it just slides right off. It doesn't feel like,
01:20I don't know, wooden Vaseline's on your face and it kind of creates that barrier. It just all comes
01:24right off. I learned that you're supposed to pat your face instead of rubbing it because apparently
01:30that is damaging to your skin. So pat, pat, pat. Then we're gonna go in with our first cleanser.
01:37This is an ozone cleanser and you guys are gonna see that a lot of the products I'm using are kind
01:42of on their last leg. I completely just broke this cap when I was traveling, but we're gonna
01:48do it this way. And I take about this much. You can also use this as a face mask. So I'll
01:55rub this in, let this sit for a minute or so, and then we go in, wash it off again.
02:04That cleanser feels like a breath of fresh air. It really wakes you up. It's a little cold. I don't
02:10know. I like when face products feel cold and cooling. And then we're gonna go in with another
02:15cleanser. This is the Vivant Green Tea Cleanser, but this one is really soft and airy. You'll see
02:23it kind of foams on the face and I don't know. It's just so relaxing to do and it smells good.
02:30So a few months ago in the beginning of December, my skin had cystic acne all over my cheeks,
02:37all down my neck, and I was getting my makeup done actually and I was crying because I was
02:43so embarrassed and I felt so bad that she had to cover up all my skin. And she was like, you know
02:47what? I see this amazing esthetician in Miami here. You should go to her. And she is actually magical.
02:53She is the best. So she is the one who recommended all of these products to me. She texts me all the
02:59time. She tells me what to use, what not to use, and she kind of gave me the whole breakdown of
03:04everything. So a shout out to Marissa. Her handle is Acne Facials by Marissa. She's a magician.
03:13So again, we're going to go in, rinse this off. I'm falling over.
03:23Now that our skin is nice and clean, we are going to go in with a toner. And I never used a toner
03:29before and when I did, it was one that I just rubbed in, but she suggested using a pad with the
03:35toner to kind of wipe off any extra dirt on my face. And it always shocks me because I'm always
03:40like, oh, I cleaned my face three times. Like there can't be anything left. And there is. This
03:44toner is also from Vivant. It is their Skin Nourishing Toner. It says skin because this is
03:50also on its last leg. I'm going to need a refill of all of these pretty soon. But I just take a
03:55little pad and I'll do a few sprays. And where I really like to get in with this is my T-zone and
04:05in my chin. It just always gets all the dirt out. Once I started to see my skin clear up from this
04:12routine, I have been so good about doing this. I will go out and I'll have a few drinks and I'm
04:18coming back and doing this nine step skincare routine. I am so diligent about it because I've
04:24actually seen results from it. So I don't know. I'm sticking to it every morning, every night.
04:30Like, look, how did stuff still come off my face? I don't know.
04:33That's disgusting. But triple cleanse and a toner.
04:41And now it's time to go in with some serums that are going to hydrate your face,
04:45bring everything back. This one is Hydranity Restorative HA Serum. I don't know exactly
04:53what this does. I know it's restoring and Marissa told me to buy it. So I bought it.
04:59But it feels really good on my face and I don't know, just gives a nice level of hydration.
05:08But I will also use this when I wash my face in the morning. It can go under makeup. It's
05:12nice hydrating. And then another serum I use. This is more of an acne serum. It's also from
05:18Vivant 8% Mandelic Acid Serum. And this one is fun because it has a little dropper. So I feel
05:27really cool putting this on. And if someone has struggled with acne their whole life,
05:32I think you get very scared to try out new products because you don't want anything to
05:36make your skin worse or you don't want this to like inflame or hurt your skin. But all these
05:40products have really helped me clear my skin over the past few months. And anytime I am having a
05:45breakout, I think it really just clears it out. After the serums, I go in with this HydraCool
05:52Serum, which is kind of like the moisturizer for my nighttime. And this is from IS Clinical.
05:58I have heard so many people talk about this. It's actually insane. It feels like you just stuck your
06:02face in a freezer. It feels so good. So I'll take like two little pumps of that and then I'll put
06:08it on my face, especially with acne. Anything that's cooling is good for your face. This is
06:15what Marissa's told me. She also suggests sometimes taking ice cubes and rubbing it on my face after I
06:20cleanse my face. That's also helped clear my skin. But I'll kind of pat this in until I feel
06:30like it got everywhere, nice and moisturized. And for the last step, this is an acne medicine.
06:37Face Reality, this one is 5%. I also have one that's 2.5% because sometimes when I'm traveling
06:44to cold weather, my skin will peel off my face because it really dries it out. But this mixed
06:50with the other serums usually is good for protecting your skin and it's going to dry
06:53out any pimples, blemishes that you're having. And you're not supposed to get this around your
06:58eyes because it's really strong and can irritate your eyes. So after I put this on, I like to wash
07:03my hands just to make sure I don't go into bed and start scratching my eyes and make them all
07:08irritated. I have always been pretty open about my skin journey online and what I'm using just
07:17because I want to help other people if I can because I know it's something that a lot of
07:21people can relate to and a lot of people struggle with. But at times it has been really scary to
07:26open up online, but it's been honestly more positive than negative in any way. And I love
07:31sharing the products with you guys to show you what I'm using, show you what's been helping me,
07:35and hopefully something can help you guys too. My one last thing that we're going to put on,
07:41these are my saving grace, are these Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patches. So these are pimple
07:48patches that I will put on overnight and it literally will flatten the blemish. It is
07:53the best product ever. So you just peel off, they're like little stickers. I'm pretty sure
07:58I can peel this off. I have a pretty big pimple right here. So stick that on and then by the time
08:07that I wake up in the morning it will be so much flatter and when you're putting makeup on it just
08:12it goes on nicer. Your skin looks like a better texture. I have definitely worn these out during
08:18the day before. I would wear these to class last year. They're pretty invisible so it's not that
08:23bad and they made even ones that are minier ones so you can wear them out during the day and it's
08:28pretty invisible. Like that you can't even really see it. And that's it. That's my nighttime skincare
08:34routine. Thank you so much for watching. Bye!