Jillian Dempsey Drops Her Skin-Care Routine

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My cleansers

I use a couple different things. I use Sisley’s Eau Efficace cleanser to remove mascara and lipstick, or Natura Bissé’s CC Vitamin Micellar Cleansing Water. I also like Nature of Things Clarifying Facial Polish; it’s a powder that you mix with a bit of water, and it gives you a gentle, natural, fine-granule scrub. I massage it all over my face. Don’t scrub around your eyes, but I like to go into the T-zone areas and chin. It’s too aggressive for me to use every night, but I do use it frequently, three to four times a week. For everyday, I recommend Dr. Barbara Sturm Foaming Cleanser or Sisley’s Radiance Foaming Cream or Caudalié’s Instant Foaming Cleanser. Anything foamy, I like to use as a gentle rinse-off.

Sisley-Paris Eau Efficace Gentle 3-in-1 Makeup Remover

Natura Bissé CC Vitamin Micellar Water

Nature of Things Clarifying Facial Polish

Dr. Barbara Sturm Foaming Cleanser

Sisley-Paris Radiance Foaming Cream

Caudalie Instant Foaming Cleanser

My toner

Yon-Ka Paris Dry Skin Toner. It’s strong, but also alcohol-free and smells like rose. It helps hydrate and revive dull skin. You have to have Yon-ka! 

Yon-Ka Paris Dry Skin Toner

My retinol serum

Shani Darden has a light retinol that I really like because sometimes retinol can be too strong for my face. I use hers twice a week.

Shani Darden Retinol Reform

My everyday serum

Retrouvé Nutrient Face Serum. The price tag is really high, but it’s really good. It’s like a good meal for your face where you want to return time and time again. 

Retrouvé Nutrient Face Serum

My face and body oils

In the morning I use Augustinus Bader The Face Oil. It’s an oil every makeup artist loves because when it goes on the skin, it dries matte. You don’t want a shiny face out there. And then for evening, I recently discovered Prism Plump It Up Squalane Oil from Prism Botanics. It’s like a plumper for your face, but it’s an oil. 

Augustinus Bader The Face Oil

Prism Botanics Plump It Up Pure Squalane Oil

My replenishing cream

Tammy Fender Celestial Rose Creme—I use it whenever I can because it makes me feel good. I love when a product captures the rose scent, but it’s not overwhelming. And I also love GOOP's Glow Lotion

Tammy Fender Holistic Skin Care Celestial Rose Creme

My face mask

The Sisley-Paris Black Rose Cream Mask is a staple. You can use it a few times a week and keep it on for 10 to 15 minutes before washing your face, or leave it on overnight for a more intense overnight mask.

Sisley-Paris Black Rose Cream Mask

My eye cream and eye mask

Since I was 20, I’ve used Paul Scerri Eye Contour Corrector Cream. It’s very heavy, and I use it every single night. No one has ever been able to take me away from this. This is my staple. I can’t be without it. It was $18.99 and now it’s around the $60 range. That’s how long I’ve used it! [Laughs.] I’ll jump ship on a lot of different things and try a lot of products out, but I always return to this cream. And then for my eye mask, I have eye patches that are biocellulose and feel like a second skin. You can use the gold bar roller [Editor’s note: See below.] to roll over the patches for added benefits. 

Paul Scerri Eye Contour Corrector Cream

Jillian Dempsey Eye Mask

My sculpting device

My gold sculpting bar is pretty life-changing. You put your favorite moisturizer on, twist the roller so it starts vibrating, and just roll. Go in one direction, because you want to lift everything up. You can take away those sodium eyes like nobody’s business, and if you get sleep wrinkles from your pillow or your arm, this will really help iron those lines out. I would do it for 15 minutes every single morning if I could, but even five minutes on each side of the face is great. I completely stand by it. [Editor’s note: We do too.]

Jillian Dempsey Gold Sculpting Bar

My daily primer

I’m obsessed with Colleen Rothschild’s Black Tourmaline Face Primer. It doesn't leave a heavy texture or a silicone slick, and lets your skin breathe. And I like how it performs under my makeup. It works. Colleen’s products take up an entire shelf in my bathroom. I also love her Dual Enzyme Polish  and the Extreme Recovery Cream.

Colleen Rothschild Black Tourmaline Face Primer

My spot treatments

Heather Bradley does my facials, and I call her the magic hands magician. She’s like a sculptor with her hands. She has a product she makes called Bradley Beauty’s Barnacle Buster, and you put it on a cotton pad and press it into your nose or little areas, and it fixes you right up. I like solution-based products to target a pimple or something. Dr. Barbara Sturm has a great spot treatment that comes in several shades, and there’s also one called End-Zit Acne Control Drying Lotion, which is the worst name ever, but it works!

Dr. Barbara Sturm Clarifying Spot Treatment

End-Zit Acne Control Drying Lotion

My lip balm

I’m a big fan of Nuxe Rêve de Miel Ultra Nourishing Lip Balm. It’s the thickest lip balm ever. If you have really dry lips, this is perfect for you. My kids steal mine. And the Tatcha Kissu Lip Mask. It’s the best.

Nuxe Rêve de Miel Ultra Nourishing Lip Balm

Tatcha The Kissu Lip Mask

My face mist

I use Omorovicza Budapest’s Queen of Hungary Mist quite a bit. It’s really refreshing. I use one from Whole Foods too, their rose one.

Omorovicza Budapest Queen of Hungary Mist

Whole Foods Market Heritage Store Rosewater Spray

My sunblock 

I’m a bit of a freak about this. I love Vertra. I live in Malibu and I do go surfing with my kids. I know if I wear Vertra’s stick, I won’t burn. I put it on my hands too. And I also love EltaMD’s clear sunscreen. It’s a favorite of a lot of different people. And iS Clinical's Eclipse SPF50; it’s a sheer daily sunscreen with mineral UV filters and vitamin E.

EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 Facial Sunscreen

iS Clinical Eclipse SPF 50 Plus Sunscreen

Jessica Radloff is the Glamour West Coast editor. You can follow her on Instagram at @jessicaradloff14.

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