Radiant skincare routine with Dr Maryam Zamani | Get The Gloss

Hi, I'm Dr. Maryam Zamani of MZ Skin. Today I'm going to go through Get the Gloss in 7 Minute Makeup Challenge. And for me, that is more about skin and less about the makeup that I wear afterwards. So where do I begin? First, I start my routine every morning with our Cleanse and Clarify. This is a dual action AHA cleanser. AHA stands for alpha hydroxy acid. So this is a gentle way to exfoliate and remove dead skin cells, debris, pollutants, anything that's sitting on top of your face and your skin in the evening. I gently rub my fingers together on wet skin. I place it on and I like to move in a circular fashion. If you are in the shower and doing this, you do get a little bit of a little foaming sensation that happens. I can also use the konjac sponge, which is another gentle way to remove any dead skin, pollution, and anything sitting on top of the skin so that you have this beautiful palette that's receptive to what you place on top. I love acid cleansers because they are chemical exfoliants, which means they gently eat away all of those things and grime that's sitting on top without being irritating to the I find that some people are very abrasive with their skin and sometimes you can cause micro-inflammation, which actually is worse for the skin in the long run. Next, I'm going to wash this off with a washcloth. Again, you can use water from the sink. I just like to do this to make sure that I've removed all the bits on my face, on my forehead. I would use this on the neck and the décolletage as well. If I really want to have something special, I then use the Radiance in Renewal. This is my absolute favorite mask ever. It is this gorgeous pearlescent white color and basically when you place it on, you can feel the tingling and the sensation that happens. This is a stronger concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids, 10%. It also has azelaic acid, so very brightening and lightening for the skin. Not only will it gently remove all that dead skin debris and pollutants, but it will help to lighten pigmentation that sits on the skin. I can already feel it working. It's magic. I do like to use my fingers because I like to gently massage that skin and get that circulation and the lymphatics going. Of course, if you have a brush, you can use a brush as well, but again, I just like that textile feature. You can go all the way down to your neck and your chest and your décolletage. I also would recommend generally to leave this on for about 10 to 15 minutes, but if you're in a rush and you just want to have a extra something, you can already feel it working. It's very gentle. It will not inflame the skin in any sort of way and as you can see, it has this beautiful pearlescent glow to it. I then remove this either by washing or again with a washcloth. My washcloth is damp and it just makes my skin feel fresh and invigorated, so anything that's sitting on top is now gone. You don't want to be overly aggressive with your skin. Remember, you don't have to rub everything away. You just need to gently wash it off and so then the skin is basically prepared for the lovely products you're going to place on top. Once that's over, I will dry my skin as well and then afterwards, I am going to put my vitamin C serum, which is called Bright and Perfect. Again, a big hero house ingredient and product. It has 10% encapsulated vitamin C, again azelaic acid because in my opinion, the most beautiful skin is clear skin and the way to get clear skin is one prevention, so this is a fabulous antioxidant that helps to protect and shield against from UV damage and it also helps to reverse damage, photo damage that's happened already from sun exposure. Anything extra, again, I would say go down to the neck, the chest, and the décolletage. If there's ever anything left, I always put it into my hands. I never want to leave any of that serum unused. And then next, this is a game changer. It's called Tint and Protect and this is my tinted SPF daily moisturizer. It has a lot of fabulous ingredients in it like cahal oil, which has natural vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin B. It has vitamin C again in it and it just has a very light tint, which is actually luminous, so it just makes your skin glow and it goes into all of the fine lines and wrinkles as well to give you just this nice, natural, fresh, glowy dew while also protecting your skin. Remember, every single day you should be wearing SPF. Don't forget the lips, around the nose, and of course the lower eye area. Very important. A lot of people forget to use SPF and moisturizer in this area and it's really key. And there you go. My skincare steps are ready. And next what I do is that I put a little bit of a curl into my eyelashes on both sides and I use a little bit of Iconic Mascara, which I think is fabulous because it's an excellent way to just give your lashes a little boost. I'm not a big makeup wearer, so I love just a little bit of eyes popping. And I then place my favorite, which is Tom Ford Bronzer. I don't really know how to place makeup super well, so I just get a whole bunch on a brush and I sort of put it on everywhere into my T-zone and just have just a little bit more of a glow since I'm never exposed to the sun. And, you know, I'm pretty much good to go. Sometimes I might add a little bit blush, but that's pretty much it. And last but not least is a little bit of my Chanel lipstick. And again, it's very natural lip color. And voila, it's exactly seven minutes.