Tonny Makar The most common thing people will inquire about is my skincare shelf. What is actually on it? What is actually used daily, as opposed to what just lingers there looking costly and striking, yet never opened. I am today giving you my entire and entirely sincere skincare shelf, aka each product that has made it here because it has produced its own effects on my skin in the dry and challenging environment of Dubai, and not because of the fancy packaging or convincing advertisements.
La Roche-Posay Toleraine Cleanser
Sweet, mild, and totally non stripping – this French soap cleansing gel is effective against all that Dubai pollution and sunscreen stuff leaves, as it completely does not compromise the skin barrier that this weather works so tirelessly hard to destroy each and every day.
Vichy Mineral 89 Serum
Hyaluronic acid and Vichy volcanic water in a single lightweight serum provide the intense and instantaneous hydration boosts that Dubai’s air-conditioned climate is constantly and fiercely sucking out of the skin in every single grueling day of the week.
Skinceuticals C E Ferulic
The vitamin C serum was the gold standard, and it had to sell at an extraordinary price point each and every morning. Antioxidant defense against the risky UV rays in Dubai, visible brightness of dark areas, and a real glow in your eyes, like a real light does not exist in any highlighter.
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair
Runway History in a single iconic brown bottle. Used at night, this serum assists in cellular repair during the night, minimizes lines on the face can be measured, and is paired with the colder nighttime temperatures in Dubai to produce truly something phenomenal in the morning on the skin.
CeraVe Moisturising Cream
Ceramide enriched and the most nourishing, with not even a single superfluous ingredient added. It is a simple and inexpensive moisturizer that, down to the penny, does as well or better than ten times the pricier products, and it is the most reliable hydration step on the shelf every single day.
La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 50
The last step before leaving is non-negotiable. No white cast, no visible finish, and serious broad spectrum against the UV index levels that cause Dubai to be ranked in the list of the skin aging environments on earth with uniform consistency.
Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial
High exfoliation level, professional-level AHA BHA mask, wearable at home weekly. Applied on Sundays, whilst away every Sunday evening, it sloughs off the dead skin and exposes the new and radiant complexion that hides in the environmental accumulation under Dubai at all times.
Sunday Riley Good Genes
Between exfoliation days, Lactic acid therapy is twice a week. Noticeably enhances texture, disappears pigmentation when exposed to the sun, and leaves behind the smoothness to the skin that makes all subsequent products applied onto it perform measurably and visibly better in the entirety.
Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream
Dubai has cooler winter seasons only, which is why this was reserved for the cooler seasons when skin requires richer formulas than light ones do. The Japanese-inspired cream provides extreme comfort and luminance during the short yet truly welcome cooler season in a year.
Herbivore Lapis Facial Oil
As the last step in the skincare process, three drops were combined into the evening moisturizer. Blue tansy oil soothes the effects of inflammation, rosehip offers the fatty acids needed, and the two bring the rich overnight beauty that changes the look and feel of the skin each and every morning.
