Routine HABIT

How executive editor LEAH CHERNIKOFF found a SKINCARE REGIMEN she could finally COMMIT to

TEXT BY LEAH CHERNIKOFF

I sometimes wonder, if aliens—or even just my 79-year-old dad—were to watch the beauty routines on TikTok, what would they make of them? The multistep processes can include glowing LED face masks, chemical peels, face shaving (preceded by a dusting of face powder), and countless bottles of potions, some of which are made from snail mucin or salmon sperm or colostrum. Still, though, I scroll. Even to me, the algorithmic target of this content, some of it seems absurd, not to mention exhausting. Who has the time? And moreover, does any of it even do anything? And while I’m asking myself these questions, I’m doing…nothing. I’m stuck in a state of skincare paralysis and have been for some time. I know that basic skincare, like washing your face, keeping it moisturized, and…

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