From brightening exfoliants to overnight renewal, consider this your step-by-step routine for glowing skin.
With the season of celebrations, parties and festive events in full swing, achieving a luminous, radiant glow becomes all the more important. Makeup can certainly elevate your look, but truly flawless results start long before you reach for your favourite foundation. The real secret to a polished yet effortless finish lies in a consistent and efficacious skincare routine.
Any event-ready skin prep should be focused on targeted products in the run up, but also a well-thought out pre-makeup ritual. Whatever you are prepping for or wherever you are headed, these are our top tips and product recommendations to ensure your skin looks brighter, smoother and effortlessly lit-from-within.
From what to do one week before, a few days before, the night before, and on the day itself, here is everything you need to know. This is the kind of prep that paves the way for glowing skin that lasts right though to the end of the night.
One Week Before: Start With Gentle Resurfacing
The week leading up to your event is where true transformation begins. The aim here is to create a smoother, brighter complexion. Skin often appears duller during the winter season due to slower cell turnover, indoor heating and increased dryness. Gentle exfoliation will help to remove the buildup of dead cells and impurities that can cause roughness, uneven tone and a lack of luminosity.
The key is to exfoliate without irritating or compromising your barrier, especially when preparing for a special occasion.
Your exfoliating essential: Apricot Penta-Acid Polish
Our Apricot Penta-Acid Polish is the ideal first step in your event-ready ritual. Best thought of as a “flash facial,” it blends five gentle acids (including AHA and PHA) with micro-fine Apricot Kernel Powder to instantly brighten, smooth and soften. It helps to refine texture without any unwanted harshness and delivers a spa-like glow after just one use.
Use this once or twice a week (depending on your skin type), ensuring you leave enough time between exfoliations for the skin to remain calm and balanced.
Expert top tip: While exfoliating at night allows skin to reset fully, our Apricot Penta-Acid Polish is gentle enough to use as a ‘flash facial’ before an event too delivering instant brightness and smoothness.
Three To Five Days Before: Build Deep Hydration
The next phase of preparation focuses on lasting hydration which is the foundation of smooth, supple and healthy-looking skin. When properly hydrated, skin appears softer, more elastic and naturally radiant, holding onto moisture even as you move from cold outdoor air to heated indoor spaces. In winter, dehydration is especially common, leaving the complexion feeling tight, dull or easily unsettled. This is where multi-level hydration becomes essential.
Your hydrating hero: Triple Level Hyaluronic Serum
Our bestselling Triple Level Hyaluronic Serum is clinically proven to deeply hydrate for up to 12 hours after just one single application. Its triple molecular weight structure ensures moisture penetrates every layer of the skin. With a highly penetrative ultra-low molecular weight Hyaluronic Acid complex, it delivers an instant plumping effect while reinforcing the skin barrier, helping your complexion hold onto moisture for longer.
Use morning and night for at least three days before your event to ensure your skin is optimally hydrated.
Expert top tip: Apply to slightly damp skin to maximise absorption and lock in even more moisture.
The Night Before: Commit To Overnight Repair
Your skin works hardest during nighttime hours, when it naturally shifts into renewal and repair mode. This makes the night before your event your most important opportunity to enhance radiance since this is when the most visible changes happen. Choose products that support barrier repair, improve hydration and enhance the appearance of suppleness and bounce.
Your overnight rejuvenator: Pistachio Face Mask
Our award-winning Pistachio Face Mask is clinically proven to hydrate over 12 hours and deliver a noticeable plumping effect too. Formulated with Sicilian Pistachio Oil and nourishing Omegas, it restores moisture levels while you sleep to reveal skin that looks rested and replenished by morning. It is the kind of softness and elasticity that mimics an uninterrupted eight hours of sleep.
Apply in place of your usual night cream.
Expert top tip: Use a slightly thicker layer on areas that tend to be dry such as the cheeks, around the nose or under the eyes.
The Day Of: The Pre-Makeup Ritual
On the morning of your event, or a few hours before you begin your makeup, your goal is to hydrate, soften and awaken the complexion. This isn’t the time to experiment with active ingredients. Instead, focus on nourishing, calming and moisture-boosting ingredients.
Step 1: Gently cleanse
Start with a gentle cleanse to remove any overnight oils or residue, ensuring your next layers can absorb effectively. Our Lavender Foam Cleanser is a wise choice.
Step 2: Hydrate
Reapply our Triple Level Hyaluronic Serum for instant plumping and a light-reflective glow.
Step 3: Moisturize
Choose a moisturizer that softens but without any heaviness. Your moisturizer should complement makeup, not compete with it. Try our Aloe Face Cream.
Expert top tip: Let your moisturizer settle for 60–90 seconds before adding makeup.
Step 4: Tend to your lips too
Use our Bio-Peptide Lip Treatment to deeply condition the lips, ensuring seamless, long-lasting lipstick application.
Expert top tip: Apply throughout the day and again as the final step before makeup. For an ultra-softening effect, apply a generous layer 10 minutes before lipstick then blot lightly.
Don’t Forget The Body
Event-ready beauty extends beyond the face. Whether your outfit reveals shoulders, arms or legs, well-cared-for skin brings effortless elegance to any look.
Your glow-restoring essential: Pistachio Body Oil
Infused with Sicilian Pistachio Oil and our patented Phytomelatonin Extract, this indulgent body oil brings life back to winter skin. It hydrates deeply, smooths dry or rough areas and imparts a soft, light-catching sheen. The warm Pistachio scent adds a final touch of luxury too.
Apply to slightly damp skin for maximum radiance.
A Closing Word
Event-ready skin lies in proper preparation. With the right blend of resurfacing, hydration, overnight repair and clever pre-makeup steps, your skin becomes smoother, softer and more naturally radiant. From the brightening power of our Apricot Penta-Acid Polish to the multi-layer hydration of Triple Level Hyaluronic Serum, the overnight renewal of Pistachio Face Mask, the lip-smoothing Bio-Peptide Lip Treatment and the glow-enhancing Pistachio Body Oil, each product within these rituals plays a pivotal role in creating a flawless canvas.
This considered approach ensures your skin stays fresh, refined and beautifully radiant.
Your Pre-Event Skincare Questions, Answered
Q: How do I prepare my skin before a big event?
A: Prepare your skin by focusing on gentle exfoliation, deep hydration and barrier-supporting formulas. This also creates a smooth, refined base for makeup.
Q: How do I get glowing skin before a party?
A: Prioritise brightening exfoliants and hydrating treatments that revive dullness and leave the complexion soft-lit, fresh and naturally luminous.
Q: What skincare should I use before makeup?
A: Opt for hydrating serums and lightweight moisturisers that enhance slip, suppleness and long-lasting makeup wear without pilling.
Q: How do I prep my skin the night before an event?
A: Use nourishing, overnight treatments that replenish moisture, soften fine lines and help your skin look rested and rejuvenated by morning.And right before the event itself, layer hydration and opt for a richer moisturiser for added glow.
Q: How do I make my makeup last all night?
A: Create a long-lasting canvas with hydration-focused skincare that smooths texture, supports the skin barrier and keeps makeup looking fresh for hours.
Q: When should I exfoliate before an event?
A: Exfoliate 1-2 days before your event to refine texture and brighten tone without risking sensitivity.
Q: What’s the best mask to use before a party?
A: Opt for our Pistachio Face Mask which hydrates, plumps and restores suppleness overnight for a smooth, event-ready complexion.
Q: How do I prep my lips for lipstick?
Condition your lips with a nourishing treatment like our Bio-Peptide Lip Treatment. It helps smooth dryness and creates a soft, even canvas to help your lipstick grip.
