Easy skincare tweaks to kickstart 2025

The secret to making good habits stick? The same answer applies whether you’re looking to boost body, mind or build a more successful skincare routine: consistency.

Great skincare doesn’t happen overnight (although nighttime products can play their part). No, it's all about stacking simple, realistic daily habits together to form – or complement – a regular routine.  

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You've likely heard it a milllion times, but it bears repeating: holding your head in your hands is one of the lead causes of spots. It also inflames existing breakouts and potentially leads to more obvious scarring.

Listen to the pleas of all the facialists and dermatologists out there – stop picking your skin and popping blemishes. We're telling you, keep your head out of your hands for a week or two and see just how quickly your complexion improves. 

No matter how many skincare steps you choose, using your selected products in the right way and – essentially – in the right order will maximise both absorption and efficacy. 

What is the correct skincare running order? First, cleanse. Then, layer up your products in order of viscosity, starting with the runniest (fastest-absorbing) and finishing with the thickest – aka your moisturiser and/or SPF. 

Question: when was the last time you exfoliated and/or moisturised your limbs first thing in the morning? Yes, it takes real commitment to slather up at 7am – particularly during winter – but, if you do, you'll be grateful come spring.

Build bodycare into your daily routine year-round with moisture-rich products designed to exfoliate, gently soak and nourish dry skin. Pop a foot cream in your sock drawer to nudge you to apply. Keep a hand cream in your bag and your desk drawer. Don’t neglect your neck. Apply your skincare down to your chest AM and PM, massaging remnants into your hands, too.

You’ll be seriously smooth in no time. And you'll smell great, too because – added bonus – as perfume doesn’t cling well to dry skin, body lotion actually makes your fragrance last longer. 

The best skincare routines can cost less and remain just as effective – you simply need to know which products to stick with and which to switch for more budget-friendly versions. It's all about the ingredients, ultimately. Want to invest in more in-salon treatments in 2025? Here’s where to save and spend on skincare:

SAVE

• Cleanser
• Day moisturiser (lightweight)
• Body lotion
• SPF 

• Active serums (antioxidants, such as vitamin C)
• Night moisturiser
• Acids and exfoliants
• Bath soaks
  

The A-list answer to an exhausted face? Feed it from within: drink enough H20; get some vitamin D; eat your greens; and don’t scrimp on sleep.

In real life, that can feel tricky (new parents especially may scoff), but as skin goes into regeneration mode at night, the more you snooze, the more time it has to reverse damage and boost collagen. 

To maximise your beauty sleep, we swear by these overnight heroes: Medik8 Sleep Glycolic Overnight At-home Peel, Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Night Power Bounce and – when you need to fake it – The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream.

Skin has two arch enemies: stress and sunburn. The first can be a tricky beast to manage, but there's no excuse to succumb to the second; any dermatologist (and Baz Luhrmann) will tell you that SPF is a non-negotiable in any daily skincare routine. Without regular sun cream use any other skincare product is essentially worthless. Build SPF into your morning routine – yes, even on cloudy, rainy winter days – and you’re ahead in the skincare game.