"Go with what your skin needs": Anabel Kindersley shares her skincare routine & tips
Neal's Yard Remedies
Writer and expert
From applying her favorite formulas to interpreting her skin’s unique needs, here our CEO and co-owner Anabel Kindersley shares her complete daily skincare routines and tips. Follow along for naturally, nourished radiant skin.
I use warm water and a muslin cloth which acts as a gentle exfoliator. It turns the cleanser into a soothing milk, and this just gently melts away all those everyday impurities.
Once those have been swept away, the rest of my products are ready to sink right into the skin for the best results. I find in the morning one cleanse is enough for me.”
Step 2: Boost & brighten
I follow with a combination of our Skincare Boosters-Vitamin C, Hyaluronic AcidandOrganic Rosehip Oil. They’re the quickest way of boosting your routine with active ingredients, and I absolutely love how easy they are to layer; I just apply a couple of drops of each while drying my hair in the morning.
Rosehip Oil is a particular favorite of mine. There’s nothing like it for a radiant glow.
When we formulated our Skincare Boosters, we chose secondary ingredients to really enhance their core benefits – take our Vitamin C Booster for example. We paired this with Kakadu plum, the world’s most potent form of vitamin C, which contains 100 times more vitamin C than an orange.”
Step 3: Moisturize and protect
“I dab on a little Frankincense Intense™ Lift Eye Cream – it’s packed with plant-based actives, including ribose, linseed extract and microalgae, and just revives and lifts the under-eye area.
Then I follow with myFrankincense Intense™ Lift Cream to seal it all in. It feels like a protective blanket, and you can really see it lifting the skin.
I love this combination because it makes your skin feel so fresh without stripping the skin’s oils.
Generally, I like a mechanical exfoliator, like our Wild Rose Beauty Balm with a muslin cloth. But if my skin is looking a little dull, I’ll use our Wild Rose AHA Toner. It’s full of caviar lime fruit extract and citric acid, which gently exfoliates by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells to the skin’s surface, revealing brighter, smoother skin.
It’s really a personal preference. Skincare is intensely personal, and no one knows your skin better than you do. Go with what your skin needs. That’s always my general advice.”
Step 2: Hydrate & nourish
“Before bed, I treat my skin to an overnight lift with a couple of drops of our Frankincense Intense™ Lift Serum, and I’ll never sleep without a layer of the Lift Cream, which helps bring back my skin’s firmness after a long day.
Even when all I want to do is hit the pillow, I take a moment to breathe in the relaxing aroma of frankincense in the Lift Cream, which is clinically proven to reduce feelings of stress when used for 3 weeks – making this collection my secret to stressing less and ageing well.
It’s become something of a cult favorite for our customers. It’s often how they discover us as a brand – and it smells divine.
Overall, it really depends on how my skin is feeling. If I feel like my skin needs a lift, I use the frankincense. If I need some extra nourishment, I go with Wild Rose Beauty Balm and a gentle hot cloth.”
