How to Fake Perfect Skin

We all want it, but few of us are born with it. That natural, glowing, fresh-as-a-daisy, pefect skin. The models in the Alexander Wang, Anna Sui and Burberry Prorsum shows seemed to have it. How can we?

Jeneil Williams at Burberry Prorsum

Over the next 3 weeks, we’ll give you a step by step guide to achieving this look at home. It’s so easy you could probably do it in your sleep. And you’ll look fabulous with very little effort.


Week 1: Keep a consistent skin regime

We know what some of you are thinking. Too much hard work? Well beauty takes time! Spend an extra 10-15 minutes pampering your skin at night & your skin will thank you throughout the day.

For those of us not blessed with perfect, youthful skin, having a consistent skin regime is imperative. It doesn’t have to be too involved, particularly if you are doing more than the 9 to 5 and you have crying babies (this includes boyfriends/husbands).

Three easy steps: cleanse, tone, exfoliate.

First use a cleanser all over your face and neck to remove impurities and excess oil. This can also be used to remove makeup (follow cleanser step twice if you have heavy makeup). Aveda's Green Science Cleanser (£20.50) is good for most skin types.

Soak a flannel in warm water, ring out any excess water and cover the face for 1-2 minutes wiping away any remaining cleanser. Use toner for a deep clean that seeps right into the pores. Dermalogica and The Body Shop do nice ones.

If you do nothing else make sure you exfoliate. The good news is, if you do this efficiently you only have to do it once a week. This can be done using a handheld small facial brush from The Body Shop (£3.99).

Team this scrub action with a facial wash that contains microbeads for deep exfoliation giving you baby soft skin. Clinique (£17) do a lovely, gentle wash that gives excellent results if you have oily or combination skin as it eliminates black heads and annoying little spots on your T-Zone (forehead, nose and chin).

Rotate in a circular motion softly on the t-zone. If you have normal/dry skin gently concentrate all over the face to remove dead skin cells and dry flaky skin. Rinse with warm water. Your skin should feel wonderful now!