But most important of all is drinking water. “I try to have a gallon a day. Especially my husband, he has the most amazing, amazing skin, and he drinks a gallon of water a day,” Valles says. “And everyone’s always like, ‘What does he do?’ And I say, ‘Honestly, it’s the water!’ His skin is so hydrated. He has zero inflammation. You take all of that for granted in your twenties and early thirties, and then mid to late-thirties, you start to realize, ‘Oh wow, if I don’t sleep good, I’m not going to look good. If I’m not hydrating my skin, if I’m not taking my supplements, if I’m not drinking water…’ These are all things that I just appreciate so much more the older I get.”
Ahead, Priscilla Valles shares her tried-and-true skin care products for Glamour‘s Drop the Routine.
My cleanser
My favorite cleanser is the Doctor Babor Gel and Tonic Cleanser. I can’t use an oil cleanser because it irritates my eyes. I love a really lathering, foamy cleanser.
My serums
The Dr. Diamond Metacine InstaFacial Collection. Can I tell you: I was going to clients’ homes and they’re like, “Oh my God, you’re glowing.” And I’m like, “You’re glowing!” And they’re like, “Dr. Diamond!” And I’m like, “Dr. Diamond!” The whole town, when he did his launch, for a good month was just obsessing over this product. It’s a complete game-changer. We have busy lives. To go in and get that vampire facial all the time, to have the downtime, nobody really has time for that. This has been a game-changer.
My moisturizers
I love the Doctor Babor Calming RX Soothing Cream. I’m obsessed with it and use it everyday, twice a day.
If I’m feeling really dry, I’ll her Joanna Vargas Rejuvenating Antioxidant Oil Serum. It’s amazing, and a really good base if you’re going to do a little heavier foundation. For me, because I have the sensitive, drier skin, it just makes it look so much smoother. And you don’t have to use as much foundation when you mix your moisturizer or your oil with your foundation.
My exfoliant
I have to use a very, very mild exfoliant because I have sensitive skin. So I like Fresh Sugar Strawberry Exfoliating Face Wash. It’s really good and mild.
My lip treatment
I love the Rhode Peptide Lip Treatment. Once you use those, you can’t go back. It’s so hydrating and feels really good. Hailey [Bieber] did a great job. And she’s the true just definition of just healthy glow, right?
My SPF foundation
I don’t wear a lot of makeup going to work. Again, the philosophy would just be making everything healthy and just enhancing what you have. But I do use the the Dior Forever Skin Glow for SPF and coverage.
My skin tool
I started using a Kitsch Gua Sha pretty aggressively and putting a lot of pressure every morning and every night. It’s completely helped my inflammation. It’s now to the point where I’m only getting a facial once a month. It’s changed my whole routine.
My scalp treatment
I have this stimulating hair cap. It’s like this stimulating hair cap that my client Carole Bayer Sager gave me. Her hair was just growing! And it’s a red light, but it’s just a cap, and they give you a baseball cap to put it over the cap. You do it six minutes a day. That has changed my hair growth a lot. And after COVID, so many women, especially my clients and myself, are experiencing hair loss. It’s not coming back the same. So this cap, in top of the supplements and the water, are important part of my routine now. I just love it, because it really just about making people’s hair better.
Danielle Sinay is the associate beauty editor at Glamour. Follow her on Instagram @daniellesinay.