Skincare Cocktailing 101: What It Is & How to Create the Perfect Routine

Have you heard about skin care cocktailing?

Skincare cocktailing is when you layer on and/or combine several products in your routine to address specific concerns.

One of our amazing #ourwomenontheglow, Sheila, shares with us why she prefers to apply her skincare in one step as a skincare cocktail. Here’s what she has to say about her skincare routine:

“Besides washing off my makeup, there isn't much more that I do outside of my Purist Serum and the Aspen Dew Illuminating Essence, which I mix together for one step. After years of concurrently chasing 'the high life' and children, I've learned that my time and energy are extremely valuable and deserve my jealous protection. With the big 5-0 in the very near future, I'm grateful for beautiful glowing skin achieved through simplicity.” ~Sheila 

We are all unique in our skincare needs and those needs are constantly changing with age, travel, genetics, seasons, lifestyle, diet, and environmental stress.

Sheila has discovered what works for her skin, this is noteworthy because only YOU can truly be in tune with your skin.

Ways to mix it up

Don't be timid about playing around with your products. What does your skin need most today? With ingredients this exquisite, you can't go wrong!

Revitalize & restore:

For a nutrient rich all-in-one skincare cocktail try blending one pump Aspen Dew Essence with either one pump Purist Delicate Skin Serum or Alpine Phytonutrient Serum in your palm, then  applying it in one simple step. You'll still get the benefit of deep penetration of both fat and water-soluble nutrients. Talk about an easy skincare regimen! 

Smooth & tone:

To smooth skin, try breaking the rules of layering and applying your heavier molecular weight serum first and follow with the lighter water-based essence. You may see enhanced smoothing and toning benefits with the essence on top of the serum. The result is beautiful. 

Plump & moisturize:

For dry, flakey skin try making a serum sandwich with an extra dose of essence. Apply your essence, then your serum, then essence again for an extra dose of hydration. This method works for pinched and dehydrated skin as well. Be prepared to be amazed.

Radiance & glow:

For dull, congested skin, mix two pumps of Alpine Phytonutrient Serum with one tablespoon Snow Rose Mask and two tablespoons of water to create a luxurious micro-exfoliator. Spend about a minute gently exfoliating with wet hands then rinse to reveal soft luminous skin.

Traditional layering

You can always find our tried & true layering instructions here: https://www.tellurideglow.com/pages/ritual

Tried & true:

First, apply your water based essence, then apply your oil based serum to lock in moisture and nutrients plus provide optimal skin barrier protection.

Pro tip: All our products work best on clean, slightly damp skin. Regardless of layering or blending, take a little time to press and massage into your skin, don’t just swipe and go.

If your skin could talk, it would be whispering "thank you."

If you have another way you mix our products that works for you, we'd love to hear about it!

Send us an email, or reach out to us on social media, and share your favorite way to mix with us.