Love Island influencer Molly Mae has revealed the secret behind her perfect complexion isn’t just a gorgeous pregnancy glow, but also an impressive eight-step evening skincare routine she completes each night.
In a recent YouTube tutorial the 23-year-old influencer - who is expecting a baby with her partner Tommy Fury - showed off the products she uses in her night-time beauty regime.
Using well-known, popular brands like Elemis, Nip and Fab and Estee Lauder, the extensive routine costs a whopping £361.30 - but she certainly looks amazing for it.
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In the video, Molly Mae said: "This is the routine I do pretty much every single night, and I know some people will say that's loads of products. I just know that it's so important to not compromise on your skincare because your skin is literally the one outfit you wear for your whole life, so you need to look after it."
Some of the products are more affordable than others, for example Molly Mae’s favourite toner is just £16.95, however, her Charlotte Tilbury moisturiser weighs in at £100.
We’ve taken a look at the Manchester beauty’s eight-step evening skincare routine to see exactly what she uses on her skin, how much it costs, and how you can get her look - Steal Their Skincare, you might say.
Step 1 - Cleanse
To start, Molly Mae removes her makeup with the Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, which costs £42 for 100ml, but if you want to try it before committing to a larger size, you can pick up a 20ml sample size on Amazon for just £12.
Molly Mae said: "This is product is absolutely incredible to remove my makeup. Just take two fingernails of product and I just massage it into my skin. I used to use makeup wipes but so many people told me, 'you don't not realise just how bad that is for your skin', but once I started using this I've never gone back to using wipes."
Step 2 - Exfoliate
Next, the Love Island winner goes in with the Clinique 7-day Scrub Cream, costing £24, which Molly says she’s ‘obsessed’ with. She added: Molly Mae said: "Iit might be a bit extra to exfoliate your skin every single night after you take your makeup off, but I just find this gets my skin super, super clean. Even after three washes I still find I have got makeup on my skin and this is great for getting right in your pores and I love the feeling of having super smooth skin."
Step 3 - Tone
The most affordable product in Molly Mae’s skincare cupboard is the Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Liquid Glow Extreme, priced at £16.95 ong Nip and Fab, with fellow Islander Amber Gill giving her some top tips.
Molly Mae explained: "This is basically a toner that exfoliates at the same time. This is a tip that I learned from Amber (Gill) in the villa, I would see her remove her makeup with two pads, it makes me feel like I'm in a spa."
Step 4 and 5 - Serums
The mum-to-be’s ‘favourite’ part of her skincare is her ‘lotions and potions’ from Estee Lauder - but they don’t come cheap. First she uses the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum, coming in at £73.10, which she follows with the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate, costing £55.25 for 20ml at Escentual.com.
Molly Mae said: "To see the full benefit these two Estee Lauder serums should be used in conjunction with each other. They just leave my skin feeling really hydrated, moisturiser and feeling plump and healthy.
“At first it's hard to see the benefits when you are in your 20s, but I know it's just so important to not compromise on your skincare, and Estee Lauder skincare products in general are meant to be incredible, but they are definitely slightly pricey."
Step 6 - Moisturise
Pricier still is the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Night Cream, which is £100 for 50ml at Charlotte Tilbury, with Molly Mae claiming to use it ‘pretty much every single night’.
She added: "I know this one is super super pricey, but it is brilliant. It is not for every skin type, it is such an intense, oily, greasy product, so intensely thick. You just put on one fingernail full, you really do not need to use a lot of this product. When I put it on my face I have to sleep facing up because if it touches the pillow it feels like it's sticking. It's not for everyone, but I love it. When I wake up in the morning my skin feels like a baby's bum."
Step 7 - Eye Cream
When it comes to eye cream, Molly Mae flits between two products, the Clinique All About Eyes Rich (£31) and the Estee Lauder Resilience Multi-Effect Tri-Peptide Eye Creme (£49.30).
In the video, the influencer used the Clinique product, commenting: "I also like the Estee Lauder one, that is a nice one as well. I just apply a tiny little drop under both eyes, and apply gently because the skin there is so delicate."
Step 8 - Lips
Completing her skincare mission is the La Neige Lip Sleeping Mask, a nourishing lip balm that costs £19 at Selfridges. However, it's so popular, it's currently out of stock.
"I got this in LA in flavour vanilla,” she said. “I just apply it with my finger and just massage that into my lip, because there is nothing worse than dusty, musty, crusty lips."
Molly added: "So there you have it, I'm now looking like a completely greasy egg, but that is my evening skincare routine all complete. I do that routine every single night and I've seen significant changes in my skin.”
Beauty expert Ceryn Lawless from Escentual.com commented: "Molly Mae clearly takes her skincare routine very seriously and has researched these products carefully. They clearly work for her, as her skin looks amazing. They are generally quite expensive products but they are definitely top quality and will get great long-term results.
"This selection of products is better for dry to normal skin types that tend not to suffer much from break-outs and congested pores. In particular the Estee Lauder serums are an excellent choice to prevent the formation of fine lines and wrinkles by providing nourishment and moisture for skin overnight."
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