A beauty minute with Jessica Joffe
10 years ago by
Morning: I’ve been told by multiple dermatologists never to wash my face with anything more than water — red hair generally comes with sensitive skin. But in a city like NY where you spend all day getting farted on by cars and Fresh Direct trucks, that just seems nuts, so the next best thing is Simple Moisturizing Face Wash.
It’s a few bucks from the drug store and more effective than anything else I’ve used. I still get a pimple here and there but I’ll blame that on my Cheezit and ice cream habit and the fact that I think sleep is ‘boring.’ I make up for the money I saved on face wash by spending $108 on rose water from Amanda Lacey, which I use as toner. I’m not sure it does anything but it smells good and feels nice. Depending on the season, I use a day cream with SPF 20 or 30 or an actual sunblock (Chanel has a nice thin one that doesn’t sit on your skin like diaper rash creme) under my moisturizer. La Prairie makes one I like at the moment.
I try to use eye cream but it’s like flossing. I forget half the time. Don’t tell my dentist. The stuff I use is from Lancôme and it’s called Yeux Absolu. It comes in a nice gold bottle and feels more glamorous than I do. I like the little wrinkles around my eyes. And the quotation marks around my mouth. I really like imperfections in people.
My skin is much more robust in summer, and can tolerate a lighter cream, but winter is a constant battle. I have to be very careful not to over-cleanse or touch my face or not get enough sleep or not turn the radiators up to 1 million degrees. My skin gets very dry and irritated as soon as the temperature drops but using a heavy cream will lead to breakouts. If the cream is too light my skin will get itchy and take on the texture of an old pumice stone. The best cream I’ve found for the task is one you can only get in Swiss pharmacies (and on the internet) called EM Sana. It looks blue grey when it comes out of the tube and smells like cement mixed with deodorant but it’s very calming and protective. I do not use SPF in winter unless I’m skiing. I like the kind of war paint sunblock I used to wear as a kid in the 80s. I wonder whether they still make that…
Day: I don’t generally wear makeup unless I absolutely have to. I hate it. If I do, I use concealer on the uneven areas around my eyes, nose and mouth, a little bit of mascara and blush on the apples of my cheeks. I always have 48 lip glosses floating around in my bag, so I’ll wear the first one I fish out. I also have cuticle oil in my bag that I try to use every time I wash my hands.
Night: At night I do the same thing as I do in the morning except I use a night serum at the end by Estée Lauder. It comes in a very adult, brown bottle and makes me feel like I’m doing something for my future, like opening a 401K. If I’ve had a particularly long day I’ll take another shower and wash my hair. I like Sachajuan and Living Proof products. I generally go to sleep with wet hair because I’m too lazy to blow dry it. The added uncertainty of how it might look in the morning makes it fun.”
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Great routine, beautiful girls!
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a redhead shares her secretes! :)
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She is beautiful!!!!
Xxx
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I try to be very simple ,i clean my face with Shu uemura skin purifier/beauty oil which i use for the last 5 years and a good day cream with sunscreen..i must say that for me it is very important to have very good product on my face..i try to change from time to time the labels….but i make sure they have sunscreen SPF 18 ..+good for wrinkles ..
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Yael Guetta
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Oh, Jessica is so pretty :) Thanks for the beauty advice!
Lisa – AT LEAST BLOG
what a stunner
xxxx
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Loved this interview! Her sense of humour is great!
as a fellow redhead, i adore her. funny thing, my best cleansing solution is also the simplest nivea or supermarket product in my drug store. i would have been interested in what she does with her brows? because either she has the most perfect matching brown-ish brows with red hair… or there’s a secret.
I fully agree, the lighter the better on sensitive skin. Sometimes a toner is enough when I am out of the town. I should follow your advice on sunscreen.
Anyone know where to find EM Sana online? Sounds like a dream!
Gah – I love her so much.
Elle a vraiment un air de Nicole Kidman
Lovely.
And i agree it is a bit Nicole K. type beauty.
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“It feels very adult, like opening a 401k”- laughed out loud at this. Her rosewater toner sounds heavenly!
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A beautiful girl with a sassy sense of humor! First time I LOLed on this site.
Love hearing from a redhead perspective!
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love her sense of humour.
I had to do a double-take because I thought it was Nicole Kidman at first.
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hahaha love this! I think the simpler the beauty technique the better. rose water is great for the skin! it acts as a moisturizer :)
Xo, Belen
A Hint of Life
Funny, I love it. Cetaphil cleanser and moisturizer with SPF work well for pale sensitive skins too. After years of trying everything out there, this is what I find works for me.
For a moment I thought it was Nicole Kidman in the photo haha!
Really enjoyed reading this post, so funny and yet informative, can’t wait to try the Simple Moisturizing Face Wash (probably the only product mentioned that I can afford)
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Woah she is so gorgeous. I see the young Nicole Kidman thing too.
I love the rose hip oils too. I am not sure either if they do much, but they are less heavy as a moisturiser for all of the time. Love the ones by Kosmea, Kora Organics and Moo Goo, which I think are all Australian, but are all certified organic, but are not expensive either.
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There are several people I know who don’t wash their faces with cleanser, only water. But I just can’t imagine doing the same for myself.
I really envy these who have good skins.
Her face is perfect. Love the interview
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What a beautiful girl! I have 48 lip gloss floating around my bag, too! I enjoyed your interesting article so much. Going to bed with wet hair is not so good for your scalps, though. It makes your hair thiner and thiner, leading to hair loss! :-(
Perfect skin, with no default: want the same skin!!
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J´ai adoré cette minute beauté, pour une fois une nana honnête ou qui n´en fait pas des tonnes et très drôle en plus, une nana qui “a la flemme” ou qui oublie et qui le vit très bien! Ca fait du bien, ca change! C´est cool! Ceci la rend d´autant plus belle!
Mais nan on dirait Marg Helgenberger !! Mais encore plus jolie !
Et un peu Nicole Kidman…
Ever since Avene was mentioned on this blog it’s literally saved my life. Though I do find the day cream with SPF makes my face sting (I KNOW, Avene makes my face sting, what the hell!) so it’s always great to hear what other sensitive skin folks are doing to keep the beast tamed!
Bonne routine et très jolie fille !
xo
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Merci pour cette interview, Jessica est une fille très chic, et ses secrets et habitudes beauté sont vraiment intéressants !
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Jessica is incredibly beautiful.
Please please tell us where can Em Sana be bought online in Europe. I feel like I really need this cream in my life right now.
At last someone with a sense of humour who is not taking herself too seriously. I’m sure the wrinkles round her mouth & the quotation marks round her eyes also means that Jessica is living a life that makes her wonderful to be around. More beauty minutes like these please!
Some of my favorite beauty products plus I’ve always dreamed of having that shade of red hair…
xx, Kristi
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I think this is the best beauty minute post of the blog!
She sounds more honest and straightforward than others. Plus, she’s really funny! Bravo.
Le dermato conseille un lavage a l’eau seulement ? et ben faut que j’arete avec tous mes produits.
i’m sorry but dropping 108 bucks on rose water is the most pretentious thing ever. It’s all marketing.
I love rosewater and I use it everyday without fail, except mine costs barely 5 dollars, but is essentially the same thing.
Elle a énormément d’humour, j’ai beaucoup ri quand elle dit qu’elle déteste se maquiller, on est toutes différentes !
Jessica a l’air d’être une personne absolument adorable, rien qu’à travers ce petit interview beauté!
So helpful to have tips from someone with sensitive skin. It is SUCH a delicate balance. She is so right; it is hard to find a moisturizer that works…and sometimes what works one year doesn’t work the next!
Great post.
She is hilarious!! I love this Beauty Minute! x
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Hello Studio, I adore Jessica’s cord necklaces, any info as to where they are from.Thanks so much!
108 dollars pour de l’eau de rose !!!!!!!! Décidément ! à ce tarif scandaleux je préfère un bon Bordeaux ou un Champagne millésimé comme produit de beauté :(
“… farted on by cars…” I just fell in love with this woman.
Who is Jessica? I love her.
Quand je fais un repas vraiment sain j’ai moi aussi l’impression d’ouvrir un plan épargne retraite et de me sentir ” adulte-qui-prend-sa-vie-en-main” :)
article génial comme d’habitude !
My partner is a Ginger, and the only products that he doesn’t react to are Neem based products such as the one made by Himalya. It’s an Ayurvedic remedy that we discovered while we were travelling in India. Does anyone else have experience with this?
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I love her sarcasm and frankness… that’s always a pleasant surprise from beautiful women.
Nice and perfect looking outfits..