5-step beauty routine to look 10 years younger without Botox
She’s a real glow-getter.
UK-based skincare influencer Elle McNamara, who goes by Bambi Does Beauty online, is sharing how she makes herself look 23, not 33.
She claims her five-step routine doesn’t involve Botox or fillers, but rather relies on fine-textured hydrating mists, retinol, hydrating serums, sunscreen, and double cleansing at night.
In her 13-second TikTok, which has drawn 2.1 million views since it was posted in November, McNamara wordlessly breezes through her regimen as she shows a pic from her 20s to underscore the difference in her skin.
“Someone get this gal a warm, damp flannel and some cleansing balm because this is ‘makeup wipe face,’ you know, where it’s like textured bumpy skin. You’ve got spots in weird areas,” McNamara said as she reshared the flashback image in a follow-up TikTok with 590,000 views.
“I had them around my hairline,” she said of her pimples and dark spots. “Those are the biggest indicators you’re not removing your makeup properly.”
These are McNamara’s top tips for looking 10 years younger.
- Double cleanse at night with an oil-based cleanser and flannel to remove makeup, which will stop “unnecessary” pimples from popping up. (No wipes!)
- Mist, mist, and mist again. Fine-textured hydrating mists prevent dehydration lines and give you a “juicy lit-from-within glow.” Get a facial steamer to soften the skin and loosen clogged pores.
- Use retinol. She started applying it in her late 20s to reduce fine lines and blackheads and even her skin tone. “It’s turning over your skin so much quicker,” McNamara said. “You’re not gonna get as much clogging.”
- Layer hydrating serums — even if it’s the same one twice.
- Use sunscreen daily. “I stopped buying the cheapest ones at the end of the aisle for face and body and now use ones formulated for skin on the face,” she wrote. “PS if you have dry skin like me see it as another layer of moisture for your skin to keep bouncy!”
McNamara often shares her beauty hacks with her 462,000 Instagram followers and 278,000 TikTok acolytes.
She told Elle UK that she didn’t get into skincare until she was 26.
“You can start a regime at any age,” McNamara said in the 2021 interview. “It’s just about being conscious that your skin is your largest organ and it needs looking after. As you get older, you can start to focus on specific skin concerns.”
Her latest advice comes amid claims that Gen Zers are aging worse than millennials, thanks to injections, fillers and vapes.
A top NYC dermatologist recommends against Botox for young people — one of five skincare practices she says to avoid.
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