Order matters. So does patience.
Thin to thick, water to oil. Give each layer a breath before the next.
The Night Ritual
Cleanse
Massage Celestial Cleanser onto dry skin for a full minute. Add water, emulsify, rinse.
Tone
Press Lunar Tonic into damp skin. Do not rinse. Wait thirty seconds.
Treat
Two drops of Moonstone Serum, pressed, never rubbed. On renewal nights, follow with two drops of Moonrise, the retinal serum, and give it a minute before the cream.
Moisturize
Warm Midnight Cream between the fingers, press upward and out.
Seal
Three drops of Eclipse Oil over everything. Sleep.
The Day Ritual
Tone
Rinse with cool water, then press in Lunar Tonic.
Brighten
Two drops of Aurora Serum. Vitamin C works best in daylight.
Eyes
A grain of rice of Halo Eye Cream per eye, tapped with the ring finger.
Protect
Finish with Dawn Cream, then your sunscreen. Always sunscreen.
Firmer, smoother, younger-looking skin.
One serum, introduced slowly, protected every morning. This is how a retinoid is meant to be used.
Moonrise
Weeks one and two
Two nights a week, not consecutive. Cleanse, Lunar Tonic, Moonstone Serum, then two to three drops of Moonrise over the whole face, avoiding the eyelids. Wait a full minute. Midnight Cream on top. No Eclipse Oil yet; keep it simple.
Weeks three and four
Every other night. If skin feels dry, buffer: Midnight Cream first, Moonrise over it. Halo Eye Cream around the eyes before the serum so the orbital bone is protected.
Week five onward
Nightly if comfortable, with Eclipse Oil as the final seal. Most people see smoother texture by week four, softer lines and firmer skin by week eight to twelve. Retinal keeps improving skin for as long as you use it.
Every morning
Lunar Tonic, Aurora Serum, Dawn Cream, sunscreen SPF 30 or higher. Vitamin C by day and retinal by night is the single best-proven pairing for younger-looking skin; sunscreen is what lets it work. Never use Moonrise on the same night as Clear Sky, Stardust Polish or New Moon.
For skin that breaks out. Every tone, every age.
Two products, one calendar. Built to clear without stripping, and to fade the marks rather than cause them. Give it one full skin cycle, about four weeks, before you judge it.
Clear Sky
Week one and two
Three nights a week (say Monday, Wednesday, Friday). After cleansing and Lunar Tonic, wait thirty seconds for skin to be nearly dry. Press a pea-sized amount over the zones that break out: forehead, nose, chin, jaw. Wait a minute, then Midnight Cream on top. Skip Moonstone Serum on these nights at first; fewer layers, less chance of irritation.
Week three onward
If there is no peeling or stinging, move to every night, and add Moonstone Serum back in before the gel if skin feels dry. A thin layer over the whole face is fine once skin is used to it.
Every morning, no exceptions
Lunar Tonic, Dawn Cream, then a broad-spectrum sunscreen, SPF 30 or higher. The acids make skin more sun-sensitive, and sun is what turns a healed spot into a lasting mark, on fair skin as red marks, on deeper skin as dark ones. Aurora Serum in the morning speeds the fading of both.
If skin objects
Dryness, flaking or a tight feeling means back off to every other night and buffer: apply Midnight Cream first, then the gel over it. Stop and see a dermatologist for cystic, painful or persistent acne; a gel is the wrong tool for that.
New Moon
Prepare
Cleanse with Celestial Cleanser. Pat dry. Tie hair back. This is a mask night, so no Clear Sky afterwards and no Stardust Polish the same evening; one exfoliating step per night is the rule.
Apply
A thin, even layer with fingertips or a soft brush over the whole face, or only the T-zone and jaw if that is where you break out. Avoid the eye area and lips. Thin is the point: a thick layer does not work harder, it only dries.
Wait
Eight to ten minutes. The clay will go matte but should never crack. If it cracks, you waited too long or applied too thick. Mist with Moon Mist if it starts to feel tight.
Rinse and finish
Lukewarm water and a soft cloth, working in small circles. Then Lunar Tonic, Moonstone Serum, Midnight Cream and three drops of Eclipse Oil. Sleep. Twice a week for active breakouts; once a week to maintain.
Twice a week, the reset.
Sunday and Wednesday evenings, between cleanse and tone.
Polish
Stardust Polish on damp skin, three minutes, rinse.
Mask
Nebula Mask, thin layer, ten minutes. Once a week is enough.
Lips
Lunar Lip Treatment every night, as the last thing you do.