Hot Girl Summer, But Make It Skincare
If “glass skin” is the goal this summer—think smooth, glowy, slightly suspiciously poreless—you don’t need a 12-step routine or a second job to afford it. According to Caitlin, medical aesthetician at Porto Cosmetic Surgery in Fishers (right by Geist and Noblesville), it’s really about doing a few things consistently… and not rage-scrubbing your face like it owes you money.
Let’s break it down.
1. Retinol: Your Nighttime Overachiever
Retinol is that friend who quietly gets everything done while you sleep. It boosts cell turnover, helps smooth fine lines, and evens out texture. Translation: less “meh,” more “wow.”
Start slow—like twice a week slow—unless you enjoy looking like a shedding lizard. Pair it with moisturizer and sunscreen (non-negotiable unless you want your progress canceled out by the sun).
2. Exfoliating Peel Pads: The Glow Shortcut
These are basically your “fake it till you make it” glow. Exfoliating peel pads sweep away dead skin cells, so your face reflects light instead of absorbing it like a black hole of dullness.
Use the skinBETTER alphaRet peel pads a few times a week, not every day. Overdoing it won’t make you glow faster—it’ll just make your skin mad. And if you want the inside scoop on some you can use every day, well, I guess you will just have to make an appointment with Caitlin the medical aesthetician at Porto Cosmetic Surgery to find out her secrets.
3. Red Light Therapy: Sci-Fi Skin, but Make It Real
Using a red-light therapy mask like the popular Omnilux mask we sell in office at Porto Cosmetic Surgery in Fishers, Indiana by Geist and Noblesville, sounds a little dramatic, but it’s actually doing legit work—stimulating collagen and calming inflammation.
Bonus: you get to sit there looking like a futuristic superhero for 10 minutes while doing absolutely nothing. Productivity, but make it vibes.
4. Hydration: Boring but Powerful
Yes, yes, you’ve heard it before. Drink water. Use hydrating serums. Don’t skip moisturizer.
But here’s the thing—hydrated skin is plump skin, and plump skin is glass skin. Dehydrated skin? That’s more “frosted bathroom window.”
5. Consistency > Perfection
You don’t need to do everything perfectly. You just need to do the basics regularly. Skin loves routine. Skin hates chaos. Be kind to it.
Final Thoughts (aka the Reality Check)
Glass skin isn’t about filters, expensive trends, or copying a 17-step routine you saw at 2 a.m. It’s about smart products, patience, and not picking at your face like it’s a hobby.
Stick with it, listen to your skin, and by summer, you’ll be glowing enough that people might start asking what you’re using. You can tell them… or just say “genetics” and walk away dramatically. if you need good skincare or any recommendations, we sell Glymed, Face Reality, Hydrinity, and last but certainly not least skinBETTER. Stop in and see Caitlin, medical aesthetician at Porto Cosmetic Surgery and start that glass skin journey today!
