For many, summertime can bring with it skincare woes: dry skin, sunburns, clogged pores, and even oilier skin and more breakouts . Somagazine sought out some much-needed seasonal insight from the renowned aesthetician, Keren Bartov. After nearly two decdes in the industry, Bartov is more than a familiar face behind the scenes of red carpet glam teams from London to Los Angeles. She’s worked on the visages of Kate Moss, Emma Stone, Natalie Portman, and Jodie Comer.
I am fanatical about SPF and apply it every day, whatever the weather. Even when I’m in my clinic in London and it’s gray and raining outside, I apply SPF. When the weather heats up, I reapply SPF every hour on the hour, no matter what. Second, hats are permanent fixtures on my head in the sun—and more importantly, I am never without sunglasses. I make sure my sunglasses have UV400 protection, which blocks out block UVA and UVB rays—not all sunglasses do.