Vogue Beauty Secrets, Vogue's celebrity tutorial series, showed Kendall Jenner's acne routine as cleansing-first care for acne-prone skin. The 2020 episode uses careful washing plus hydrating masks, and the 2024 episode uses oil massage, mist, glycolic cleanser and eye patches.
Jenner says breakouts started around age 14 and hurt her self-esteem. Acne-prone means skin that clogs and breaks out easily. Her constant across episodes is thorough, gentle cleansing before makeup.
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Table of Contents
- Why does washing come first?
- What was the 2020 DIY mask step?
- What changed in the 2024 prep?
- Where do a dermatologist and Proactiv fit?
- What should acne-prone readers copy or skip?
Why does washing come first?
Jenner describes herself as acne-prone and prone to hormonal breakouts. Hormonal breakouts are pimples tied to hormone shifts, often along the chin and jaw. She makes careful face washing the center of her routine.
The point is consistency, not harsh scrubbing. She washes well before makeup and stresses cleansing again in her later routine. For readers, that means lukewarm water, fingertips, and a gentle cleanser used the same way daily.
What was the 2020 DIY mask step?
In the November 2020 episode she mixes mashed avocado, oatmeal, honey and one to two drops of organic lavender oil. She applies it as a rinse-off mask for moisture and glow before makeup, according to The Zoe Report's breakdown of the DIY mask The Zoe Report's breakdown of the DIY mask.
The order she showed was simple: The collagen mask and Clean cleanser bridge mask time and makeup. The first adds water-like hydration. The second leaves a clean base without leftover mask film.
- mix and apply the avocado, oatmeal, honey and lavender oil mask
- rinse the mask off fully
- follow with a Pure Genix collagen mask for extra hydration
- wash with dermatologist Christie Kidd's Clean cleanser before makeup
What changed in the 2024 prep?
Her fourth Vogue Beauty Secrets video, called Spring French Girl Makeup, starts with Shea Moisture 100% Virgin Coconut Oil plus chilled gua sha massage. Gua sha is a smooth tool moved across skin for massage. She links it to the lymphatic system, the body's fluid-drainage network.
She then mists with Heritage Store Rosewater mist, cleanses with Jan Marini Bioglycolic Face Cleanser and applies gold under-eye patches to depuff. Glycolic means an acid cleanser that helps lift dead skin. She again stresses careful cleansing because she breaks out easily, as detailed in NewBeauty's summary of the spring routine NewBeauty's summary of the spring routine.
Where do a dermatologist and Proactiv fit?
Jenner credits work with Beverly Hills family dermatologist Christie Kidd for turning her skin around. That care included Laser Genesis, an in-office laser treatment, and left her clear for about three years. It addresses both active breakouts and the scarring process, not just one makeup day.
Separately, as a 2019 Proactiv ambassador, she promoted a three-part daily system for busy schedules. It paired a Proactiv cleanser with ProactivMD Adapalene Gel 0.1% and daily SPF 30 oil control, according to People's report on her Proactiv system People's report on her Proactiv system. Adapalene is a retinoid, a vitamin A-based acne treatment.
What should acne-prone readers copy or skip?
Copy the habits, not every product. Keep cleansing gentle and regular. Use daily sunscreen.
Do not pick, over-wash, or layer many new actives at once. Skip direct copying of coconut oil and kitchen masks if you clog easily. Food masks and heavy oils can clog pores or irritate some skin. For lasting acne or scars, see a dermatologist for a personal plan.