Morning Routine: The Roxane Edit

Meet Roxane Polla, vascular surgeon, and the youngest of the Polla sisters. Her mornings are
filled with playfulness, and of course her favorite Alchimie Forever products.

On wakeup time: “On workdays, I wake up at 6 am. But my favorite mornings are those when I don’t need to set an alarm.”

On morning beverages: “My go-to morning beverage is a big cup of tea. I like all kinds of teas – from Earl Grey to white tea to green tea, depending on the day and my mood.”

On morning playfulness: “My husband and I commute to our workplaces together, and I am usually ready a few minutes before him. I use that time to do something playful… right now I am working on our current puzzle. I find it important to keep that childish playfulness in adult life, which frankly takes concerted effort!”

On makeup: “The only makeup I apply is to my eyebrows – nothing to my skin. And on special occasions, a touch of color on my lips.”

On her favorite Alchimie Forever products: “I have combination and breakout-prone skin, which is also very sensitive. The Purifying Gel Cleanser and the Kantic Light Clarifying Cream are absolute musts, keeping my skin blemish-free, without irritation or dryness. I also love the Pigment Perfecting Serum, and I never leave the house without my Peptide Lip Booster!”

On her beauty philosophy: “A smile is a girl’s best accessory!”

On her life philosophy: “Embrace fun, don’t be too serious, remember and honor the child in you. Life is serious enough!”