Our Favorite Products: October Edition

I’ve never been into oil cleansers, but as my life gradually transitions from my hot weather things (cold brew, cut offs, Omorovicza’s cooling Moor Mud Cleanser) to my cold weather things (pour overs and pull overs), it seems as good a time as any to give the messier, meltier side of cleansing a fair shake. Jordan Samuel’s The After Show Treatment Cleanser (formerly Plié Cleanser) was recommended to me by a beauty editor friend as a baby step into the world of cleansing oils. It was also developed with ballerina makeup in mind—Jordan is a former dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Halfway between balm and straight up oil, the cleanser comes out of the tube (a tube! So easy! So straightforward!) as a gel and breaks down into olive, jojoba, and grapeseed oils with some heat and manipulation. I’m not sure if it’s the sugarcane or the willow bark or the multiple fruit extracts in the formula, but my skin feels fresh, plump, and clear after nightly use. And it’s only $20. Not bad for a clean, US-made, small batch product with excellent results.

— Emily Ferber