<-h2->Moisturisers in gel, lotion and cream<-h2-> Moisturisers do the steady, unshowy work that the rest of a routine depends on. This selection of moisturisers covers light gels, everyday lotions, richer creams and balms heavy enough for the middle of winter, across skin that runs oily, dry, combination or simply unpredictable. Texture is what she pays attention to, because texture decides how skin feels an hour later: a gel that disappears and leaves nothing behind, or a cream that sits like a coat on a cold morning. Applied to slightly damp skin twice a day, it becomes the part of the routine she does without thinking about it, and skin that is properly hydrated looks calmer, brighter and more even before anything else goes near it. One that suits her, used consistently and repurchased when it runs out, achieves more than five bought hopefully and abandoned. Comfortable skin is the whole ambition here, and she gets there by choosing well rather than often.