Focused Guide · The routine as the brand publishes it across its listings: which products open, which treat, which close, and why Good Genes and the retinoids take turns rather than sharing a night.

Building a Sunday Riley Routine: The AM and PM Sequence

The brand's own sequencing, assembled from its listings: Ceramic Slip and Pink Drink to open, C.E.O. by day, the retinoid ladder by night, ICE to close.

No. 1

The Selection

4 listings that answer this brief.

Sunday Riley Ceramic Slip Cleanser turquoise 5 fl oz tube with label reading French Green Clay and Rice Oil Esters

No. 1

Sunday Riley Ceramic Slip Cleanser 5 fl oz

The Opener, Both Shifts

The daily wash: French green clay and rice oil esters in a gentle foaming gel

The routine starts with the wash that does not strip: French green clay and rice oil esters, morning and night. At night it follows an oil or balm first cleanse on makeup days and works alone on bare skin days.

Suits

All skin types, sensitive included, that want a foaming daily cleanse which leaves skin balanced rather than squeaky, morning and night

Skip if

You want a cleanser to remove heavy or waterproof makeup alone; this is a water based wash and works best as the main cleanse on light makeup days or the second cleanse at night

Size: 5 fl oz tube
Format: Foaming gel clay cleanser
Key ingredients: French green clay (montmorillonite), kaolin, rice oil esters, olive oil esters
Use: Massage into skin to remove dirt, oil, pollution and makeup, rinse with warm water, morning and night
Soap system: A blend of four gentle plant based soaps, as described on the listing

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: Amazon.com listing under the Sunday Riley storefront name (From Sunday Riley in the listing summary); 5 fl oz size, French green clay formula and full ingredient list as printed on the listing for ASIN B07HFBQ2NH

No. 2

Sunday Riley Pink Drink Firming Resurfacing Essence

The First Treatment Step

The first treatment step: a peptide and ferment essence mist in the tall pink bottle

Pink Drink is printed as the first step in the treatment routine, misted or patted onto dry skin after cleansing, before serums, oils and moisturizer. Its peptides and ferments are the layer everything else lands on.

Suits

Layering routines that want a water light first step carrying peptides and ferments under a serum, and skin that likes hydration applied before anything occlusive

Skip if

You expect resurfacing to mean exfoliation; despite the name, this essence contains no exfoliating acid and works as a peptide and ferment layer

Size: 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml spray bottle
Format: Spray essence mist
Key ingredients: Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11, fermented honey, pink yeast filtrate, EGCG, Ceramide AP, EOP and NP
Use: First treatment step after cleansing, morning and night: mist onto face or spray into palms and pat on, before serums, oils and moisturizer
Microbiome cast: Fermented honey and pink yeast filtrate positioned as prebiotics on the listing

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: Amazon.com listing under the Sunday Riley storefront name (From Sunday Riley in the listing summary); full product description, ingredient list and directions as printed on the listing for ASIN B08HGT4D5F

No. 3

Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum

The Morning Treatment

The vitamin C flagship: 15 percent THD ascorbate in a cushioned, glow first serum

C.E.O. Serum owns the morning slot in the brand's logic: vitamin C under moisturizer and sunscreen, where its glow finish reads as radiance rather than shine. Night belongs to the acids and retinoids instead.

Suits

Morning routines that want vitamin C to behave like a glow product, with a soft cushioned finish that layers under moisturizer and sunscreen

Skip if

You avoid fragranced leave on products; orange and tangerine peel oils make the citrus scent part of this serum's identity

Size: 1.0 fl oz / 30 ml
Format: Pump serum
Key ingredients: Phytosterols Complex, Squalane, Glycolic Acid
Use: Morning or evening, one to two pumps on clean skin
Vitamin C Form: THD Ascorbate, 15 percent

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: Official Sunday Riley brand content on the Amazon listing (From Sunday Riley, with the brand story and merchant video); manufacturer Sunday Riley and model CEOS-15-US-FG as printed in the listing details.

Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil small blue dropper bottle with gold collar

No. 4

Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil 0.5 fl oz

The Night Treatment

The gentle retinoid on ramp: a trans-retinoic ester carried in a deep blue night oil

Luna closes the published sequence for most routines: a few drops pressed on at night, before or after moisturizer. On Good Genes nights the brand's own logic alternates the treatments rather than stacking an acid under a retinoid.

Suits

Retinoid newcomers and dry, comfort seeking skin that wants the mildest entry in the line, with the oil vehicle doing the cushioning

Skip if

You want a stated retinol percentage or the fastest route upward; an ester oil is deliberately a beginning, not a summit

Size: 0.5 fl oz (15ml) dropper bottle
Format: Retinoid night face oil with dropper
Key ingredients: Trans-retinoic acid ester complex, blue tansy, German chamomile
Use: Warm a few drops between palms and press over cleansed face at night, before or after moisturizer
Free of: Parabens, phthalates and gluten, as printed in the listing summary

View on AmazonPremium listing verified: Amazon.com listing with manufacturer Sunday Riley and item model 1881390 printed in the details; listing answers identify the seller as the official Sunday Riley seller on Amazon

No. 2

Questions, Answered

Can Good Genes and a retinoid share the same night?

The listings position both as strong treatment steps, and the routine logic that owners settle into is alternation: acid nights and retinoid nights, with Pink Drink and a cream on both. Stacking them is how comfortable routines become irritated ones, and nothing in the brand's published sequencing asks for it.

Where does Auto Correct fit in the sequence?

After the essence and before or alongside the face cream, patted around the eye contour morning and evening. Its caffeine and light reflecting particles are a morning product by design, and the evening application is the maintenance half of the habit.

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