As the Fab Five's go-to grooming guru, hairstylist extraordinaire and proud owner of one of the finest beards on TV, it's no surprise that, when asked to strip his skincare routine back to just five products for ELLE UK's 5 In 5 series, Jonathan Van Ness set his own rules. Eight of them to be precise.

'You can't be this pretty with only five products,' he tells us. 'It's not my fault, I don't make the rules, I just follow them. I don't know anyone who actually only use five products on their face. I'm so sorry, it's just what my truth is.'

For JVN, we'll happily bend the rules, especially when the skincare tips are this good. Speaking from his home in Texas, JVN dropped his go-to face wash hack: 'Apply your cleanser all over your face, we do not want to forget our neckies.

'Then we're just going to massage and rub and you want to get it to a minute. It just feels so nice. Add some water and you'll see it gets a milky texture.'

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But, even the pros don't get it right 100% of the time. 'I've just realised my neck is hairy! I can't be that person with 5 o'clock neck hair shadow on ELLE.' In true JVN style, even his oh-so relatable errors are still serving up the the gender neutral skincare knowledge, one shaving tip at a time.

'Here's a gorgeous tip if there's anyone with facial hair watching this... put the shaving cream on and then don't touch it for a minute. If you leave it on there for a minute the shaving cream gets underneath the hair and lifts it up so you get a cleaner, nicer shave without razor burn.'

Our legs thank you, JVN!

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Squalane Elderberry Jelly Cleanser
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'You apply a jelly cleanser, dry hands, dry face, then we're going to massage it, then you add water.'

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'My neck is hairy and I just can't do that! I can't be that person with 5 o'clock shadow neck hairs on ELLE.'

Squalane and Marine Algae Eye Cream
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'Love this so much. It has this slight pink-ish colour which literally comes from the marine algae itself.'

Squalane and Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum
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'I do have to put on a serum first because I can't just not put on serum.'

REVEAL Color Correcting Radiant Primer
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'Obsessed with this stuff. It has these little spheres in it that change based on your skin tone.'

Power Play Concealer
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'Sometimes blurring primer isn't enough!'

Brow Freeze
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'This is one of my favourite brow gels. I've used a lot of them and they often flake or they just don't hold up all day.'

The Kissu Lip Mask
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'To wrap it up I'm just gonna do a bit of lip balm. I'll take the leftover balm and give the beard a little bit.'

Watch JVN's full 5 In 5 in the video at the top of this article.