I Tried Patrick Bateman’s Psychotic Skincare Routine (and I'm Glowing!)

I Tried Patrick Bateman’s Psychotic Skincare Routine (and I'm Glowing!)

Personified by Christian Bale in 2000’s American Psycho, the iconic character of Patrick Bateman is part-parody, part-late-stage capitalist icon. Even if you’ve never seen the movie he features in (or read Bret Easton Ellis’ book the film is based on), if you’re a VICE reader, you’re undoubtedly familiar with what Bateman stands for, and how references to the sociopathic playboy make their way into pop culture and (twisted) everyday conversation…