Look younger without trying (too hard)
Take fish oil
It’s been proven that
taking essential fatty acids lowers inflammation while improving skin hydration
– and nourished, plump skin is younger-looking skin. We like Skin Omegas $35.50
Advanced Nutrition Programme.
Embrace sunscreen
Yawn… here comes the
sun protection lecture again. Yes, well, too much sun (along with smoking, but
do we really have to explain this one?) is the No1 skin-spoiler – think
wrinkles/leathery texture/pigmentation. Make protection part of your daily
routine by choosing a treatment cream with bult-in sunscreen. We love Day
Intensive Anti-Aging Moisture Cream SPF30 $168 Prevage as it also contains an
effective blend of antioxidants that help prevent photo-damage.
Wear sunglasses
It is one of the easiest
ways to slow down ageing around your eyes. Choose ones with big lenses to cover
the entire eye and the surrounding area, shielding your skin from the sun and
minimising squinting. Less quinting = fewer crow’s feet.
Sleep on a silk pillowcase
Sounds fancy, but if
you regularly get creases from your cotton pillow, switching to silk will
ensure you wake up unmarked. Mulberry Silk Pillowcase $40 slumberslumber.com
Get more from your make-up
Give your skin a
helping hand with these skincare/make-up hybrids that
treat as they
enhance. Think of them as make-up with benefits…
Extra Repair
Foundation
$58 bobbibrown.co.uk softens and nourishes seriously de-hydrated skin in need
of a bit of glow, and comes in 14 great skin-true shades.
Trick And Treatment $14.50
Soap & Glory. This tinted formula erases under-eye darkness and works on
the skin to treat the underlying cause, plus it’s super hydrating.
Age Defense BB Cream
SPF30
$40 clinique.co.uk. A real do-it-all
(hydrator/brightener/corrector/oil-absorber/protector) in a wonderfully creamy
formula that gives a good coverage, too.
The 5 products that will never let you down
- Aquaphor
$13.50 Eucerin. We used to stock-pile this multitasking healing ointment
on our trips to NYC – and now it’s finally reached the UK.
- Blue Orchid Face
Treatment Oil $46.50 clarins.co.uk. When our skin is
dull and blah, we pat on this. This cult skin softener rights all the
wrongs and gives the prettiest fresh sheen.
- Midnight
Recovery Concentrate $58 kiehls.co.uk. An ultra-hard-working
overnight treatment for when you need to wake up to a good skin day.
- Plantscription
Anti-Aging Serum $72 origins.co.uk. To repair and
to protect skin from future damage, we use this. It packs an effective yet
gentle wrinkle-zapping punch.
- Cleansing Brush $192
Clarisonic.You will find it on every glowy-skinned beauty ed’s shelf. Why?
Because it makes anyone’s skin look and feel so much better.