Whatever your age or skin type, rethink your beauty regime and invest in beautiful skin for years to come: it’s the perfect excuse to grab some fabulous new products, too!
We all want to create the very best version of ourselves, and by adopting a beauty routine that invests in the future, your skin could be looking beautiful in the long term.
A clever combination of creams, treatments and beauty tricks will create gorgeous skin that looks healthy, clear and radiant.
Start today by adopting a “skinsurance” policy that’s all about the future.
Daily massage: As you age, your skin produces less sebum and your lymphatic system slows down. This can cause puffiness around your cheeks and eyes. A regular facial massage can help to alleviate the problem. Move your fingertips in circular motions to get the blood pumping every time you apply your cleanser (this also helps to cleanse more deeply). Do the same thing when applying your moisturiser to help move the lymphatic fluid around: working your moisturiser deep into the skin will also help to speed up absorption and keep your skin fully hydrated.
Hero products: Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel and Dermalogica Active Moist.
Plump up the volume: Skin-plumping collagen levels decrease steadily from the age of 25, reducing by one per cent each year during your 30s and speeding up over 40. Products that boost cushioning collagen and springy elastin help to keep your skin looking as plump as possible over time. And a clever ingredient called matrixyl has been proven to increase collagen, so it’s a great one to look out for when picking products.
Hero products: Murad Time Release Retinol Concentrate for Deep Wrinkles and Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream.
BB beautiful: BB creams are great if you want a quick skin pick-me-up and to visibly improve its appearance. They blend anti-ageing ingredients, vitamins and SPF to leave skin looking flawless, even-toned and luminous with a perfect, non-oily, satin finish. The SPF is particularly useful at this time of year when the sun’s getting stronger.
Hero product: Ren Skincare Radiance Satin Perfection BB Cream SPF15
Lush lips: The lips can be a giveaway when it comes to your age: they lose volume, tone and definition over time. Frosted lipstick can actually make lips look thinner and “older” so it’s best to stay away from them, plumping for a rich, pigmented option instead. For fuller-looking lips, choose a liner in a shade that matches your natural lip colour, and apply a lip treatment daily to keep lips smooth and hydrated.
Hero products: Dermalogica Age Smart Multivitamin Power Firm and Murad Rapid Collagen Infusion for Lips
Make time for a mask: Face masks are the fastest growing skincare product in the UK – and it’s easy to see why: packed with beauty power, masks contain more potent ingredients than ever, along with super-efficient delivery. To “beauty invest” in the long term, make sure your cabinet contains a range of masks for deep cleaning, hydrating, soothing and brightening.
Hero products: Dermalogica Skin Refining Masque, Elemis Exotic Cream Moisturising Mask, Ren Skincare Evercalm Rescue Mask and Decleor Aroma White C Intense Brightening Mask
Opt for kinder make-up tricks: Laying it on thick is great every now and again, but if you want to start your “skinsurance” policy, stay away from over-using make-up that clogs, stifles, shimmers and creases on your skin. Careful use of concealer can help hide imperfections and provide extra coverage, but use it sparingly. From cream blush and gel liner to skin-loving primer, make-up that cares for your skin, as well as making you look lovely, is best to use for a brighter, healthier-looking future-you.
Hero products: Dermalogica Hydrablur Primer, Amazing Cosmetics Perfection Stick Medium, Medik8 Full Brow and Lash Duo and New CiD iGel
