weeklyBEAUTY T They might cost a bit more, but serums are packed with concentrated ingredients to make them the most potent of th th skincare. With a lot of science and innovation behind them, it’s well worth adding at least one to your regime.
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inkl IF YOU WANT: To smooth lines and wrinkles... LOOK FOR: Ingredients such as peptides that boost collagen and elastin production to give skin improved strength, resilience and texture. Try: Snowberry Youth Renewing Face Serum, $110. It releases three peptides into the skin and a host of vitamins, as well as essential fatty acids to keep skin healthy. IF YOU WANT: A plumpedup complexion... LOOK FOR: Hydrators such as hyaluronic acid that attract water to the skin to deeply hydrate and plump it out, along with boosters such as vitamin B to improve your skin quality. Try: La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum, $74.99. This product has a hydrating water-gel consistency with hyaluronic acid and vitamin B5 to repair and replenish the skin barrier. Say hello to bounce and supplene ! IF YOU WANT: To firm and bright n the eye area... LOOK FOR: A targeted serum specifically for this delicate area wi h ingredients such as retinol and/or vitamin C and peptides that will w k to illuminate, boost firmness and encourage the skin’s natural rene l process, to smooth out lines. Try: Dermalogica BioLumin-C Eye Serum, $136. Vitamin C brighte s and fights oxidative stress with the lp o a peptide to firm, while mushro extracts lock in moisture.
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IF YOU WANT: To brighten a dull complexion... LOOK FOR: Vitamin C, which is a classic brightener, and alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs), which encourage the skin to glow. There’s also a strong trend for scientists to turn to nature for brightening
ingredients, so those are worth keeping an eye out for too. Try: Living Nature Active Brightening Serum, $49. Atlantic kelp and pracaxi fruit seed oil are the brighteners in this silky serum. Hyaluronic acid, rosehip oil and harakeke gel complete the rejuvenating recipe.
IF YOU WANT: To combat dryness... LOOK FOR: Lipids or natural protective oils, such as cholesterol, ceramides and essential fatty acids, which will help to repair and reinforce the skin’s barrier so it’s less prone to dryness and irritation. Try: Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum, $150. Fresh and potent, these gem the n tural ceramides at our skin loses with age.
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