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Superstar Skincare
1. Pucker Up
Wake up to softer, smoother lips with the help of this overnight treatment. This is no ordinary lip balm. Since it contains hyaluronic acid, tripeptide 1, manuka honey and chamomile butter, the formula hydrates and soothes lips while repairing skin and helping to protect from environmental stressors.
JACK BLACK NightMode Lip Treatment, $13, at Hudson’s Bay, Holt Renfrew, Nordstrom and Indigo from October.
2. Eyes Wide Open
With a thick, soothing honeylike gel texture, this eye contour treatment takes on sagging eyelids and undereye creases. The formula, which contains hyaluronic acid along with V-Firm’s core peptide cocktail, density complex and DNA/RNA duo, improves skin frmness over time. Its texture also melts into skin for a super soothing feel.
VALMONT V-Firm Eye, $360, at Holt Renfrew, Saks Fifth Avenue, select spas across Canada and lamaisonvalmont.com from September 12.
3. An Apple a Day
Get soft, yummy-smelling skin in a snap with this soothing, non-greasy body lotion from eco-minded brand Hey Humans. It’s enriched with shea butter, vitamins and aloe vera, along with essential oils, and the package is recyclable aluminum. Plus, its fresh scent offers a nice pickme-up throughout the day.
HEY HUMANS Apple Matcha Body Lotion, $15, at Shoppers Drug Mart.
4. Sensitive Saviour
Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water is a makeup artist’s secret weapon. Now, this new formula made especially for sensitive skin takes on eye makeup while soothing, moisturizing and strengthening lashes. It contains provitamin B5 (a.k.a. panthenol) to care for lashes and leave them denser while boosting the skin’s protective barrier function.
BIODERMA Biphasic Micellar Makeup Remover, $18, at Shoppers Drug Mart and Jean Coutu.
5. Crème de la Crème
Meet the ultimate skincare multitasker. This new soothing formula acts as a moisturizing cream, a makeup remover and a mask. Botanical milk, sweet almond oil and shea butter give it a silky texture that gently takes off makeup while plumping skin as a mask. Toss it in your bag for a weekend away.
NUXE Crème Fraîche de Beauté 3-en-1, $49, at Shoppers Drug Mart.
6. Mega Moisturizer
Five potent hyaluronic acids come together in this intensely hydrating formula that works to plump and smooth skin. Enriched with a botanical oil, this day cream hydrates and restores volume to normal to dry skin. In fact, 97 percent of users surveyed noticed instantly smooth and more luminous skin.
7. Plump It Up
Red ginseng extract, red jania extract and harungana extract (which Clarins claims is as effective as retinol) come together in this essence to help improve skin density and collagen production. Meanwhile, hibiscus fower acids help remove dead skin cells, and oat sugars help smooth skin. The result: A 7.5 per cent increase in skin plumpness.
CLARINS Multi-Active Revitalizing Treatment Essence, $71, at Hudson’s Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, Nordstrom, Jean Coutu and Uniprix.
