Beauty Buys

Created specifically for the delicate eye area, U Beauty's new Return Eye Concentrate features two novel siren capsules: Macro Siren and Bio-Siren, to work synergistically on two levels of the skin for both immediate and long-term benefits.

The large Macro-Sirens are packed with vitamins, humectants, and organic stevia extract, to restore moisture, visibly awaken, and retexturize the surface of the skin, smoothing away the look of fine lines and wrinkles for a visibly toned and tightened effect. This surface-level treatment is designed to make skin look instantly plumper and healthier, while the illuminating effects of pure diamond powder visibly retexturize the skin’s surface level for immediate radiance.

Eyes are left looking brighter, while the delicate eye area is visibly plumper and revitalised.

Return Eye Concentrate £138.00 from U Beauty. Available at Harrods.

Premium Spanish spa brand Germaine de Capuccini has recently launched two long lasting hydration products that are perfect for summer. Restoring plumpness from within, the Timexpert Hydraluronic tackles a wide range of skin concerns from fine lines and wrinkles to hyperpigmentation and dehydration.The sorbet textures of the plumping moisturising cream in particular restore suppleness, elasticity and the skin’s natural glow.

Timexpert Hydraluronic Moisture Cream Soft Sorbet, 50ml £61.40 from Germaine De Capuccini. germaine-de-capuccini.co.uk

This Works has given their popular My Wrinkles range a revamp with new formulas and new sustainable packaging. Comprising of My Wrinkles Midnight Moisture, My Wrinkles Tired Eyes, My Wrinkles Extreme Moisturiser and My Wrinkles Eye Repair, the collection works in harmony with your skin’s own 24hr circadian pattern and contains a shortlist of uncomplicated, proven active ingredients to brighten, anti-age and hydrate.

Now 97% natural and with a higher volume of product with less packaging, My Wrinkles has been designed to respect your skin’s 24hour rhythms with plant-based Bakuchiol, slow-release Vitamin C & Hyaluronic Acid supporting during the day, and advanced retinoid complex & Persian Silk Tree to cater to skin’s overnight detoxification.

My Wrinkles Extreme Moisturiser £52.00; My Wrinkles Eye Repair £40.00; My Wrinkles Midnight Moisture £52.00; and My Wrinkles Tired Eyes £45.00 from This Works. All products are available from John Lewis and thisworks.com

Specifically designed for dry and sensitive skin, including those prone to eczema and irritation or have a compromised skin barrier, Murad's ExaSoothe collection comprises of three products that use a unique blend of advanced ingredients such as colloidal oatmeal, ground cherry extract, mondo grass sugars and oat lipids to treat, repair and protect the skin providing much needed relief for sufferers.

Dr Murad, founder of Murad skincare and board certified dermatologist, comments: “Our modern lifestyle means we are surrounded by skin aggressors daily, from car exhausts, smoke, pollution, free radicals, sun exposure and even our devices such as mobile phones. Sensitive skin concerns such as inflammation and irritation can easily be triggered by stress, medication, environment, hormones and over stimulating the skin, and this can be worsened with inappropriate skincare. Watch out for things such as redness, flakiness, tightness, itchiness, rough to the touch, fine lines, increased breakouts and rashes are all signs of a compromised barrier. It can appear in large or small areas over the body or face.”

For a quick fix on the go, the Quick Relief Moisture Treatment Instantly soothes and calms skin, while relieving itching, redness and discomfort.

Quick Relief Moisture Treatment, 50ml £46.00 from Murad. murad.co.uk youthful-looking complexion, Super Facialist's Hexapeptide-9 Advanced Rejuvenating Night Cream works while you sleep to soften the appearance of fine lines for a plump, youthful-looking complexion. The formula combines an Anti-Ageing Complex with omega-rich camelina seed oil to help smooth and revitalise your skin, leaving you with a supple complexion come morning.

Hexapeptide 9 Night Cream, 50ml £25.00 from Super Facialist. Available at Boots, Waitrose and nationwide.

Soothe, soften and moisturise dry, dehydrated hands and cuticles with this intensely moisturising, but lightweight, non-greasy hand lotion thanks to a blend of botanical oils that deliver superior, deeply penetrating hydration leaving skin soft and supple. As well as smelling divine, this anti-aging hand cream is rich in omegas, flavonoids, antioxidants and vitamins like Vitamin E to help protect skin from free radicals and oxidative stress while helping skin look smoother, firm and toned.

Vanilla Orange Peel Hand Cream, 65ml £18.00 from Grown Alchemist. grownalchemist.com

Working towards its 2023 goal of 50% of all products sold being refillable or reusable, Molton Brown has created the Infinite Bottle Collection. Available in three of the brand's best-selling Bath & Shower Gel products (Re-Charge Black Pepper, Fiery Pink Pepper and Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel), these shower-friendly bottles combine luxury and circularity. Each bottle is made from recycled aluminium, which is infinitely recyclable, reducing energy use by 95% and CO2 emissions by 83% compared to virgin aluminium. The cardboard outer cartons are made from 40% recycled materials and 15% agro-industrial waste from upcycled plant byproducts from the food & drink industry.

Infinite Bottle Collection from £28.00; Bottle £40.00 from Molton Brown. moltonbrown.co.uk

The Eighth Day line is a tailored, capsule collection of four products, all designed to regenerate, repair and renew. Formulated with Peptide-Rich Plasma®, a proprietary, patent-pending skincare technology composed of 24 bioidentical synthetic peptides, growth factors and amino acids that mimic the molecules already found in human skin cells.

Regenerative Serum, 30ml £270.00 from Eighth Day. Available at harrods.com and eigthdayskin.com

Reducing redness and minimising the appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles

Tatcha's The Silk Serum, is formulated with timeless Japanese botanicals and proven clinical ingredients to be both potent and gentle on the skin. Formulated with a duo of plant-based retinol replacements, it can be used up to twice daily, and unlike retinols, the balanced formula does not require any downtime inbetween.