In search of the serum of youth

IT’S been recognised that pigmentation is one of the major symptoms of skin looking aged, the third biggest cause for beauty concerns after wrinkles and loss of firmness.

As skin ages, it can cause an over-production of melanin, which can accumulate and cause age spots.

Decleor’s new Aroma White C+ range helps brighten skin and fade age spots using its White Focus plant complex combined with Vitamin C, to make skin flawless and glowing.

There is a Cleansing Oil and Foam, a Brightening Spot Corrector, Mask, Serum and Essence, with prices starting at £23.50 for the 150ml Brightening Lotion, from Decleor salons and www.salonskincare.co.uk.

NEW from Barefoot Botanicals comes Supernatural Instant Youth Serum for an immediate fresh-faced look using the most up-to-date plant technology to create an instant lift. It’s a flash balm that uses intensive plant extracts such as frankincense to relax and blur wrinkles and expression lines, while antioxidants protect and rejuvenate long term, diminishing large pores, wrinkles and acne scars. It costs £36.95 from Barefoot-botanicals.com.

CULT US skincare brand StriVectin has brought out a new Tightening range, which aims to achieve tighter, firmer skin, using either or both the cream-gel Tightening Face Serum or the luxuriously rich Tightening & Scultping Face & Neck Cream, both of which contain the super-charged NIA-114 molecule to boost moisture levels and rebuild the skin’s barrier.

They cost £79 each, available at Space NK and Harvey Nichols Leeds from this month.

GLYCOLIC peels have long been offered in beauty salons as an alternative anti-ageing treatment for those in search of younger looking skin, without resorting to invasive surgery, or Botox or fillers.

It basically means that glycolic acid is applied to the face (and there are varying strengths) so that it removes dead skin and promotes the cellular renewal of the cell under it, brightening and illuminating.

The Sanctuary Spa 30 Day Youth Revolution combines an anti-wrinkle activation serum to use daily with a weekly glycolic peel mask to renew skin in a month. It costs £22.50 at Boots and Debenhams.

STOP PRESS

The Fragrance Shop has opened a new shop on Spurriergate in York, offering high-end and top-brand perfumes for both men and women. New featured fragrances include Oh! Lola eau de parfum 100ml spray, £62.50; CK One Shock Woman eau de parfum 50ml spray, £22.50; and Candy eau de parfum 50ml Spray by Prada, £52.50.