TRIONA’S MOST WANTED

This is the future, folks! For the first time ever, a beauty supplement is being stocked on the skincare aisle at Boots instead of in the health section. Given the link between what we eat and how we look, it makes perfect sense.

Beauty Beneath, right, €39.99 for a month’s supply, is the supplement all the beauty editors and beauty experts are going crazy for.

The clue is in the name. Beauty Beneath is designed to work beneath the surface. The supplement is choc-a-block with nutrient-rich ingredients that the makers claim really make a difference to the skin. It’s beauty from the inside out.

Now for the science bit. When we’re young, we constantly produce collagen, which gives the skin its strength and structure. However, as we get older, our body gets bolder, and collagen gets destroyed faster than our bodies can produce it. This is when we notice sagging, bagging and dragging, as skin loses that structure. Fine lines and wrinkles start appearing, and the texture of the skin can suddenly completely change. I, eh, speak from experience, now that I’m an old lady!

So as part of my daily skincare routine, I now pop two of these pills, as they’re packed full of an expert blend of phytonutrients, including lycopene and vitamins C and E as well as biotin, marine collagen and omegas 3 and 6. I was sceptical, but I’m starting to think that I really see a difference now, after two months.