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Use your serum with your cream
Generally, serums are applied before anti-ageing creams but Dior’s new Capture Youth mix-and-match regimen lets you do things a little dierently (and more quickly). Depending on your skin needs, mix two to three drops of the lightweight serum — there are five formulas, ranging from illuminating and soothing to anti-redness, so you can pick more than one — with one spatula of the AgeDelay Advanced Crème. Theoretically, you aren’t cutting down on the number of products but you simply apply everything once.
This brand has just… one product
Vintner’s Daughter is a oneproduct brand for now, and we aren’t 100-per-cent sure if it will be expanding its line any time in the future. You get just the Active Botanical Serum, the result of a two-year research process by winery owner April Gargiulo, who wanted a multifunctional serum that targeted fine lines, acne, dullness and loss of elasticity. It is fully organic and made without sulphates, parabens and synthetic fragrances. At net-a-porter.com.
Triple treat
Korean brands are known for having introduced their multi-step routines into our consciousness but Sulwhasoo also has multitasking goodies that can help cut down a couple of steps or more. Its Renodigm EX Dual Care Cream is both anti-ageing moisturiser and sunscreen (hello, SPF30/ PA++), with something known as Thermal Protection Factor which is said to block heat from skin. Why? Heat, not just UV rays, is believed to damage skin and make it age faster.