I’M A GP — AND I’M CONVINCED!

Dr MAY JAY ALI, 37, is a GP working in Birmingham. She spends around £1,000 a year on La Prairie products. She says:

THOUGH the bad acne of my youth was successfully treated with medication, I had scarring, which I covered with heavy make-up.

In addition, when working as a junior doctor, I found that lack of sleep and dehydration during 12-hour shifts gave me terrible dark circles under my eyes.

I’m no skincare snob — I’ve tried everything from Clarins to Nivea — but nothing has quite compared to the results I’ve seen from a few select creams, including La Prairie.

It was sheer luck which led to my discovery of the products. My sister has a senior job in Duty Free and she gave me a gift set for my birthday five years ago. I never looked back.

After a few weeks, I noticed that I looked far more wide awake and my dark circles had faded. I attributed this to La Prairie’s Cellular Swiss Ice Crystal Eye Cream — it costs £181. And after a few months I realised my acne scars were faded, which I believe was down to the £239 face cream from the same range. As a doctor, with some knowledge of topical ingredients, I think I’m far too sensible to be taken in by high prices or swanky packaging. I search for creams containing such ingredients as nourishing oils, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E and retinol. Acne sufferers can worry about over-moisturising, but dry skin produces more oil, thus making acne worse, and the balance in La Prairie is just right for my skin. I know it’s not superior to Botox — nothing can compare to an aesthetic treatment in terms of results, but it has certainly worked for me.