BRIGHTENING BEAUTY

Add a dose of vitamin C to skincare for a healthy boost. 1 A potent cream for the delicate skin around the eyes, Peter Thomas Roth Potent-c Power Eye Cream (15ml, $91) goes to work with vitamins C, E and ferulic acid to brighten and firm. 2 Using Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) for its potent vitamin C power, Mukti Age Defying Vital C Elixir (30ml, $109.95) leaves your skin feeling firm, smooth and radiant. 3 Tatcha Violet-c Brightening Serum (30ml, $135) is a best seller and boosts the skin with 20 per cent vitamin C, along with AHAS sourced from fruits to tackle pigmentation while protecting your skin from future environmental damage. 4 Reducing damage from both light and the environment, Revision Skincare C+ Correcting Complex 30% (30ml, $240) helps reduce melanin production to minimise dark spots. 5 Combining 10 per cent vitamin C with retinol, Lancer Advanced C Radiance Cream (50ml, $147) exfoliates the skin and reduces the appearance of dark spots. 6 Trilogy Vitamin C Booster Treatment (12.5ml, $39.95) stores a six per cent vitamin C powder in the top, released into the serum when you begin the two-week treatment. 7 Philosophy Turbo Booster C Powder (7.1g, $47) gives your skin a stable, supercharged antioxidant shot. Mix the powder with any water-based serum or moisturiser and apply daily. 8 A hero vitamin C treatment that keeps working 72 hours after application, Skinceuticals C E Ferulic (30ml, $214) blends 15 per cent vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), vitamin E and ferulic acid to shield your skin from free radical damage from all kinds of atmospheric damage like UV rays and pollution, while also firming and brightening your skin. 9 Targeting dark spots with a daily dose of vitamin C, Guinot Anti-dark Spot Serum (50ml, $192) helps to minimise existing pigmentation while strengthening the skin against future damage, all in a two-week treatment. For stockist details, see page 136.