High-tech treats with anti-ageing benefits
Peter Thomas Roth FIRMx Collagen Serum
€108.30, ie.FeelUnique.com Peter Thomas Roth has just arrived in the Brown Thomas beauty hall in Dundrum and it’s a brand worth looking at for its great face masks made from 24k gold, Irish moor mud or Hungarian thermal water. The brand is TikTok famous for its FIRMx tightening eye cream that sold out globally a few months ago. Launching now are four more pieces in FIRMx from a peel to eye cream, moisturiser and this serum. Enriched with seven collagen actives, the line is plumping, firming and restorative.
Chanel Sublimage La Protection UV
€98, Chanel counters Chanel’s sunscreens are very high-end and formulated to fit with a skin and make-up regime. Best sellers, there are options for different skin types in compact tubes that are great for travelling. This new Sublimage UV has a broad-spectrum SPF 50 and skincare elements that treat the skin while you wear it. It combines rejuvenating vanilla planifolia that’s at the heart of the entire range, with liquorice root to prevent dark spots and oligopeptides for anti-ageing and better firmness.
Trinny London Boost Up 30% Vitamin C Serum, €82, TrinnyLondon.com/eu
Trinny Woodall started adding skincare to her make-up brand in February this year. Starting with a pair of cleansers, Trinny London has introduced something new each month. Three exfoliators were next, followed by two overnight retinol serums, and this month it’s this 30% vitamin C Serum for brighter, smoother skin. For morning application, the radiance-boosting serum is joined by lemon peel ferment and plankton extract to fade dark patches and age spots. Refills are available for €64 each.
Cosaint EMS & LED Eye Care Device €169, cosaintskincare.ie
Cosaint (pronounced Cuh-saint) is an Irish brand developed to enhance and improve the appearance of the skin. There are three products, the Ultrasonic Cleanser (€249), the Cleansing Brush and Under-Eye Toner (€149), plus this Eye Device. A handheld tool, it combines the brightening effects of radio-frequency in yellow LED lights and EMS which is electromagnetic stimulation of the muscles around the eye that lift and firm. Treating the eyes takes four minutes per day, and it’s easy and painless.
Elizabeth Arden Prevage Anti-Ageing Eye Serum 2.0
€102, counters in June Elizabeth Arden first introduced Idebenone to the beauty world when it launched its Prevage line in 2005. A powerful antioxidant, the line has won more than 220 beauty awards and in the next few weeks this new and improved eye serum launches, powered by five new ingredients. The serum has a cooling effect on the eye area and the formula includes jasmine, hawthorn and peony extracts to work on dark circles, puffiness and fine lines. The metal applicator massages and de-puffs the skin.
Christophe Robin Hydrating Leave-In Cream with Aloe Vera
€38, christopherobin.co.uk Cult French haircare brand Christophe Robin was for a long time out of reach for Irish customers but now we can shop in euro with free delivery from its UK site. The Hydrating collection at the brand combines aloe vera, coconut and olive oils, and it gives the hair deep hydration and care in lightweight formulas. Two new products launched this week, this water light leave-in cream that nourishes and acts as a heat protectant, and a hydrating scalp scrub.
Dibi Milano Micellar Water with Ceramides
€30/200ml, dibimilano.ie Luxury Italian skincare brand, Dibi Milano has created a three-piece line for reactive skin that includes this ceramide enriched eye and make-up removing micellar water. Ceramides are wonderful for dry or delicate skin as they help restore the skin’s natural barrier. The brand has formulated the liquid to have the same pH as natural tears to remove discomfort even for contact lens wearers. If you have a love/hate relationship with remover because of stinging, this is the solution.
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA Scalp Serum
€13.30, stores and deciem.com/en-ie Deciem skincare brand The Ordinary is moving into hair care with the addition of a shampoo, conditioner and this scalp serum that join its established Hair Density Serum. Affordable, science-based and effective, the trio work toward restoring hair health and integrity. This serum is formulated with Natural Moisturising Factors, a component of healthy skin that can be in short supply in drier skin. HA is hyaluronic acid, a moisture-magnet, and the two together calm and hydrate a dry scalp.
Eleven Australia Balancing Shampoo
€22/300ml, salons nationwide Vegan-friendly, gluten and paraben-free, Eleven Australia has created this new shampoo that takes a softly softly approach to hair cleansing. Designed especially for coloured or fragile hair, and/or sensitive or reactive skin, its blend of quinoa, chamomile flower extract and aloe leaf juice hydrate, soothes and boosts hair and scalp strength and health. It needn’t be an everyday hair cleanser as the brand sees it as more of an alternative shampoo to use every few days when the hair needs hydration.