Choosing products to suit your skin's ever-changing needs is challenging and time-consuming. However, one brand makes it simple to navigate by offering potent ingredients and proven results. Editor Trudi Brewer shares a new firming, hydrating duo from beauty brand Dr LeWinns.
Dr LeWinns new Line Smoothing Complex Intensive Action Caviar Eye Serum, and the new Ultra R4 Collagen Surge Overnight Sleep Mask. Images BeautyEQ.
Dr LeWinns Line Smoothing Complex Intensive Action Caviar Eye Serum, $85.
What’s in it?
First up is the peptide Snap-8™, a famous anti-wrinkle peptide (protein) that helps relax the look of expression lines, made from eight different amino acids that work with the collagen in your skin to boost firmness. Next, encapsulated caviar extract helps boost moisture levels and protects the skin against oxidative damage thanks to vitamin E and selenium, which caviar has in spades. Next, hyaluronic acid, that great moisture magnet (I'm consistently raving about), helps attract and retain moisture in the skin. At the same time, Golden C, the brand calls this the next generation of vitamin C, brightens a dull-looking undereye area. Finally, Meiview™ is a fermented extract that helps improve the look of dark circles and puffiness by helping speed up the blood circulation under the eye area. If that formula doesn't address every issue under your eyes, nothing will.
Dr LeWinns Line Smoothing Complex Intensive Action Caviar Eye Serum, $85.
How to use it
With all eye creams, the best way to apply them is by tapping a tiny amount onto the skin using your ring finger (this finger has the lightest touch). Make sure you apply it above the orbital bone and brows and down around and under the eye socket. You don’t want to apply creams too close to the lash line, because they can travel into the eyes and exasperate the puffiness. Use this serum both morning and evening after cleansing, before your moisturisers and SPF.
Why do I like it?
This serum ticks all those boxes for fab anti-ageing ingredients and goes one step closer to perfection with the addition of caviar. Once the product absorbs (in seconds), the skin around my eyes feels baby-soft, which lasts throughout the day until I apply my evening dose. The formula has a subtle, fresh cucumber scent; another bonus is that it’s slightly iridescent, which helps add that lit from within glow to the eye area, which is excellent if you want to hide dark circles. Three weeks of use is a short amount of time to notice any profound changes, but I find myself reaching for this eye serum every day because of how my eyes look and feel - I fully expect to see this bottle empty next month. Would I re-purchase - hell yes?
Dr Le Winns Ultra R4 Collagen Surge Overnight Sleep Mask, $85.
Now you have a kick-arse eye cream; the perfect partner is a sleep mask. Helping to boost radiance while getting some high-quality shut-eye is always my goal - and sleep masks are an essential piece of any skin health puzzle. Why? Sleep masks work while your skin is rebooting after a stressful day. So they’re the ideal product for lazy girls like me; this is a superb alternative to a night cream; think of this mask as a mega-moisturiser that pulls out all the stops to plump and protect the skin while you sleep.
Dr Le Winns Ultra R4 Collagen Surge Overnight Sleep Mask, $85.
How to use it?
Pump three times and mix the ingredients from the dual chambers together in your fingertips, and then apply a thin layer to your face and neck area. Use twice weekly, this is the last step in your skincare routine before bed.
What’s in it?
This mask has a dual-chamber dispenser to isolate the collagen plumping serum and peptide energising gel to preserve purity and potency. DreamScentz™ the light floral scent helps you drift off to sleep and heavy-duty collagen peptides lift firm tired-looking skin. Dawnergy™ acts as a 'cellular alarm clock', of sorts helping your skin look radiant when you wake even after stressful days and late nights. At the same time, Synchrolife™ counteracts the harmful effects of digital pollution or blue light, something we are all subjected to daily. Vitamins B3 (niacinamide), B5 and C, with plant seed oils including passionflower, safflower, jojoba, macadamia, and coffee, along with a healthy dose of hyaluronic acid round off the fab formula.
Why do I like it?
There’s nothing better than finding a multitasking skincare product, and this sleep mask is the ultimate example. Sleeping is essential for your body it’s time to repair and renew, likewise for your skin. Couple that with a hydrating sleep mask and you’re on the fast path to complexion nirvana. If your skin is feeling dry, looking dull, or you just love a lazy beauty hack, this works overnight or as a ten-minute skin pick-me-up before a big night. Absolutely worth giving a shot, you’ll love how your skin looks and feels just after a few applications.
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