Is sagging, lacklustre-looking skin constantly on your mind - same! I get it’s a natural part of ageing; loss of elasticity and plumpness can make a huge, unwanted difference in our appearance. So, without going under the knife, you can firm up the look of your skin at home with these potent skin-firming creams and serums. Below are the standouts that are an investment in your skin, but they deliver, says editor Trudi Brewer.
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From firming plant extracts to high-tech science, these serums and creams are rated the best globally and offer firming and sculpting benefits to skin needing cushion against time-thinned skin. Discover the right formula for your face below. Read on to learn more.
AVÈNE HYALURON ACTIV B3 CONCENTRATED PLUMPING SERUM, $82.
I’ve just started bottle number two of this instant skin-tightening serum. Thanks to that heavyweight hydrator hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, consider this the treatment step in your day and night anti-ageing skincare routine, ideally applied to the entire face and neck, including the delicate eye area.
MURAD RETINAL RESCULPT OVERNIGHT TREATMENT, $199.
Fine lines will be blurred by this nourishing, skin-brightening overnight treatment. The hero ingredient is encapsulated retinal, with a clever, gentle, stable delivery system that helps smooth ageing skin by speeding up your skin cell turnover. Oh, and did I mention it offers results in four weeks?
Perricone MD High Potency Growth Factor Firming and Lifting Serum, $234.
Stacked with a growth factor called polyamine and encapsulated retinol, it promises a visibly dramatic lifting effect. It also strengthens the skin barrier and restores bounce and resiliency to ageing skin.
Dr. Barbara Sturm Lifting Serum, $504.
This doc stands by her word: this serum will give your ageing skin that youthful ‘Strumglow.’ While it’s super pricy, it provides instant and long-lasting tightening effects, increasing firmness the longer you use it.
Trinny London INTENSE PEPTIDE MOISTURIZER Bounce Back, $158.
Ultra-rich, this buttery moisturiser will quench and calm the dryest of skins. Collagen-boosting ingredients and fatty acids lock, protein peptides, and hyaluronic acid help the skin retain moisture while firming your face - it lives up to its name.
Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Lift & Firm Day Cream SPF15, $160.
There is no point investing in firming day creams and not using an SPF. This clever cream infuses both an SPF and clever age-defying ‘3D FIT technology’ powered by ceramides, tetrapeptides and edelweiss extract. It also doubles as a brilliant neck cream - hydrating and protecting your complexion all day.
Dermalogica Phyto Nature Oxygen Cream, $200.
This tightening formula uses ‘oxygen-optimizing phytoactives’ to oxygenate the skin’s surface, giving it a smooth, energized appearance. It promises to firm, lift, plump and hydrate skin. We agree that skin looks firmer and more lifted after just one week.
Clarins Extreme Firm Night Cream, $180.
Stacked with skin-firming plant extracts, this night cream works hard to give your skin a firming boost, and the famous Clarins’anti-pollution complex’ helps heal the skin from environmental stressors.
Shiseido Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Cream Enriched, $235.
Japanese skincare innovation is top-class, and the clinical tests with this cream reveal a dramatically firmer, more revitalised complexion in just one week. Used daily, healthy, glowing skin awaits, with an improvement in deep lines, wrinkles and a brighter complexion.
Clinique Repairwear Anti-Gravity Eye Cream, $107.
The eye area is the first to show signs of ageing, especially wrinkles and bags. This firming cream promises to defy gravity while adding that vital cushion to time-thinned skin. Beware, the results are addictive.
Ideal for Christmas gifting.