Next New Zealand – September 2019

Thisyearmarkeda

milestonebirthdayfor

me– thebig 40 – and

althoughmyround

faceandfrecklesdo

givemea relatively

youthfulappearance,

it’sbecomingapparentjusthowvital

goodskincareis inthequestforglowing,

rmskin.Therecomesa pointwhen

geneticsanda healthylifestylecanonly

dosomuch,andI knowI’mnotalone in

thisrealisation.I talktosomanywomen

intheir30sand40swhoagreeit’sa sad

daywhenourskindoesn’tbounceback

likeit usedto.

Thetypicalculpritsarea lossofvolume

andelasticityintheface,soI’vefound

Avène’snewPhysioLiftSerum– designed

tormandplumptheskin– tobean

absolutesaviour.PartofthePhysioLift

range,thehigh-tech,antioxidant-rich

anti-ageingserumsitsalongsidefour

otherproducts– a daycream,night

cream,eyecreamandwrinkleller.

Whenusedtwicea day,AvènePhysioLift

Serumworksonthearchitectureofthe

skin,helpingtostrengthenitsstructure

andpromotea rmer,plumper

Photographscomplexion.Thankstotheformula’s

Getty

Images

and

supplied

SmartHyaluronTechnology– a blendof

hyaluronicacidmicrospheresthatacton

thesurfaceoftheskin,andhyaluronic

acidmono-oligomersthatworkbelow

it – youcanexpectbothinstantand

accumulativeresults.Theserumalso

helpstoreplenishcollagenandsmooth

nelines,andcontainspearlescent

agentsfora hintofluminosity.

BeingthebeautyjunkiethatI am,

I triedallveproductsinthePhysioLift

rangeandwasespeciallywonoverby

theserum.AswithallAvèneformulas,

it hasverylittlescent,whichI prefer,as

I’dratherletmychosenfragrancetake

centrestage.Appliedtocleansedskin,

it feelslightandabsorbsquickly,making

myskinimmediatelyappearplumpand

hydrated.Thankstothepearlynish,

it alsogivesmyskina beautifulglow,so

there’snoneedfora luminousprimer.

Skincare editor Sarah

Simpson enters a

new phase with an

anti-ageing serum that’s

both high-powered

and featherweight

LIGHT

YEARS

‘THE LIGHTNESS OF THIS

PRODUC WHICH IS SAFE

FOR SENSITIVE SKIN MAKES

ME LOVE IT ALL THE MORE’

I simply follow with the day cream, then

continue with my makeup routine.

Repeating the process in the evening

has become a relaxing self-care ritual,

one that doesn’t make my

skin feel overloaded. In

fact, the lightness of

this product, which is safe

for sensitive skin, makes

me love it all the more.

I’ll continue to put it

through its paces, and

let my freckles take

care of the rest.

Apply it morning

and/or night

before your daily

skincare.

Tip

Avène PhysioLift Serum, $70.

Available in pharmacies.

Find out more at

eau-thermale-avene.co.nz

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