HW^ TO KNOW
Blue
Light
Shield is
the New
SPF
First introduced
in sunscreens,
it’s now also available
in serums and
makeup primers.Fact: Blue light causes
as much skin damage
as UV rays, and there’s
no avoiding it as long
as there is the sun, and
we are hooked on smart
devices, computer and
TVs with LED screens.
With it literally
in our face, more
cosmetic houses are
incorporating blue
light protection into
their skincare and
makeup bases.1 Botanical
antioxidants in Sisley’s
Youth Anti-Pollution
Energizing Super
Hydrating Youth
Protector ($240) helps
to heal, shield and build
skin’s resistance.
2 Cover FX Water Cloud
Primer ($62) has deep-
sea plankton extract
which defends skin
against blue light.
3 The reformulated
est.lab Sun Shield($96), a tinted makeup
base, boasts calendula,
reportedly a natural
blue-light fi lter, to create
a barrier for reduced
blue light exposure.
4 Chantecaille’s Blue
Light Protection
Hyaluronic Serum ($250)
has radiation-resistant
micro-organisms, found
in the waterfalls of the
Spanish Pyrenees, to
absorb and defl ect
light. – CTPHOTOGRAPHYVEE CHINSTYLINGSHAN123HERWORLD JAN 2020466