156 DECEMBER 2017
EDWARD URRUTIA ALL PRICES APPROXIMATEDETAILS AT VOGUE.COM.AU/WTBTopical products that dial up the effects of a good
night’s sleep, increasing hydration and aiding cell
turnover, have shifted from specialist treatments to
being the hallmark of an efficacious beauty regimen.
Beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Cho cherry-picks the
most effective and popular formulas from Korea and
sells them on her e-commerce platform Soko Glam.
“We have an entire section dedicated to sleeping
masks,” she says, noting those that hydrate skin
overnight are among the fastest-moving stock.
“Sleeping masks cocoon the skin as you sleep,
delivering skin-benefitting antioxidants and
humectants, which is a type of ingredient that helps
the skin retain moisture.”
Meanwhile, K-beauty brand Glow Recipe had
a5,000-strong waitlist for its Watermelon Glow
Sleeping Mask when it launched earlier this year.
Packed full of hyaluronic acid and the chemical
exfoliants glycolic and lactic acid, it aims to mimic
the buffing and smoothing effect of an in-clinic
treatment, all while you doze off.
The jelly-like mask signals a departure from the
double-cream texture typically associated with
nighttime agents, which Hunt attributes to a “higher
concentration of anti-ageing ingredients”. The new
slew of slow-absorbing moisturisers are packed full
of antioxidants, like vitamins C and E, and anti-
ageing freedom fighters such as retinoids and
glycolic acid in lightweight, nourishing formulas that
are designed to penetrate the skin over several hours.
Zoë Foster Blake, founder of Go-To Skincare, says
what we choose to rest our head on at night also
affects our skin. It’s why the latest addition to her
Go-To beauty line happens to be a silk pillowcase
designed to minimise friction between the skin and
fabric (a godsend for belly sleepers) and therefore
avoid morning creases, which can lead to wrinkles
over time. “A silk pillowcase won’t absorb moisture
from your skin, or cause friction between your skin
and the pillow. Plus [you’ll have] frizz-free, silky
hair,” she says.
Whether via your bed linen or your beauty cabinet,
we need all the help we can get. A 2017 study bySwedish researchers found that the appearance
ofsubjects who had restricted sleep diminished,
andpeople’s willingness to socialise with them
wasnegatively affected (fickle things, we are).
It concluded “the relationship between sleep,
attractiveness and a healthy appearance still hold”.
If there was ever a more obvious indicator of put-
togetherness and instant appeal, it’s our hair. It’s also
why hair brands too are championing the sleep cycle.
“Even though the hair doesn’t have live cells like the
skin, what overnight treatments offer is the benefit of
time,” says Bronwen Robinson, executive director of
Bumble and Bumble. “Damaged hair is really porous
and it needs to absorb all of the nutrients possible.”
Applied to dry hair, the brand’s newest release, While
You Sleep Overnight Damage Repair Masque, is
spiked with soothing camellia and evening primrose
oils to nourish and restore tresses overnight.
Regardless of beauty due diligence, no amount of
product can mirror the glow of seven to nine hours
(the recommended amount of sleep per night)
ofblissful slumber. And physiologically, women do
actually need more sleep then men. “From puberty
onwards, women require on average around 20 to 30
minutes a night more and yet they will struggle to get
it,” says Harrington, adding she sleeps one hour
longer than her husband each night. “If I tried to
match his sleep I would be exhausted by the end of the
week.” It seems we really do need our beauty sleep.Shut-eye techniques
Sleep expert Dr Carmel Harrington’s top tips for
a restful night’s snoozing.- Set an alarm for one hour before bedtime, and at
that point turn off all technology, dim the lighting,
light a candle and have a warm shower. - Don’t get anxious if you wake up in the middle
ofthe night. Recognise that it is completely normal
to spend up to 10 per cent of our sleep time in
wakefulness. - If you can’t get back to sleep, try some breathing
exercises, which will lower your heart rate and blood
pressure and hopefully help you slip back to sleep.
HydroPeptide Nimni Cream, $380.Chanel Le Lift
Skin Recovery
Sleep Mask,
$165.$165.16 5.Too Faced
Hangover 3-in-1
primer and
setting spray,
$46.This Works
Stress Check
Face Oil, $74.BumbBumble and Bumble While
Yo uYou Sleep Overnight Damage Sleep
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SNOOZE NEWS A 2 0 16 SLEEP HEALTH SURVEY FOUND
UP TO 45 PER CENT OF AUSTRALIAN ADULTS HAVE
INADEQUATE DURATION OR QUALITY OF SLEEP.
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