British Vogue - 11.2019

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JASON LLOYD-EVANS; MITCHELL SAMS; PIXELATE.BIZ

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COUTURE

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et ready for haute couture skincare, because many

fashion houses are taking things up a notch with

innovative, science-led, hi-tech ranges. Much like

a piece of clothing created by the petites mains in

an atelier, this new wave of designer skincare doesn’t just look

beautiful from the outside, it is expertly crafted, too. It’s also

seriously results-driven – because only the best will do.

TOM FORD

New from the designer renowned for

his precision is the ultra hi-tech range

Tom Ford Research. In a dedicated

skincare lab, created especially by Mr

Ford, a handpicked team of scientists has

investigated skin’s energy. The results?

Three star ingredients – white porcelain

cacao, caffeine and gyokuro – combined

to make the potent, effective Serum

Concentrate (below left), £255, and

Crème Concentrate (below), £320,

both of which revive luminosity, and

improve hydration and texture.

Chanel’s Le Lift Sérum, £140, uses the house’s

black peppermint PFA extract, which has the

power to adapt to different environments

and day-to-day skin-cell stresses. Combined

with botanical alfalfa concentrate, a natural

alternative to retinol, the serum smooths and

tightens the skin with extraordinary results.

CHANEL

GIVENCHY

Eleven years on from Le Soin

Noir’s first appearance, Givenchy

has given its skincare collection

an upgrade. The range’s formulas

rely on vital algae (the black

sap that gives the products their

dark hue), which is picked at its

peak to maximise free-radical

protection and cell regeneration.

The collection’s Sérum, £297,

offers the most actives, and

taps into the inner workings

of skin cells to regenerate your

complexion from within.

DIOR

Since its launch in 2014, Dior’s

Capture Totale Dreamskin has

undergone more than 800 new

formula tests to ensure that

the product is always the best

version it can be. As a result of the

constant research and scientific

developments, Dreamskin is now

evolving again, with the release of

its Care & Perfect line. Take, for

example, the Advanced Perfect

Skin Creator, £109.50, which uses

opilia and longoza, vitamin B3

and marine sugar, and plays with

micro-powders and pigments

for a blurring, skin-softening and

instantly perfecting effect.

Skincare collections by

high-fashion houses aren’t a new

phenomenon, but the technology

used to produce them is, reports

Lauren Murdoch-Smith

MARC JACOBS

Following Marc Jacobs’s cult foray

into make-up come Youthquake (below),

£50, and Under(cover) Blurring Coconut

Face Primer (below right), £39. The

former – which was three years in the

making – is a gel-cream re-texturising

moisturiser that uses fruit enzymes

(pineapple water plus star- and

dragonfruit extracts) to gently slough

away dead skin and make way for a

fresh, dewy glow; while the latter

contains five different forms of

nourishing coconut to extend

your make-up’s longevity.

TOM FORD

GIVENCHY

MARC JACOBS

CHANEL

DIOR

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