38 STELLA |1SEPTEMBER 2019
Smart beauuty
AnnabelJonnes
Sun, sea and sand taketheir toll
on skin–evenift he last of the‘glow’
is distracting from the damage.
It’s time foranew-season refresh
Areyou
readytof ace
autumn?
‘Remove allthe impurities
thathave built up–SPF,
sea salt, dust...’
THEREISNOTHINGmoresat-
isfyingthanthebeginningofthe
autumn term. It’s better,inmy
opinion,thanthenewyear.Res-
olutions feel steeped in regret
and heavy expectations. Not to
mention, Januaryweather is
bleak. September,ont he other
hand, is all about newpencil
cases filledwithfreshlypur-
chased statione ry,autumn nail
and lip colours–and new-sea-
sonfashion hangin goptimisti-
callyinthewardrobe.
Ourskin,howeve r,istheone
thing that isn’tsof resh. Your
complexionmay appear tobe
clingin gontoasummerglow
quitenicely,butwhat’sactually
going on couldbefar less pret-
ty.Thinkofitlikeagarde nfull
ofrosesthathavebeenbasking
in constantsunlight,yetleft
unprun edandunwatered–nat-
urall y, they would be alittle
off-colourand abit dr yaround
theedges.
‘Nowisthetimeto removeall
oftheimpuritiesthathavebuilt
upoverthesummer–SPF,sand
particles, seasalt,dustand pol-
lution clogthepores andpre-
ventoil glandsfromdoingtheir
job, leaving skin dryand
dull-lo oking,’ says Dr Galyna
SeleznevafromtheDrRitaRak-
us Clini cinKnightsbridge. No
heavylifting necessary; justa
fewsmalltweakswilltake your
skin into autumn’smixof brisk
weather andcentral-heating-
filledofficeswitharesilient
newarmour. Get
ty Images
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Encapsulated
retinol is thegold standardfor reducing
fine lines.Elequra’sRadianceAccelerator
Serum (£98,elequra.com) alsocontains
vitaminCtobrighten, periwinkleto fade
pigmentation andhyaluronic acid.
3
Dr SeleznevarecommendsaHydraFacial (from
£260,drritarakus.co.uk)to deep-cleanseand
hydrate.Evenbetter, she combines it with
LED therapytoreduce inflammation and
radiofrequencyto tightenthe jawline.
4
Sun damage
ravages the protectivelipid barrier.To
helpseal thegaps,invest inaceramide
cream.Irecommend thePaula’sChoice
ClinicalCeramide-EnrichedFirming
Moisturiser (£55,paulaschoice.co.uk).
5
1
Rather than a
creamycleanser,afterasummer’s worth
of SPFyouneed one thatgivesa‘squeaky
clean’feeling without stripping skin of its
natural lipids.Try Murad’sPrebiotic
4-in-1MultiCleanser (£38,murad.co.uk).
Fortyper cent
of adults have keratosis pilaris (dry,
bumpy‘chickenskin’).CeraVe’s SA
Smoothing Cream (£12, lookfantastic.
com) contains lactic andsalicylic acidss
to remove rough skin onface and body.
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