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| Written by Jane Garner, 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 Bio-OilSkin rescue! Bio-Oil (from £8.95) is a 'dry' oil that is easily absorbed, with herbal ingredients and vitamins A and E. It tackles more than wrinkles and uneven skin tone, often being used on scars, stretch marks and, massaged regularly at night into the face, boosts circulation and firming the skin.BlissBliss does not mince their words when they name their products! Try Thinny Thin Chin (£32) to tone the neckline and dcollet, use Sleeping Peel Serum (£46) to level fine lines and reduce dark spots caused by sun damage, or slumber while the 'dimple diminishers' of Fat Girl Sleep (£32) do their stuff, tackling cellulite and water retention.Body ShopCreated for women over 50, Body Shop's Wise Woman Regenerating Night Cream (£20) helps strengthen skin's fabric and stimulates cell renewal. And if you prefer an absolute classic, Body Shop's Vitamin E Nourishing Night Cream (£9) has been pampering women's skin with wheat germ oil for 25 years.BootsFor sensitive skin, Boots have created Expert Sensitive Restoring Night Treatment (£4.49) with aloe to moisturise and restore a natural barrier for the following day.With a patent pending for its antioxidant complex, No7's Protect & Perfect Night Cream (£19.50) has made headlines this year... Replenishing and firming, the cream creates long-term protection for your face. ClarinsLightweight and fragrant, Clarins Renew Plus Night Lotion (£39) is used when skin is most receptive to encourage skin renewal on the face, neck and dcollet, making it soft and luminous.E45For women with too little time, even for themselves, a once-a-day (or evening) moisturiser for the whole body from E45 - the Endless Moisture range, which usefully includes fragranced and fragrance-free options of each product. Dry to very dry skin will soak up Endless Moisture Replenishing Care Body Cream (£6.99), while normal to dry skin can be nourished with Endless Moisture Light Caring Body Milk (from £3.99), for that 'just applied' feeling for a full 24 hours.ElemisClinically proven to re-oxygenate skin while you sleep, Elemis Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream (£90) should be applied to cleansed skin to help accelerate cell turnover for a fresher complexion.Environ Skin CareTarget and minimise uneven pigmentation caused by sun exposure or hormonal influences with Environ Skin Care's Evenescence Clarifying Patches (£44). Their Evenescence Clarifying Lotion £22 helps control the formation and dispersal of melanin, which creates dark spots. And their Hydrating Oil Capsules (£36) serve as a tonic to energise the skin of the face and neck.EucerinSay farewell to dry, tight, rough or flaky facial skin with Eucerin's Dry Skin Replenishing Night Face Cream with 5% Urea (£11), which works all night to increase your skin's ability to bind moisture, supports the overnight renewal process and strengthens skin's protective barrier.Forest SecretsFrom the Forest Secrets eco range, made with organic oils and without preservatives or synthetic chemicals, comes a two-step treat - iRejuvenate step 1 Lifting Pro-Youth Face Oil (£36) to feed, firm and lift, followed by potent iRejuvenate step 2 Regenerating Skin Serum (£36) to feed and moisturise skin.MádaraThree steps to bedtime... and beating cellulite. The organic Mádara eco range is made from natural products from the land and sea of Latvia and named after the country's most fragrant flower. First use Flower Attack Toning Shower Soap (£8.50) to tackle the orange peel effect. Second apply Flower Attack Ecobody Anti-Cellulite Cream (£15.95) to problem areas and finish with Ecobody Toning Oil (£15.50).Natura BisséDry skin will welcome the highly hydrating, soothing and healing effects of Natura Bissé Rosa Mosqueta Oil (£37), or focus on under-eye puffiness with their Sensitive Eye Gel (£49).Nivea VisageSaid to be the world's bestselling anti-wrinkle cream, Nivea Visage Anti-Wrinkle Q10 Plus Night Care (£11.05) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year by adding even more of the active ingredient, co-enzyme Q10, making it perfect for women aged 40-55. Alternatively, Nivea Visage DNAge Cell Renewal Anti-Age System Night Cream (£15.45) contains folic acid and creatine to create firmer, revitalised skin.SanexLightly fraganced and perfect for a pre-bedtime soak, Sanex Dermo Re-Vital Foam Bath (£2.99) from a range specially developed for more mature skin with ingredients including Omega 6 and AHA to nourish and protect.SyenceForget needles and Botox! Your face holds and expresses all your tension and life experience, so convince it to 'forget' how it made those wrinkles and start over. Syence SkinVenom Memory Cream (from £69) contains an ingredient similar to snake venom, which promises to change your face's 'wrinkle memory'.Spa FindA face mask with a difference - this one doesn't harden but soaks into the skin, so you can leave it on for 15-20 minutes during the evening before bed, or sleep in it! Spa Find's Renewed Radiance Energizing Face Mask (£28) uses Dead Sea mud and minerals, and shea butter, to refresh and moisturise dry, mature or sensitive skin.TescoRestructuring treatment for sleepy skin... Skin Wisdom Age Reverse Restructuring Night Cream (£8.47) from Tesco.TherapiWhile you're treating your skin kindly, why not let your hair down too and spoil it with Therapi Reconstructor Leave In Conditioning Treatment (£9.99). |











