The end of the year is not a good time for a radiant complexion.
Since the last holidays, he accuses three months of pollution , fatigue , stress, lack of light and sun .
Added to this is the cellular renewal, which deteriorates over time: "Twenty-eight days for the thirties, the skin needs about two months to regenerate from 40/45 years," says Sarah Michel -Stevens, General Manager Galénic.
By slowing down, this rhythm only accentuates the dull and greyish complexion. To regain freshness and light, the skin needs help.
Our programs.
Unlike dermatological peels , the cosmetic peel is much lighter, without risk of redness . Admittedly, it is based on the same assets as the dermatological peel but at much lower concentrations.
Audrey Talayrach, general manager of the Eneomey laboratory, reassures the possible reticent: "At home, it's all comfort, it does not peel, nothing to do with the" average "peels practiced by doctors.
Anyway, we will avoid this gesture on sensitive skin , reactive or irritated.
The principle
If it is identical to that of the classic exfoliation - eliminate dead cells and refine the stratum corneum - its power is multiplied.
Desquamation and regeneration of the helping skin, cells, younger, better reflect light. Hence a healthy, luminous and smooth complexion.
In practice
On normal skin, opt for a peel with glycolic acid, fruit acid derived from sugar cane prized for its acidic pH and penetration ability. But it is necessary to wait about fifteen days to observe a clear improvement.
This varies according to the dosage of glycolic acid of the formula (from 4 to 30%) to be chosen according to the needs of the skin.
To follow imperatively a hydrating care to compensate. This season, focus on soaked disks to massage on cleansed face.
Good Shopping: L'Oréal Paris Revitalift Peeling Anti-Aging Discs, € 17.90. Peeling Booster of Eclat Cottons Solution of Galderma, 61,90 €. Micro Milk Peel and Micro Pad DermaClear by Dr. Jart , € 31.90 at Sephora (1) *.
Equally effective are formulas that mix several fruit acids - glycolic, salicylic, lactic, citric - for synergistic work. Two-phase version to apply as a night cure for one month. Or weekly mask to let pose three minutes.
The good shopping: Peel Visionnaire Crescendo de Lancôme, 85 €. Sublime Purity Renovating Peeling by Galénic, 55 €
It also retains the peels without glycolic acid, extracts of renovating plants.
The good shopping:
Chestnut and witch hazel to enhance the action of salicylic acid: Peeling Youth Resurfacing Darphin Institute, 50 €.
Beech bud to stimulate flaking: Sanoflore's Wonderful Aqua Regenerating Botanical Peeling Lotion, € 28.60.
Lemon extract and macadamia and argan oils: Sweet Night Embryolisse Peeling, 18 €.
In any case, the skin is protected from UV the next morning. Index to be adapted according to the sunshine, as in gray weather.
Finally, sensitive skin will gain radiance with the exfoliating powders: their deep cleansing promises a clearer and clearer complexion. To lather with water before massaging on face and rinse.
Good shopping: Dior Ultra Fine Hydra Life Eclat Exfoliating Powder, 45 €. Urban Decay Gumming and Eclat Rehab Powder, 28 €.
Another gentle option is this enzymatic peel that energizes the natural exfoliation with apple extracts, in a 10-minute break.
The good shopping: Enzyme Peel by Susanne Kaufmann, 52 € on ohmycream.com.
We adopt the same reflex as for his body: a cure of vitamin C antioxidant.
On the skin, its lightening benefit comes to refine the light effect of the peel.
The principle
In a topical treatment, vitamin C accelerates the natural cellular renewal, which promotes the renewal of radiance and the homogeneity of the complexion.
It is also endowed with an antioxidant power that neutralizes excess melanin (responsible for the appearance of darkening spots on the complexion). Not to mention its ability to boost the production of collagen, which restores freshness to the skin beginning to be marked by fine lines.
In practice
Difficult to formulate because of its fragility and instability (it disappears very quickly), pure vitamin C often requires ingenious packaging that can isolate and protect it to concentrate between 8 and 15%, which is already a performance. Ideal in cure, it makes its effect from ten days.
Good shopping: Fresh Pressed Booster Vitamin C Clinique, 82 €. Phloretin CF from SkinCeuticals, 140 €. Flavo-C Serum of Auriga, 28 €. C-Recover from Filorga, 55 €. Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate from Kiehl's, 55 €. Lift'Activ Anti-fatigue of Vichy, 30 €. Force C Serum by Helena Rubinstein, 150 €.
Another option is vitamin C, which is stabilized with another molecule.
To be as effective as the pure form, it must be included in greater concentration (on average 20%).
The advantage: it can be coupled with AHA and vitamin E. Long-term use, a month or two, to appreciate all the benefits.
The good shopping: Intensive Vitamin C Institute Esthederm, 78 €. Daylight C20 from Eneomey, € 49. Resultime Vitamin C Renovating Cream, 44 €.
What they are asked to reinvigorate the flexibility of the face and make it gain in light.
The good shopping:
Concentrated in mahogany extract from Senegal and designed with a biopolymer stretcher, this mask restores the skin tension in ten minutes maximum. The light effect comes from an interferential mother-of-pearl. Full Lift Lift Lift Lift Mask from Liérac, 44,90 €.
In its dense, firm foam, this formula contains no less than 25% of vitamin C in two stabilized forms, and a retexturizing active ingredient that acts as AHAs. In fifteen minutes, the skin becomes superb again. It can also be left overnight. Eclat Mask Hydracid C50 from SVR, 29,90 €.
Apply the day before to be radiant on waking, this mixture of carrot extracts promotes energy and radiance of the skin. Eve Carrot Eclat Carrot Night Mask by Dr Renaud, 25,90 €.
Luxurious, graphic, this mask combines two black and white textures rich in thousand-year-old algae, whose melting on the skin frees the features and restores the complexion in a few minutes. Black & White Care Mask Givenchy, 260 €.
This pre-cut tissue, soaked in serum, liberally releases its cocktail of vitamin C, liquorice extracts and grapefruit seeds. Freshness and light at the key. Flash Mask Illuminator Patchology, 5,90 € at Sephora.
It's time to learn about the art of primers, if you have not already done so. These hybrid fluids have both a slight care action and especially have an effect on the light complexion.
Those intended to bring a fresh, early glow, are pearled, moire or pearly. What revive the glow of the skin, give it this shiny finish: a little wet, way out of the shower.
Do not be afraid of their white color: "It is necessary to take very little, and to apply it alone on all the face, before the foundation, or to mix it with the latter on the back of the hand and to deposit it then with a powder brush on the face, "advises Patrick Lorentz, make-up artist Estée Lauder.
The good shopping: Benefit Pore Professional, 34 € .Profible Glow Finish Primers from L'Oreal Paris, 13,50 €. Instant Radiance Base Light from Sisley, 65 €. Morning Aura Illuminating Cream Victoria Beckham x Estée Lauder, 65 €. Dr. Brandt's Luminizer Primer, 38 €.
