6 SKINCARE RESOLUTIONS

1 Use an active eye cream

Many of these are just ordinary moisturisers in smaller packaging with heftier prices. For results, there are two active ingredients that work brilliantly on eyes. For dark circles, vitamin C is a powerful brightener and antioxidant that improves texture and firmness. Look for at least 5% in airtight, UV-proof packaging, like , with 10% vit C and plumping hyaluronic acid. For everything else, retinol is a skin-improving superstar that speeds up cell turnover. You might experience flaking as your skin adjusts, but the, blends pure retinol and 0.3% retinyl propionate, known to be less irritating. (out February), is effective and a bargain, but not quite so luxurious texture-wise.