Top 5 products to help you get that glow

From the leaves of literature to glossy magazine pages, writers the world over have used one word to describe a natural and universal concept of beauty: glow. Whether it’s the ‘glow of youth’ or that of a new-found love, this natural radiance is a look that many a beauty brand has tried to recreate with a myriad of products. If you’re looking to incorporate the right shine into your daily make up routine, we’ve got a list of the best tools to ensure your skin is glowing, come rain or shine.

Charlotte Tillbury – world famous make-up artist and beauty brand – uses porcelain flower extract in the newly launched Hollywood Flawless Filter foundation. This essence, derived from a Thai flower, is made of natural anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories that create a brightening effect.

Guerlain’s Météorites CC Glow collection, meanwhile, is comprised of three colour correcting pens that work together to target and banish skin tone imperfections. Each concealer has specific correcting properties, which in turn offer a radiant and rejuvenating effect.

The Hourglass Vanish Flash highlighting stick is formulated with hollow microspheres for the most weightless texture. The skin-saving highlighters adjust to your body temperature, effortlessly blending into the skin and offering an instant flash of light.

Natural Radiant longwear foundation by NARS pairs perfectly with star product Radiant Creamy Concealer. Offering a 16-hour fade-resistance with full-powered brightness, the amino acid coated pigments strongly adhere to skin, binding with a long-lasting effect.

From foundation to highlighter, using the right product can help you to achieve your desired look even when you are not on the cusp of youth… or finding new love.

Skincare products to rekindle the spark of youth

“Live in the moment” – It’s a ubiquitous admonition, one endlessly trotted out by yoga instructors, beauty gurus and personal coaches. We’re forever being told that mindfulness and meditation are cure-alls for many of life’s most persistent problems – stress, anxiety, insomnia and a host of other contemporary ailments. Can stopping to smell the flowers really slow the passage of time, or is youth something that can never be recaptured?

Guerlain, a leader in the field of anti-ageing cosmetics, seems to think growing old is far from compulsory. As proof positive, its new Orchidée Impériale cream comes complete with instructions on how to maximise its benefits through a variety of massage and breathing techniques. Meanwhile, the main ingredient – an orchid popular in traditional Chinese medicine – gets to work counteracting the root cause of wrinkles and blemishes.

Similarly, Tatcha is promoting the power of muscle stimulation with its Ageless Akari Gold Massager. Coated in 24-carat gold leaf, this luxurious massage tool is said to nurture collagen synthesis.

For those seeking a more indulgent skin treatment, the new Extra-Firming Mask by Clarins smoothes wrinkles and firms the skin with its soothing mix of organic green bananas and lemon thyme. Alternatively, courtesy of Lancôme, there is the ever-popular Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate. Known affectionately as “The Little

Black Bottle,” its biotechnology-derived ingredient is said to repair the skin, while improving its luminosity.
Although all unique in their approaches, the one thing that unifies these brands is their commitment to rekindling the spark of youth – the most precious gift that could ever be bestowed.

“These beauty brands seem to think growing old is far from compulsory”

For a truly rosy complexion, try a little flower power

Black orchid extract is the key ingredient of Guerlain’s Orchidée Impériale Black cream. The flowery essence is blended with other anti-ageing ingredients to prevent wrinkles and blemishes. A specially designed applicator is provided to massage the cream deep into the skin.

Delicate pink pearls of rose oil are blended and broken down by a salt serum base to form the revitalising Absolue L’Extrait Ultimate Rose Serum Mask by Lancôme. The fragrant five-minute mask is topped off with Absolue L’Extrait Ultimate Beautifying Lotion for a soft, radiant finish.

Givenchy’s Le Soin essence oils – paired together in a Noir and Blanc set for night and day application – are designed to restore balance in the skin’s energy flows. The key ingredient? Extract from a blue alga that is among the most ancient life forms on Earth.

SK-II’s do-it-all R.N.A. Power regimen targets 10 signs of ageing, such as firmness, dryness, lack of radiance, roughness and, of course, wrinkles. The Radical New Age eye cream mixes natural yeast and soy with its Pitera product and lupine-alfalfa extract, among other ingredients.

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