One of the most valuable additions and easiest ways to really amp up your everyday skincare ritual is to add in a face serum. Unrivalled when it comes to potency and efficacy serums are extremely lightweight formulas packed with highly concentrated actives to address specific concerns and finding the right one can make all the difference in achieving your skincare goals. Formulated with small molecules they can penetrate the deeper layers of the epidermis and bring rapid results whether you are looking to brighten, hydrate or reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
Gatineau’s collection of award-winning serums are designed to reveal your best skin yet so read on to discover which supercharged serum is best suited to your complexions needs.
What is dull skin?
Dull skin looks lacklustre, flat and devoid of radiance. No matter what your skin type you’ll likely encounter dull skin at some point, and it can be caused by several separate forces both internal (like your lifestyle) and external (like environmental stressors).
Best serum to dispel dullness
Radiance Enhancing Vitamin C Serum is a high-performing serum which calls upon pure Vitamin C to dramatically brighten your skin, illuminate dark spots and quickly recover lost lustre. Spiced up with a hefty dose of Watercress Extract it encourages collagen and elastin production improving the elasticity of the skin giving it a firmer and smoother appearance. With this serum you can forecast brighter days ahead
What is dehydrated skin?
Dehydrated skin feels tight and can accentuate the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It is down to water loss which disturbs the skin barrier function and can be caused by environmental factors, central heating, sun exposure and harsh skincare products.
Best serum to quench and replenish
Collagene Expert Smoothing Serum is a multi-tasking silky serum that not only deeply hydrates and protects the skin’s moisture barrier but delivers wrinkle-smoothing results to reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles. The star ingredients are the age-defying triple collagen complex which targets the six types of lines ranging from dynamic to static, laughter lines to marionettes and furrows to frowns as well as Hyaluronic Acid which is a quick fix for parched complexions. This is a serum that shows a lot of love to thirsty skin.
What is sensitive skin?
Sensitive skin is skin that reacts more easily to internal and external factors like extreme weather, central heating or a reaction to a skincare product and s linked to a compromised barrier., the very thing that holds moisture in and irritants out. It is characterised as redness, itching, inflammation and dryness.
Best serum to calm and soothe
Age benefit Youth Revitalising Oil Serum is ready to take on redness, rosacea and dryness and is a powerhouse for fragile complexions. A bi-phase formula, you shake it to wake it before the magic ingredients sink into the skin and lend an immediate relieving effect. Incorporating calming CICA, brightening Vitamin C and a buffet of nutritive oils this oil-serum hits reset, and nurses stressed -out skin back to its former glory.
What is slackened skin?
Skin slackening refers to the process where the skin begins to lose its firmness and elasticity often leading to sagging and looseness. With age cell renewal is slowed down which weakens fibroblasts (dermis cells that synthesize collagen and elastin) and without these proteins skin loses its ability to stretch and bounce back leading to a slackened appearance.
Best serum to firm and tone
Defi Lift Active Firming Serum is a time-defying powerhouse fuelled with Peptides and Deep Ocean Bacillus Ferment to reduce the appearance of fine lines and deliver a firmer more redefined appearance. Injected with impressive, high grade plant based human type 1 collagen fragment, collagen levels are dramatically bolstered to help restore skin's pliability and thickness and counteract sagging, dehydration, and wrinkling. Think of this as the master trainer in your beauty regime.
What is uneven skin tone?
Technically termed hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tone can manifest as dark spots or patches, inflammation or post-acne scars. There are several causes for hyperpigmentation including sun exposure, hormonal changes, pregnancy, acne and genes which can affect our melanocytes, the skins cells responsible producing melanin- causing them to become overactive and make the skin darker in places.
Best serum to combat uneven skin tone
Age Benefit Hyper Pigmentation Repair draws on the power of Liquorice Root, Marshmallow Root and Rice Bran to even out dark spots and create a more luminous skin tone. The serums high potency of Vitamin C helps to provide the all-round glow effect whilst Niacinamide refines skin texture to optimise clarity. This is a serum that provides ‘complexion perfection’.
What is menopausal skin?
As women age oestrogen levels decline which has a knock on effect on the skin. Collagen production decreases causing skin to lose elasticity and naturally occurring Hyaluronic Acid, (one of the most important ingredients for hydration) slows in production too. Skin becomes thinner, drier and more sensitive and wrinkles deepen and become more pronounced.
Best serum to tackle menopausal skin
Age Benefit Night Renewal Elixir has been specifically designed to work as you sleep to hydrate, nourish and rejuvenate the complexion. Powered by Artichoke and Hibiscus Extract it delves deep into the skin rebooting worn out cells prompting cascades of precious collagen and elastin to be manufactured fuelling a firmer, plumper complexion. Encapsulated Calcium is a seriously important mineral which works to strengthen and fortify, whilst youth-preserving Plant Sugar Extracts ramp up Hyaluronic Acid levels for dramatically supple results. This one’s on the night shift.
Lucy x
