Long gone are the days of buying a skin cream just because your mum and your granny swore by it.
The latest and greatest not only come with a pedigree that boasts the appliance of serious science but with a promise to reduce the look of your wrinkles and boost the radiance of your skin. Further more (and this part could quite easily be clever marketing) allegedly the top six have a waiting list of wrinkle savvy consumers scrambling to be the first to get their baggy little mits on the miracle jars before its too late!
- Chanel Ultra Correction Line Repair / Ultra Firming Night Cream
Claims to: Boost skin elasticity and make your wrinkles less pronounced.
UK Pounds: 82.00
US Dollars: $165.00
Available at: Chanel.com and Chanel counters nationwide
- Sisley Supremya at Night The Supreme Anti-Aging Core
Claims to: Rejuvenate skin by stimulating the natural regeneration of cells whilst you sleep.
UK Pounds: 435.00
USA: $750.00
Available at: Neiman Marcus, Saks, Bergdorf Goodman and www.sisley-cosmetics.com
- Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer SPF 20
Claims to: Reduce the look of dark spots and discoloration and boosts moisture levels in your skin. Apparently it can also improve the clarity of your skin by 75% if used with Corrector Sister product twice a day.
UK Pounds: 32.00
US Dollars: $39.50
Available at: Selfridges and www.clinique.com
- Cauldalie Premier Cru The Cream
Claims to: Tackle loss of firmness, wrinkles, dryness and dark spots by incorporating natural active ingredients from grapes and their clever little stalks.
UK Pounds: 89.00
US Dollars: $150.00
Available at Sephora and www.cauldalie.com
- Lancome Absolute Precious Cells
Claims to: With the help of stem cell science - help restore cells to create a more youthful skin.
UK Pounds: 118.00
US Dollars: $ 145.00
Available at: Harrods and www.lancome-usa.com
- 3Lab Perfect Cream
Claims to: Using bioengineered growth hormone - tones, firms, hydrates and lifts skin at a cellular level whilst discouraging pigmentation.
UK Pounds: 80.00
US Dollars: $175.00
Available at: www.3lab.com