All the stresses whether they are mental or physical, come to an end when you go to sleep. From pollution to makeup and also daily stress, during your sleep is a time to heal your face and prepare it for a new day. We all remember the heavy and scented night creams our mothers used to wear, but the night time skin routine has come a long way. Here are a few great options to help your skin relax and repair itself for a new day while you are asleep:
1) Guerlain Orchidée Impériale The Night Revitalizing Essence has so many amazing properties. First off, it's light and can be applied either with a cotton swab or your fingertips. Thanks to new technology we have now learned that a liquid is more nourishing than a heavy thick cream. This luxurious product has two parts that mix together to not only feel comforting but also detox your skin, making it hydrated and aiding it to renew the cells for a fresh morning face.
2) Massaging your skin with an oil is a great way to wake up looking plump. I love to do this with the Clinique Smart Treatment Oil, or even add a drop of it to my moisturizer for an added boost of hydration. The oil not only has Argan Kennel Oil and Cranberry Seed Oil but also includes Vitamin C and E, which will give you that morning glow we all desire.
3) One of the most important areas of your face is your eyes. Smooth on Lancome's Genifique Yeux Light Pearl™ Eye Illuminator Youth Activating Concentrate. The applicator makes it feel like a massage especially for the eyes.
4) La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Sleep Mask will make you feel like Sleeping Beauty. You don't have to use this every day but just a few times a week. I like to use it the night before an important event to give me that extra boost of hydration. With the caviar extracts working their magic, this luxurious product gives you the same effect as pressing the snooze button and giving you a few extra hours of beauty sleep.
5) Sometimes you just want a traditional night cream to slather on and wake up looking younger than ever. Not your average night cream, the SK-II Essential Power Rich Night Cream promises visible results in only two weeks. It's non-greasy but super hydrating and has the technology of Stem-Acanax which makes your skin firmer and wrinkles less prominent.
Aline Agopian
