It is a reality of life: What goes up should come down. And — as I’ve discovered as I accumulate extra birthdays — that features one’s cheekbones and nasolabial folds (often known as the creases between the nostril and mouth).
I would beforehand used Botox to maintain these areas wanting taut, however after going longer than ordinary between therapies, I began to note the contours of my face had been wanting rather less… contoured. In what can solely be described as a stroke of serendipity, it was round that very same time {that a} bottle of Clé de Peau Beauté Firming Serum Supreme landed on my desk.
The truth that I am nonetheless utilizing it three months later tells you just about every thing you want to know. However that is Attract — so I will fill you in on all the remaining.
First up, the feel: Although it is referred to as a serum, the method feels to me extra like a lotion or light-weight moisturizer. That is to not say it would not take in rapidly: After I therapeutic massage it utilizing upward actions, the method melts seamlessly into my pores and skin — abandoning solely the faintest path of flowery scent.
I assumed I used to be going loopy (or on the very least, falling sufferer to the placebo impact) after I took a glance within the mirror moments after making use of it and swore my pores and skin regarded tighter and smoother already. However after assessing its components, beauty chemist Kelly Dobos assured me it wasn’t all in my head. Certainly, the method accommodates two forms of polymers — trimethoxysilicate and VP/VA copolymer — that work instantly, although superficially. “The mix helps create a smoothing, tightening impact on the floor of the pores and skin,” says Dobos.
However the actual magic occurs over time: Shiseido, the guardian firm of Clé de Peau Beauté, carried out analysis that discovered that licorice root and raspberry-derived extracts (each of that are included within the serum) have the power to strengthen the arrector pili muscular tissues within the face. These teeny-tiny muscular tissues are chargeable for the best way your hair stands on finish while you get goosebumps — and subsequently additionally possess the power to make the pores and skin seem extra taut. As a bonus, licorice root additionally helps brighten hyperpigmentation when used diligently over time.
