Just because you have a favourite moisturiser, it doesn’t mean to say it’s going to perform in the same way every day. You might have been out in the cold weather and need extra comfort, or be feeling hormonal and need some balancing. So what is a girl to do?
Well, you don’t need to rush out and buy a new moisturiser – just supercharge the one you have. I am obsessed with my collection of boosters that I am mixing with my current favourite day cream (Thalgo’s Collagen Cream, since you asked), depending on how my skin is feeling. Can I convert you? Here are my top five.
The booster that got me into this idea in the first place was Yon-Ka Hydralia (£43). This is just perfect when you have that taut feeling central heating can give your skin. It’s most unassuming, being almost water-like in consistency and smelling of fruit liqueur – but goodness me does it deliver. I’ve even put drops in my hand cream after I’ve been out in the cold to shake off that ‘tight glove’ feeling.
Sarah Chapman Intense Hydrating Booster (£57) is a thicker, silky consistency and I love adding three smooth drops to my moisturiser when I need to feel ‘plumped up’. Created with long haul flights in mind, it contains hyaluronic acid and soothing rose water to blur away fine lines and crepiness. Pure luxury.
Kerstin Florian Rehydrating Neroli Oil (£27.50) is also designed to be added to your moisturiser although you can use it as a night treatment in place of a night cream twice a week. It’s my go-to when my skin is feeling sensitised and in need of calming. The smell is just gorgeous.
Eminence, an organic brand I am starting to really get into, have three facial oils: Calendula, Tomato Seed Vitamin E and Yarrow (£19 each), all of which are designed to be added to Eminence moisturisers (or indeed your own). I find the Calendula a great revitaliser, perfect when your skin is a little tired and dull.
Finally, something for that itchy, irritated feeling that I seem to get when going from a warm house to a cold street and back in again: Aveda Singular Note Sandalwood (£27.50). It adds a wonderfully woody scent to your skincare and apparently works a treat on shaving rash. Thankfully my other half has a beard.
