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Red nails look best on youthful hands.

I’ve been so focused on keeping my face from looking old that I think I’ve been neglecting my hands. I got a manicure for the first time in ages and the red nail polish somehow makes my hands look ancient and shrivelled. Is there anything I can do?
In Your Hands,
Clear Water Bay

The Dictator: Don’t paint your nails red? Accept that you will age, and that taut skin only looks right on teenagers?

First, let’s address the elephant in the room. Yes, people do inject dermal fillers, lasers and chemical peels on their hands to battle wrinkles and age spots. Before you take drastic measures, try an advanced hand cream.

 

Dermalogica’s Age Smart range includes Multivitamin Hand and Nail Treatment (HK$298; Sogo). It contains anti-ageing vitamins A (Retinol) and E, pro-vitamin B5, algae extract, ginkgo biloba, grape seed, and brightening Vitamin C and licorice extract. Carita Progressif Lift Fermete Genesis of Youth for Hands has an important line of defence that many lack, SPF15 protection, as well as salicylic acid, albizia extract and active sacha inchi oil (HK$548; strawberrynet.com).

Your best solution may not even be a hand cream. Serums formulated with hyaluronic acid are said to moisturise and aid tissue repair for younger-looking skin, such as Hydrating B5 by Skinceuticals (HK$350).

A spa treatment would be a nice way to kick-start your new hand-care regimen. The 60-minute Pure Therapy – For Your Hands at the Spa at the Four Seasons uses Margaret Dabbs London products to repair and rejuvenate (HK$720, Monday to Thursday; HK$810 Friday to Sunday; 8 Finance Street, Central).

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