Four serums to help your skin survive the Hong Kong summer
Give your complexion a boost with age-defying and protective products from Tatcha, Saturday Skin, Clarins and Helena Rubinstein
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The C in Tatcha’s Violet-C Brightening Serum (HK$720/30ml) stands for vitamin C, a potent antioxidant and anti-ageing superstar. Other ingredients include alpha hydroxy acids from fruits, which remove dead skin cells, and Japanese angelica root extract, which diffuses excess melanin.
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A holy grail for sensitive skin, Saturday Skin’s Bright Potion Probiotic Power Serum (HK$335/30ml) has a gentle formula that protects and hydrates the skin. Probiotics are strains of friendly bacteria that fight off bad ones and recalibrate the skin’s microbiome.
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Formulated with extracts from protective agropyron, Clarins’ V Shaping Facial Lift (HK$660/50ml) increases the production of collagen, which supports and holds fatty tissue in place, tightening the skin and preventing it from sagging.
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