Velvet Magazine April 2017

Beauty
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VITAMIN C: Ideal for brightening and again, anti-ageing
Vitamin C is another which has been proven to combat wrinkles
and overall ageing. “It provides antioxidants which helps stimulate
collagen synthesis and treat hyperpigmentation which is
commonly found in an ageing skin,” Mel explains. Vitamin C is also
known to help protect and repair against free radical damage as
well as improving elasticity, boosting radiance and aiding firmness.
3. Murad Essential-C Day Moisture SPF30, £55, Feel Unique
4. Trish McEvoy Even Skin Vitamin C Cream, £52, Selfridges
5. REN Flash Rinse 1-Minute Facial with water activated Vitamin
C, £32, Space.NK, Cambridge
6. Clinique Fresh Pressed Daily Booster with Pure Vitamin C,
£25, Palmers, Bury St Edmunds
VITAMIN E: Essential for repair
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“Vitamin E provides antioxidant benefits to minimise
environmental induced skin-ageing (smoking, pollution etc) and
helps reinforce the barrier lipid layer,” adds Mel. It’s fantastic for
repair which is why it is often found in treatment products such as
after-sun and other products for stretch marks and scarring.
7. Neal’s Yard Vitamin E & Avocado Night Cream, £21.50, Neal’s
Yard, Bury St Edmunds
8. The Body Shop Vitamin B Aqua Boost Sorbet, £14, The Body
Shop, Bury St Edmunds & Cambridge
VITAMIN COCKTAIL
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Whilst many products contain one key vitamin ingredient, there
are also an abundance of rescue treatments which are packed full
of them all. Mel tells us about Dermlogica’s range. “Dermalogica
uses combinations of these micro-encapsulated vitamins in many
of their products, but my personal favourites are Multi-Vitamin
Power Serum which has a velvety complex, to smooth, firm and
treat hyperpigmentation and the Multi-Vitamin Power Firm which
combats visible lines around the eyes with a powerful infusion of
multivitamins and protective silicones. The Multi-Vitamin Power
Recover Masque is fondly known in the trade as ‘ambulance in a
tube’ for its healing antioxidant vitamins and ability to promote
healthy tissue regeneration.”
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9. Dermalogica Multi-Vitamin Power Serum, £58,
10. Dermalogica Multi-Vitamin Power Firm, £39
11. Dermalogica Multi-Vitamin Power Recover Masque, £36, all
available from Essential Therapy, Barnham
12. Sunday Riley C.E.O. C + E antiOXIDANT Protect + Repair
Moisturiser, £60, Space.NK, Cambridge
13. Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched (Vitamin B, C and E) Face
Base, £42, John Lewis, Cambridge
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