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The drier season is on its way, and what better way to show yourself some much deserved self-love than to pamper your dermis with the most nourishing and sumptuous autumn skincare products that will rejuvenate, replenish and return you natural, youthful glow. Packed with hyaluronic acid, vitamins, minerals and active ingredients, these are the autumn skincare products Gafecnu&nbsp;we are loving this season&#8230;
Pure Gold Radiance Nocturnal Balm by La Prairie
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Swiss luxury skincare brand La Prairie has perfected a night balm for skin recovery and rebuilding. Pure Gold Radiance Nocturnal Balm, a sumptuous and nourishing cream-like formulation, revitalises and restores radiance. Applied on clean, toned skin each night, it will aid in fortifying the skin, while improving its natural texture and promoting hydration, smoothness and firmness. Learn more <a href="https://www.laprairie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Super Anti-Aging Night Cream by Dr Barbara Sturm
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Enabling you to switch up your evening autumn skincare routine for maximum nourishment during the drier winter season, Dr Barbara Sturm&#8217;s&nbsp;Super Anti-Aging Night Cream with an exclusive DBS Night System formula. It boasts the triple effects of anti-inflammatory repair, intensive detoxification and instant hydration, thanks to its hyaluronic acid, purslane, avocado peptides and polyglutamic acids. Wake up with a firmer, brighter and smoother-looking complexion. Available at <a href="https://shop.joycebeauty.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-fmZBhDtARIsAH6H8qgbNv3OtNy8I4UwGtB9UYW9vFQEJ_nP9LAmGbhx0XSp-TSzt8Vj6gMaAvEcEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joyce Beauty</a>.
The Lifting and Firming Mask by&nbsp;La Mer
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Best suited for dry, normal and combination skin, the Lifting and Firming facial mask by La Mer permeates with its serum-strength sculpting power. Supporting the skin&#8217;s natural renewal process, thanks to its concentrated miracle broth – an elixir made with sea kelp and bio-fermentation processes that is renowned for its renewing energies and transformative results, you can apply this cream a clean and toned face before moisturising, then let it work its magic. Learn more <a href="https://www.lamer.com.hk/en-hk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial Hydrating Mask by&nbsp;Drunk Elephant
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Step your beauty game up a notch by adding Drunk Elephant&#8217;s new overnight cooling mask, F-balm Electrolyte Eaterfacial Hydrating Mask, to your bedtime autumn skincare routine. Boasting a cocktail of electrolytes and a blend of barrier-replenishing ingredients comprised of niacinamide, sodium PCA, omega fatty acids and five forms of ceramides, its deliciously powerful mix of antioxidants rehydrates overly parched skin, making it soft and supple&nbsp;— perfect for an autumn skincare regime. Apply the balm before bed, then leave it work on your face throughout the night while you get your much-deserved beauty sleep. Learn more <a href="https://www.drunkelephant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Cookies N&#8217; Clean Face Mask by&nbsp;Fenty Skin
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Keeping that oily shine at bay,&nbsp;Fenty Skin yet again does not disappoint with its Cookies N&#8217; Clean Whipping Clay Detox Face Mask. Not only does its name sound delicious enough to eat, its formula is also composed of vegan- and gluten-free ingredients that are suitable for all skin types, especially those with sensitive skin.&nbsp;Unlike the usual clay masks, it reduces excess oil from epidermis without stripping its natural moisture, while also visibly tightening pores, thanks to its&nbsp;clay and charcoal formula. Removing impurities and detoxing the pores with salicylic acid. Organic extracts of rhubarb and ginger, meanwhile, condition and soothe the skin, leaving it smooth and supple. Learn more <a href="http://fentybeauty.com">here</a>.
Sleep Mask by&nbsp;Noble Panacea
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This chronobiology sleep mask is indeed exceptional in what it does. From a brand devised by Nobel Laureate chemist Sir Fraser Stoddart, it synchronises to work with your skin’s natural overnight biorhythm of regeneration, so you can wake up to bright, firm, replenished skin. Infused with five natural oils, it intensely moisturises and illuminates your skin, while the powerful antioxidants and active ingredients inside help reduce trans-epidermal water loss and reset the skin’s natural sebum production. Available at <a href="https://shop.joycebeauty.com">Joyce Beauty</a>.

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6 must-have autumn skincare products for the drier season

The skincare industry has become a multimillion-dollar sector&nbsp;that has earned its global legion of fans for&nbsp;its promises to help people of all ages beat the ravages of time and maintain optimal dermal health. However, there are a few secrets that even the most dedicated of skincare enthusiasts may not have been aware of. From skipping on the day-and-night eye cream ritual to the misleading truth about marketing labels, here are five beauty truths that might just change the way you view skincare…

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1. Skip the eye cream 
Basically a miniature moisturiser, most eye creams don’t actually contain any special ingredient that specifically benefits the ocular area. Although it doesn&#8217;t do any harm, it could be that normal creams could be just as effective&#8230;
2.&nbsp;Beware of &#8216;Hypoallergenic&#8217; and&nbsp;&#8216;Noncomedogenic&#8217; labels 
These are two inaccurate marketing terms that can commonly be found on even the most popular skincare products, despite still containing potentially harmful ingredients such as parabens, sulfates, and chemicals that can irritate the skin and cause free-radical damage.
3. SPF levels in most moisturisers and foundations are not enoughAlthough some&nbsp;moisturisers and foundations claim to offer some SPF protection,&nbsp;they quite often don’t offer sufficient protection against the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays for two reasons:
​(i) Most of these products don&#8217;t contain ingredients that block out UVA, a primary culprint of skin cancer and ageing.
(ii) Because of how&nbsp;thin-textured these creams are, it would take about 15 times more layer to adequately recieve the kind of SPF protection the product claims to provide.
4. Natural is not always the best 
There’s no real regulation for terms like organic, natural and vegan that guarantee their quality or that their production processes are sustainable. Besides, certain organic ingredients such as some plant-based essential oils, if not carefully&nbsp;applied, can cause burns and irritations on the skin. &#8216;All-natural&#8217;, on the other hand, is a term that is worth looking&nbsp;out for in products as they are typically more transparent about their biodiversity&nbsp;and are certified organic.
5. Opt for &#8216;fragrance-free&#8217;, not &#8216;unscented&#8217; products 
Fragrance-free means that synthetic&nbsp;fragrance&nbsp;materials or masking scents are not used in the product. On the other hand, unscented generally means that the product may contain chemicals that neutralise or mask the odours of other ingredients, leading to other irritations or allergic reactions.
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Skincare Secrets: Five beauty truths that the industry won’t tell you

Derived from Korean beauty practices, the incorporation of essences, ampoules and emulsions into a skincare regimen places a strong emphasis on hydrating the skin. Containing higher concentration of active ingredients than serums and moisturisers, these products are water-based formulas aimed to be light enough to sink deeper into the skin, treating skin conditions on a cellular level&nbsp;— resulting in flawless skin as popularised in K-beauty culture. To get you started, here&#8217;s a quick guide to the differences between essences, ampoules and emulsions.&nbsp;
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Essences 
Although essences are less concentrated than serums, they do contain more hydrating ingredients that essentially soften the skin with an extra dose of hydration. This then allows the dermis to absorb the products in preparation for the next steps of your skincare routine and allowing it to reap more benefits from the overall beauty regiment and stay nourished.
How to use it:&nbsp;After washing and toning the face, pour a little essence into the palm of the&nbsp; hands and pat into the skin. Leave it to soak in for a minute or two before applying serum.&nbsp;<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-56739" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3.png" alt="gafencu skincare beauty Essences, Ampoule &amp; Emulsions What's the difference (3)" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3-400x266.png 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gafencu-skincare-beauty-Essences-Ampoule-Emulsions-Whats-the-difference-3-600x399.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></a>
Ampoule 
Very much like serums, an ampoule commonly refers to a booster for the skin. Highly concentrated with active ingredients (often botanical in nature),&nbsp; not only does it hydrate the skin on a surface level, it also treats skin conditions such as ageing and brightening on a cellular level.&nbsp;
How to use it:&nbsp;Apply an ampoule after putting on serum.&nbsp;The product can even be mixed in with your moisturiser or foundation to keep the skin nourished while underneath thick layers of cream.
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Emulsion 
An emulsion is a light-weight watered down version of a facial lotion. It hydrates and&nbsp; moisturises the skin. Its water-based formula also makes layering other products afterwards more effective. They can also be applied underneath a sunscreen, and for those with oily skin types and aren&#8217;t fond of the heavy, thick or oily textures of face creams,&nbsp;emulsions are lighter and more breathable on the dermis, and therefore more comfortable to wear.
How to use it: Emulsions would typically go after toner, essence, serum, and ampoules (in that order), and just before a moisturiser because it is thinner in texture than a cream, but thicker and less concentrated than a serum or essence.

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Essences, Ampoules, Emulsions: What’s the difference?

Imagine a lady with shining hair, fair skin, doe eyes and full lips, and you instantly know that she’s pretty. Indeed, with every imaginable form of art and culture consistently inculcating us with one uniform idea of beauty, the popular notion of what constitutes being ‘beautiful’ has remained pretty much constant – even stagnant – across countries and cultures for a few centuries at least.
However, in a heartening paradigm shift, for some years now, the fashion and beauty industries have started to embrace a far more diverse and inclusive concept of beauty. In line with this, plus-size clothing lines have become more readily available and a much wider range of make-up and skincare products have been launched, all acknowledging that our bodies are very, very different from one another, and that one size does not fit all. It is this thrust towards personalisation that has given rise to one of the biggest trends in the last decade – bespoke beauty.
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Accepting diversity and celebrating uniqueness, this trend recognises that every individual has a different biochemistry, which implies that what may work for one person may not work for the next because of inherent genetic differences. Market research company Mintel’s 2018 Global Beauty &amp; Personal Care Trends report reveals that 40 percent of US make-up users aged 25 to 34 are still unable to find products that exactly match their skin tones. Add to this the fact that a person’s skin and hair alter with age, passing seasons, lifestyle changes and so on, and a one-for-all beauty strategy seems hardly viable. Hence, a lotion that suits a skin type during summer may not work so well during winter. So, even a customised skincare routine needs to be tweaked from time to time based on circumstances.
Alongside this increased understanding of individuality is also a growing awareness of how exactly skincare products work. As creams, lotions, serums and oils bypass the digestive system altogether and enter into our blood streams directly, users have finally become cognisant of the fact that skincare products are more akin to food than cosmetics. This knowledge, too, has contributed to the increasing need for customisation for individual purposes.
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Of course, the advancement of technology has played a key part in this revised stance. AI-enabled understanding of ingredient effectiveness, increased user input and modern manufacturing technologies have already contributed to a large extent to the popularisation of bespoke beauty. Embracing this data-meets-derma approach, several brands have come up with virtual reality and augmented reality solutions to enhance a customer’s interaction with a beauty product in every possible way. Even the more economical and off-the-shelf brands are joining the bandwagon, including Neutrogena, that has launched MaskiD – a 3D-printed face mask tailored to your skin, based on data collected from a selfie – and L’ Oréal’s La Roche-Posay, that together with Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group, has unveiled the world’s first AI-powered acne testing application. Debuting on Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms, the Effaclar Spotscan app diagnoses the kind of acne a person may be suffering from by analysing selfies. Thousands of images of men and women with different skin types and spots are stored in the app’s database to ensure precision-testing.
Moving up the pyramid, luxury brands are also raising the stakes in the bespoke beauty business. Take, for instance, German skincare specialist Dr. Barbara Sturm’s intriguing Blood Cream, which, at £1,200, sees platelet-rich plasma extracted from a client’s blood and then applied on their skin to yield incredible youth-boosting results. In this ‘vampire facial’ – as it’s colloquially called – a vial of the user’s blood is mixed with glass beads that trick your cells into thinking they’re covering a wound. This leads your blood to produce healing proteins that are then added to your skincare products. With Victoria Beckham herself being an advocate of this treatment, those wondering at the effectiveness of it all needn’t look further than her glass-smooth skin.
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Another marque utilising our skin’s own restorative properties for skincare is biomedical range Allél, which uses DNA to determine what ingredients work best on your skin type. Taking a mouth swab during an in-clinic evaluation, everything from pigmentation to collagen levels are measured, and an immersive skincare and oral treatment regime is prescribed.
Also offering personalised in-store consultation is Kiehl’s with its #AfternoonwithKiehls, a programme that provides skin consultations and samples based on individual concerns. Meanwhile, another skincare brand, Clinique, allows customers to make their own bespoke moisturisers by providing them with a choice of three different hydrating bases, and then mixing it with one of five different active cartridge concentrates, each of which is formulated to address a specific skin problem.
Realising that the DIY approach is fast gaining traction, Parisian cosmetics brand By Terry, which is now available at Lane Crawford, has also set up a Palette Factory, where customers can not only select their preferred colours but also build their own eye and rouge palettes from scratch. In this counter-meets-lab approach, one can choose from an endless array of colours, rare pigments and refined powders, and can then measure and machine-press their own palettes right there and walk away with a unique product in just 10 minutes.
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Even perfumers like British fragrance brand Penhaligon’s are encouraging customers to be directly involved in choosing the specific ingredients that go into their scents. Described as the “olfactory equivalent of couture”, Penhaligon’s Bespoke by Alberto Morillas will see you create your unique fragrance – one that can’t be replicated for anyone else – with the help of master perfumer Alberto Morillas, all for the price of £35,000.
So, with brands at every spectrum of the market offering personalised skincare and beauty products, the burning question is: will this trend last? The answer so far seems to be a firm ‘yes’. With both brands and buyers seeing it as adding value – whether it’s building relationships from a brand’s point of view or zeroing in on the exact fit from the buyer’s – bespoke beauty seems to be more than just the Next Big Thing in the industry, and one that can make a real difference, as long as brands continue to think out of the box on how to make the little bottle worth it.
<a href="mailto:suchetana.koel@gmail.com">Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay</a>

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