It is a reality of life: What goes up should come down. And — as I’ve discovered as I accumulate extra birthdays — that features one’s cheekbones and nasolabial folds (often known as the creases between the nostril and mouth).

I might beforehand used Botox to maintain these areas wanting taut, however after going longer than ordinary between remedies, I began to note the contours of my face have been wanting rather less… contoured. In what can solely be described as a stroke of serendipity, it was round that very same time {that a} bottle of Clé de Peau Beauté Firming Serum Supreme landed on my desk.

The truth that I am nonetheless utilizing it three months later tells you just about the whole lot you must know. However that is Attract — so you already know I’ll fill you in on all the remainder.

Clé de Peau Beauté Firming Serum Supreme

First up, the feel: Although it is referred to as a serum, the formulation feels to me extra like a lotion or light-weight moisturizer. That is to not say it would not take in rapidly: Once I therapeutic massage it utilizing upward actions, the formulation melts seamlessly into my pores and skin — forsaking solely the faintest path of flowery scent. 

I believed I used to be going loopy (or on the very least, falling sufferer to the placebo impact) after I took a glance within the mirror moments after making use of it and swore my pores and skin regarded tighter and smoother already. However after assessing its elements, beauty chemist Kelly Dobos assured me it wasn’t all in my head. Certainly, the formulation comprises two varieties of polymers — trimethoxysilicate and VP/VA copolymer — that work instantly, although superficially. “The mixture helps create a smoothing, tightening impact on the floor of the pores and skin,” says Dobos.

However the true magic occurs over time: Shiseido, the mum or dad firm of Clé de Peau Beauté, carried out analysis that discovered that licorice root and raspberry-derived extracts (each of that are included within the serum) have the power to strengthen the arrector pili muscle tissue within the face. These teeny-tiny muscle tissue are liable for the way in which your hair stands on finish while you get goosebumps — and due to this fact additionally possess the power to make the pores and skin seem extra taut. As a bonus, licorice root additionally helps brighten hyperpigmentation when used diligently over time.