HWBA 2021: The best anti-ageing skincare routine

Best beauty oral supplement: Skin Inc Beauty Jelly Dose $68 (box of 28 sachets)

1/24

READERS’ CHOICE

A peach-flavoured jelly pop that contains vitamin C, apple cider vinegar, hyaluronic acid, marine collagen and marine placenta. It helps strengthen the skin barrier and combat environmental stressors for a healthy and glowing complexion.

Best anti-ageing essence/pre-serum: The Skin Firm Youth Therapy Concentrated Essence, $29.90

2/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

With a water-gel texture, this is enriched with the natural yeast that keeps sake brewers’ hands smooth and youthful. A few drops are all you need to hydrate and brighten. It plumps skin, reducing the look of fine lines. Better suited for drier skin.

Best anti-ageing essence/pre-serum: Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum, from $65

3/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

The fifth generation of this post-cleanse skin- prepping pre-serum contains a complex of five Korean herbs to hydrate, nourish and firm skin. The lightweight texture absorbs quickly to plump and smooth skin. It doesn’t sting or cause irritation, even when skin is flushed or irritated. Our judges loved the fresh and uplifting herbal scent too.

Best anti-ageing serum for wrinkles: Orbis Wrinkle White Essence, $74

4/24

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A two-in-one fragrance- free serum that targets dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles. It uses the quasi-drug W-Niacin, which promotes collagen production and curbs excess melanin. Skin feels instantly smooth after use. It’s suitable for oily and acne-prone skin as it keeps comedones and acne at bay.

Best anti-ageing serum for wrinkles: Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour Serum, $130

5/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

The line-reducing serum addresses deep wrinkles while helping skin naturally strengthen and repair itself. It feels very hydrating and melts into skin with a little massage. Despite its heavier texture, it doesn’t feel tacky and instead, dries to a matte finish. Skin looks brighter and feels smoother.

Best all-in-one anti-ageing serum: Dior Capture Totale C.E.L.L. Energy Super Potent Serum, from $130

6/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

An anti-ageing serum that plumps, firms and tones skin. The serum looks thick but absorbs well, making skin feel healthy and moisturised. Forehead lines also look less obvious. We even noticed that our complexion was smooth, supple and even-looking – in just seven days.

Best all-in-one anti-ageing serum: Kiehl’s Vital Skin- Strengthening Super Serum, $79

7/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

The serum helps diminish fine lines and revives tired-looking, dull skin. Its water-light texture is perfect for Singapore’s heat and humidity, and makes it the ideal layering serum. One pump covers the entire face, leaving skin well-hydrated and brighter.

Best luxe all-in-one anti-ageing serum: Bioeffect EGF Serum, $227

8/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

A potent serum that reduces the look of fine lines and wrinkles, while increasing skin density to restore radiance using Icelandic ingredients like geologically filtered soft water, orthosilicic acid from geothermal steam, and microcrystalline lava. It feels more like a light facial oil than a serum, and only two to three drops are needed for the entire face. Even without the use of a moisturiser, skin feels hydrated and looks supple. It even delivers a soft glow that attracted compliments.

Best luxe all-in-one anti-ageing serum: Pola B.A Serum Prislumina, $298

9/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

The intensive serum helps reduce the signs of skin ageing, plumps skin and reveals a luminous radiance. Its soft creamy texture instantly hydrates skin. When used at night, skin looks visibly brighter and more supple in the morning.

Best luxe all-in-one anti-ageing serum: Sulwhasoo Timetreasure Honorstige Serum, $1,050

10/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

The rich, intensive serum restores skin’s youthfulness while protecting it against stress-related damage. The nourishing formula makes the skin look healthier and more radiant. More suited for drier and/or more mature skin.

Best anti-ageing night serum: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty Pure Shots Night Reboot Serum, $139

11/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

The bi-phase serum renews the skin with glycolic acid plus other skin-loving ingredients to smooth and soothe for a brighter, even and more luminous complexion. Over time, pigmentation spots appear lighter too.

Best anti-ageing night serum: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex, from $130

12/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

In its fifth iteration, this anti-ageing serum delivers even faster repair and skin regeneration while you sleep. It glides on to instantly soothe and hydrate parched skin. And despite it being a night repair serum, it works equally well in the mornings too, to keep skin soft and supple throughout the day.

Best anti-ageing moisturiser for firming and lifting: Chanel Le Lift Creme de Nuit, $237

13/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

A night-time moisturiser that boosts cell renewal for smoother and firmer skin. The luxurious cream leaves the complexion nourished and hydrated, plumping it from within, and reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Best anti-ageing moisturiser for firming and lifting: Yves Saint Laurent Beauty Pure Shots Perfect Plumper Cream, $169

14/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

It supports skin’s natural collagen production and improves skin elasticity while reducing the signs of ageing. The beautiful cream applies well and absorbs quickly, leaving the skin smooth and plump. Also works as a good base for makeup.

Best anti-ageing moisturiser for firming and lifting: Shiseido Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Cream, $165

15/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

A velvety cream that boosts skin’s damage- repair abilities, and powers skin resilience and elasticity. Its luxurious texture applies generously on skin and, despite feeling slightly rich, the cream absorbs quickly. Over time, skin feels firmer and brighter, and becomes more radiant and youthful-looking.

Best all-in-one anti-ageing moisturiser: Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Moisturizer with Multi-action Super Lotus, $89

16/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

The lightweight moisturiser keeps the signs of ageing at bay, while delivering 24 hours of hydration with each use. It’s meant to be used day and night, although we’d recommend it for daytime use; if you sleep in an air-conditioned room, you might need something richer.

Best all-in-one anti-ageing moisturiser: Sulwhasoo Timetreasure Honorstige Cream, $1,050

17/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

A rich, luxurious cream that promotes collagen production and improves skin resilience. The formula hydrates skin, making it plump and glowy in the morning. It’s better suited to drier and/ or more mature skin. A little is all you need, and some massaging helps ease the product into skin.

Best anti-ageing eye cream for fine lines: Guerlain Abeille Royale Eye Cream, $147

18/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

It targets fine lines, wrinkles and crow’s feet. Despite its balm-like texture, it sinks into skin quickly without being tacky or oily. After a week, puffiness and dark circles look less prominent and lines at the corners seem reduced.

Best anti-ageing eye cream for fine lines: Kiehl’s Powerful-strength Line-reducing & Dark Circle-diminishing Vitamin C Eye Serum, $75

19/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

The lightweight serum gives you a fresher, brighter- looking eye area, with dark circles that look less obvious. The formula glides easily over the skin and the silicone in it acts to slowly dispense vitamin C at the eye area. There’s a slight warm, tingling sensation, but that dissipates quickly.

Best anti-ageing eye cream for fine lines: Clarins Total Eye Lift, $108

20/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE + READERS’ CHOICE

A hard-working eye serum that combats puffiness, dark circles, fine lines, wrinkles, and even sagging at the delicate eye area with a botanical-rich formula. The fragrance- free formula is slightly rich in texture, but doesn’t feel heavy or sticky. After a week, the eye area looks less tired, puffy and lined, and the eyes seem more “awake” too.

Best luxe all-in-one anti-ageing eye cream: Sisley Black Rose Eye Contour Fluid, $175

21/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE + READERS’ CHOICE

A rosy emulsion that comes in a sleek airless pump (one pump delivers the right amount each time) plus a ceramic applicator that revives tired eyes. The cream spreads evenly and absorbs well, lightening dark circles and reducing puffiness.

Best anti-ageing mask: Est.Lab Vitalift A+ Brillage Face Mask, $98 (box of six sheets)

22/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE

Delivers instant lifting and firming effects, and is gentle even on hyper-sensitive skin. The bio-cellulose mask fits perfectly, leaving no mess. And while skin doesn’t feel extremely moist or loaded with serum, the complexion looks supple, well-hydrated and visibly brighter.

Best anti-ageing mask: Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Retinol Sleeping Mask, $75

23/24

DEPARTMENT / SPECIALITY STORE - READERS’ CHOICE

It revitalises and repairs skin for a brighter, firmer and smoother complexion. You can use it as a wash- off mask, flash facial, or overnight for more intense skin recovery. The mask dries clear and isn’t overly drying, as retinol can sometimes be.

Best anti-ageing mask: AHC Premium Peptide 5 Complex Skin Fit Mask, $34.50 (box of five sheets)

24/24

DRUGSTORE - EDITORS’ CHOICE + READERS’ CHOICE

A high-fit cellulose sheet mask that nourishes skin while delivering firming and lifting effects to reveal a bouncy, smoother complexion. The mask sits comfortably on the face and feels like a second skin. More importantly, it doesn’t make a mess. Skin is nourished, looks lifted and feels bouncier after use.