3 steps to a slimmer-looking face

1. Firm up sagging skin for more defined contours

Institut Esthederm Paris Derm Repair Restructuring Serum targets the loss of volume and firmness with oligopeptides and centella extracts, which reportedly stimulate skin repair. This results in smoother, plumper skin and a more contoured appearance.

Institut Esthederm Paris Derm Repair Restructuring Serum, $185

2. Create the illusion of a V-shaped face

Use the four contouring shades in VDL Mule Contour Finish Palette ($58) to define your jawline, bring out your cheekbones and make your nose bridge look higher. The palatte also houses an opalescent highlighting powder for the cheekbones, brow bones and forehead. It is meant for all skin tones, but we think that the palette is best for those with a light to a medium-tan complexion.

VDL Mule Contour Finish Palette, $58

If you want something that works overnight to revitalise skin texture, and brighten and hydrate skin, try the new Fresh Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask, which the brand claims acts like a corset to firm up skin. The mask has black tea extract, belle de nuit (a flower) and peptides to soften and tighten skin, and has a slow-release formula.The brand recommends leaving this cream mask, which has a velvety smooth texture, on for at least seven hours, so we applied a light layer of it right before bedtime, after cleansing and toning; it absorbed in under two minutes. When we woke up the next morning, our skin looked slightly brighter and visibly firmer, so there’s definitely some truth to the claim that it’s like a corset for the face. Another plus point: The cream didn’t cause irritation or breakouts on our sensitive skin.

Fresh Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask, $144

Photo of model: showbit.com, product photos: Vee Chin

This story was first published in HerWorld Magazine March 2015