Must-try beauty tricks every Singapore woman must know for clear skin in her 20s!

Twenty-twenty hindsight!

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In your mid- to late-twenties? Congrats, you’re stuck between battling post-pubertal blemishes and warding off postmenopausal wrinkles (Talk about a rock and a hard place, huh.)

What’s a woman to do? Easy. Adhere to these axioms and with some luck, your mien ought to remain bouncy and babyfaced well into your next decade and beyond.

Image illustration: Alice Chua.

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Fitness first for a fab face

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Face flushed from straining and stretching? Good on you, girl. There’s an increasingly firm body of evidence pointing to a positive correlation between calisthenics and complexion.

Take it from an expert: “By increasing blood flow, a bout of exercise helps flush cellular debris out of the system,” notes dermatologist Ellen Marmur, associate professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. “You can think of it as cleansing your skin from the inside.” Translation? Sweat your way to sensational skin and go from dumbbells to the dancefloor!

Feeling sticky and icky in your post-Pilates gear? Try misting your mien with a spritz from a soothing spray – the dip in temperature from the droplets will help to tighten and tone your pores with minimum fuss and maximum fabulousity.

Try: La Roche Posay Serozinc, from $9.90 for 50ml.

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Apply ascorbic acid

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Better known as good ol’ vitamin C, this turbo-charged superhero is a firm favourite for its ability to fend off environmental aggressors. The result? Smoother and more supple skin with a lit-from-within luminescence. There are a ton of off-the-shelf potions and poultices boasting this brilliant skin brightener, so get in on the antioxidative action, stat!

Try: For Beloved One Melasleep Whitening Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Essence, $95.

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Rave over retinoids

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Slapping on a retinol-based cream is a savvy skin investment well worth making. Why retinol? Any beauty junkie worth her bathing salt will know that this near-miraculous multi-tasker is one of a select handful of ingredients boasting a scientific stamp of approval for alleviating acne, freckles, wrinkles and such.

Some ace application advice worth applying: Retinol packs such a potent punch that you run the very real risk of peeling, dryness or worse, so always top up with a thicker-textured moisturiser, and shield your skin with a slip, slop and slap of sunscreen during the day.

Try: Shiseido Vital-Perfection Wrinklelift Cream, $160.

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Eye cream is of the essence

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Your blinking baby blues are the windows to your soul – and a surefire sign of your age. Stave off signs of sagging and bagging by applying a de-puffing and detoxifying eye cream, please – and be sure to pat it in ever so gently to avoid tugging and tearing around your delicate orbital region.

Try: Sulwhasoo Timetreasure Renovating Eye Cream EX, $338.

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Keep your skin peeled

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Dead skin cells can really dim your glow, so be sure to incorporate topical peels as part of your regime. These heavy-duty hard hitters are superb for scouring off dirt and debris, and can even help to purge your pores of gunk and grease. Plus, they’re so easy to use too: Massage into your mien, then rinse off for a visibly smoother visage. Magic!

Right, then. I trust you’re all psyched up to get perfect skin, no matter the age reflected on your ID card. Three cheers to clearer complexion, Millennials and mature Madames alike!

Try: Vichy Purete Double Glow Peel Mask, $39.

Want more? Check out my personal pick of the most luxuriously lightweight lotions that work like a dream under makeup for protection against the aggressive assaults of our clammy climate, as well as this ingenious pore-shrinking and face-slimming trick that’ll give you virtually instant Insta-ready skin. Get your daily dose of beauty at www.herworldplus.com/beauty.