This moisturiser is my secret to looking fresh when I’m feeling super stressed and tired

As the resident alchie and java junkie of the office, I’ve often wondered if my frankly frightening fixation on coffee and cocktails might result in any fall-out effect on my face.

Newsflash: Sorry, folks, my worst fears may just have been confirmed. If Sisley scientists are to be believed, your booze and bean brews (not to mention late nights spent burning the midnight oil in the office) may indeed be causing creases and crinkles on your complexion.

Apparently, the new beauty buzz-phrase is “behavioural ageing” – impress your brainy doctor pals by referring to this school of thought as “epigenetics” – and that researchers are rapidly realising just how detrimental our lifestyle choices can be to our dermis.

The solution? Enter Sisley’s sensational Sisleya L’Integral Anti-Age moisturiser, $590, which has been rejigged to ameliorate the sagging and bagging that come with behavioural ageing. Armed with an arsenal of new antioxidant actives and perfecting peptides, this richly restorative cream is said to soothe stress-induced inflammation, forge collagen fibres and mitigate melanin production – the sum result of which is “baby” skin that regains some of the plumpness of pre-pubescence.

Now for the billion-dollar beauty question: Does it work? Well, I’m pathologically obsessive when it comes to the fine lines on my face, so I can honestly say that a month of twice-daily use wiped out the wee wrinkles besides my mouth. Actually, I’d go so far as to say that my skin is pretty much as poreless, porcelain and perfect as it can possibly get.

Then there’s the texture. Buttery beyond belief, the comforting cream (available in a “regular” and “upsized” Extra-Rich edition for dry skin) sinks straight in; no smearing or spreading required. Expect packaging that’s perfectly on point, too: This moisturiser comes in an almost obscenely opulent white-and-gold receptacle that befits its prodigious price. (Not going to lie, this is going to make quite the dent in your wallet, but what price beauty, am I right?)

Big beauty bonus: The product more than passes the smell test; slapping on this subtly scented salve (budding “noses” will catch whiffs of luxe lavender and marjoram) is ridiculously relaxing, especially after an exhausting day of back-to-back boardroom meetings.

Bottomline? This pricey potion has earned its place in my repurchase list because hey, my skin deserves a splurge after all the stress (plus booze and caffeine) I subject it to on a daily basis!