The hunt for the best skincare routine is never-ending, and thankfully it isn’t because of a lack of product—it’s never been easier to incorporate elements that richly benefit your skin. From hydrating and brightening to reducing puffiness and wrinkles, these premium products feature some of skincare’s most powerful ingredients and deserve a spot in your routine.
1. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Lift + Sculpt Eye Cream, CDN $118
The overachievers of skincare, peptides signal cells to perform specific functions, like collagen and elastin production. A powerhouse peptide complex in this treatment helps diminish crow’s-feet, smile lines and under-eye creases.
2. Guerlain Abeille Royale Bee Lab Shot, CDN $79
Guerlain’s golden spheres harness the powers of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory honey to enhance the efficacy of the brand’s Youth Watery Oil Serum. The crystalized beads melt when mixed with the radiance-boosting elixir for a seven-day reset.
3. Clé de Peau The Serum, CDN $410
Every superhero has an origin story, and this delicate serum contains the extract of lilies plucked from the remote mountains of southern France. The antioxidant-rich flower helps improve the skin’s protective barrier and moisture levels.
4. Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Rejuvenating Cream, CDN $216
Brimming with skin-rejuvenating Korean ginseng—the plant extract has a laundry list of benefits, including reducing wrinkles and puffiness and boosting brightness—this ultra-rich
cream is an anti-aging all-star.
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5. Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Eye Cream, CDN $58
Hyaluronic acid is able to hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water, creating a plumping effect when applied topically. Spiked with HA, this fast-acting eye cream brightens dull eyes while delivering a cooling sensation.
6. MAC Cosmetics Hyper Real Serumizer, CDN $88
Designed with multi-tasking in mind, this serum-meets-moisturizer calls on skin-refining niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, to help gently retexturize and brighten the skin.
7. Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Dew N Plump Hydrating Nectar Glow Serum, CDN $57
Panthenol, or pro-vitamin B5, is beloved for its moisturization, strengthening and elasticity-promoting properties—and it’s at the forefront of this glow-giving serum.
8. Shiseido Vital Perfection Intensive WrinkleSpot Treatment, CDN $130
Retinol is the gold standard for reducing wrinkles and boosting skin cell turnover. Shiseido’s signature retinol works to smooth creases and fade hyperpigmentation in as little as one week.