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Ceramides
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These lipids,
which
are found in the
surface layer of skin, function like mortar to
hold cells together. They prevent water loss,
keeping skin plump and hydrated.
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Find a foundation with
ceramides to best take advantage of their
skin-firming qualities.
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Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Ultra
Lift and Firm Makeup, SPF 15; $42.
Peptides
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These amino acid chains penetrate
the skin's uppermost layers and have the
ability to tell cells to behave in a certain
way— say, produce more collagen, or even,
Botox-like, curb the movement of certain
facial muscles.
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Your best bet with this
cell-communicating ingredient is to use it in
a product that's applied to the lip or skin's
surface.
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Philosophy Hope
in a
Tinted Moistur-
izer, $38; Smashbox Bronze Lights Skin
Perfecting Bronzcr, $28; Bobbi Brown
T rp a t -m p n l-l .in
1 Jt $ 2 2 ,
Antioxidants
b e n e f i t
These ingredients play a
starring
role in the antiaging process,
free radicals, the unstable oxygen
that cause collagen breakdown in
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There's no dearth of
antioxidants to choose from— vitamin C,
berry, and argan oil are currently getting lots
buzz. 'Tick one— any one,” says Dr. Gerstner.
Just make sure there's enough of it in your
product; it should be at or near the top of the
ingredient list.
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Priori Coffee Berry Perfecting Foundation,
SPF 25, £45; Josic Maran Argan Mascara, $22; Avon
Healthy Makeup Eyeshadow, $8 (vitamin C); Bite
Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick, $24 (resveratrol).
Marine ingredients
b e n e f i t
Undersea
elements such as seaweed
and algae are effective hydrators, plus they're
far richer in good-for-skin trace elements—
minerals including zinc, magnesium, vitamins
A, C, and E— than any plant found on land.
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Use them anywhere you'd
benefit from extra moisture.
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Sue Devitt 70% Triple Seaweed Gel
Foundation, $38; Vincent Longo Water Canvas
Blush, $44; Aveda Lip Shine, $16. ■
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Today’s cosmetics are a lot like
you. They don’t stop at just looking
pretty—they work hard, too.
BY MELISSA MILRAD GOLDSTEIN I
PHOTOS JEFF HARRIS
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akeup is getting a makeover.
Heavy-hitting ingredients
normally found in skin care
products are turning up in our
cosmetic bags. And while they
aren’t as potent as, say, your night cream, you
can bet that new foundation is doing more than
lending luminosity— it's plumping up those facial
furrows as well. Paired with your all-important
daily dose of SPF, these ingredients can super
charge your cosmetic routine. Manhattan
dermatologist Gcrvaise Gerstner explains hour
.
Calming agents
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Found in plant products
such as chamomile, cucumber, and aloe, calming
agents reduce inflammation and redness for those
with rosacea, or chapped and sensitive skin.
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These are great for people
who've irritated their skin with overly aggressive
products or anyone with skin sensitivity.
find
it
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Compact
Makeup, SPF 55, $14; Cover Girl Nature Luxe
Silk Foundation,
$12.;
Lancome Tropiques
Mineral Smoothing Loose Bronzcr, $39.
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