Firm and protect.
Smooth Rodial Dragon’s Blood Sculpting Gel, $95, on your face and neck.
Erase sun damage.
Use it to spot-treat wrinkles around your eyes and forehead, or all over to keep skin glowy.
Glow brighter.
Retinol may be a star for gorgeous skin, but it can cause irritation.
If you’re prone to peeling, try gentle-but-it-works retinyl palmitate instead.
The vitamin A derivative helps skin create new, healthy layers, so you stave off wrinkles andbreakouts.
Slow wrinkles.
Layer on a face cream with astaxanthin to soften the first signs of wrinkles.
Layer Super Crinkle Eraser, $48, under sunscreen.
Look prettier faster.
The liposomes in Murad Firm and Tone Serum, $77, send cellulite blasters below skin.
Hydrate longer.
Freeze lines.
Think of it asBotoxwithout the needles.
But don’t worry: it’s possible for you to’t overrelax muscles with the cream.
A GABA-laced eye cream may slow crow’s-feet brought on by squinting in the sun.
(Diva shades help, too.)
Dab Freeze 24-7 Eyecing Fatigue-Fighting Eye Cream, $115, on lines daily.
Rev collagen.
Copper peptidesa cocktail of copper and proteinscan help you heal faster.
They increase collagen production torepair wounds.
Derms say adding them to cream can also tighten skin.
Smooth skin.
Use it daily as a primer under makeup.
It’s like having a concealer for creases and craters.
A squeeze of silicon dioxideenhanced Dr. Brandt Pores No More Vacuum Cleaner, $45, also cuts oil.
Fade spots.
Lignin peroxidase is a tree-fungus enzyme.
And, yes, we want you to put it on your face.
“It’s great for reducing the appearance of melasma and uneven tone,” Dr. Alster says.
Try Elure Advanced Skin Lightening Lotion, $150, to minimize brown splotches as you hydrate.