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Best Anti-Ageing Skincare

The Best Anti-Ageing Skincare Products

By Finlay Ferdinand and Gabriella Buckner - 2 years ago | Updated 2 months ago

I want wrinkles and dull, lacklustre skin…said no one ever. No matter your age, everyone wants to hold onto firm, vibrant, soft skin.

Even the great Cher knows you can’t turn back time, but what you can do is equip yourself with some of the best skin treatments in the beauty business to defend against the common signs of skin ageing. Although, with so many options nowadays, it can be tiring deciding between anti-ageing products that claim to give you the skin of your dreams.

Luckily for you, we’ve put in most of the legwork and found the best anti-ageing skincare products for fine lines, wrinkles, age spots and more. So sit tight and let us walk you through the Cosmetify-approved anti-ageing beauty must-haves for this year.

Best Anti-Ageing Eye Creams

Since the skin beneath your eyes is super delicate, it's one of the first places to show tell-tale signs of ageing, like fine lines and dark circles. Give your eyes some extra love with our favourite anti-ageing eye creams.

REN Keep Young & Beautiful Firm & Lift Eye Cream

£34.12 £36.24 (6% off)

This bright-eye inducing cream will capture your eyes and your heart with its fast-working formula. Wave goodbye to dark circles and puffiness, as REN Keep Young & Beautiful Firm & Lift Eye Cream brightens and plumps your skin with collagen-enhancing peptides and a cocktail of hydrating ingredients. Your eye contours will never look as well-rested as they do with this daily, miracle-working eye cream.

Trilogy Age Proof CoQ10 Eye Recovery Concentrate

£30.00 £31.42 (5% off)

Discover the three-in-one action of the Trilogy Age Proof CoQ10 Eye Recovery Concentrate. This skin saviour actively brightens and hydrates the delicate area that surrounds the eyes, whilst a cocktail of L22®, hyaluronic acid and caffeine work together to perk up tell-tale signs of fatigue. The super-ingredient L22® works by mimicking the lipid profile of your skin at 22 to support a firmer, more youthful appearance.

First Aid Beauty Skin Lab Retinol Eye Cream With Triple Hyaluronic Acid

£30.40 £38.01 (21% off)

This cell-regenerating eye cream slowly releases its retinol- and hyaluronic acid-infused formula to revitalise your skin throughout the day and blur out wrinkles. It also includes caffeine to de-puff your eyes and brighten dark circles.

Best Anti-Ageing Serums

Lightweight and quick-absorbing, a serum is a great way to add targeted ingredients into your daily regimen. And what better to add to your anti-ageing routine than a serum aimed at mature skin?

ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift Serum

£57.80 £128.00 (55% off)

Perhaps the no.1 anti-ageing serum worldwide, anyone who knows skincare should know of the ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift Serum.

This light-wearing face serum is a bestseller and award-winner for good reason: it can reduce the depth of wrinkles and get your skin hydrated and firm in a flash! I mean, you could call this serum the personal trainer for your face because not only does it work your skin out, but it’ll completely transform the look and texture of your complexion. You may even be able to get this for even less in our ELEMIS sale.

The Ordinary Buffet + Copper Peptides 1%

£11.56 £31.24 (63% off)

This high-performing serum stops signs of ageing in its tracks, enhancing The Ordinary's cult-favourite Buffet serum with skin-supporting copper peptides. It also contains matrixyl 3000, 11 amino acids and multiple forms of hyaluronic acid for total nourishment and strengthening that results in a youthful complexion.

Medik8 Bakuchiol Peptides Serum

£55.00

If your skin can't handle the ultimate anti-ageing ingredient retinol (vitamin A), which can sometimes cause irritation, use a serum with the retinol alternative bakuchiol. This one from Medik8 improves skin texture and wrinkles with its plumping properties, while peptides, centella asiatica and inka omega oil brighten.

Best Anti-Ageing Creams & Moisturisers

All skin needs moisture to keep it looking healthy, but ageing skin can do with a little extra boost from an anti-ageing moisturiser for youthful plumpness.

ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Marine Oil

£40.37 £72.00 (44% off)

I know the thought of putting oil on your face can sometimes be daunting, but trust us, this oil by ELEMIS is the way forward. It not only hydrates and nourishes, but it also sinks into the skin beautifully to leave you with a youthful radiance. And over time this oh-so-gentle formula, which is enriched with a trio of seaweeds, will offer intense hydration, reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and will leave you looking years younger.

Skin Doctors Skinactive 14 Intensive Day Cream

£22.99 £34.70 (34% off)

Battle off the 14 tell-tale signs of ageing with this must-have treatment from Skin Doctors. This hypoallergenic formulation is ideal for all skin types, even the most sensitive of complexions, and provides intensive moisturisation that plumps up fine lines and wrinkles. The intelligent formulation actively re-plumps your skin and thickens fragile areas while evening out your skin tone by utilising a cocktail of high-quality ingredients.

Elemental Herbology Cell Active Rejuvenation Age Support Facial Moisturiser

£51.00 £60.00 (15% off)

Keep your complexion looking young with this targeted solution from Elemental Herbology. Designed with mature skin types in mind, this moisturiser plumps and firms the top layer of skin to ensure a more radiant and youthful visage. It works by employing the hydrating nature of natural ingredients that penetrate the skin to ensure long-lasting moisture levels. Natural key ingredients such as royal jelly and acerola fruit extract keep your skin looking beautifully vibrant for outstanding results.

Best Anti-Ageing Night Creams

Your body does tonnes of work while you sleep, like repairing cells, restoring energy and storing new information in your brain - and a night cream is the same, getting up to all sorts during the night so you awake with totally beautified skin. Usually heavier and richer than day creams, a night cream offers extra nourishment, and with an anti-ageing option, you can expect to wake up to plumper, more youthful skin.

Eucerin Anti-Age Hyaluron Filler Night Cream

£34.00

Wake up to a beautified complexion with this powerful overnight cream, which gives your natural hyaluronic acid production a 256% boost for plumper, more hydrated skin with reduced appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Your HA levels decrease as you age, but this night cream practically turns back the clock.

Decléor Aromessence Magnolia Youthful Night Balm

£44.45 £85.00 (48% off)

I know you know Decléor: one of the leading skincare brands that creates luxurious, specially formulated products to work wonders on your skin. And with the Decléor Aromessence Magnolia Youthful Night Balm by your side, your skin will look and feel rejuvenated in no time.

Every morning, you’ll awake with skin that feels smoother and more hydrated, which looks toned, even and fresh. This night balm will spruce up your night time skin routine and is always on a best anti-ageing products list – oh you don’t believe us? Well, have look for yourself.

Best Anti-Ageing Face Masks

We love taking time to slow down and do some self-care, and relaxing with a face mask on is one of the best ways to do this, while also nourishing your skin.

Nuxe Insta-Masque Exfoliating Mask

£14.95 £19.42 (24% off)

A cult classic, this radiance-enhancing product from Nuxe will give you a youthful, more vibrant complexion, and, with an impressive ingredient's list, firmer skin and reduced fine lines are just around the corner. Much more than an everyday exfoliator, this impeccable mask improves your skin’s firmness, elasticity and tone. Let Nuxe unlock the secret to beautiful, youthful skin.

Dermalogica Skin Hydrating Masque

£38.32 £39.00 (2% off)

Soothe irritation and dryness with this pampering mask. Boasting a gel formula, this antioxidant-rich mask combines vitamins C and E together to smooth down uneven textures and combat free radicals, helping to ensure a revived complexion that beams with luminosity. This innovative mask helps to reduce fine lines and increase elasticity, making it a must-have for your kit.

Weleda Pomegranate Firming Night Cream

£25.56 £31.95 (20% off)

Pomegranate seed oil, argan oil and borage seed promote skin cell renewal overnight in this antioxidant-rich firming cream from plant-powered brand Weleda. It also intensely moisturises to ensure bouncy and youthfully glowing skin.

So there you have it: the best anti-ageing skincare products that are ready to give you the tight, even, glowing skin you deserve. These products will help you feel more confident in your own skin and enhance your natural beauty, because sometimes beauty is skin deep.

Anti-Ageing Skincare FAQs

Do anti-ageing creams work?

Some people may be dubious of the power of anti-ageing creams, as many make false promise they can't always keep. However professional dermatologists, scientists and beauty experts do suggest that anti-ageing treatments can help hydrate, nourish and protect your skin from damage and environmental stressors.

For high-performing anti-ageing creams, look out for star ingredients such as, collagen, vitamin C, AHAs, retinol, antioxidants and, of course,face sun protection.

At what age should you use anti-ageing products?

This is obviously all down to personal preference, but experts recommend implementing anti-ageing skin care products into your routine in your late twenties. This includes serums, face masks, moisturisers and eye creams.

Of course, this is not a hard and fast rule, it's whatever feels natural to you and your skin. One important thing to note is that experts do suggest you shouldn't overload your skin with heavier anti-ageing treatments while you're still in your teens or early twenties. Formulated for older, dry skin, these harsher products can be too much for younger, oiler complexions and can cause breakouts.

How can I stop my face from ageing?

Ageing is a natural process that affects us all and while anti-ageing products shouldn't be seen as a solution to a problem, it is a good way to take care and nourish your skin. Implementing anti-ageing products into your daily routine can help boost radiance and add some much-needed moisture back into your skin. This is a great way to plump up fine lines and wrinkles.

A big anti-ageing tip is to always wear face sun protection with high SPF. This is a must for everyone at any age, as sun damage can not only accelerate the signs of ageing but can create long-lasting health damage. Experts also recommend using gentle cleansers in order to not pull or tug at the skin. And, of course, the biggest skin care tip is to drink more water!

For more top skin care tips why not also take a look The Best Anti-Pollution Skin Care That Protects Against Blue Light and The Best Supplements for Skin Care?

Written by Gabriella Buckner

Gabriella is a junior content writer with a background in creative writing, content marketing and journalism. She’s passionate about all things makeup and skincare, but especially vegan and cruelty-free beauty that is effective and inexpensive.