Ardaraz Vitamin C moisturiser for Face with Niacinamide. Cream women, Anti Blemish, Illuminating and Dark Spot that reduces blemishes combats oily skin. 50 ml

YOU TOP UP AT MIDDAY AND IT ISN’T THE MAKE-UP’S FAULT You come back from the office loo with the powder in your hand again and your face still doesn’t look fresh. It isn’t the base you put on: it’s that your skin reaches midday dull and uneven, and the make-up just copies it. YOU’VE SPENT YEARS BUYING HYDRATION FOR A LIGHT PROBLEM Perfectly hydrated skin still looks dull if the surface is rough and the tone uneven. That’s why this one has stabilised vitamin C, niacinamide and five acids as well as the hyaluronic: it hydrates, but that isn’t all it came for. YES, IT HAS OLIVE OIL IN IT. AND IT DOESN’T SIT THERE LIKE A LAYER. You read it on the label and you already picture a shiny face two hours later. The olive is hydrogenated, and the rice starch and silica handle the finish: the comfort of a nourishing cream with a dry final feel. If your skin is oily, start with a small amount. THE JAR YOU OPENED IN JANUARY ISN’T THE SAME ONE IN MARCH That’s what happens to pure ascorbic acid: it degrades with air and light, and you carry on applying something that no longer does what the box said. Energy uses 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, the stabilised form, which holds up for as long as the jar lasts. WITHOUT SUNSCREEN IN THE MORNING, THIS CREAM ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE No cream working on the appearance of marks gets anywhere without daily sun protection, and we’d rather tell you than sell you smoke. It doesn’t erase them either: what gets worked on is the tone looking more even, and that takes weeks. 50ml, morning and night.