Spring is officially in season and in 10 days time it will be Mother’s Day. Women of Great Britain will be starting to think about their appearance as the sunshine sticks around and the warm weather and skimpy clothes will start emerging from the depths of winter! So, what better time to dish out some Top Tips for Anti Ageing and how to help make your skin look as fresh and as beautiful as possible!

Summer often heightens everyone’s positive attitudes and lifts the spirits of many and we want your skin to reflect this to, so here are our 10 top beauty tips for anti-ageing:

1. Keep your skin hydrated at night.  Invest in a really good serum and apply before bed as night-time is when your skin takes the opportunity to replenish itself.  The best ones will have minerals to hydrate and nourish your face as you sleep.
2. Try to use moisturising creams and toners from the same brand because they have been designed to work together.  Sometimes the ingredients in two different brands can conflict causing skin breakdown not anti-ageing rejuvenation.
3. Don’t neglect your neck. Most people, when applying their lotions and potions, pay lots of attention to their face, but stop at the jaw-line. Don’t forget to moisturise your neck and chest too, to avoid the dreaded saggy ‘turkey neck’ effect.
4. Use a moisturiser that suits your skin type rather than one which has marketed at a certain age profile.
5. When applying eye-liner, don’t pull at your eyelids. This can eventually lead to sagging of the skin around your eyes.   Defining your eyes brings attention away from fine lines and wrinkles, but do this with a softer shade of liner that compliments your make up as solid black lines aren’t flattering for older skin.
6. Don’t try to cover sun spots with dark heavy foundation. Use a lighter foundation to give skin a fresher illuminated feel instead of weighing skin down.
7. It has been proven that smells link strongly to our cognition and emotions. One study on men even found that grapefruit aroma made them perceive women as younger than they were. Worth remembering next time you go shopping for body lotion!
8. Treat your skin to regular face masks and moisturise, moisturise, moisturise at home.  Have a good cleansing routine, and exfoliate once a week with a gentle exfoliator to remove dead skin cells, but have a monthly salon facial specifically designed to revitalise skin and even out your complexion.
9. The skin on our hands often ages faster than the skin on the rest of our body so regularly moisturise hands with a strong moisturiser and pamper your hands with a manicure for special occasions.   Gorgeous looking gel or Shellac nails can take years off how old a woman’s hands look.
10. Hydrated skin equals younger looking skin. Drink plenty of water, especially in winter when the central heating dries it out a lot. Aim for around 8 glasses a day, to keep it plump and hydrated. Plus avoid white sugar – it speeds up the ageing process by binding to the collagen in your skin, which can eventually weaken it, leading to premature wrinkles and sagging.

So there you have it, take care of your skin and you will see the benefits, ready to enjoy the hot summer months ahead!