Brown algae extract is the superstar ingredient in Tata Harper Beautifying Face Oil, $48. It makes skin look well rested (aka it's perfect after those late nights where it looks like you've aged years in the span of hours). Over time, skin looks firmer and brighter. Camellia flower extract is extra hydrating and protects skin from damaging, aging free radicals because it's chock-full of antioxidants, like vitamins A and E.
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A Powerful Skin Detoxifier
A blend of five powerful oils make up Joanna Vargas Skincare's Rejuvenating Serum, $100. Neroli oil helps boost blood flow, which may result in more radiant, detoxified skin; olive oil and jojoba oil douse skin in moisture; rosehip oil helps cells regenerate and protects against photo-aging; argan oil combats dry skin and restores elasticity. It's not a magical witches brew, but it's pretty darn close.
Leave it to natural Australian beauty brand Jurlique to come up with an age-defying potion that we enjoy putting on. The brand's Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil, $58, is a veritable smorgasbord of botanical extracts. A potent elixir of black currant seed oil and rock sapphire oil strengthen the skin barrier, which makes your skin firmer. Buriti and soybean oils provide antioxidant protection and also help to smooth away fine lines. Other star ingredients include moisturizing sunflower seed, safflower and macadamia seed oils.
Shiseido Future Solution LX Replenishing Treatment Oil, $175, uses a blend of natural oils -- like evening primrose, safflower, argan and jojoba -- along with the brand's patent-pending anti-aging ingredient Skingenecell 1P. The result is a marriage of science and nature that's ultra-effective at diminishing lines, hydrating skin and protecting against free radicals without clogging pores.
Sisley Paris Black Rose Precious Face Oil, $235, goes on supersilky and contains plant-based actives that help nourish and regenerate skin. And that's not even the sexy part (insert winky-face). That would be the extract of black rose combined with Bulgarian rose and magnolia essential oils, which work together to create a sensual fragrance. Hubba hubba.
