9 new spring skin superheroes you should put on your must-buy list

Spring – and indeed summer – is only around the corner, and it is soon time to ditch the caked-on foundation for glowing, gorgeous (almost) naked skin again.

Perfectly flawless skin is the Holy Grail for most of us – but sometimes we all need a little help in that department.

Luckily, we have spent the last few weeks trying out and testing all the latest skincare wonders, from face-plumping primers to DIY peels – all promising to give you perfect, no-filter-needed skin, just in time for summer.

Our absolute favourites? These nine must-buys below:

1. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Recovery Mask-In Oil

We have forever been fans of Estée Lauder’s cult-status Advanced Night Repair, and this new genius addition basically seals in the effects of any night serum you apply – to turbo-charge your skincare routine. After trying it for a few nights and waking up with the most glowing skin of our lives, we were sold.

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Recovery Mask-In Oil, €67, available from Brown Thomas and Debenhams

2. Chanel Blue Serum

Yes, it’s pricey, but when you see how your skin looks after even just a couple of applications, you won’t look back – we promise. The beauty brains at Chanel have used botanicals from the world’s blue zones (areas where inhabitants live longer) in this new anti-ageing super-serum, and hands down; we were impressed.

Chanel Blue Serum, €95, available from Brown Thomas

3. SkinCeuticals H.A. Intensifier

If you haven’t yet tried the amazing products from SkinCeuticals, you need to sort that out quickly. The only problem? Once you try them, you will forever keep coming back for more.

The H.A, Intensifier is a first-of-its-kind corrective serum that harnesses the incredible moisturising capabilities of hyaluronic acid (the #1 skin care ingredient to be looking out for, by the way!) plus advanced ingredients that work to really boost the skin’s hyaluronic acid levels. The result is visibly smoother, plumper skin with long-lasting hydration.

We have tried it and can attest to visibly smoother, plumper skin that feels oh-so-soft.

SkinCeuticals H.A. Intensifier, €91, available from Skinshop.ie

4. Clarins Limited Edition “Sunkissed” Bronzing & Blush Compact

Nothing says summer like gorgeously sun-kissed skin. But baking in the sun is pretty mush a fast-track to wrinkles and ageing skin, so we will be faking that lovely summer glow with the new limited edition bronzing compact from Clarins.

And never mind that the shade is stunning and will make you look like you just came back from a week on the Cot’d’Azur – the packaging alone is enough to make you want to run to your nearest Clarins counter, we think – so perfectly tropical it makes us want to book our holidays right now.

Clarins Limited Edition “Sunkissed” Bronzing & Blush Compact, €47, available from Debenhams, Boots and Clarins counters nationwide from April 17th.

5. Lancome Vissionnaire Crescendo Progressive Night Peel

I was so excited to finally get my hands on Lancome’s Visionnaire Crescendo and boy did it not disappoint.

This overnight progressive peel does multiple things at once, such as helps fight multiple signs of ageing, erase fine lines and wrinkles, shrink enlarged pores and tackle lack of luminosity. Split over two phases, think of it as a boot camp routine for your face!

Choc-a-bloc with salicylic acid—which works to even the skin’s complexion—and glycolic acid that helps to smooth the skin’s surface, you are guaranteed to see a real change in your skin after the 28-day “program” – I know I sure did.

€75, available from House of Fraser, McCabes Pharmacy and selected Lancome counters nationwide

6. Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Radiance

This peachy-hued primer not only evens out your skin, making it perfectly flawless and ready for makeup, it is also packed with hyaluronic acid, plumping up your complexion and making it look visibly smoother and younger.

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Radiance, €36, available from Boots and TheLoop

7. Artistry Exact Fit Perfecting Concealer