With a little savvy shopping and some clever beauty tricks you can certainly be beautiful on even the tightest of budgets.
1. Dark under-eye circles and puffiness
Fatigue and slackened under-eye skin can lead to pouches and bags. Often this is caused by a build-up of lymph which needs to be regularly drained, and then firmed.
Solution: Garnier Caffeine Eye roll-On, 215ml, $18.
2. Spots & Discoloration
Years of exposure to sun and pollution can start to show in brown blotches, discoloration and age spots, which mars your complexion.
Solution: Olay Definity Tone Correcting Anti-ageing Serum, 50ml, $40.
3. Weakened, Fragile Skin
As we age, elastin and collagen supplies deteriorate and decrease, compromising the strength and resilience of our skin, leading to fragility.
Solution: Garnier Nutritionist Regenerating Daily Moisturiser, 50ml, $18.
4. Large, open pores
Often associated with oily skin, large open pores can also affect mature and ageing skin, and needs exfoliation and targeted ingredients to help reduce them.
Solution: L’Oreal Derma Genesis Cellular-Youth Creating Skincare Pore Minimising Smoother, 50ml, $31.
5. Clogged pores
Regardless of age, problem skin can result in blocked pores and bumpy skin texture.
Solution: To help extract the gunk, try a gentle warming treatment such as Biore Refine Self Heating Mask, Pack of 8, $15. Rinse off. Pores should start to clear.
6. Lacklustre skin
Dullness is now considered one of the major signs of ageing skin, as environmental aggressors can leave skin looking lacklustre.
Solution: ROC Retin-Ox+ Intensive Anti-Wrinkle Moisturiser, SPF15, 30ml, $48.
7. Menopausal/Hormonal concerns
As women reach menopause, and the hormone oestrogen decreases, the skin becomes thin, dry and sensitive.
Solution: L’Oreal Paris Age Perfect Skin Re-Support Day Cream, 50ml, $32.
8. Sagging Jaw-line
One of the hardest areas to treat, the neck and jaw-line tend to lose firmness in the late 40s.
Solution: Olay Regenerist Micro-sculpting Cream, 50ml, $50.
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