How to get a dewy, luminous glow

MANILA, Philippines - Dewy skin is perhaps the trickiest to achieve. It’s all about hydration — hydrated skin is smoother, more luminous and reflects more light. Last year, Clarins revealed a new breakthrough in skin-whitening research. They discovered that skin is like a mirror, made up of millions of micro-mirrors, and that hydration plays a role in the skin’s ability to reflect light. The brand developed a Trans-Luminescent Complex, which revives all of these micro-mirrors by moisturizing skin over a 24-hour period to promote luminous, dewy skin. This complex is bottled in a day and night duo: Clarins White Plus Brightening Hydrating Emulsion SPF20/PA+++/Oil-Free and Clarins White Plus Smoothing Brightening Night Cream.

When skin is dehydrated, it cannot reflect light. Skin is rough, looks dull and spots are more visible — blame this on UV rays, pollution, air conditioning and other external factors during the day, and at night, moisture evaporates from the skin at a rate that’s 25 percent faster. The Trans-Luminescent Complex gets its whitening power from sandspurry extract and diminishes dark spots by 61 percent. It also contains “hyaluronic acid of high molecular weight” to constantly hydrate the skin from the surface to revive its light-reflecting properties as well as keep it looking dewy, not oily.

Hyaluronic acid of low molecular weight restores the skin’s deep-water reserves to reflect light, while those with high molecular weight, reinforced with plant-originated glycerol, help improve skin hydration on the surface. The day and night duo also contains gingko biloba extracts that reduce the appearance of a dull, yellow skintone and sandspurry to regulate melanin production.

During the day, Clarins Brightening Hydrating Emulsion SPF20/PA+++/Oil-Free brightens, hydrates, protects and mattifies skin. It’s an oil-free, milky emulsion with UV filters and white tea extract to help protect against UVA/UVB and external stressors. It melts onto the skin and makes it soft and smooth, also making for a good makeup base.

At night, Clarins Smoothing Brightening Night Cream hydrates to improve fairness and translucency. The brightening cream benefits from the skin’s natural ability to regenerate faster at night and removes dead skin cells that reduce the reflecting properties of the skin. Dead skin cells are responsible for a dark, uneven complexion. In addition, it delivers intense moisture to counteract water loss that occurs at night.

First, cleanse with Clarins White Plus Pearl-to-Cream Brightening Cleanser, followed by a White Plus treatment lotion. During the day, apply the White Plus Brightening Hydrating Emulsion and at night, the White Plus Night Cream.

Clarins White Plus Brightening Hydrating Emulsion SPF20/PA+++/Oil-Free (P3,350) and Clarins White Plus Smoothing Brightening Night Cream (P3,850) are exclusively available at Rustan’s Makati and Clarins Skin Spa, Rustan’s Shangri-La, Rustan’s Ayala Center Cebu, Rustan’s Gateway, and Essences Rockwell.