Lulu’s War Against Ageing

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Lulu’s War Against Ageing

A few short years ago when the original pop pixie, Lulu, experienced the universal horror of discovering her first wrinkle at around the age of 40, rather than turning to the normal recourse of wailing and gnashing her teeth she decided to invest her time in trying to halt the ageing process. Recruiting the assistance of the John Frieda Hair Company’s award-winning chemist Dr. Joe Cincotta, she embarked on a project to create a series of products that ‘would do for her skin the things it was no longer doing for itself’. Since that time, Lulu has added a growing number of products to her arsenal to assist in her battles in the long-running ‘war on ageing’ and she has chosen to share her weaponry with us.

Time Bomb Hand to Hand Combat cream 75ml RRP £13.50 – Our hands have a hard time of it really; they’re more used, abused and exposed than any other part of our bodies and as a consequence more often and easily damaged, so it’s no wonder that the hands are often the first part of the body to show signs of ageing. From loose dry skin to liver spots, the signs of ageing on unhappy hands are many and varied and are precisely what Lulu set out to tackle with Hand to Hand Combat. Packed with an abundance of plumping, smoothing, soothing and nourishing ingredients, this hand cream is designed to halt the signs ageing, help reverse the damage already done and protect your hands from the daily assault they that life sees fit to throw at them. Hyaluronic acid (frequently referred to as ‘the ‘key to the fountain of youth’) smoothes out wrinkles by plumping the skin and anti-oxidant-rich olive & argan oils deeply hydrate, while white tea leaf extract – an ingredient much prized by Chinese emperors for centuries for its health-giving and rejuvenating properties – protects against free radicals and the ageing effect they have upon the skin. Lightly scented and quickly absorbed, this cream is perfect for everyday use and hands both young and old.

Time Bomb Youth Explosion Day Serum 30ml RRP £33 – The aim of Lulu’s Time Bomb products is to protect the skin from the greatest signs of ageing; ‘dullness, dryness and loss of elasticity.’ The base of the Day Serum is Beta Cella Complex - a unique formula designed to ‘re-inflate’ skin by promoting a ‘framework’ and helping to sustain its natural lipid barrier, while glycerine and bio-polymers, derived from oats, lock in moisture and ‘help to shore up skin’s basic support system’. The serum is very light weight, leaving no greasy residue and goes a surprisingly long way, even on dry winter skin. As the Gillette advert says, winter hates my face, so normally at this time of year my skin is feeling tight and my moisturiser leaves me a little oily, but with Lulu’s help my face is feeling remarkably soft and supple and looking really rather fine, even if I do say so myself! The serum is easily absorbed so works wonderfully well under your makeup and has no artificial perfume, so it will not clash with your usual scent.

Time Bomb Derm Warfare Night Serum 30ml RRP £33 – Just as the Day serum has a Beta Cella Complex base, the Night Serum is built around Rejuvastin™ Complex, which ‘targets and destroys the dull, ageing, upper layer of skin and accelerates the production of new collagen and elastin.’ Both green and white tea extracts are among the ingredients of the serum, adding their anti-oxidant properties and protecting the skin against the signs of ageing brought on by exposure to the sun, while calendula soothes the skin and glycolic acid helps in the removal of dead cells and the protection of the new and a combination of watermelon, apple and lentil extracts encourage the growth of new skin cells. Application is a simple affair; merely apply a thin layer to clean dry skin every evening, leave to dry and continue with your usual evening moisturiser. I hate to brag, but on the whole I have pretty good skin tone, so I was surprised to find that after a few days use my pores were beginning to appear smaller and my skin generally began to assume a bit of a glow and felt wonderful. Having used both serums at the same time, it is difficult for me to verify the individual claims made, but together I can happily concur with the PR statements and give a thumbs up to the Time Bomb range. I would also be really interested to see the results when used on older skin than mine.

Lulu’s Time Bomb range is available at QVC, Amazon, selected department stores including Fenwick, www.lulusplace.co.uk and victoriahealth.com

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