Monday 15 February 2010

(Age) spot the difference...


One thing we know from reader feedback is that it isn't so much lines and wrinkles that bother women, with ageing - it's pigmentation. Sun spots. Age spots. Call them what you will, but they are A Big Beauty Woe. So: we're intrigued by the launch for Clinique's new Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector, which makes some pretty wowzer claims - for instance, that it's as effective as some of the prescription products which target this problem. We've been assured that all claims have been passed by their legal department - so we'll be fascinated to see what our Beauty Bible panellists say, when they get their hands (or rather, their sun-spotted faces) on this product, which is seen here with Dr. Daniel Yarosh - the very charming boffin who is now head science genius at Estée Lauder Worldwide. (Of course he's got a more technical title, but ours sums up what Daniel actually does.) Amusingly, we had to fight our way through a posse of Spanish journalists puffing on cigarettes on the frozen steps outside the launch venue for this skincare breakthrough. More antioxidants, anyone?