Beauty sleep effect

© Helena Rubinstein

A cream that provides skin with the youthful benefits of beauty sleep. In partnership with the International Longevity Center in France, Helena Rubinstein laboratories have studied the power of sleep quality on the longevity of skin's beauty and come up with a cream that's better than a good night's sleep.

At the heart of the Nocta-Sap™ complex is Chron'algae, a micro-algae that, like melatonin (sleep hormone), acts overnight, reactivating cellular metabolism. Japanese cedar bud and Indian vigna seed encourage reconstruction of the epidermis. Evening primrose, a night-blooming Omega-6 rich flower, limits water loss. Extract of beech bud revives your skin's radiance by dawn.

Demi Moore is the face of Helena Rubinstein. She says the secret to her gravity-defying skin is night cream: "I inherited a strict skincare routine from my mother: after taking off my make-up I always use a regenerating night cream. I always do it, even if it's 4 o'clock in the morning and I'm exhausted."

Helena Rubinstein Prodigy Night Tissular, around £120 for 50ml.