The best skincare products will turn you into a self-care king (2025)

For a deeper, more nourishing moisturiser, check out Kiehl's Ultra Cream and Horace's Firming Gel. Both will rekindle your skin's ability to self-hydrate without feeling too thick or clammy.

The final important stage of facial hydration is securing a quality night cream. After your evening shower, locking in moisture and rehydrating is key to fighting off acne and reinforcing all the hard work you've put into moisturising throughout the day. Night creams are typically a bit thicker and directly boost the moisture in your skin's sub-layers.

Your face goes through a lot of wear and tear through the day – particularly in a blustery, rain-laden Great British spring – so using a night cream to prepare your skin for the day ahead will ensure less cracked, dehydrated cheeks through the week.

Our favourite option is Kiehl's Midnight Recovery cream, which boasts a rich, omega-filled formula that's so luxurious you can feel it working instantly. If you've got the cash to splash, Paris Supremya is among the most bougie night creams available. Not only do you earn bragging rights for working with such high-end products, but you'll be taking advantage of industry-leading ingredients to rehydrate the skin and feel younger, stronger and more supple.

Congrats, you've moved on from the basic level of skincare and are now graduating to targeting specific issues. Eye serums combat bags, wrinkles, crows feet and all blemishes around your eyes, pulling the skin tight, hydrating pores and allowing you to reclaim that youthful, bouncy energy. The skin around your eyes is incredibly thin, requiring special attention to retain its plump, springy properties. Murad's Youth Renewal is a godsend when you need to brighten up after a hangover or a particularly bad night's sleep, for example, lifting the skin and strengthening the skin to give you that perky “yes-I'm-awake-and-ready” look.

Patricks' ES2 takes a no-nonsense stance on puffy, sagging eyes. It uses a combination of Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Oat Kernel Extract, and Niacinamide to revitalise blotchy skin. The useful roller top is great for applying the cream – recommended twice a day – for a quick top-up when you notice tired-looking eyes throughout the day.

Look for creams and tinctures containing Hyaluronic acid. This acid burrows deeper into the skin to draw moisture up to the surface and lock it in.

If there's one carrot we're all chasing throughout life, it's to look younger, right? Eternal youth may not be on the cards, but you can certainly prolong your skin's vibrant youth if you incorporate an anti-ageing cream into your routine. Two key ingredients to watch out for, if you're hoping to roll back the years, are ceramide and collagen. Typically, you'll find both in the same cream, as they both combat signs of ageing.

As you age, your skin loses both ceramide (a fatty acid naturally produced in your body) and collagen, so replenishing these stores with a quality cream is a surefire way to eliminate wrinkles and sagging skin.

A favourite option for us is Q+A's Ceramide cream, which is a cheap combat tool to tackle sallow skin. A great alternative if money is less of a barrier is Murad's wrinkle corrector, which boosts elasticity and pumps the top layer of skin full of moisture, working hard to give you that energised, youthful look.

Ready to crank up your skincare routine to 11? LED face masks are a new bleeding edge of skincare, utilising dozens of tiny LED red lights to stimulate tissue recovery, collagen production and blood flow to the face. If we told you LED light therapy was initially used by the military to heal wounds faster, would you believe us? Well, you should, because it's true. And while you're not taking flak from gunfire, as far as we're concerned, your acne deserves no less intense treatment.