Friday, January 3, 2025

Beauty serums are fast, no-nonsense – and do three jobs in one | Sali Hughes on beauty

The best ones take the guesswork out of a skincare routine, tackling dullness, dehydration, poor texture and lines

The beauty industry’s great fallacy is that its customer base is made up of (cue nauseating marketing portmanteau) “skintellectuals” – people who have the time, interest and wherewithal to understand the difference between a peptide, a retinoid and a humectant – and the inclination to apply all three in a single routine.

In reality, most people do not have a specific interest in skincare and have other priorities, which is why I know that suggesting a serum is already pushing my luck, so it had better work hard for its time and money.

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