
Trinny London's new serum helps you ‘age backwards' and repairs skin in 30 mins
Trinny Woodall's popular skincare and make-up brand has just launched a new elixir that aims to restore the five key signs of skin vitality and give deliver 48 hours of hydration
If you feel as if your skin is looking dull, dehydrated and generally a little lacklustre, Trinny London's latest skincare launch might be just the thing for you, with some clever science behind it and some impressive clinical results.
Trinny London – founded by Trinny Woodall – has today dropped its newest skincare innovation, Take Back Time Elixir. This light, liquid serum penetrates deeply into the skin to restore five key signs of vitality: elasticity, smoothness, softness, luminosity and hydration – in fact, the brand's lab tests show that it increased hydration levels for 48 hours. Sounds like youth in a bottle, we think!
Take Back Time, priced at £79, contains micro-infusion technology to get its effective ingredients to penetrate to a cellular level to target the vascular network. As we age, this system slows by up to 40%, leaving our skin looking dull and and tired, the brand explains. This smart formula, however, immediately transforms dehydrated skin into skin, boosting its vitality, suppleness and hydration.
It's also been proven to have almost instant effects on the skin's health, with clinical tests showing that it repairs and strengthens the skin barrier in just 30 minutes.
And if you're wondering what an 'elixir' is and how it fits into your skincare routine, Trinny herself helpfully explains this on the website, calling it a formula that " will penetrate more deeply into your skin than a serum", explaining that two pumps should be patted into the skin after cleansing and applying serum, and before your SPF or moisturiser. "I sometimes use it just on its own when I literally have two seconds to get out of the door, then I put an SPF on top," Trinny adds.
REN Clean Skincare and Caudalie sell their own products that they calls elixirs, although both of these formulations are very different; REN's is an oil, and Caudalie's is a mist.
One customer has already tried it and left their glowing review on the Trinny London website: "Love this elixir, I haven't used anything like it before. It's between a serum and a cream and dramatically hydrates my skin," they wrote.
If you're already a fan of Trinny London or are thinking of adding a full Trinny skincare routine to your shopping basket, the brand says that Take Back Time Elixir pairs well with its bestselling Take Back Time Eye Treatment; you can even buy the two together for £130, saving you £14 compared to buying them individually.
If, however, you don't fancy adding an additional step into your skincare routine and are looking for a one-step serum that boosts radiance, we also rate Sculpted by Aimee HydraGlo serum, £30, and the new Medik8 C-Tetra Advanced, £69 – you can read our beauty editor's full review of it here.
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