LA PRAIRIE CELLULAR SWISS ICE CRYSTAL DRY OIL,$500

Star ingredients: Swiss Ice Crystal Complex - made from purple saxifrage (a flowering plant that grows in the arctic), alpine snowbell extract and Swiss snow algae - to help skin combat stress. It also contains the antioxidant, sea buckthorn berry oil.

If you are travelling to a wintry climate, mix the oil into a heavier cream moisturiser to help skin stay hydrated.

CHLOE CREME DE LA ROSE CENTIFOLIA ROSE HYDRATING MASK, $110

Star ingredients:Rosa Centifolia Complex - blended from the rosa centifolia flower, which is known for its antioxidant and soothing properties, shea butter and glycerol.

Gently wipe this leave-on mask off after applying a thin layer on your skin for 10 minutes.

LA MER THE LIFTING AND FIRMING MASK, $330, available at La Mer counters from next month

Star ingredients: La Mer's signature Miracle Broth and the new Concentrated Lifting Ferment, which is blended from antioxidant-rich brown algae, marine peptides and marine plant stem cells.

There is no need to wash this mask off. Massage it into your skin, leave it for 10 minutes and follow up with a moisturiser.

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