Belo Essentials SunExpert sunscreen for Face (SPF40 PA+++) and Body (SPF 60 PA+++)
(P299.75 for Face and P449.75 for Body, available in Watsons)

Sunblock is the best anti-aging cream, according to Dr. Vicki Belo. "Applying sunblock a day keeps the wrinkles away," says the doctor to the stars. Hence, Dra. Belo and her daughter Cristalle launched their own sunblock line recently, which offer longer skin protection and the same key benefits against sun damage. The products are non-sticky, water-resistant, fragrance-free, light-weight, hypo-allergenic, and dermatologist-tested.

Clinique Youth Surge Age Decelerating Moisturizer SPF 15/PA++
(P3,650)

Keep your skin moisturized, as dry skin is more prone to fine lines and wrinkles. Use a moisturizer for your skin type that also protects your face from the sun with SPF and PA++. This new moisturizer from Clinique, best for sensitive, combination to oily skin, helps combat damage from daytime exposure to environmental assaults, like sun and pollution. It helps protect fragile and healthy collagen, helping maintain skin’s resilience and suppleness and deter future formation of lines and wrinkles. It also has UVA/UVB protection that helps guard against the UV “aging” rays which cause future lines and wrinkles.

Good Skin Labs Eyliplex-2 Eye Lift + Circle Reducer
(P2,800, available in Watsons and Beauty by SM Department Stores)

Not only should you use a separate cream for your eye area (you already know that skin in that area is more sensitive and fragile), you should also use two types of treatment for it! No need to buy two different products, however. Eyliplex-2 (from the same brand that brought you Tri-Aktiline) is a dual system eye treatment: it has a fast-acting day gel that smooths and lifts lines, making wrinkles less visible, and a long-lasting night balm that repairs, restores firmness, and reduces dark circles. Look instantly younger and less tired in eight weeks.

Pond's Age Miracle Concentrated Resurfacing Serum
(P599, available in department stores nationwide)

Who says you need to break the bank to look younger? This latest technology in skin care from Pond's helps diminish skin sagging, and gives skin a tighter and more uplifted feel. The best part? You don't need to shell out more than a few hundred pesos for it, and a lot of women have attested that this concentrated product works.

Etude House Moistfull Collagen Balm
(P898, available in Etude House's Megamall branch and counter in Beauty by SM in Makati)

Your makeup can serve as an anti-aging agent, if you're not a fan of layering products. Use a foundation with anti-aging effects. Etude House's Moistfull Collagen Balm leaves your skin moisturized, restored, and naturally glowing and flawless.

Clinique Youth Surge Night Age Decelerating Night Moisturizer
(P3,650)

After being exposed to sun, stress, and pollution all day, rejuvenate your skin at night. Apply a moisturizer that provides skin the power to fight against lines, wrinkles, and signs of aging while you sleep. Building on the scientific principle that optimal cellular activity and regeneration occurs at night when skin is not exposed to harmful elements, Clinique's new night moisturizer utilizes groundbreaking technology to help extend the “lifespan” of skin and visibly restore youth to aging skin. Skin gains that energized “8-hour effect” come morning and looks rested, refreshed.

Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream
(P1,299)

Let's face it--the regular salary of a Cosmo chick cannot cover a face lift or all those expensive anti-aging treatments. Luckily, there's an affordable cream that delivers practically the same results--a firmer, tighter look and well-hydrated skin--at a fraction of the price. Highly popular abroad, this micro-sculpting cream contains a potent combination of ingredients that addresses sagging and wrinkles by addressing both collagen and turgor loss. It contains a potent anti-oxidant that protects skin’s collagen from harmful UV rays and free radicals.

Murad Oil-Free Sunblock SPF 30 Age-Proof Suncare
(Available in Rustan's Department Store)

Take your sun protection to the highest level by investing in this oil-free sunblock from skin care household name Murad. Their Age-Proof Suncare is patented, Pomegranate-infused, and collagen-enhancing. This specific product is geared toward protecting, repairing, and preventing future moisture loss due to sun exposure.

Hawaiian Tropic Facial Age-Defying Facial Lotion SPF 30
(Available in Rustan's Department Stores)

While applying sunscreen is already your first line of defense against skin-aging UV rays, protect yourself even better by applying a sunscreen that actually works as an anti-aging treatment, like this one from sun product brand Hawaiian Tropic.

The Body Shop Nutriganics Smoothing Eye Cream
(P1,195)

There is a growing demand for organic beauty products, and if there's any part of your face you should prioritize when you make the shift, be sure it's your delicate eye area. Try this organic eye cream from The Body Shop, a gentle, lightweight treatment to smooth and soften the eye area to enhance its appearance, and help brighten and even out the skin tone under the eye. The eye cream also helps enhance skin suppleness and features organic botanical and Community Trade organic babassu oil from Brazil.

The Body Shop Nutriganics Smoothing Night Cream
(P1,395)

If you like organic skin care products, then this will fast become your beauty-sleep product of choice. This organic night cream from The Body Shop is extra rich and conditions and revitalizes skin overnight. It provides long-lasting hydration for up to 24 hours, helping replenish skin moisture levels and smooth skin at the first signs of aging. It leaves skin feeling velvety soft and smooth.

The Body Shop Nutriganics Refreshing Toner
(P895)

Another indication of skin aging is enlarged pores. Keep your pores tight and your skin smooth by toning after washing. This organic toner from The Body Shop revitalizes and soothes skin without drying. It also helps prepare your skin to absorb your daily moisturizer better.

Avon's Anew Clinical Derma-Full Facial Filling Cream
(P635)

Another way to restore youthful-looking skin, without going under the knife, is to "fill in" those fine lines and wrinkles. You may want to try this affordable one from Avon, a non-invasive, first-ever at-home treatment that restores youthful facial fullness and plumps out wrinkles and deep folds. It boasts of pharmaceutical-grade hyaluronic acid, an anti-aging ingredient used by dermatologists for facial-filling injections.

Mineral Flowers Moisturizing Day Cream with Chamomile
(P650, available in Watsons and Beauty by SM in Megamall, Mall of Asia, Makati, Cubao, and North Edsa)

If you have sensitive and very dry skin, apply a moisturizing day cream with chamomile, which has skin healing properties and contains anti-oxidants, like this one from Mineral Flowers.

Mineral Flowers Facial Wash with Almond Blossom
(P430, available in Watsons and Beauty by SM in Megamall, Mall of Asia, Makati, Cubao, and North Edsa)

If you have dry skin, be more picky about the products you use to wash your face. Use a facial wash with almond blossom, which contains Vitamin E, a powerful anti-oxidant. Try this wash from Mineral Flowers, which also contains beeswax, a natural emulsifier and skin healer, and mineral water from the Dead Sea, which contains 26 minerals that help regenerate skin.

Mineral Flowers Wash Off Mask with Rose and Geranium
(P710, available in Watsons and Beauty by SM in Megamall, Mall of Asia, Makati, Cubao, and North Edsa)

If you have normal or combination skin, renew your face by applying a wash-off mask at least once a week. Best to get a formulation that has rose and geranium, which has skin regeneration and lifting properties, like this one from Mineral Flowers.

Etude House Hand Bouquet Rich Butter Hand And Heel Cream
(P378)

Do not neglect your hands and feet when you start an anti-aging skin regimen. Apply moisturizing products with shea butter to keep skin on those parts soft, smooth, and young-looking (yes, your hands and feet do reveal your age, too!). This hand and heel cream from Etude House has the rich essence of Shea Butter that moisturizes and nourishes both hands and feet with an improved anti-wrinkle formula.