A good skincare routine unquestionably includes hydrating serums. These products contain active ingredients such as vitamins and antioxidants that deeply penetrate the skin, all the while boosting the positive effects of your other skincare staples. During the colder months, when the skin tends to become dry and dull, a serum is an absolute essential as it multiplies the efficiency of your hydrating cream. Here is a list of our favourite hydrating serums, ready to take their rightful place on your bathroom shelf.
Hydra-Essentiel Bi-phase Serum, Clarins
With skin-quenching organic leaf of life extract —a succulent plant that enhances the skin’s ability to retain moisture— this serum leaves the skin plump, radiant and perfectly hydrated.
$59. Clarins.ca
Vinosource S.O.S Thirst-Quenching Serum, Caudalie
This Caudalie bestseller captures and diffuses water to restore the skin’s moisture barrier, leaving it supple and fresh. The SOS solution is also formulated with organic grape water to stimulate the skin’s internal hydrating mechanism.
$59. Caudalie.ca
B-Hydra Intensive Hydratation Serum, Drunk Elephant
This vegan serum from beauty brand Drunk Elephant features pineapple ceramide, which boosts the skin’s luminosity and improves texture and tone, provitamin B5, which improves the skin barrier’s function, and sodium hyaluronate, which deeply hydrates the skin and promotes firmness.
$63. Sephora.ca
Hydro-Plumping Re-Texturizing Serum Concentrate, Kiehl’s
This skin-plumping serum is able to penetrate up to 10 surface layers to hydrate the skin and smooth the appearance of fine lines. With a “filling effect” this serum improves the skin’s bouncy appearance for younger-looking skin.
$78. Kiehls.ca
Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir, Charlotte Tilbury
This super-hydrating serum is formulated with polyglutamic acid, an ingredient four times more powerful than hyaluronic acid. This is the secret to your skin’s best future!
$40. Charlottetilbury.com
Plump Jelly Serum, Moon Juice
Made with hyaluronic acid which deeply hydrates the skin, beet amino acid which delivers water into your skin’s cells, silver ear mushroom, which locks in hydration for long-term moisture, and Tocotrienols, which helps preserve elasticity — this vegan serum is a skincare dream.
$74. Revolve.com
Luminous Deep Hydratation Firming Serum, Tatcha
This firming serum features a blend of Okinawa red algae and hyaluronic acid to help nourish and tighten the skin. With 23-k gold aiding in a lit-from-within look, this serum defines pure hydration.
$121. Tatcha.com
Active Botanical Serum, Vintner’s Daughter
This luxurious serum is formulated with 22 of the world’s most nutrient-rich botanicals for nourishing and restorative moisture. With 100 % natural ingredients this is a beautista’s favourite.
$234, at revolve.com
Hyaluronic Serum, Dr. Barbara Sturm
If Bella Hadid trusts Dr. Barbara Sturm, so do we! This hyaluronic serum features molecules that bind moisture and replenish skin, providing long-term hydration and more supple-looking skin.
$145. Sephora.ca
Although the items featured in this round up were selected by our editors based on product effectiveness, we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.
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