CREPEY NECK

Reduce the appearance of the dreaded turkey neck with these products, which promise to smooth over fine lines and maintain a firmer, more youthful-looking nape (though not staying glued to your phone with your head bent over helps too).

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Reduce the appearance of the dreaded turkey neck with these products, which promise to smooth over fine lines and maintain a firmer, more youthful-looking nape (though not staying glued to your phone with your head bent over helps too).

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1. Chanel Le Lift Skin-recovery Sleep Mask, $174 

Reduce the look of fine lines while you sleep by applying this overnight mask to delicate areas. Infused with the complex 3.5-DA and silk proteins, it tackles skin’s loss of elasticity, and promises to lift and firm the face, neck and even decolletage. 

2. 3Lab Perfect Neck Cream, US$95 (S$131), http://www.net-a-porter.com

Its “magic ingredient” is its Bio-engineered Renewal complex that contains Nano-Claire GY, which supposedly mimics hormones that boost collagen and elastin production. The addition of zinc, copper, magnesium and Lumiskin complex helps reduce the appearance of fine lines, while firming and brightening.  

3. Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Serum For Neck And Decolletage, $110

A lightweight serum that combats ageing and pigmentation woes, it uses the brand’s signature Multi-target Vitamin C and Spot Deacti-complex, along with sugar alcohol xylitol, to refine skin’s texture. 

4. Hada Labo Lifting + Firming Cream, $41.90 

This cream’s combination of Elasgrow complex, Tetrapeptide-5 and soya milk ferment filtrate supposedly boosts skin’s elastin production for a more radiant, youthful-looking complexion. 

5. L’Occitane Harmonie Divine Cream, $280 

Infused with the powerful anti-ageing botanical extracts (jania rubens and immortelle millesimee), this velvety cream not only smooths expression lines and wrinkles, but also promises to plump skin from within. 

6. Clarins Extra-firming Neck Anti-wrinkle Rejuvenating Cream, $125

Our daily flexing and rotating movements can cause lines to form around the neck. This lightweight cream targets this problem with sunflower, organic green banana and lemon thyme extracts that supposedly help firm and strengthen skin, while boosting collagen and elastin production.  

7. YSL Beauty Forever Youth Liberator Y-shape Creme, $189 

This is enriched with Glycanactif Y-complex and iris florentina extract to lift and firm skin, especially around the face, neck and decolletage, for a more defined- looking profile. 

8. Origins Plantscription Powerful Lifting Neck And Decollete Treatment, $110

Infused with goji berry, sweet almond, anogeissus bark and commiphora extracts, this botanically-rich serum promises to “lift” skin. The addition of salicylic acid and glucosamine help refine and smooth the complexion.