The Most Promising Anti-Agers for 2017

When gravity gets to you (ugh), this cream will do the heavy lifting. Ten years of research determined that mature skin has “pockets” in the deepest layers that droop, causing sagging and loss of volume. Applied day and night, this formula promises to fight slouching jawlines and restores plumpness to facial contours.

Shiseido Bio-Performance LiftDynamic Cream, $148, Sephora.

For those of us not lucky enough to call one of the four “blue” zones home (places where there are more centenarians than anywhere else on the planet: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Icaria, Greece), Chanel tapped skincare ingredients native to these areas for maximum skin longevity.

Chanel Blue Serum, $140, Hudson’s Bay.

Yes, it’s a splurge. When caviar water is number one on the ingredients list, you’d better expect to pay a premium. You won’t believe the softness and hydration this lotion (designed as a booster to be applied on freshly cleansed skin, just before your serum) achieves. 

La Prairie Skin Caviar Essence-in-Lotion, $330, Holt Renfrew.

This serum quenches skin and improves its texture, thanks to rhamnose, a plant sugar derived from silver birch trees, coupled with hyaluronic acid fragments that penetrate deep to activate the genes involved with skin rejuvenation and firming.

Liftactiv Serum 10 Supreme, $59, Vichy.

It’s hard to find a good serum at a drugstore price. This product’s silky texture feels amazing on skin; plus, lines are smoothed and texture is refined, thanks to the potent antioxidant formula featuring blackberry-leaf extract.

Absolutely Ageless Intensive Renewal Serum, $30, Aveeno.

Any time you read the word restore on a skincare label, it seems too good to be true. But this luxe cream really gets to work at shoring up skin’s moisture barrier (that all-important outermost layer of the skin) so moisture is locked in and skin is healthier overall. The 2:4:2 formulation (2 percent pure ceramides, 4 percent natural cholesterol and 2 percent fatty acids) helps cocoon your complexion.

SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2, $148, BeautySense.

The key smoothing ingredient, 10 percent glycolic acid, is your exfoliating BFF. It erases roughness and fine lines, and can help minimize dark spots. This new formula also includes antioxidants like vitamin E and calming hibiscus extract. Remember, glycolic acid can make you more sun-sensitive, so slather skin with SPF 30 or higher any time you head outside.

NeoStrata Glycolic Renewal Antioxidant Smoothing Serum, $49, Well.ca.

Dermalogica’s beloved Daily Microfoliant goes next level with a new formula. The baby-fine powder exfoliator is mixed with water into a paste and massaged onto skin to refine texture without friction and mop up environmental pollution with activated charcoal. Rice bran extract and niacinamide ensure skin isn’t irritated.

Daily Superfoliant, $83, Dermalogica.