While characterful laughter lines are all well and good, what’s the key to slowing the aging process? A highly effective cleanser, something to take off that unattractive shine, and a good moisturiser to brighten and hydrate – plus sun protection. Forget fancy packaging and scents: it’s about simple all-in-ones that do the business. Key products: The daily essential – Super Moisture Blam from Clarins Skincare; The morning after – Crème de la Mer eye concentrate or Clinique all about eyes; the one-stop skin sorter – Sisley Susleyum for men. Clued-in guys have been buying into Japanese brand Shu Uemura for years and now it is exclusively at Brown Thomas Dublin. Push on past the displays of crazy eyelashes and make a beeline for the skincare, which is high on performance and low on ostentation, with unisex packaging. The bestselling Radiance Boosting Lotion and the UV Under Base Mousse is light, non-greasy, minimises pores, calms redness and controls sebum. It’s the ideal stuff to sort that oily T-zone – yet no one will be able to tell you’re wearing anything on your skin. If you’re in your mid-30s-plus, go for the Phyto-Black anti-ageing range. Shu’s legendary cleansing oils (from €34) are great for shaving; if you have oily skin, go for the new Gentle Cleansing Oil-in-Gel (€30), which comes in a neat tube.