Put simply, TFC5 includes biomimetic peptides, moisture-enhancing proteins and protective antioxidants to nourish the skin barrier, improve elasticity and kickstart renewal but at levels designed for a younger 18 to 35-year-old audience.
To test drive the formulas, Dua took the lab samples on tour. “I was like, this is the perfect test if my skin can keep up with all the travelling and the dancing and the sweating and the makeup. When it [Dua’s skin] was showing up for me, even on the hardest days, I was like, OK, we’re onto a winner.” She added that she noticed her skin was calmer and felt stronger, too. “Sometimes I tend to get a little bit of redness. And it really kind of took a lot of that away.”
In a very un-celeb move, she’s more excited about letting her skin “reset and recharge” rather than jump on a new, trending makeup look for the upcoming party season. “With my tour wrapping up towards the end of the year, I’m really just looking forward to giving my skin a bit of a break from makeup and leaning into more of a natural, less-is-more look,” she says.
As for Dua’s top tip for reinvigorating dull, winter skin? Instead of highlighter, “I always use the Supercharged Glow Complex to help give my skin that glowy look and keep it hydrated at the same time. It’s like magic in a bottle and goes to work immediately after you put it on.” See you in the queue.
My verdict on every product in the DUA collection:
I was one of the first beauty editors to receive top-secret lab samples from the DUA skincare range, here are my honest thoughts:
DUA Balancing Cream Cleanser
DUA Balancing Cream Cleanser
One of my favourite types of cleanser is a cream-to-foam formula because it does the job of lifting away makeup and daily grime but is still gentle on the skin. I like how the DUA Balancing Cream Cleanser left my pores feeling squeaky clean without stripping my skin and that there’s even the hero TFC5 complex in this step, alongside prebiotics to help balance the skin, tsubaki oil to melt away makeup and lipids to hydrate.
DUA Supercharged Glow Complex
DUA Supercharged Glow Complex
I’m actually obsessed with this product. For the past few weeks, the Glamour team has been asking what I’m using on my skin as it’s defying winter’s grey, dull, withered legacy. Well, team here it is – a vitamin-packed serum designed to firm the skin and give it a mega-watt glow with TFC5, niacinamide and a non-irritating marine ingredient that mimics retinol.
DUA Renewal Cream
DUA Renewal Cream
This is a really good moisturiser because it strikes the balance between being deeply hydrating and not being heavy or pore-clogging. I love how it leaves my skin feeling bouncy, but it is also powered by some scientifically heavyweight ingredients, including TFC5 and a peptide to keep the skin barrier strong. Better still, I like how Dua has made this a very inclusive product. It plays nicely with sensitive and spot-prone skin, too, thanks to a blend of amino acids and pre- and postbiotics to calm any redness and balance the skin.
For more from Fiona Embleton, GLAMOUR’s Associate Beauty Director, follow her on @fiembleton.
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