The journey towards healthier, better-looking skin is rooted in a good skincare regimen coupled with a clinical line up of products tailored to meet YOUR specific needs. Similar to sculpting and toning your body in the gym, you must kick your skincare routine into hyper-drive in order to achieve the dramatic results you so desperately desire. What exactly are you hiding under all of that foundation and concealer? If flawless skin is a non-negotiable this season, you simply must enlist yourself in Audrey’s Skincare Classes to learn more about the ever-changing needs of your skin. This week’s lesson is on Vitamin C, sun worshipers please listen up!

For dull, photo-aged skin that has been ravaged with time by the sun and environmental pollutants. Vitamin C helps shield the skin from dam-aging (!) effects of free radicals. Free radicals are ravenous rogue molecules, including daily environmental factors that lead to wrinkles, sunspots, and premature aging. Free-radical damage comes in many different forms that assault our skin on a daily basis; the worst part is we simply cannot escape them! Vitamin C is the only antioxidant that has been proven to increase collagen synthesis, which is essential to maintaining healthy skin from the inside out. Vitamin C is an antioxidant shortcut to protecting the skin by neutralizing free radicals. Be seen in gorgeous skin: try a C-Me Shine treatment booster with your next skincare treatment. Great for all skin ages, Vitamin C works exceptionally well for patients that suffer from Rosacea, it acts as an extra barrier of protection to those delicate little capillaries susceptible to UVA damage.

At home, you can follow up by using products infused with high potency vitamin C. I LOVE Skin Better Science's Alto Serum, which incorporates vitamin C along with 18 other powerful antioxidants designed to dynamically enhance the skins natural free radical defenses. So basically I'm obsessed!? Other skin-saving C products I also really like are the Vital C line from Image Skincare. Image uses cold pressed Mandarin peel in the formula for the most amazing aromatherapy experience. The line consists of a hydrating facial cleanser that gently removes makeup and impurities, followed by an anti-aging super light serum or a thicker cream version that contain vitamins A, C, and E to lessen the visible effects of environmentally damaged skin. Your evening dose of Image C includes an enzymatic masque that gently exfoliates the buildup of dull, dry, lifeless skin. These potent skincare products contain ingredients that are 250 times more concentrated than an orange.