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"  Photo: Getty Images Once upon a time, it seemed perfectly fine to slather yourself in tanning oil or dive under the covers with a face caked in makeup. Those days are long gone. According to Nicky Kinnaird, founder of cult luxury beauty retailer Space NK, it&amp;#039;s never too early\u2014or late\u2014to start developing a skin-care regimen tailored to your age. Here, she shares her top tips for scoring gorgeous skin in your twenties, thirties, and beyond; plus, she reveals the tricks of the trade that will keep those telltale wrinkles at bay.  What is your skin-care mantra? Your lifestyle shows in your face. Lit-from-within skin is one trend that is here to stay. After all, a glow is a hallmark of health. It means skin cells are rebuilding collagen and turning over quickly\u2014all signs of youthful skin.  What is the biggest mistake most women make with regards to skin care? 1.Buying a product they have read about in the press or seen a celebrity endorsement [for] without ascertaining if it really is appropriate for their skin needs. 2. Assuming their tinted moisturizer or foundation offers sufficient SPF protection. To be effective, it would have to be so heavily troweled on that you would not want to be seen wearing it. Using a broad-spectrum sunscreen as a separate step 365 days of the year, rather than relying on what is within your primer, tinted moisturizer, or foundation, is one of the most effective anti-aging skin care steps you can take. 3. Not complying with a skin-care regimen they have bought into because it&amp;#039;s too complex or time-consuming. Be truthful with how much time you are willing to dedicate to skin care and adopt a regime that fits this. What sort of skin-care routine should a woman in her twenties follow? Gentle yet thorough cleansing morning and evening coupled with regular exfoliation to keep pores clear and remove dead skin cells. You may want to consider investing in a Clarisonic Facial Cleansing Brush and use this with a gentle, wash-off cleanser such as Colbert MD&amp;#039;s Purifying Facial Cleanser to ensure skin remains balanced, clear, and radiant. Then follow with an antioxidant-charged moisturizer and light eye cream to protect skin from environmental stressors such as pollution, central heating, and smoke and round this off with a daily application of SPF 30. Remember, you are what you eat. Incorporating omega-3 fatty acids into your diet by eating salmon twice a week or taking a supplement helps keep skin supple. Also, go easy on the sugar as it forms AGEs (advanced glycation end-products) that weaken skin&amp;#039;s support system, leading to fine lines and wrinkles.  Photo: Courtesy of Clarisonic And in her thirties? Never skimp on the eye cream. Protecting this delicate area with big sunglasses and SPF helps prevent new fine lines from forming, but to lessen the appearance of existing ones, use an eye treatment day and night. My personal favorite is Zelens Triple-Action Advanced Eye Cream. Pores unfortunately get more noticeable as we get older. As well as brightening and exfoliating dead skin cells, daily peels can help to reduce the appearance of pores in two ways: They clear out sebum and dirt accumulated in them and they stimulate the collagen and elastin production in skin, which may help diminish their appearance. Best results tend to be achieved through the combination of several alpha and beta hydroxy acids, including glycolic, working synergistically, rather than one acid at higher strength that can be irritating. Apply an anti-aging serum with peptides, retinol, or vitamin C immediately after a peel and follow this with a barrier-boosting moisturizer. Invest in a serum specific to your particular needs that you can wear under your daily moisturizer and apply it from your d\u00E9collet\u00E9 to your hairline to ensure that your neck and chest, which often show the first signs of aging, reap the benefits, too. Antioxidants work best in combination and ideally when contained in a serum, as they can penetrate faster when applied to bare skin. Lycopene, beta-carotene, resveratrol, and lutein are all good. Botanical oils such as argan and African marula can be helpful in increasing the skin&amp;#039;s tolerance of some anti-aging ingredients thanks to their anti-inflammatory properties.   What should a woman be doing as she hits her forties?  Evening out hyper-pigmentation and sun damage is key to younger-looking skin. Many botanicals and vitamins (such as vitamins C and B3) help fade spots by interrupting melanin production. It is best to use these in combination with antioxidants by day and in the evening with a retinoid or alpha hydroxy acid to correct skin tone. Just remember there are no magic bullet solutions. It takes time to fade spots and expect to start seeing an improvement in six to eight weeks. A controlled dose of inflammation can make skin look younger, such as from a mild peel, microdermabrasion scrub, or a home laser. When inflammation is short in duration, it initiates the skin&amp;#039;s repair process, which in turn boosts collagen production and helps smooth and firm the skin. Chronic inflammation is a whole other matter and can be caused by skin complaints such as rosacea, stress, smoking, alcohol, sun damage, or glycation. Cutting sugar and unhealthy white starches from your diet, reducing alcohol consumption, wearing sunscreen, exercising daily, and taking omega-3 daily can help reduce inflammation. Topical anti-inflammatories such as green tea extract, grape seed, argan and marula oils, ceramides, and aloe are also helpful.  Skin was built to be lustrous. Follow these two crucial steps to brighten up and regain radiance: Apply a broad-spectrum sunblock with antioxidants daily to prevent both UV rays and free radicals from foiling skin&amp;#039;s ability to repair itself. It&amp;#039;s equally vital to slough skin with a chemical exfoliant (not a gritty physical scrub) such as glycolic acid to speed cell turnover without irritation. Here Cane &amp;amp;amp; Austin&amp;#039;s Retexturizing Treatment Pads for daily use, come into their own, while Natura Biss\u00E9&amp;#039;s Glyco Peel offers a once-a-week, 10-minute solution for the time-pressed. Both rid the skin of dulling, dead cells to reveal the smoother, fresher skin beneath the surface.    Photo: Courtesy of Cane &amp;amp;amp; Austin And the fifties? Hydrate with skin-plumping hyaluronic acid. Regrettably, our natural stores of hyaluronic acid decrease as we age, so skin appears thinner and less firm. Retinol can stimulate collagen production, while glycolic acid at 10-percent strength improves the quality of the skin, helping to decrease fine lines and wrinkles. A healthier diet also shows in your skin. There is data showing that 500mg of vitamin C twice a day can help the body produce collagen, while CoQ10 helps cells repair themselves and omega-3 fatty acids will help strengthen the moisture barrier so skin retains more water and looks firmer. What about skin-care treatments? How does a woman&amp;#039;s need for these change as she ages? Irrespective of age, we all need to exfoliate. In your twenties, you do it to get all the makeup, dirt, and pollution out of your pores. In your fifties, you do it for the anti-aging benefits. So whatever your skin issue, use an appropriate daily peel pad for quick and easy results while working towards long-term improvements. Consider masks once or twice a week to maximize results. If you are prone to redness or sensitivity, proceed at a more cautions pace; try peel pads every other day and masks once a week. What can a young woman do to keep her skin healthy without resorting to products?  Your lifestyle shows in your face and body, so I am a great believer in working from the inside out as well as the outside in. Regular exercise, healthy nutritional habits, good hydration levels, decompression time, and a sound night&amp;#039;s sleep go a long way towards promoting a youthful appearance. When you are sleep-deprived your body produces the stress hormone cortisol, which can cause skin cells to break down over time. Train yourself to sleep on your back and if necessary, try a support pillow. Tossing and turning with your face smushed into a pillow pulls at skin and causes creases which, as we get older, just don&amp;#039;t disappear quite as quickly after waking! There is no question you also have to work harder on your nutrition as the years go by. I am a great believer in an antioxidant-rich, high-protein diet and try and stick to New York-based trainer and nutritional expert David Kirsch&amp;#039;s rule of &amp;quot;If it doesn&amp;#039;t swim, fly, or grow out of the ground, don&amp;#039;t go there.&amp;quot; What sort of skin-care products do you find to be a waste of time, or not necessarily required? Traditional toners are now superfluous, as well-formulated cleansers wash cleanly away. I also like to streamline my regimen wherever possible so why not ensure your cleanser also efficiently removes eye makeup? Try Eve Lom&amp;#039;s Cleanser, which gently removes even the most stubborn waterproof mascara. What celebrity has the perfect skin, in your opinion?  Jennifer Lopez has amazing skin that appears to glow from within. Related: Space NK Widens Its Reach in the U.S.  Nicky Kinnaird; Photo: Courtesy of Space NK "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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