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Just over six months ago, I made a big – no, huge – change to the skincare routine I had so dearly clung to for the past 15 or so years. I did it on the promise that a new range would deliver even better results than the best-selling Boots No 7 Protect & Perfect goodies I’d been using religiously to stave off the signs of ageing. At 49, I thought I looked pretty good for my age, so figured if I could continue to do so as I crossed the 50 threshold , then why not give it a go? To be fair, this new super-range was another offering from Boots No 7, but this time it was its Future Renew brand , something that had been 15 years in the making and was creating a lot of buzz among beauty insiders.

So what made it so special? The world-first formula contained a ‘super peptide’ called pepticology, which is designed to kickstart a healing process that helps reduce the reduce the signs of wrinkles and hyperpigmentation , as well as other natural skin conditions that come with ageing, such as lack of luminosity, dryness, and loss of firmness (sob!). While peptides are great for the skin anyway, this new technology – which No 7 hope to get patented – couldn’t be found in any other product. It was said to take about four weeks for.

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