The stars of Sisley

MANILA, Philippines - Talk about anti-aging: Sisley’s Top 6 products — though they may have been introduced back in the ’80s or ’90s — have not aged a bit. They remain as popular as when founder Hubert D’Ornano created Sisley, one of the first European brands to use plants and essential oils in beauty products when aromatherapy and phytotherapy were innovative ideas ahead of their time. Here are Sisley’s multi-awarded all-stars:

1) Ecological Compound: 1980

Claim to fame: The brand’s flagship product

Why it’s special: This lotion improves skin tone and suppleness, fights environmental stresses and preps skin to receive the benefits of day and night creams, maximizing their effectiveness.

2) Restorative Facial Cream with Shea Butter: 1980

Claim to fame: One of Sisley’s top 5 sellers

Why it’s special: A “rescue” product for the whole family, this restorative facial cream calms, soothes and repairs all types of damaged skin.

3) Facial Sun Cream with Botanical Extracts: 1990

Claim to fame: A revolution in sun care

Why it’s special: This protective cream introduced the concept of “sun care plus skincare benefits” to an entire generation of sun worshippers.

4) Hydra-Flash for Face: 1995

Claim to fame: Became a hit despite the fruit-acid trend

Why it’s special: This rich moisturizer vanishes upon application; it can be applied cream or mask style to provide optimum and long-lasting hydration.

5) Sisleya: 1999

Claim to fame: Several million jars of this runaway bestseller have sold since it launched.

Why it’s special: This comprehensive anti-aging cream boasts a powerful complex of plant extracts, vitamins and trace elements to renew, stimulate and retexturize skin. Daily use promises spectacular results.

6) All Day All Year: 2005

Claim to fame: An essential day cream that works like a shield.

Why it’s special: Because it provides full, daylong protection against damaging environmental factors, your skin is able to focus 100 percent on regeneration to maintain a youthful appearance.

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Sisley is available at Rustan’s.