The 15 Best Anti-Aging Serums for Men, From Retinoids to Wrinkle Smoothers

For example, if you just want your skin to look brighter and more radiant, you can go a long way with hydrating ingredients such as hyaluronic acid. If you have dark spots from shaving, acne, or being in the sun, then you’ll need a hyperpigmentation solution like niacinamide. And if you want overall results, you should probably reach for a retinoid, the only clinically proven way to defeat acne, wrinkles, age spots, and more.

“There is a plethora of data showing that consistent retinoid use minimises fine lines, evens skin tone, smooths texture, and decreases acne,” said Carolyn Treasure, a board-certified physician, in our ultimate guide to using retinoids.

But if you’re looking for a solution beyond the tried-and-true methods, there’s cutting-edge science involved here, too. Below, a range of anti-ageing serums backed by decades of research and filled with powerful ingredients, all designed to keep you looking like you.

GM Collin Hyaluronic Acid Filler Serum

GM Collin is primarily known as a high-end spa brand, making the kinds of products an aesthetician might use during a monthly facial. But it’s worth using its wares during your daily routine. A fan favourite is its hyaluronic acid serum, which uses multiple weights of the hydrating ingredient to fill in fine lines and wrinkles.

ReVive Peau Magnifique Serum

ReVive’s Peau Magnifique line delivers highly concentrated doses of peptides to where your skin needs them most. The result? Smoother skin, a reduced appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and healthier skin over time.

La Prairie White Caviar Pearl Infusion

One of the fastest routes to younger-looking skin is evening out the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation. La Prairie’s White Caviar line, powered by a high-performing tyrosinase inhibitor called Lumidose, is formulated to do exactly that and can start producing results within four weeks.

Epi.Logic Master Plan Collagen Growth Factor Renewal Serum

Dr Chaneve Jeanniton’s skincare line was designed to act gently but still give you noticeable results. Her collagen serum, which incorporates growth factors to help your skin plump itself up, is one of the most effective formulations we’ve tested in reducing the appearance of fine lines.

SkinMedica TNS Advanced+ Serum

A lot of skincare brands brag about eliminating fine lines. SkinMedica proudly claims that it can help you get rid of coarse wrinkles with this serum, which uses marine extracts, microalgae, and a blend of growth factors to help lift sagging skin.

Beau Domaine The Serum

Beau Domaine, Brad Pitt’s skincare line, which launched a few years ago under the name Le Domaine, is packaged in glass and wood containers that belie the years of clinical study and rigour in its ingredients. They’re designed to significantly reduce the formation of progerin, an ageing accelerator that most people start producing in their late 20s. And if this is what’s keeping Pitt looking so great in his 60s, imagine what it can do for you.

SkinCeuticals HA Intensifier

One of the best ways to make your skin look firmer and more hydrated is to start using hyaluronic acid, an ingredient that binds 1,000 times its weight in water. SkinCeuticals‘ HA Intensifier helps pull water into the skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines and accelerating wound healing.

Plated Skin Science Intense Serum

Plated Skin Science was founded by two cardiologists researching ways to regenerate heart tissue. What they discovered was that their solution could be applied topically to the face, and the before-and-after pictures from the clinical trials behind this product have to be seen to be believed. In them, you can observe everything from reduced wrinkles to erased irritation and redness.

Allies of Skin Copper Tripeptide & Ectoin Advanced Repair Serum

If you have irritation and redness, this new serum from Allies of Skin is designed to help address both. It’s especially helpful for people who’ve used a number of harsh active ingredients in their routines. If that sounds like you, try this soothing balm for a few weeks, paired with a great moisturiser, and you should start seeing benefits.

Patricks NS1

Patricks’s NS1 serum is designed to be used at night, before bed, so you can wake up to its many benefits. The formula contains granactive retinoid, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and probiotics, which work together to address wrinkles, dark spots, and skin brightness.

Orveda The Omnipotent Concentrate

Orveda gave its newest anti-ageing solution a name with a lot to live up to. But in our testing, the Omnipotent Concentrate was a deeply hydrating and easy-to-use serum that provided a number of benefits, including reduced fine lines and a pronounced brightening of the skin.

Omorovicza Midnight Renewal

Omorovicza’s Midnight Renewal serum uses retinaldehyde, a retinoid that works 11 times faster than typical retinol. If you’re looking for quick results, this is your best bet.

Mother Science Retinol Synergist

One of the major complaints about retinol is that it can irritate the skin. Mother Science sidesteps this issue with a healthy dose of an ingredient called Malasezzin, which supports the skin’s barrier even as it helps to reduce wrinkles and hyperpigmentation.

La Roche Posay Mela B3

Speaking of hyperpigmentation, La Roche Posay’s newest molecule, Mela B3, was designed to address the spots left behind by acne, shaving, and sun exposure. It’s paired with skin-brightening niacinamide to give your face the appearance of overall radiance.

Dior Sauvage Le Serum

If hydration is your focus, look no further. Dior’s new line of Sauvage skincare products uses cactus extracts to draw moisture into your face and keep it there.