"Cat Deeley's £17-a-Week 'Real Life Filter' Treatment Erased My Wrinkles in Just 4 Weeks—No More Looking Knackered!"

I AM the first to admit I rarely look my best on the school run – with two kids under ten to get ready and out of the house every morning, I don’t have time to pull together stylish outfits.

But a throwaway comment at the school gates stopped me dead in my tracks and had me rushing to the nearest mirror in a panic.

Beauty editor Bethan King, 45, pictured before testing out a new injectable credited with giving TV’s Cat Deeley her youthful glow Beth tracked down Cat Deeley’s aesthetics doctor, Dr Joney De Souza, to try the Skinvive treatmentCredit: Sonja Horsman Commisioned by The Sun

Like most women my age – and despite a full-on routine and occasional – I still have and crepey skin.

Yet given my job as a beauty editor, a certain level of grooming goes with the territory and I never, ever leave the house without a touch of make-up.

At the bare minimum, I use a tinted moisturiser, concealer, bronzer and blush, plus a coat of mascara.

I feel it’s 10 minutes well spent and, until recently, I’d always thought that my face looked pretty polished.

Or I did, until a few weeks ago, when I was collecting my eight-year-old son from and a teacher lightly touched my arm.

“Is everything OK?” she asked, visibly concerned. “You look exhausted.”

Stunned, I gave a nervous laugh and mumbled something about ‘burning the candle at both ends’. But it hit home.

Although lie-ins have become a distant memory since becoming a , I’m lucky that my job allows me access to the latest tweakments and glow-giving products. So I’d always hoped I looked like I’d got the full eight hours most of the time.

Back home, I took a good look in the mirror. She did have a point.

Despite the make-up, my skin looked sallow, there was blotchiness on my cheeks and my complexion just looked dry, dull and, well, grey.

is a problem for 64 per cent of both and women according to a recent survey, while a US study found that 41 per cent of women say ageing affects their . So no wonder I was knocked for six.

In a panic, I hit Google to find out what, if anything, could give me my glow back.

My search led me to discover that – also a mum-of-two in her forties – was a fan of a new injectable called Skinvive.

Radiant sheen

New to the market, it’s essentially a one-off injectable treatment that floods skin with a high dose of hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump the skin, improving skin texture and tone.

It also boosts moisture levels by 270 per cent, meaning skin can reflect the light, giving it a glossy, radiant sheen.

Cat, 49, always looks incredible on the sofa, despite being up at the crack of dawn, and has raved about the treatment.

“The improvement in the texture, hydration and luminosity of my skin has been amazing,” she says. “My skincare’s more effective, my make-up goes on better, and when I’m not in make-up, I can put a bit of shimmer on my cheeks and a little bit of mascara, or give myself a bit of an eyebrow, and I’m good to go.”

If it is good enough for Cat to skip her make-up, could it work for me too?

I was a little sceptical, because injectable – which, similarly, is designed to boost glow and hydration – have been around for years.

Beth’s skin after the treatment looks plumped up and healthy with a lit-from-within radianceCredit: David Cummings Skinvive works to increase levels of aquaporin, a naturally-occurring molecule that helps maintain water balance in the skinCredit: Sonja Horsman Commisioned by The Sun

To find out what sets Skinvive apart, I did what any normal person would do: I tracked down Cat Deeley’s aesthetics doctor, Dr Joney De Souza ( drjoneydesouza.com ) to ask him.

“Skinvive differs because it’s much longer-lasting – it lasts up to nine months, while older products usually only last around three months,” he says.

“Whilst both are hyaluronic acid-based, and delivery are different.

“It’s a stabilised formula, meaning it stays in the skin for longer and delivers a more sustained, long-lasting improvement in hydration and smoothness.

Cat always looks incredible on the This Morning sofa, despite being up at the crack of dawn, and has raved about the treatment

“It’s also injected in tiny microdroplets across the face, allowing for a very uniform, natural glow, rather than a general lifting or tightening effect.”

Apparently, Skinvive works to increase levels of aquaporin, a naturally-occurring molecule that helps maintain water balance in the skin. This molecule significantly decreases with age and sun exposure, resulting in skin dryness, so Skinvive works to address this, leaving your face hydrated and glowy.

I asked Dr De Souza whether it could really give me the confidence to go make-up free?

“My patients frequently tell me their skin looks so luminous afterwards they feel comfortable skipping foundation altogether,” he says.

“It’s one of the treatment’s biggest appeals – the skin looks naturally polished and radiant without make-up. Many clients describe it as a ‘real-life filter’ effect that lasts for months.”

After taking a look at my skin, he said I could expect to see visible luminosity, softer fine lines and a plumper, fresher appearance after four weeks.

So smooth and glossy

And, unlike other injectable treatments like Botox or fillers, it wouldn’t change the look or structure of my face.

The good news is there’s little downtime after Skinvive, with Dr De Souza assured me most people can return to normal activities immediately afterwards.

The treatment costs from £650, so while that’s not insignificant, given results can last up to nine months, it doesn’t feel excessive – particularly given most other types of skin boosters only last three months and cost upwards of £300.

Intrigued to discover if I really could feel confident enough in my skin to skip the make-up, I booked myself in for treatment with Dr De Souza at his clinic in Marylebone, London.

The blotchiness had gone and even the fine lines around my eyes looked less noticeable, says the beauty editorCredit: David Cummings Cat, 49, always looks incredible on the This Morning sofa, despite being up at the crack of dawnCredit: Getty

I’m not great with needles, but once numbing cream had been applied to my face, I relaxed a bit. The procedure itself was surprisingly quick. It took around five minutes for the four to five painless injections in each side of my face, around the cheek area.

I didn’t notice much change in my skin for a few weeks, but around week four, I was stunned when I looked in the mirror

Afterwards, my face looked a little blotchy, but it quickly faded. An hour later, there were no signs I’d had anything done at all – a big plus point for me.

I didn’t notice much change in my skin for a few weeks, but around week four, I was stunned when I looked in the mirror.

looked so smooth and glossy, with a lit-from-within glow that didn’t look shiny – just healthy, radiant and even.

Huge confidence boost

The blotchiness that clearly scared the teacher had gone and even the fine lines around my eyes looked less noticeable.

My skin felt plump and bouncy too. It was much more uniform in texture – in a nutshell, I just looked better.

I found I didn’t actually want to put foundation or tinted moisturiser on either – my skin looked glowy enough after applying my usual skincare (vitamin C serum, moisturiser and an SPF).

The best part? I have never had more compliments on my skin. Two friends and a colleague – not to mention The Sun’s stylist, who did my for this photoshoot – asked me what I was using on my skin.

They were shocked when I confessed it was all down to an injectable treatment, rather than any changes in my skincare routine.

And I’ve had no more comments about “looking exhausted” either. Will I be booking in for Skinvive again? When nine months are up, absolutely.

I recently bumped into a fellow beauty editor at a work event and she told me I look as if I’m in my mid-thirties. I’m 45, so I took that as a big compliment – who wouldn’t want to shave ten years off their age?

It’s given me a huge confidence boost – I think looking like I’ve had the full eight hours’ helps me FEEL more rested too.

And given this new tweakment can last up to nine months, it is actually more affordable than many other anti-ageing treatments out there.

I’m not surprised Cat Deeley’s a big fan – anything that saves a busy mum some time first thing in the morning is a big win for me too.

I even bumped into the same teacher after half term, who said I looked like I’d had a good break, so I’ll take it as a win.

Anything that saves a busy mum some time first thing in the morning is a big win for me too, says Beth (above before the treatment)Credit: Sonja Horsman Commisioned by The Sun