Facing The Future

Revolutionary luxury skincare brand Orveda makes its Singapore debut.

- Alvin Wong

CELEBRITIES LIKE PAMELA ANDERSON and Italian fashion designer Giambattista Valli have all reportedly emerged from Orveda’s facial treatments with glowing skin ahead of important red-carpet engagements. Renowned for its potent, all-natural formulations, the award-winning French skincare brand has been described as a best-kept secret, particularly after it famously pampered movie stars at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. But could this celebrated brand meet its match with someone like me?

Pushing 50 with eye bags, wrinkles, and a jawline that have succumbed to the effects of gravity— not to mention more than a decade since my last facial— I seemed an ideal candidate to test the efficacy of Orveda’s science-driven skincare.

When an invitation came to experience an Orveda treatment—currently available at Le Studio, a pop-up of sorts at the iconic Gem Suite at Raffles Hotel Singapore—I was piqued to see if its products could indeed restore my face back to youthful radiance.