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On Trial: Estée Lauder’s The Beauty of Sleep Collection

Tried & Tested

On Trial: THE BEAUTY OF SLEEP COLLECTION

Image of a collection of Estee Lauder products on a purple bed

Lucy Scott,-Senior Editor

This curated edit of luxury night products promises to elevate your nighttime routine

The collection is on offer for a limited time between 14-28 October, where you can save £15 when you spend £80 or save £25 when you spend £125.

I’m very particular about ensuring my room is like a sleep sanctuary - when you have three children the quality not the quantity of sleep is even more important. So when I read about the Beauty of Sleep campaign, a curated edit of luxury beauty products with Harper's Bazaar's endorsement, I was excited to find out more.

The campaign includes products from some of the beauty space’s most trusted and premium brands: Clinique, Estée Lauder, La Mer, Aveda and Jo Malone London. These items aren’t just luxurious, they’re also backed by science, with decades of research, innovative ingredients and unique fragrances that work in harmony to aid repair and rejuvenate overnight.

Why is it so important to have a nighttime routine that supports your natural reparative processes? Because skin sensitivity and repair rise at night while your body goes into recovery. As you sleep, your skin cell renewal accelerates to counteract damage from daily stressors like UV radiation and pollution. At night, blood flow increases, and natural collagen production peaks while your skin also undergoes a natural detoxification process to help maintain clarity and health. It’s also the ideal time to nourish, protect, strengthen, renew and repair your hair. It really makes you realise that when your mum used to say “always take your makeup off before bed” - it really was the best piece of wisdom!

Here, we put the products to the test.

Clinique Smart Clinical Repair™ Overnight Recovery Cream + Mask

Clinique’s dermatologist-guided night solutions work overtime, supporting the skin’s natural recovery and repair while you sleep. This brilliant anti-ageing cream works overnight to reduce fine lines and wrinkles on your face and neck (don’t forget your neck ladies!) It's such a gorgeous rich cream you can almost feel it delivering deep hydration to your skin as soon as you apply.

When you’re investing in overnight creams it’s so important to look at the key ingredients to ensure the product is going to work as hard as possible for your money. The core ingredients here are Adenosine, a naturally occurring nocturnal biomolecule that helps improve irritation and sensitivity. Peptides, including neuropeptide, which help reduce the look of lines and wrinkles and 12% hyaluronic acid solution to help hydrate to smooth the look of fine, dry lines.

The two things I love about this cream are the price point and the dual usage. As well as using it overnight - and you really don’t need much because of the richness of the cream which ensures it’ll last a while giving you great value for money - I’ve also been using it as a leave-on face mask once a week by applying a thicker amount to my skin. My skin looks much healthier and I’ve seen a reduction in wrinkles around my eyes and on my neck in just over a fortnight.

Clinique's Smart Clinical Repair range has additional products perfect for an anti-ageing routine you can trust, including the Smart Clinical Repair AM/PM Retinoid Balm for a targeted retinoid treatment.

Image of the Clinque Overnight creme on a purple cloud

Clinique Smart Clinical Repair™ Overnight Recovery Cream + Mask, 50ml £74.00

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Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Night Power Bounce Creme

This brand new bounce cream features Estée Lauder’s CollaNight-8™ technology, which blends eight ingredients, including potent Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Moringa Extract, Hibiscus Morning Bloom Extract, concentrated Algae Extract, Sigesbeckia Extract and Vitamin E.

Did you know that collagen-damaging irritation peaks at night, leading to visible signs of ageing such as lines, wrinkles and loss of elasticity? This super-cream aims to combat that and with Estée Lauder’s 30 years of collagen research, you know you’re in good hands. The cream itself feels dense and rich yet somehow magically transforms to feel completely weightless on your skin. It smells fantastic, melts on to your skin and absorbs really quickly - perfect for bedtime.

I also love that the bounce cream is stored in a full recyclable glass jar. I’ll definitely be buying again.

Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Night Power Bounce Crème Moisturiser on a purple cloud

Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Night Power Bounce Crème Moisturiser £88 – £114

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Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Night Power Bounce Creme

I also love that the bounce cream is stored in a full recyclable glass jar. I’ll definitely be buying again.

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex Serum

Launched in 1982, when Estée Lauder was still at the helm, the Advanced Night Repair became the first real cult-beauty must-have product. It won awards, achieved household name status and was the first ever nighttime serum on the market.

Decades later, 40 years of Night Science Expertise means the serum’s tag line ‘one serum, seven skin-renewing benefits’ still holds strong. Just one pipet of serum applied before bed is designed to increase firmness, reduce lines, even tone, strengthen, hydrate, soothe and bring radiance to your skin. It’ll infuse your skin with 72-hour moisture to target dryness, fine lines and wrinkles.

What I love about this product is there are relatively few ingredients: hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, caffeine and an exclusive night Tri-peptide32, so you really know what you’re putting on your face. It’s incredibly effective and has helped to soothe a patch of dry skin on my chin. It makes me feel like I have a really healthy glow that lasts all day and is definitely a new firm favourite.

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex on a purple cloud

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex £65 - £115

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La Mer The Rejuvenating Night Cream

The holy grail of beauty, La Mer is at the highest end of the price point and really is a true investment in your skincare routine. The powerhouse skincare brand has released a new overnight cream, designed to reverse eight signs of ageing in just one night. Thanks to the new MRA-3™ Marine Retinol Alternative and the signature Miracle Broth™, the cream speeds up rejuvenation and awakens the look of youth — without the irritating side effects of retinol.

If you’re not au fait with the ingredients, let me explain a little further. La Mer’s Miracle Broth™ is crafted from Giant Sea Kelp and vital nutrients, and is the brand’s signature elixir to recharge skin’s energy to help power renewal. The new Marine Retinol Alternative MRA-3™ triple-mode action helps skin renewal by diminishing the look of lines and wrinkles and boosting cell turnover for plumper, smoother skin.

I love everything about this product, it truly feels like your skin is recharging while you rest. The rich velvety-soft texture melts into your skin leaving it feeling hydrated, and after just one week my skin looked noticeably plumper and firmer, especially on my lower cheeks and upper eyes. Suitable for all skin types, including us sensitive ones, it really does feel like an investment that is worth every penny.

La Mer The Rejuvenating Night Cream on a purple cloud

La Mer The Rejuvenating Night Cream £190 – £530

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La Mer The Rejuvenating Night Cream

Aveda Botanical repair™ strengthening overnight serum

My hair has taken the full force of having three children and approaching 40. Where it used to be thick, dull and long it’s now shorter, brittle and fine. I’m time poor and definitely don’t dedicate enough on trying to fix the problem so discovering this serum has been a game changer. Designed to repair all three layers of hair and reduce split ends by 84%, the lightweight serum absorbs quickly into the cortex, strengthening your hair from the inside out while you sleep.

It works by creating an invisible veil over each strand to minimise friction and help prevent damage while you sleep and is powered by plant technology and the ingredient Nangai oil, which helps attract separated ends back together reducing the appearance of split ends. There’s also a nourishing macro green blend created with organic avocado, green tea and sacha inchi oils to smooth, detangle and prevent breakage.

The leave-in serum smells incredible thanks to the blend of ylang-ylang, rose and marjoram and it quickly absorbs into your hair so you’re not left with a sticky or wet pillow. A little goes a long way, so you only need a couple of pumps before applying to your hair from mid way down to the tips. You don’t need to rinse and the next morning you can style as normal, knowing your hair is protected against heat up to 230°, safeguarding against damage caused during blow-drying and heat styling. What I love is even though you're leaving the product in your hair doesn't feel or look greasy or weighed down.

I can already see a big difference in my hair and there’s definitely less loss on my hairbrush and less breakage when brushing - a real power product for overnight hair repair.

Aveda Botanical repair™ strengthening overnight serum

I can already see a big difference in my hair and there’s definitely less loss on my hairbrush and less breakage when brushing - a real power product for overnight hair repair.

Aveda Botanical Repair Strengthening Overnight Serum £21.00 – £42.00

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Jo Malone Lavender & Moonflower Pillow Mist

Embrace the evening with this soft and serene scent that blends aromatic English lavender with notes of white musk and night-blooming moonflowers.

The pillow spray is the ultimate in night time sleep. This can be misted over bedding and soft fabrics to really enhance your night-time ritual. It honestly smells incredible and my kids keep trying to steal it to scent their pillows because they also think it’s delicious.

One thing I will say is to use sparingly - you only need one to two spritz on each pillow about five minutes before you rest your head for the ideal level of scent.

There's a whole range of these beautiful Lavender and Moonflower products, with a candle with a brilliant burn time of up to 45 hours and diffuser which includes 10 rattan reeds to release scent continuously.

Jo Malone London Lavender & Moonflower Pillow Mist on a purple cloud

Jo Malone London Lavender & Moonflower Pillow Mist, 50ml £38.00

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Jo Malone Lavender & Moonflower Pillow Mist

Embrace the evening with this soft and serene scent that blends aromatic English lavender with notes of white musk and night-blooming moonflowers.

One thing I will say is to use sparingly - you only need one to two spritz on each pillow about five minutes before you rest your head for the ideal level of scent.

The Verdict

The Beauty of Sleep collection really does have something for everyone - from skin concerns to haircare to beautiful scents for your home. The fact that each product is backed with so much research and science means you can really trust that they'll be the perfect addition to your night time routine.

Whether you already have an established routine that you're looking to elevate or you're at the start of your beauty journey and want to use products that will really work for you (and fast become new favourites), you can't go wrong with one of these heroes.

The only problem you’ll face is deciding which ones to invest in first.

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If you'd like to explore the world of nighttime beauty further join us for exclusive masterclasses hosted by these luxury brands, beauty editors and experts.

The Beauty of Sleep Events take place between the 17th of October and 3rd of November at select John Lewis and Peter Jones stores. Expect exciting gifts and goody bags and tickets redeemable against products.