Keeping the lines at bay

HERE’S a chance to get your “always wanted to know but didn’t know who to ask” beauty questions tackled. E-mail your queries to [e-mail] to be answered fortnightly by beauty professionals from beauty or skincare houses. The queries should be beauty-specific and may be on skin or hair concerns, cosmetics or products, too. Please include your name, address and contact number. Published letters will receive a gift. All the best to your beauty quest!

I’M 32. My skincare regimen is pretty basic as I’m a working mum with minimal me-time. All the skincare products I use don’t cater specifically to combination skin. The “combination” always seems to be wrong and I’m not getting the desired result. I have a mildly oily T-zone and slightly dry cheeks. I have what some women my age call “laugh line”. Another burning question: what’s the function of a toner and how important is it? – Thogai