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La Roche-Posay Anti-Aging Multitasker

Lianne Farbes — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:14:53 +0000

Is your beauty cabinet overflowing with serums, moisturizers, fluids and creams designed to combat the signs of aging? Simplify your beauty routine with this all-in-one product. La Roche-Posay Redermic UV (SRP $47.90) is a daily moisturizer that fills in wrinkles, tightens loose skin on the neck, smoothes fine lines and protects against UV damage. No need to drive to a department store to purchase- this time-saving product is available at your local CVS!

Innovative ingredients include:

Madecassoside (95% pure): Helps skin to fill in wrinkles and firm from within.
L-Absorbic Acid (5%): Restores skin’s structure and improves complexion.
Hyaluronic Acid: Instantly smoothes fine lines by restoring vital hydration to the epidermis.
Photostable UVA/UVB Protection SPF 15: Provides a patented combination of octocrylene with avobenzone to provide photostable broad UV protection to effectively defend against UV rays.

Now this is what I call “bang for your buck” beauty, I love that there are all these brands popping up at drugstores! They are giving the big names a run for the money for sure…

Image: La Roche Posay

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Garnier Ultra-Lift Pro X Wrinkle Roller

Lianne Farbes — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:08:02 +0000

Have you seen the commercials with SJP and that squishy ball?? I have and it really made me want to give this a whirl. Not only because I am constantly on the lookout for innovative skin care solutions that are affordable. Garnier Ultra-Lift Pro Wrinkle Roller is innovative in that it is packaged in a roll on type apparatus (kinda like roll-on deodorant). This serum (which is a great one, especially by drugstore standards) is made more interesting primarily because of the delivery method. You roll it on your face…cool right? I actually used my fingers a bit because obviously the ball can’t get everywhere, but it was only to spread the product around.

The main ingredient in the serum is Pro-Xylane which is known to rebuild the structure of your skin by increasing the moisture level (plumping it). The other inclusion that is great are Omega 3+6 fatty acids and vitamin A (these are both excellent for the health and defense of the skin) not many brands are using these at the moment, so to have it in a drugstore brand is kind of awesome.

Now is this a magic wand? Certainly not BUT it is an excellent and affordable serum that is a great preventative step in your skin care regimen. Garnier Ultra-Lift Pro Wrinkle Roller retails for $16.99 for a 1.7 ounce roller and is available at major drustore and supermarket retailers nationwide and drugstore.com.

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Soap & Glory Sexy Motherpucker Lipgloss

Lianne Farbes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:18:03 +0000

Sexy Motherpucker is the name of a new line of lipglosses from the ubiquitous Marcia Kilgore of Bliss Spa fame. Marcia has created a new range of bath & beauty products called Soap & Glory where the motto is, “You shouldn’t have to spend an arm and a leg to moisturize one...”. The entire line is priced under $20 and is available at Target…..how FAB is that? These are plumping glosses but they don’t burn like most of them do, just a slight tingle was all that I felt. It actually does work (at least it did for me) BUT it doesn’t last all that long so you will have to re-apply to keep up the plumping effect.

The gloss is water activated so if your lips are moist then it will tingle more! Drink some water and it will tingle intensely! This gloss is definitely one of my favorites (I keep one in the car in my bag etc.). Does it give me a huge bee-stung pucker? No…BUT I love the color, I like the tingle and it fills in the lines in my lips so that is good enough for me. It comes in several shades (I only saw three in Target) Nude is perfect on everyone (that’s the one I love)…there is also a peachy-berry shade and another sheer vanilla looking shade called super starry. The only one that was available on it’s own was nude the others were with nude in a set of three for $24.

Image: Target

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Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum

Lianne Farbes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:30:44 +0000

Drugstore products are defnitely stepping their game up as of late. Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum is lightweight and has a gel-like texture (which I prefer for serums). It is a highly-concentrated blend of amino-peptides that regenerates damaged skin, renewing the outer layer to give you a younger-looking complexion. I used this for 14 days and I definitely noticed a difference (especially in the lines on my forehead).

It contains a host of great ingredients that actually work (which is great considering it’s a drugstore line)

carnosine (with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties)
vitamin E (antioxidant)
allantoin (anti-irritant)
green tea (antioxidant)

Also included is 2-3% Niacinamide (vitamin B3) which according to beauty expert Paula Begoun, “it can increase the skin’s ceramide and fatty acid content as well as have anti-inflammatory action“. Over all, it feels nice and is perfect for normal to dry skin types under a moisturizer or alone if you aren’t that dry. For $18.99, this is a fantastic buy and well worth it if you are looking for a decent drugstore line to save money.

Image: Olay

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