Fashion + Beauty
Friday, November 27, 2009
When Do You Put The Most Faith In Beauty Products?
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So for the first time in about three years I made a trip to the
derm—with my wedding coming up next year, I figured I shouldn’t
really procrastinate. (Visions of adult acne and a white dress
dance in my head!) At the end of the appointment, I walked out with
two prescriptions—one face lotion
and
an eye cream for the fine lines (that are turning into
not-so-fine lines)—and one giant smile on my face about my new
skincare regimen. I happily raced home to fill my Rx topical
lotions and immediately started patting my new eye cream on those
pesky fine lines and wondered: This isn’t my first time at the
eye cream rodeo—why
am so damn hyped up about this particular eye gunk?
I’ve bought, almost bought and asked for dozens of eye cream
recommendations, as well as read loads of eye care articles over
the years in the hopes of finding something that would help on the
wrinkle and baggage front—and my receipts have read anything from
$10 to $300 (please don’t judge!). The cream the derm told me to
try was all of 35 bucks and a brand I haven’t ever heard of, but I
think I’ve really got a chance with this one. Why? Because of whom
I got it from.
Are you more apt to believe the hype and get excited about a
certain product because of whom or where it came from? Did Jessica
Simpson or P. Diddy hawking Proactiv really get you dialing up the
800 number to order? What about friend recommendations: Do you
trust those products more so than a tube of something you bought
from the Clinique saleswoman? Do you stick to the products your mom
has been using for decades? I’m interested—weigh in!--Nina Carbone
for
The Frisky
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Posted by countnchickn Thu Oct 1, 2009 1:56pm PDT
I'm a huge dermadoctor fan. It's relatively inexpensive, rarely is anything over $100.
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Posted by Jayne Thu Oct 1, 2009 3:01pm PDT
I had bad skin from high school until after college. I tried everything and I mean everything. I went to a dermatologist. he prescribed an antibiotic and skin gel. I use them for months with not great results. My now husband treated me to a facial. I spoke with the specialist and asked her what she thought I should do. She told me to stop everything I was doing. She said I was doing too much. She then suggested I use Ivory soap for 6 months to balance my skin. Then get a fragrant free moisturizer. I did that and got AMAZING results. Now I stepped it up and use Aveeno radiant cleanser. I use a LUSH moisturizer and have beautiful acne free skin.
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Posted by opiniononly Thu Oct 1, 2009 3:53pm PDT
Being ever the frugal one, I buy products from the Dollar Store brands with results that are more consistently excellent than any of the more expensive lines I foolishly bought when I was younger. Works for me. Jayne makes a great point. Sometimes the product our mothers used, combined with a less is more attitude regarding the combination of stuff we use that stresses our skin ends up with great results.
And no, a celebrity endorsement doesn't influence my buying decisions...except to decide to avoid buying something.
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Posted by Jessika Thu Oct 1, 2009 5:56pm PDT
ive had zits startind from the time i wuz in fourth grade and never once went to a doctor and proud ...doctors dont know ship about acne and over prescribe sh try a homeopathic approace
DIRECTIONS FOR OATMEAL MASK
1.get 100% natural non instant plain quaker oats oatmeal
2.mix in a blwl with a lil warm water
3. apply and let dry9the oatmeal sucks the access oil out of ur face white nourishing the surrounding skin and dring out pimples.
for blackheads try the toothbrush method
1.crest spinbrush electic toothbrush
2. wash face then push a bit of soap on it use ivory soap
3. brush yor face like yo would ur teeth but glentler then rinse
4. add plain all natural mountian high yougurt to face thev yogurt has natural lactic acids that stop inflamation which tend to cause cistic pimples
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Posted by Jessika Thu Oct 1, 2009 5:57pm PDT
ive had zits startind from the time i wuz in fourth grade and never once went to a doctor and proud ...doctors dont know ship about acne and over prescribe sh try a homeopathic approace
DIRECTIONS FOR OATMEAL MASK
1.get 100% natural non instant plain quaker oats oatmeal
2.mix in a blwl with a lil warm water
3. apply and let dry9the oatmeal sucks the access oil out of ur face white nourishing the surrounding skin and dring out pimples.
for blackheads try the toothbrush method
1.crest spinbrush electic toothbrush
2. wash face then push a bit of soap on it use ivory soap
3. brush yor face like yo would ur teeth but glentler then rinse
4. add plain all natural mountian high yougurt to face thev yogurt has natural lactic acids that stop inflamation which tend to cause cistic pimples
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Posted by Rebekah Fri Oct 2, 2009 6:18am PDT
I actually trust expensive brands less than the cheaper brands. I feel like they spend so much money on the pretty containers to distract from the fact that they are no more effective than the cheaper brands. Right now I'm using something from garnier nutrise that's supposed to reverse the signs of sun damage, with vitamen C, lycopene, and magnesium--but I'm pretty sure the most important ingredient is the sunscreen! I'm a big believer that skin needs to be healthy from the inside out, so all the expensive creams in the world won't be able to do anywhere near as much as a healthy diet.
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Posted by linlin Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:24am PDT
most of my friends said that the boots on www.womanbootssale.com are very well and ed hardy on www.edfashions.com
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