here's what i use:

to wash my face:noxzema cleansing lotion/w moisturizers

to tone:neutrogena alcohol-free skin toner

to moisturize:palmer's cocoa butter formula.

that does it for me.

Aveda.
keeps me sexy as hell....

wallysafford said:

All my facial and skin care products are by Aveda with the exception of natural shea butter and Brown Sugar Body Polish by Fresh.


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I use Enriched Nivea.

Cloudbuster said:

shhh.....don't tell nobody...

i use neutrogena but my teenaged niece gave me a "night firming cream" lol a few years ago from neostrata. i guess she thought i needed it

it's too heavy for me but perhaps you would like it. i couldn't find that exact image but here is something from their product line. and not nearly as expensive.

spectro derm

Besides soap and the occasional oxy (for a breakout) nothing.

Water, soap and a healthy diet.

i like porcelana

Daily:

Noxzema*
Johnson & Johnson's Baby Oil Gel (Aloe Vera & Vitamin E)*
Coco Butter (with Aloe Vera & Vitamin E)
Ivory soap (really cleanses the pores, I use mosturizer afterwards)

Every two weeks:

St. Ives Apricot Scrub (exfoilates your skin)*

- or -

Simple cornstarch (you can find it in the grocery store)*

Also, I don't use it on my face, but, 3 liters of water everyday really does wonders for your skin and pores. You'll start glowing.

* = recommended to me by an acquaintance of mine who was a model/video girl (I've been using these products for years and always get compliments)
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Impressed said:

Well damn

Anew
Nutri-Cleanse
2x week exfoilate with Mango scrub.
if that doesn't work Ajax
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littlemissg said:

what are tryin' to do....burn your skin off? My god, you'll be lookin' like Freddy doin' that. jk...btw.

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CalhounSq said:

That's true. Even stuff like Noxema is goin' up these days....well their newer line of products out now.

Impressed said:

The price you pay to be beautiful Anyway, I use that St. Ives Apricot scrub once a week. Juicy has one out too that's just as good as St. Ives. I use clay and peel masks every now and then. I never notice a difference after using them....I just love how my skin tightens.

I'm currently using Oil of Olay Complete UV Defense (for sensitive skin). Being fair-skinned, I need all the spf I can get, even when it's cloudy. I switch between that and Clinique's moisture drink (or whatever it's called).
However, I'm finally in the market for some *gasp* wrinkle cream!
I've been freaking out about turning 30 this year and was staring in the mirror the other day and noticed the faint beginnings of lines around my eyes.
I don't want to get old.

I used Pevonia products for a while, too, I really liked them. Can't remember why I stopped using them--I probably just got bored. I'm sort of a product slut, always thinking there's something better out there.

If I were you, I'd stick with Pevonia if it's working. Break it down: $90 divided by 5 months = less than $20 per month, which is about $5 per week. Less than $1 per day. Right? So it's not THAT bad, especially if nothing else works as well.

But if you're bored and/or totally broke, you need to take your skin type into consideration when you choose something else. I subscribe to a jillion magazines that talk about products, and all of them say that the good drugstore brands are Neutrogena, Oil of Olay, Aveeno, Cetaphil (the classic) and now Dove has a new line of skin care products out that are supposed to be great.

Forgot to add...

It's also nice to invest in some great sunscreen.

I use sunscreens with an SPF of 30 or higher for maximum protection.

Coppertone Spectra 3 is great for when you want to block the sun's harmful rays.

i have extremely dry skin below the neck, while my face is oily...

i use cetaphil for my face and carol's daughter's -- mango body butter -- for general moisturizing...it keeps my skin nice during the evil chicago winters...

AnckSuNamun said:

I LOVE JUICY SCRUB!!

CarrieMpls said:

Alright, that's it. My next moisturizer is Clinique, y'all sold me

Don't trip about the wrinkle cream girlie I've been "aware" of aging since about 27, I usually put something extra around the eyes at night. It's never too early!

I use Dermalogica products, they're great! http://www.dermalogica.co...location=?


Also got some samples of some organic stuff from http://terressentials.com/ that I'm trying.

I use Serious Protection Advanced SunBloc by Cosmedix...



Da one i currently use is to da left (smellz like watermelon)...and prior 2 dat in colder monthz i used da one on da far right (smellz like vanilla)!!

Everything i use except for a once every 2 day retinae treatment, is from Cosmedix as my skin specialist swearz by them- they do facial peelz with pumpkin seed extractz etc...very very good and incredibly effectivez.

I paid about $90 for da bottle of moisturizer...i'm not quite halfway through it and i bought it around September/Octoberz

CalhounSq said:

I used to use Clinique back when i was still using off-da-counter product. IT is pretty good. Along with Clarins as well. But be warned- i worked in cosmeticz...da women at da Clinique counter have been known to use their tonerz to clean their lovely shiny glass cabinetz!! In place of SPRAY AND WIPE!!!

emm said:

I used to use this too!! When i first went to my skin specialist, she said it'z probably one of da more reliant productz from da off-da-counter skincare market.

Alot of productz are designed only to target da upper-dermi layer...so if anyone expectz somethin miraculous out of any cream whether it be for wrinklez, frecklez or blemishez- one must think againz!!

Has anyone ever used Guerlain skincare? It'z painfully dearz but my gawd, i remember using this sample of a cream that you're supposed 2 use after latenightz out to give you a 'fresh glow' in da morningz...it was actually quite impressive. I was very sad when i ran out of da sample and found out da price of da jar (over $100 datz all i cans sayz )

Here'z some info about what i use...

http://www.cosmedix.com/

and some more back up info from a skin specialist i go to...

http://www.bmendelson.com...er2003.pdf


Da thing is...is dat it'z actually affordable, and it'z cruelty free- and it'z effectiveness is very impressive. I would never plug it this much if i didn't believe it was dat good!!

I used Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing lotion for years. Last year a skin care specialist told me not to use it anymore. She told me it's not a very good product, even though it's very popular. She told me it was very heavy and even though I'm 41, I should be using something lighter because I have combination and sensitive skin. The Pevonia is beautiful and I like it a lot, but I thought I should try something a bit less expensive.

Your responses have given me many products to choose from, now I just have to decide which one to try.