Great Skincare-my favorite serums and moisturizers

There a a zillion moisturizers on the market. So many products, so little time...and most of them with big promises that rarely deliver. As an oily/combo skinned person, except in Winter when I get drier, I don't care for the heavy creams and lotions. They clog my pores and make me break out. I use moisturizers sparingly, and much prefer the thinner serums and light lotions that have become available in recent years. Although the drugstore chains carry many good products, I have gotten most (but not all) of my favorites from other sources-estheticians, Sephora, and even HSN.

To start this off, my favorite breakout prevention and treatment products. Even though I'm 55, I still get minor breakouts, especially on my nose where my pores are larger.

Peter Thomas Roth makes great products...cutting edge technology and ingredients. The Peter Thomas Roth Glycolic Acid 10% Hydrating Gel works. Can be drying, use sparingly, but does the job it promises.

Avene Diacneal Treatment care will prevent breakouts used overnight. Great stuff, a staple in my skincare arsenal.I have learned it was recently discontinued and the new replacement is called Triacneal. I hope the formula hasn't changed too much, for it was a great product. Many dermatologists recommend the Avene line.

Skinceuticals are remarkable products also recommended by doctors. Their serums are fantastic and very effective. I use the Blemish and Age Defense
serum, as well as the Phloretin CF.

An excellent esthetician that I visited for a facial once used Wilma Schumann products,a European line. They are superbly formulated, ultra lightweight yet hydrating. Two that I love and use freely are Collagen 2000 and O2 Oxygen Blue.

 

 At Home Shopping Network there is a skincare line that is very popular called Signature Club A. It is energetically oversold by Adrienne, an aging makeup artist entrepeneur. I'm not a fan of their formulas generally, as they contain lots of heavy pore clogging ingredients...but...the 24 Hour Skin Care Capsule Collection is amazing. Each dose is in little tiny capsules and there is a range of great options, Vitamin C, Retinol,Platinum MatrixEM, Argan Oil, and capsules for eyes and lips. This should be on every vanity table across America!

DRUGSTORE FIND!! Look for Merlot Grape Seed Moisturizer...antioxidant, anti-wrinkle, awesome! Got mine at drugstore.com...but the product line has a website too, merlotskincare.com...I like this line a lot. Not expensive and wonderful texture.

Back to high priced specialty store lines...like Perricone MD...I really love the results of the Cold Plasma line. I have all three types, but the regular and eye cream are HG status products.

 

 

And another great product from Boscia...Revitalizing Hydra-lift. Super for tossing on quickly after washing the face.

And one last winner-this little tube is great to slip into the lines around eyes and lips. Kiehl's Double Strength Deep Wrinkle Filler.