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It seems everyone is a skin-care expert these days.
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It leaves my skin with a hydrated, clean feel," says contributor Andrew Gowen.
“Despite the deep-cleaning abilities, it’s gentle and hydrating on my sensitive skin.”
It also insists on leaving your skin noticeably softer and smoother.
Shopping market editor Angela Trakoshis washes her face with the Dr. Loretta Gentle Hydrating Cleanser.
“And when I do finally rinse, my skin issosoft.”
“This gentle scrub was totally worth it every time.
It buffs away dead skin cells while the blend of acids brightens and evens out my skin tone.”
Shopping market editor Angela Trakoshis washes her face with the Dr. Loretta Gentle Hydrating Cleanser.
Even sensitive skin can use this scrub without worrying.
Tester Feedback:“My fellow sensitive girlies, this one’s for you,” says McGrath.
A few drops under sunscreen each morning help exorcize the ghosts of sun damage past and future.
“I still love that it’s lightweight, effective, and my sensitive skin can tolerate it.”
Its humectant glycerin and snow mushroom are essentially an insurance plan against dehydrated skin.
Tester Feedback:“Very high-quality results and packaging,” says senior audience development director Lexi Herrick.
“I love the roller utility: It comes out quickly, evenly, and dries down fast.”
(And, thanks to a convenient pump on its 5-ounce bottle, you certainly can.)
“It’s lightweight but works like a much heavier formula.
So, yes, it’s like a skin-care throuple.
“It’s really a workhorse formula and my skin looks so fresh and healthy the next morning.”
“Its lightweight texture felt extra hydrating and worked wonders to bring down redness.”
Shopping market editor massages the Rhode Glazing Milk into her skin.
Tester Feedback:“This is a great daytime oil,” says McGrath.
The truly thorough formula addressesdark circlesand puffiness with aplomb.
We have to give it extra credit for its ability to smooth fine lines around and under the eyes.
If you want your undereye skin to be perky, not puffy, this will get you there.
“A triple win in my book.”
Best Brightening Eye Cream
Lancome Renergie H.C.F.
Shopping market editor massages the Rhode Glazing Milk into her skin.
Triple Serum Eye
Associate beauty director Sarah Kinonen taps the Lancome Renergie H.C.F.
Triple Serum Eye onto her undereye area.
Why It Won:The key ingredients in Lancome Renergie H.C.F.
Its kaolin and bentonite do exactly what you want clay to dosoak up excess sebum and purify your pores.
Rinse it off after 15 minutes to find less noticeable pores and more glow.
Stick with it weekly and watch discoloration fade.
Senior audience development director Lexi Herrick applies the Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Rescue Solution during her nightly skin-care regimen.
“Normally, I wouldnt add another new product when that happens, but this mask is the exception.
Tester Feedback:“I’ve never seen a sunscreen that makes me dewy, says Cruel.
“Usually with SPF, I am worried about the opposite effecta purple-ish, matte-white cast.
On brown skin, that is a big yuck.
This SPF has the consistency of a golden whip and melts into a healthy glow on the skin.
When I say glowy, I mean high-beam gorgeousness.
Tester Feedback:“I could wax poetic about thisdewy sunscreenall day,” says Blay.
“My favorite element of the formula is how lightweight it is.
It doesnt even feel like you’re wearing sunscreen.”
Senior audience development director Lexi Herrick applies the Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Rescue Solution during her nightly skin-care regimen.
Its zinc oxide protection glides on with luxurious ease, giving skin a healthy, dewy look.
“It has a lightweight texture that blends quickly and leaves your skin looking and feeling hydrated.”
Best Tinted Sunscreen
Supergoop!
Protec(tint) Daily Skin Tint SPF 50
Special projects associate manager Talia Gutierrez applies the Supergoop!
Protec(tint) Daily Skin Tint SPF 50 to her face.
Why It Won:None of this “one universal tint” nonsenseSupergoop!
And thanks to ectoin, you’ll also get extra defense against blue light and pollution.
Tester Feedback:“I feel so fancy every time I use this peel,” says Blay.
I love the way it makes my skin feel soft but not tight.”
“It’s an absolute powerhouse at combating breakouts and keeping cystic flare-ups at bay.
Tester Feedback:“I use only one treatment for my pimplesthese nifty hydrocolloid patches,” says Calaor.
Tester Feedback:“I don’t get breakouts often (thanks, prescription tretinoin!
),” says Kinonen.
“Just a dime-size dollop of the lightweight lotion applied directly to the zit clears pimples practically overnight.
So it’s a good thing the Tweezerman Facial Razor is made to last.
Associate beauty director Sarah Kinonen taps the Lancôme Rénergie H.C.F. Triple Serum Eye onto her undereye area.
This stainless steel tool exfoliates and removes hair with the lightest strokes of its refillable blades.
Tester Feedback:“Never has shaving my face felt so fancy,” says Dall’Asen.
The Flawless Finishing Touch Face facial hair remover, of course.
“I don’t even need a mirror anymore because its so easy and foolproof to use.”
Why It Won:Microcurrent skin-caretechnology is having a moment, but NuFACE has been on it for years.
There’s truly no more thorough toning gadget on the market.
Tester Feedback:“NuFACE blows all the other microcurrent devices out of the water,” says Trakoshis.
I’ll never use any other cleaning brush ever again.”
The undeniably adorable Canopy Portable Humidifier.
Associate beauty director Sarah Kinonen taps the Lancôme Rénergie H.C.F. Triple Serum Eye onto her undereye area.
“Thank you, Canopy, for plumper, less-tight skin that made me a humidifier convert.”
We tested over 7,000 products for 24 weeks on different skin types, tones, and textures.
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Special projects associate manager Talia Gutierrez applies the Supergoop! Protec(tint) Daily Skin Tint SPF 50 to her face.
Special projects associate manager Talia Gutierrez applies the Supergoop! Protec(tint) Daily Skin Tint SPF 50 to her face.
Special projects associate manager Talia Gutierrez applies the Supergoop! Protec(tint) Daily Skin Tint SPF 50 to her face.
Senior audience development director Lexi Herrick covers an inflamed breakout with a Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Original pimple patch.
Senior audience development director Lexi Herrick covers an inflamed breakout with a Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Original pimple patch.
Associate features director Dianna Mazonne Singh uses the NuFACE Trinity+ microcurrent tool to gently give her skin a slight (and temporary) lift.
