Beauty

[this is my nic]

I worked for Clinique back in the 1980's and there were only 3 main skin care products.  There was facial soap, toner 1,2,or 3,  Dramatically Different Moisture Lotion (DDML). There was also a cleansing oil for those who used the heavier formula makeup.  Most people used the main 3.  We were told that the 3 were sufficient.  There was no eye cream or neck cream.  Now, I pile on serum, eye cream, day or night moisturizer, retinol, neck cream.  Have we been sold a falsehood?  Do we really need everything we use today?  Obviously, I have bought into using everything, but wonder about it.  

[catlover]

honestly, I'm sick of all of it.................eye serum then eye cream and on and on....................you need this,that and something else.

pick one or 2,  3 tops and be done with it.

At one point with Skinn, Dimitri was being bombarded with"order of usage" questions...........that's how many products these women were using-too many

[GAQShopr53]

@this is my nic Probably not...I was just taking inventory of all of the lipsticks, lip glosses, lip balms, lip scrubs and other products (Josie Maran body balms , Philosophy body washes, Clinique) and thought do I really need all of these products?...and almost ordered a lipstick from Urban Decay today...

[OKPrincess]

Through the years I’ve tried many products but I would always go back to Clinique. My skin looks and feels good without fancy serums. My mom looked wonderful without a lot of fancy stuff and my aunts used Noxzema only.

I use:

Philosophy cleanser

#2 clarifying toner

Moisture surge as my Moisturizer 

all about eyes cream

turnaround overnight or

moisture surge overnight

thats it.

[Catiele]

As I have said before how many products can you put on one face?  Less is best in most cases.

[nana59]

Really Necessary?  None.  jmo....

[Porcelain]

"How many lotions and potions are really necessary?" How many pairs of shoes are really necessary?

Same answer applies to shoes and beauty potions and throw pillows: As many (or as few) as I want.

[catwhisperer]

It boils down to the almighty dollar. The more you buy, the fatter the vendor's wallet gets.

[this is my nic]

@OKPrincess, 

Funny you should mention Noxzema!  That's all my mother ever used after washing her face with Ivory soap!  She had beautiful skin, but I think that was mostly due to her genes.  That's certainly true for all of us, good genes = good skin. All the skin care products cannot improve our genetic makeup.  

[GAQShopr53]

@Porcelain LOL...let's not go there with the shoes...my husband says I need an intervention...personally, I don't think I have that many