Obviously Victoria Beckman has a lot going on. In addition to being a clothing designer and maybe an On-again Spice Girl, she has her own cosmetic line with Estée Lauder. Part of Victoria’s brand is to detail her fashion and beauty choices so that we can adopt her tricks and tips. In principle, this is cool – we can all look like Victoria Beckham! However, the reality is beyond most of our grasps. Victoria recently detailed her head-to-toe beauty regime to Into the Gloss, which People took and graciously priced out all the products Victoria mentioned. The price tag to look like Vicky B: $1,635. Add to that the cost of her LA dermatologist – oof!
Skincare: If you’ve noticed that Beckham looks just as radiant in her airport paparazzi photos post-flight as she does on the red carpet, that’s because she gives herself a mini-facial in flight. She cleanses her skin and puts on Sarah Chapman’s Skinesis Stem Cell Collagen Activator ($265) which makes her skin feel “so nice” in the “horrific” airplane air. Then she uses her very own Estée Lauder Morning Aura primer ($95) which she developed specifically to look refreshed when facing the paparazzi after a long flight.
As for her everyday routine, she starts with Bioderma makeup wipes ($9.90) which she wears actually work to take off long-lasting makeup. Then she follows it up with a rotating variety of cleansers, including Sarah Chapman’s Ultimate Cleanse and Lancer Skincare’s Method Polish ($75), the latter of which she tells the website is “grainy and abrasive” and is the best scrub she’s tried because “it really stimulates the skin.”
She follows that up with the Sarah Chapman 3D Moisture Infusion Mask ($84), a jade roller ($90) and La Mer’s Moisturizing Soft Lotion ($260) which she loves because it’s light enough to soak in before her foundation.
Makeup: Her number one go-to makeup product is her Estée Lauder Aura Gloss ($45). She describes it like a lip balm but she uses it everywhere. “I’ll put it on top of my cheeks, on my eyelids, down the center of my nose, and always on this bow of my lip because it makes the lips look fuller,” she explains. “Also a little bit on my chin. Sometimes if I’m wearing something strapless, I’ll take a little bit, mix it with my moisturizer, and put it on my collarbone. You can do everything with it—it has this nice gold feeling that makes it a good highlighter.” (She also put it on models in her latest runway show.)
For days she’s just padding around the house, she puts on a tinted moisturizer from Sarah Chapman, Skin Insurance SPF 30 ($67). And for days she needs more coverage, it’s between Burberry Fresh Glow Foundation ($52), Cashmere Concealer ($40) and La Mer foundation ($110).
To finish off her signature look (contoured cheekbones with a smokey eye) she uses Estée Lauder Victoria Beckham Skin Perfecting Powder ($85), Estée Lauder Victoria Beckham Eye Kajal ($38) and Estée Lauder Victoria Beckham Cheek Crème ($60).
Body: When it comes to fragrance, she says she doesn’t have a signature scent, and uses anything by Byredo ($150), but as for moisturizing cream, she loves Weleda Skin Food ($19). “The formula is so thick and buttery,” she says. “When I have a tan, I’ll mix it with coconut oil—the same you use to cook with—and cover my entire body with it. I suppose some people may not like the greasiness, but it helps me hold on to the color. And by the time I leave the house, I feel as if it’s really sunk in.”
Hair: She admitted that she can’t do her own hair as well as her own makeup, and says she only lets her L.A. colorist touch her strands. And no one is allowed to touch her brows besides Anastasia Soare, founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills. So the products she uses daily on her own include a simple shampoo ($44) and conditioner ($46) by Oribe which she says smells “incredible.”
Okay, so using Victoria’s beauty routine with my bank account, I can afford to moisturize my body (not my face), have one eye made up and I guess buy a hat to hide my hair? Personally speaking, I think Victoria looks great so it’s $1,635 well spent if she has the dough (she does). And I realize that this is a total collection, not to be worn all at once – seriously there are amphibians with less moisture at their disposal. I do, in fact, invest a little bit in lotions and potions to combat aging but with my minimal research, I don’t know what half the things she mentions are. Like a 3D moisture mask? Do I need special glasses to apply it? And I cannot get the image of me trying to give myself, “a mini-facial in flight,” in my cramped coach aisle seat out of my mind. That would result in a $265 streak of goo on the beverage cart.
The thing I’m struggling with is this Aura Gloss, it really does look like gold glitter lip gloss – she rubs a line of this down her nose? She’d look like a slip-and-slide. As I said, I think she looks great. But I won’t lie, it makes me feel much better knowing it takes her that much cash to look that good. Not that she doesn’t look worth it, but that I can feel better about my $73 face staring back at me in the mirror.
Photo credit: WENN Photos
All that money and her skin just looks like…skin. I’d expect it to GLOW out of every pore and overwhelm anyone who looked upon me with how impressive it was. They should faint for that much money.
Agreed. That’s the thing about spending a crazy amount on products, you rarely seem to see any kind of life-altering difference.
My skin looks like hell right now (a breakout on my left cheek, probably the worst I’ve had in easily 6 months or more – I’m 41, and I am so over acne) so I’d gladly pay if someone could give me some products that would make my skin look like hers on the reg.
LOL.
Okay she’s not flawless, and I can’t afford anywhere near $1600, but…yeah.
Umm put honey on breakouts and wash it latrr. Then you can gently rub a slice of cucumber on the breakouts. It takes sime time but it removes all the marks.
Mix honey with yogurt as face paxk, on neck, even on body, to remove tan lines.
You can eat kurkuma, it is good fir stomach and ckeans breakouts, can make a paste and add them to face pack to.
I use a lot or makeup, but I almost always use natural stuff for skin care. Works for me visually and financially
If you are spending more than $60 on a product, you are overpaying.
But will everyone freak out over this obnoxious display of wealth like they did over the news that Blue Ivy has her own stylist? 😉
She always looks so sad in photos……
Let’s wait and see…I have a sneaking suspicion…no 😉
Since she has collaborated with Estee Lauder, I’m pretty sure she gets quite a bit of her skin care and make up for free.
maxine ducamp, I keep reading your name as marcel duchamp. 😏
I agree. And yet the occasional smile costs ? Nothing! I kind of feel a bit sorry for her because whenever we see her and her odious husband together, she’s always draping herself over him or touching him while he never embraces or touches her at all. Body language suggests he signed out of the marriage a long time ago but she still has feelings for him. I think they stay together for the kids. She’s looked unhappy for years. He’s a serial cheater whose main love is his kids and then himself. I wish they’d end the fake happily married story and move on. But they’ll spin it out until the little girl is older.
SMILES CAUSE WRINKLES YOU PEASANTS! 😉
Somehow I doubt it. 😒
She doesn’t like her teeth showing and doesn’t like her own smile, so she rarely does.
Frankly, I prefer this to the ‘I drink lots of water and have good genes’ lie.
Yeessss Kitten, where are they today?? Why aren’t they here saying all of her kids are going to be selfish narcissists that will scorch the earth by witnessing this overpriced display of wealth?? No #eattherich today?? Hmmmmmmm, it’s awfully quiet.
Raises Hand 🤚
I actually think a few of her kids have already proven to be spoiled brats. The one child she has, what’s his name? Canarsie, Staten Island? He is a total spoiled little man pretending to be an arteeeeeest photographer. Lol
Blue is going to be a CEO. A mover and shaker. JMO 😎
To be fair… I think if it had been reported that Harper had had her own stylist since she was a baby there would be similar derision (I wouldn’t be surprised if she did btw). Victoria spending crazy money on herself just seems… like we’d expect anyway! David probably spends more 🙄
I do find the lip balm on the face weird though, Vicki has always had a problem with acne. Would you want to put sticky lip balm on your face if you have recurring acne?
@Mynameispearl- You mean like the $187,000 playhouse that David and Victoria bought for their boys when they were children?
Or Jennifer Lopez’s infamous 600 thread count Egyptian cotton crib sheets for her babies?
Or the $12M house that Salma Hayek had built for her daughter when she grows up?
Or Suri Cruise’s reported $2M wardrobe at the age of 7?
Or Prince George’s diamond encrusted, gold infant nail clippers?
I mean, I could go on…………
Well, she’s earned her own money and is a mature adult, unlike Blue Ivy … so the answer is no.
You’re saying that Bey and Jay didn’t earn their own money and aren’t adults? Because THEY are the ones that made the decision to hire a stylist for their daughter yet that didn’t stop 200 plus comments about how Blue will grow up “spoiled” and “entitled” for a decision that she didn’t make—a decision that I happen to find harmless.
I still cannot believe that people think that what Jay and Bey did is really any different than what most extraordinarily wealthy parents do for their kids. It’s like y’all never watched even one episode of Sweet Sixteen SMDH. Judging by her parents, Blue will likely grow to be a strong and powerful young woman. And no, I’m not going to shame or concern-troll just because her parents want to give her everything they never had growing up.
Sweet Sixteen is a show about spoiled brats and the out of control tantrums they throw when they get the wrong colour Bentley.
The parents on that show are rightly derided for raising their children so poorly.
Extreme wealth doesn’t have to mean extreme indulgence.
@Pandy — that was sweet of you to throw yourself on the fire knowing damn good and well it was anxiously anticipated.
She’s an adult. She made the money.
Your argument yesterday was extreme wealth is offensive and in general wealth shouldn’t be flaunted. Except by royals because you enjoy watching them.
@Kitten. The excuses will be creative at least? What happened to all the donations or the investment in STEM?
her skin for most of her public life was straight up horrible. this resonates with me. when the worst of my acne died down – i had a series of peels to improve scars. it was really expensive. since that investment, have a face routine that keeps my acne at bay and it is expensive (not $1000 but for a normal person) but i never skip a step or a day and i never change products. if i had to choose to buy my skincare or shop, or buy a newer car, or upgrade my phone – i would choose skincare every time.
I always fear trying out something new due to my acne prone, sensitive skin. Sometimes it’s not worth it.
I have sensitive acne-prone skin as well. I’ve been over hauling my entire skincare routine over the last few months (basically since January) and what has worked for me is incorporating new products slowly. You should never add more than one item to your routine at a time. I usually wait 2-3 weeks before trying something new. That way if I have a reaction I can identify the culprit quickly. I also switch off days for products that are intense – I use my retinoid every other day as opposed to every day. That has helped a ton.
Not knowing your age or gender, I’ll assume you are an adult woman.
If you have the type of acne that has settled along your jawline and chin as you have aged, I’m gonna recommend saw palmetto. It blocks androgens/dht in the skin and does wonders for cystic/deep acne. I have been taking 480mg twice a day (you may only need 320mg twice a day) for about 7-10 years, and it is at least as effective, and better for you, than oral prescription meds like doxycycline and spironolactone.
I have had such good luck with this and natural moisturizers & serums that you can get in your local health food store, or even amazon. The amount of money VB spends on products is ridiculous, and I am sure they are full of synthesized chemical. I’m almost 52, and my skin is in great shape. I think anyone can get good results with products that cost far less.
Agreed VV. I learned the hard way to not try more than one new product at a time. Besides causing major reactions, you don’t really know what’s working and what’s not.
@NotSoSocialButterfly, sadly I’m not in the US but I will research saw palmetto. I do have cystic acne/pustules/hormonal acne.
I’ve purchased Renne Rouleau’s Cystic Acne treatment and I’m counting down the days for it to arrive. It has amazing reviews.
I’m only basing this on the Tati Halo Beauty drama, but doesn’t saw palmetto have a chance of messing with your birth control (if you’re on it, of course)?
Be careful with that advise! Saw palmetto can make birth control pills ineffective, because it works like a hormone!
OMG I’m dying at the Tati Westbrok reference. Yeah, I recalled I first heard of saw palmetto after her pill launch drama.
I didn’t know it worked as a hormone, TY for the heads up @Tiffany :)!
Universal solutions from my side: use yogurt. Normal ones. As much as you want. Use it on your face.
Mix it with a little honey, so be sure to wash it off.
Add yogurt to hair, great pre conditioning, makes hair silky gives volume and helps with grey hair too.
This is me and my skin. I had “photo-shopped skin” when I was in high school; not a single blemish or visible pore. At 22 I started getting really bad acne. I have just finished a course of peels to get rid of the marks. It’s exhausting. I also secretly perv on women who have amazing skin…it’s strangely the first thing I notice about them!
She looks perfectly fine but I don’t think her skin is anything to rave about.
Brooklyn Beckham irritates me.
Yes! Looking at his doughy entitled face in those pix ….
Agree, Minx. I don’t think she’s ever been a “beauty” but was always cute. Her skin looks okay but doesn’t really give me much faith in the pricey products she’s using. Cosmetic company products can only do so much but of course that isn’t the line the company wants out there.
Her skin is awful. It’s about time she gave up smoking. Things might improve then.
She looks good and she can afford top of the line, so why not. I use Egyptian magic as my night cream / body moisturizer and the ordinary buffet serum as my morning moisturizer. I eat healthy and work out / yoga regularly, this works for me.
I use black seed oil for my hair.
Its a fraction of the cost, you don’t need to spend fortune to look good.
Alot of products have fillers and don’t work that well, hence the big names / campaigns to shill their products.
I have a small bottle of jojoba oil that has lasted me for months. I use it around my eyes and for general moisturizing. It’s cheap and I love it.
Jojoba oil is the best!
First off – makeup wipes are TERRIBLE for your skin. As are abrasive scrubs which can leave tiny tears in the outer layer of the skin. I actually cringed reading her routine. So while yes the items are very exepnsive – but they are crap for the skin. I actually really like Victoria but I want to pull her aside and say girrl…if you’re going to spend that kind of money invest in a good cleansing balm, a bottle of Biologique Recherche P50 and a good Retinoid.
makeup wipes are sh!t.
Would you please convince my daughter of this?!?!?
Tell her she is spreading things around her face, it can be abrasive AND she’s not removing anything from deep within her skin. Just removing the superficial layer of make up/dirt.
@Cee – nothing OTC removes anything from deep in your skin.
I’ll co-sign that they’re abrasive and leave cleanser on the skin, though. Though in one pregnancy I just wouldn’t have washed my face in my third trimester, so I’m guessing wipes were better than nothing.
Wipes are always better than nothing, yes. I sometimes use them to remove my make up if I’m running late to my work out appointment but the minute I’m done I’m running to the bathroom to cleanse my face properly.
This is interesting! I use them, my mom uses them, and my daughter uses them. Ok I need to convince them to stop. And I’m stopping. Fortunately I don’t wear makeup much, and my dermatologist said I need to just wash with water and pat dry with a clean towel. That’s what I do, and it’s really helped.
Whaaaat. Water and pat dry? I need a drink.
There are pollutants in the air. You sweat. You touch your face with your hands, putting germs all over your face.
You definitely do need a cleanser! At least a mild one for every day use, and a good moisturizer.
I cannot believe a dermatologist actually recommended you wash your face with WATER and pat it dry.
Cee, Anastasia says she doesn’t wear makeup all the time so what her derm told her could be spot on if she hasn’t got a face full of goop to take off. Sometimes less is more
Tigerlily – Unless she exists in a vacuum, her face is getting dirt and pollutants. that needs to be cleaned with something more than water.
it actually doesn’t…my derm told me basically the same thing, save money for a good moisturizer and SUNSCREEN. I use water and a Mia2 to clean my face. If I have been to an event and have a ‘full face’ so to speak with a lot of eye make-up, I will use a good remover and a cleanser, otherwise water is my daily go to for cleaning.
Well her VB makeup is obviously free for her and she’s promoting it. But wow! Her skin always looks greasy to me and this explains why. Layer upon layer of skimmer and glow potions and lotions. Too much money for such a bad result.
Although if you want a great celebrity display of wealth beauty routine, my favorite is still Martha Stewart’s in the NYT.
Link please Eliza!
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/fashion/the-martha-stewart-beauty-regimen-fitness-skin-care-and-diet.html?mtrref=www.google.ca&gwh=373A86921EE75345AED425E5D73B476B&gwt=pay
Behind a paywall for me sadly!!!!
@ Pandy – thanks. Holy moly that is a lot of stuff!!! I’ve always been interested in the benefits of facials. She says in the article she’s been having facials every day for 45 YEARS! I still think she looks good but she does look her age – anyone else have any views on facials: worth the (long term) investment or not? x
@saucy I don’t think facials every day are good for your skin. Honestly- her skin looks like it’s suffering from an OD of product. Facials are amazing and totally worth it – once every 3 – 4 weeks, I’d say.
@Pandy – I try to do a good moisturizing facial about once a month. Like a real facial from a professional. I live in Western Colorado so it is very, very dry and it helps.
So far the best thing I do for my skin is good hydration and sunscreen (this year I have the big 5-0).
Skin care junkie here. The key is understanding your skin type and choosing products for it. I, for one, can not use oil cleansers because they clog my pores and cause more damage than good.
If you’re in a budget, invest in:
– sun block (minimum of 30SPF!). If you wear make up, try to purchase a powder sunblock to reapply every 1-2 hours over makeup.
– cleanser for your skin type.
– toner.
– serum*
– moisturizer.
– eye cream*.
*= optional, but still recommended to use.
A good serum to target specific things like dullness or redness or dehydration, etc, does wonders.
eye cream, depends on your age. Some people use the same moisturizer around the eye area. Because mine get super dehydrated, I use a specific eye cream for that.
I’d avoid manual exfoliates, especially those with micro beads in them, because they tear your skin. Acids are so much better! Look into AHAs and BHAs. They’re more effective and won’t cause damage. The Ordinary has incredible skin care for a very reasonable price point.
Can you get a powder sunblock in the store? Is that the same as powder with sunscreen?
Mineral make up powders have high SPF, usually 30 spa and up.
I purchased one by ISDIN. It’s sunblock in powder form. It’s amazing – takes off my shine (I have combination skin with hormonal acne) and protects my skin from sunlight.
Colorescience has a fantastic spf 50 mineral powder. It comes in a tube with built in brush, so it’s easy to reapply. They don’t test on animals.
TY Polly. Always great to have more options. The ISDIN one comes in the same format.
I love The Ordinary products! Not only do they work well, they don’t cost a fortune. I have been using their latest retinoid product, Granactive Retinoid 5% in Squalane. I was searching for a good OTC retinoid product and stumbled across this and every site I went to had rave reviews and I see why. I also use their Matrixyl 10% plus Hyaluronic acid. They are both wonderful. I have been thinking of trying their Buffet too. And I agree, go easy on the exfoliates. I use Derma-E microdermabrasion twice a week and it’s fine enough to not make me feel like I am getting little tears.
Ok aside from this mini advertisement, lol – I wanted to say I have never thought her skin looked all that great. With all the money spent on products, treatments and procedures – you’d think it would look much better.
Just checked out The Ordinary’s products and they’re also cruelty-free! Bingo! And super inexpensive. I braced myself before I looked at the price and was pleasantly surprised.
The Ordinary is an amazing brand because they’re cruelty free, reasonably priced, diverse products for diverse needs and they work. I hope they never change (for the worse).
Just a heads up, the CEO of Deciem, which owns The Ordinary, is an absolute lunatic who treats his staff horrendously and who has been having Donald Trump style social media meltdowns for months now.
Some outlets have already dropped his brands, and his behaviour is just getting worse. Unless the brand is sold, he’s probably going to drive it straight off a cliff in the next year.
That Ordinary CEO went kind of off the deep end…
OMG, the CEO is defo a nutter. He can’t stay off his Instagram, making out he is a cool, enlightened being. Defo trump level crazy. If the products weren’t so good I would boycott.
My only problem with The Buffet is it makes my primer (silicone or water-based) pill so I’ve switched to using it at night and The Ordinary’s Hyalauronic Acid in the morning. The Buffet doesn’t absorb as well as the hyalauronic acid.
I had no idea about the CEO. I hope he either steps aside before he does indeed damage the brand. The Ordinary is amazing and deserves to keep on growing.
What does toner actually do? That one has always stumped me a bit because it seems like not everybody uses them.
It’s basically the last step in the cleansing step. It makes sure the skin is 100% cleaned and preps it to fully absorb essence, serum, acids, Vitamin C, moisturizer, spot treatments, etc.
It can also do other things like calm down sensitive skin.
I’m confused why this is a story now, when I read Into The Gloss and they posted her “Top Shelf” last year. Weird. Anyways I’m a skincare junkie, so I get spending money on good quality products. I’d rather buy a certain serum (or two) than shoes, but that’s me. Also I second The Ordinary. The CEO is bat-shit but the products work!
I have used the Ordinary, and I liked it. However, the CEO has gone off the rails into a territory that even I, in my cheapness, cannot support. I won’t be buying anything else.
I had awful skin for years. Even regular facials didn’t help, but I fell into oil cleansing by accident. I started mixing my own cleanser with castor oil and sweet almond oil. It was the only thing that cleared my skin. Now that’s it’s under control, I keep a Asian beauty hybrid regimen that seems to work well. Since I’m in my late thirties, I have an eye toward anti-aging but genetics and a slavish devotion to spf products have helped me this point. I do see juvederm in my future, however.
Yes oil cleansing and Asian skincare products are the best! My skin (oily & acne) loves it and has gotten so much clearer! I use DHC cleansing oil and a mix of K-beauty products, mainly CosRX.
I haven’t stopped buying TO yet, but after the CEO fired his Co-CEO the other day I decided my next order I’m just going to stock up on my favorite products and let that be it. I’m really not looking forward to trying to find new products that give me the same results.
You don’t have to get expensive products to get results. Stuff like the Ordinary or Stratia are cheap and better than most of the stuff she recommends. Also anything abrasive like the Lancer scrub is really bad, chemical exfoliation is best. I actually think my skin looks better than hers, ha. Although I do spend A LOT on my colorist, I almost fainted for what I had to pay a couple weeks ago.
All I use on my skin is coconut oil 🙂 $23.00 for huge jar at the health food store. No wrinkles.
It doesn’t clog your pores?
Absolutely not in the least. The best oil you can put into your body and on your skin. And I get moderate sun with no SPF. They’re often toxic and full of parabens – carcinogenic and banned in Europe I believe.
Rachel—thanks! I will try it.
Coconut Oil can clog pores FYI. It clogged mine.
Clogged my face too. But great for body.
I’ve used it every day for years … but I do use virgin organic. Maybe that makes a difference? And I eat a lot of it too 🙂
@Rachel-there are lots of great sunscreens that can be found at a good health food store that are good for your skin. Coconut oil is great but you will fry your skin without sunscreen.
I don’t stay out long enough to burn, and everyone should get 20 minutes of sun a day for the Vitamin D and the immune system. I’m also very fair but don’t let myself burn. I just need the D rays for immunity. Works for me!
Coconut oil does nothing for me.
Honestly, SO much of your skin’s appearance is what you are putting into your body. Drinking lots of water, eating a healthy diet, and a daily application of SPF will probably do about 95% of what Victoria’s pricey products do. I’ve pretty much stopped wearing makeup completely since doing a major diet overhaul a few years ago, because I think my skin actually looks better and more “glowing” without it, and I do minimal skincare beyond a gentle AM/PM cleaning, and daily sunscreen. A little eyeshadow and mascara is about the max I put on these days.
Honest question: are you over 30? I ask because i want to know if I can have hope.
Agree! I’m 56 and my skin still glows. I eat very healthily and meat free. I try to drink minimum 6 glasses of water per day. I do like the sun and used to fry it … but I’m pretty good with SPF now. I also try to get to bed by about 10 p.m. All of my skin products come from the health food store. I use eyeshadow, liner, some cover stick and lipstick. Never need highlighter because I can see it on my cheekbones already.
let’s not fool ourselves she gets a lot of work done too – lasers, etc. and her skin still only looks like that?
the older i get the more i realize that skin is 90% diet. stay off sugar and alcohol, wear sunscreen and use retin-a every night and you should be fine.
I agree about diet being key to a better complexion. No matter what products you use, alcohol, bad food as well as sun and smoking will take its toll. Also try drinking a ton of purified, (not bottled) water daily. I drink at least 90-100 oz a day. Give it a try, after just a few days you will be amazed and the difference in your complexion!
Anyone tried the Drew Barrymore Korean mask? It was amazing, I was shocked lol.
1.6K a month isn’t luxurious though so good for her? We have a local socialite who boasts that her skincare and body routine costs $14K a month.
Is that the Hanacure mask? I can’t bring myself to pull the trigger but I’m thinking maybe for a special occasion.
Yes Hanacure. I’m very sceptical of beauty products but I enjoyed using this. Very good for before an event (maybe one or two days). Saw palmetto broke me out. So did coconut oil. I cut down dairy. Try to cut down gluten as well.
So its better to stick with the cheap ones.
This is so outdated, this interview is from last year.
I think her skin-care routine is too expensive, but since she’s nice enough and has a sense of humour about herself, I’m not really annoyed. I would be if Gwyneth Paltrow shared this list with me though.
ive started using beauty pie, and their skincare products are so, so good. usually id read an article like this and feel envy, but im honestly so happy with the results i’m beginning to see, that im good with my [budget] options.
Anastasia does her brows? I thought Botox gave her the droopy brows.
I’ve gone down the road of using expensive beauty products and it never works out. My skin is just too sensitive for most chemicals.
I mean, it’s a rich person’s beauty routine, but I can’t really be judge because, uh, when I add up the amount I spend on beauty products per year, it’s pretty outrageous, and I’m just middle class – not even upper class. I just don’t have kids that interfere with the investment into my vanity, lol.
lol preach! I don’t buy a lot of products. Shoes and clothes on the other hand…
Well I’m 65 and have hardly any wrinkles. A bit of sagging but oh well, it bothers me not. My skin regime? I wash make-up off at night with Dove for sensitive skin. I use an inexpensive serum containing loads of vitamin C and hyaluronic acid then Neutrogena’s Rich night cream. I’m in love with an Olay Regenerist eye cream, it’s not at all greasy. I use Neutrogena’s gentle cream face wash in the A.M. followed by Aveeno’s day cream with #30 SPF, even on cloudy days. Two or three times a week I use a good old facecloth to do a gentle abrasion, then a retinol product, again by Neutrogena. Oh, and I swear by Lubriderm extra rich body lotion. All these products are under $30…OK so I’m cheap.
“inexpensive serum containing loads of vitamin C and hyaluronic acid” — THIS.
You can be cheap and effective at the same time LOL
All the acne sufferers upthread. The most important thing you can do to alleviate acne prone skin is to give up dairy + eggs.
When my derm first told me I was aghast… like no more scrambled eggs EVER?
But fast forward a year and my terrible acne which I’ve had for thirty years or more has cleared up by 99%. I still get one or two pimples but nothing like the ‘oh my god I’m calling in sick to work today’ type of acne I had before.
True story! Xxx
I do an “in flight facial” of sorts but it mainly involves putting on a sheet mask (I get some looks!) And putting lipbalm and eye cream on every few hours. Feels great and helps me dry out a bit less and arrive feeling human. It’s one place where you can’t feel guilty for looking after yourself (not that i ever do) because youre totally cut off from the world.
Try it on a long haul flight, its great! When I say long haul, I am from Aus so I am not talking 7 measly hours 😂
Even if it is a 2 hour flight, the lack of air pressure and the cabin in itself can damage your skin. I usually don’t wear ANY make up at all, and a very light day cream. I stay hydrated during the whole flight, spray Avene water every now and then, and use a sheet mask. Miraculously my skin doesn’t fall apart the minute we land.