Favorite Moisturizers

Face:  Facial Moisturizer

No matter what…don’t skip moisturizing your face every day. While you could do without the moisturizing supplements for your skin in your teens and early twenties, with each passing decade moisturizers become important if you want supple skin and if you want to delay the signs of aging. The drug stores and beauty aisles in the department stores have shelves stocked with these products.I have tried a number of these lotions and thought I would share my favorite picks in this blog.

What do moisturizers do? Moisturizers make the skin soft, healthy, and supple. Most of the moisturizers are enriched with vitamins, skin brighteners and UV protectors. They also prepare the skin for applying foundation.

Tips: As such if you have oily skin you will need water based formula and if you have dry skin you will need more oil based creams. Please make sure the lotions are non- comedogenic (means it does not clog your pores). Also do make sure your day time creams and lotions have SPF in it for sun protection. 

My Favorite Picks: Top 5 Facial Moisturizers

     1.Shiseido – White Lucent:  Skin brightening formula that keeps your skin hydrated and supple and absorbs easily and feels light on your skin. I like its gentle fragrance. Ideal for normal skin to Oily skin. ($54.50)

2. LANCOME - Beinfait lotion: This is light on your skin and absorbs easily. Vitamin rich formula makes the skin feels hydrated and healthy ($45.00). I often wait for the bonus gift time where you can get your moisturizer and walk away usually with a cosmetic bag full of other goodies such as eye shadows, lipsticks and travel sized lotions. Watch for sales in Macys, Nordstrom, Lord and Taylor and other finer department stores.  

 3. Clarins - Multi Active: This moisturizer serves double duty as a moisturizer and a skin corrector. It is a wonderful light potion for all skin types. ($62.00). Macys, Nordstrom, Lord and Taylor and other department stores do have occasional bonus gifts usually before the holiday season.

4. Aveeno: The “Positively Radiant” - moisturizers are soy based which help remove the dark spots while boosting the skins radiance. Yes, it comes with SPF 30 so don’t forget to use it before you step out into the sun ($13.00). Its available in most grocery stores and drug stores.

5. Oil of Olay - Complete: This popular moisturizer provides complete hydration for the day. It is a budget buy ($9.00). Fragrance is gentle and it feels light. Its available in most grocery stores and drug stores.