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Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:20 am  |
Hey girls,
I'm in desperate need of some product that will give me glowing and beautiful skin.
I'm drinking water, taking supplements, eat healthy, exercising, doing face massage and FlexEffect, moisturising my skin, using sunscreen. Did I forget anything? Oh, and exfoliating  Naturally my skin looks not so bad, but I have hyperpigmentation, which I cover with foundation. As soon as I apply foundation my skin starts to look dull and ugly (with shiny nose  ). The foundations I have are numerous - Chanel, Lancome, Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, Revlon (my favorite), I think even Rimmel and Cover Girl somewhere. Few mineral foundations. What's wrong with me? Is there any product that gives healthy glow to the skin? I'm thinking about Sephora's Luminizer. But afraid that it will end up in my bathroom drawer.
Edited and added: I'm not a smoker. I'm using Copper peptides and Retin A also. |
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41 yo, fair skinned blonde, Baby Q, Retin A, CP, Flex Effect |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:17 am |
| My skin never glowed as much as when I was using Neostrata 10% glycolic acid cream every night. However, if you are using CP and Retin A already, it is too much for one's skin to tolerate. I am going your route with Retin A and more proven anti aging products. I miss that special glow I would get with glycolic acid though. But it doesn't boost very much collagen at 10%. |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:35 am |
| TanyaB wrote: |
Hey girls,
I'm in desperate need of some product that will give me glowing and beautiful skin.
I'm drinking water, taking supplements, eat healthy, exercising, doing face massage and FlexEffect, moisturising my skin, using sunscreen. Did I forget anything? Oh, and exfoliating Naturally my skin looks not so bad, but I have hyperpigmentation, which I cover with foundation. As soon as I apply foundation my skin starts to look dull and ugly (with shiny nose ). The foundations I have are numerous - Chanel, Lancome, Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, Revlon (my favorite), I think even Rimmel and Cover Girl somewhere. Few mineral foundations. What's wrong with me? Is there any product that gives healthy glow to the skin? I'm thinking about Sephora's Luminizer. But afraid that it will end up in my bathroom drawer.
Edited and added: I'm not a smoker. I'm using Copper peptides and Retin A also. |
It sounds like confusion with product overload..beleive me I know what you mean. If you want something totally simple that will eradicate all of these products use Elizabeth Grant serums. Oh my. Talk about the glow YOU WILL GET. Did you check out all the "glowy" actresses at the Academy Awards this year (on TV)?? Well those stars were using Elizabeth Grant serums. You will love these serums. |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:41 am |
| SusieQ wrote: |
| TanyaB wrote: |
Hey girls,
I'm in desperate need of some product that will give me glowing and beautiful skin.
I'm drinking water, taking supplements, eat healthy, exercising, doing face massage and FlexEffect, moisturising my skin, using sunscreen. Did I forget anything? Oh, and exfoliating Naturally my skin looks not so bad, but I have hyperpigmentation, which I cover with foundation. As soon as I apply foundation my skin starts to look dull and ugly (with shiny nose ). The foundations I have are numerous - Chanel, Lancome, Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, Revlon (my favorite), I think even Rimmel and Cover Girl somewhere. Few mineral foundations. What's wrong with me? Is there any product that gives healthy glow to the skin? I'm thinking about Sephora's Luminizer. But afraid that it will end up in my bathroom drawer.
Edited and added: I'm not a smoker. I'm using Copper peptides and Retin A also. |
It sounds like confusion with product overload..beleive me I know what you mean. If you want something totally simple that will eradicate all of these products use Elizabeth Grant serums. Oh my. Talk about the glow YOU WILL GET. Did you check out all the "glowy" actresses at the Academy Awards this year (on TV)?? Well those stars were using Elizabeth Grant serums. You will love these serums. |
Susie, what are the names of these miracle serums? |
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31, combo - oily, breakout-prone, fair complexion, sensitive and prone to rosacea |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:57 am |
| They are the am and pm torricelumn serums. Your best price is shopnbc. I wouldn't call them miracle serums, nothing is really. They just give me comfortable feeling, fresh, dewy, glowing skin. Thats what I want my skin care to do. |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:25 pm |
Thanks amonavis! I will try Neostrata and cut on CP and Retin A a little.
SusieQ,
What ingredients these serums have? Just curious what can give this glow  |
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41 yo, fair skinned blonde, Baby Q, Retin A, CP, Flex Effect |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:52 pm |
Be careful with Neostrata and Retin A in particular though. It can cause burning and irritation and must not be used at the same time. Also may I suggest you use the lowest concentration of Glycolic Acid, like 4% (the level 1). It gives similar glowing but not as irritating for you Retin A treated skin. Also you can't use Glycolic Acid at the same time as Retin A (Glycolic acid deactivates retinoic acid). Hope that helps!  |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:18 pm |
| amonavis wrote: |
| Be careful with Neostrata and Retin A in particular though. It can cause burning and irritation and must not be used at the same time. Also may I suggest you use the lowest concentration of Glycolic Acid, like 4% (the level 1). It gives similar glowing but not as irritating for you Retin A treated skin. Also you can't use Glycolic Acid at the same time as Retin A (Glycolic acid deactivates retinoic acid). Hope that helps! |
I have Paula's Choice BHA liquid, which I use as toner after removing my make up. And also I have 8% AHA by Paula's Choice again. I'm not using it as it was irritating.
If I get Neutrogena, I will use it every other night - one day Retin A , another Neostrata.
But I think I need some new make up maybe. Because my skin looks pigmented, but good without make up. Geez, I think I'm just looking for problems 
For SusieQ:
I checked makeupalley for Elizabeth Grant's serums. The reviews are not very good. People say it's mostly glycerin... |
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41 yo, fair skinned blonde, Baby Q, Retin A, CP, Flex Effect |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:21 pm |
| TanyaB wrote: |
For SusieQ:
I checked makeupalley for Elizabeth Grant's serums. The reviews are not very good. People say it's mostly glycerin... |
me too
I`ve also checked them... ppl say they are sticky and do mostly nothing... |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:37 pm |
| TanyaB wrote: |
| amonavis wrote: |
| Be careful with Neostrata and Retin A in particular though. It can cause burning and irritation and must not be used at the same time. Also may I suggest you use the lowest concentration of Glycolic Acid, like 4% (the level 1). It gives similar glowing but not as irritating for you Retin A treated skin. Also you can't use Glycolic Acid at the same time as Retin A (Glycolic acid deactivates retinoic acid). Hope that helps! |
I have Paula's Choice BHA liquid, which I use as toner after removing my make up. And also I have 8% AHA by Paula's Choice again. I'm not using it as it was irritating.
If I get Neutrogena, I will use it every other night - one day Retin A , another Neostrata.
But I think I need some new make up maybe. Because my skin looks pigmented, but good without make up. Geez, I think I'm just looking for problems
For SusieQ:
I checked makeupalley for Elizabeth Grant's serums. The reviews are not very good. People say it's mostly glycerin... |
I know this Tanya but hey I'm happy and I get the look I want, which is glowing, youthful skin. For those that say it is sticky, than they are using too much product. Anyway theres nothing wrong with her ingred listing. Glycerin is a very good water binding ingred for skin.
http://www.cosmeticscop.com/ingredient_dictionary.aspx?lid=508 |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:05 pm |
This seems to be a nice product that is a mixture of oils that are beneficial to the skin. I haven't tried it, I just came about this product during a web search.
http://hollybeth.net/hollybeth_new.html |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:46 pm |
| Like so many that use Buzz on Acne, I glow! Not only am I now acne free, my skin has the healthy glow that I read about before I started using it. It contains anti-oxidants and copper so I guess they both contribute to this. But there is a definite glow. |
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:42 pm |
SusieQ, can you name the actresses that were
using the Elizabeth Grant serums? |
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:06 am |
Thanks girls!
I've got Neostrata Night Cream yesterday with 6% glycolic acid. It did sting when I applied it, but just for a few seconds. I skipped my Retin A.
Regarding Elizabeth Grant... She seems so fake on the Shopping Channel... I don't think that she achieved her good looks using hers glycerin serums. Honestly... She's like Joan Rivers for me.  |
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:14 am |
| Just want to add my two cents because I have used a lot of Elizabeth Grant's products and I did not like any one of them. I found the a.m. and p.m. serums to be seriously sticky no matter how much or how little was used. But, the worst part was that they just seemed to sit on top of my skin and did nothing beneficial. Her eye cream was so strong that it actually burned my eyes. I ended up throwing out her products. But, to be fair, there are those who absolutely love her skin care products. I'm just not one of them. |
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:38 pm |
| Hands down the NaturDerm products, any of them! My skin has completely changed since I started to use the Epidermx II. I didn't think I could have glowy skin and I like that they are natural with no parabens or silicones, that is hard to find! |
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:59 pm |
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SusieQ, can you name the actresses that were
using the Elizabeth Grant serums? |
Two Royals and actors, actresses. Minnie Driver, Rosario Dawson, Diedre Hall, Marcia Cross, Brooke Shields, socialites Ivana Trump, Kathy Hilton. A couple of guys being Ethan Hawke, Kelsey Grammar, Usher to name a few. |
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:50 pm |
| SusieQ thanks, that is very interesting. I haven't heard too much about the EG line. Do you know what serums they use? |
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Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:41 pm |
| I've noticed that when I use the NCN Microfiber cloth twice a day, Retin-A, vit C serum, rosehip seed oil (and sunscreen of course), my skin glows. I think it's the microfiber cloth twice a day that really bumped up the glow for me. And massage with frequent applications of the oil after spritzing with Avene water helps too. And drinking as much water as I can stand. Fish oil supplements. It's really a lot of things, not just one thing, isn't it. |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:05 am |
Aiva, thanks!
I read thread yesterday and started dry brushing already. It feels so good . I tried to dry-brush my body some time ago, but then forgot. I will do it again. |
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41 yo, fair skinned blonde, Baby Q, Retin A, CP, Flex Effect |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:28 am |
| TanyaB wrote: |
Aiva, thanks!
I read thread yesterday and started dry brushing already. It feels so good . I tried to dry-brush my body some time ago, but then forgot. I will do it again. |
you R welcome
inform us of your progress |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:57 pm |
| cookie wrote: |
| SusieQ thanks, that is very interesting. I haven't heard too much about the EG line. Do you know what serums they use? |
I have no idea cookie. I think its an assortment of products each uses. I read that Kathy Hilton likes the EG Biocollasis cream. |
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Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:08 am |
| Obagi nuderm. I know that when people try to cover hyperpigmentation with foundation or concealor I think it just brings attention to it and makes skin look dull....just get rid of the pigmentation with obagi.There are great photos on the obagi website, it seems to knock out imperfections and gives back the healthy glow |
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Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:15 pm |
| Hey Tanya! I hear you on the dull skin... I think introducing Retin A and CP on top of that would dull anyone out. You need to give your skin some nice stuff to calm it down. I noticed when I was using a retinol product (AB peel- has retinol) my skin handled it much better when i used a serum. I used EL Advanced Night Repair Concentrate. It's expensive but I think it's really complementary for some people. Maybe go ask for a little sample at the counter. Oh and from what I read about CP's they seem like slightly dangerous territory. Did you read about EDS member Toby, I believe she had a pretty negative experience. Best of Luck!! |
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