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Five Beauty Essentials Under $25

We are now in Spring, where the weather is warmer and sunnier. Do you ever adjust your skin care products to make sure they are suitable for the weather? For example, switching to a lighter moisturizer for Spring instead of using a richer formula for Winter. Or adding higher SPF products to your routine to protect your skin from sun damage.

I alter my skin care routine slightly when the season changes, but there are several items that I’ve got to have on hand throughout the year. Below are some beauty products that I’ve been using for a while and have worked very well for me. The good thing is that they cost no more than $25 each.

Anastasia Beverly Hills – After Tweeze Cream $20

This cream has vitamin E and chamomile extract that soothe sensitive skin after brow waxing. It helps me to avoid acne and covers the redness.

Buy Anastasia Beverly Hills – After Tweeze Cream

Elizabeth Arden – Eight Hour Cream $19.50

I’ve been using this for many years. It’s one of my must-haves for traveling. It rehydrates chapped lips and dry skin (also good for sun-burned skin). Some makeup artists also use it on eyelids and cheeks. (Did you know that it is also Catherine Zeta-Jones’ all-time favorite skin care product?)

Elizabeth Arden – Eight Hour Cream

Fresh – Soy Face Cleanser $15 (1.7 oz)

It’s my new favorite facial cleanser. It’s gentle on my skin and cleans all the makeup residue. It leaves my skin soft and moisturized.

Buy Fresh – Soy Face Cleanser

Fresh – Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15 $22.50

Did you know that there are no oil glands on our lips, so they age faster than the rest of our face? To prevent aging on lips, you need to exfoliate and nourish them regularly. I love Fresh’s Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15. They keep my lips hydrated and smelling great!

Buy Fresh – Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15

Clarins – UV Plus HP Multi-Protection Day Screen SPF 40 $25 (1 oz)

This is an ultra lightweight sun screen that blends into the skin well. It’s one of the must-haves to protect your skin from the sun damage.

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Top Five Facial Serums

Facial serum is one of the essential elements of skin care regimen. It penetrates into the deeper layers of skin and provides the necessary nutrient to keep your skin healthy. It should be used right after the toner and followed by moisturizer to hydrate your skin.

After trying many serums throughout years, I have five favorite picks (see below).

L’Or de Vie Serum – Dior

This is the most expensive serum out of my favorite ones. It’s designed to use during the day to shield the skin from environment damages, especially from the sun. It keeps my skin well hydrated.

Purchase L'Or de Vie Serum-Dior from NeimanMarcus.com

Capture Totale Multi-Perfection Serum – Dior

It hydrates my skin and helps to prevent wrinkles. I love it because it keeps my skin soft!

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 Visionnaire – Lancome

Lancome’s 1st advanced skin corrector; designed to reduce wrinkles, reduce pores, and evens skin ton.

Visionnaire – Lancome

Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex – Estee Lauder

It’s designed to use at night. It helps skin to repair and rejuvenate while I sleep.

Purchase Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex – Estee Lauder

Acai Damage-Minimizing Serum – Kiehl’s

Organic damage-repairing formulations made with acal berry to help detoxify skin. It’s not as hydrating as the other four serums listed above. But I can see my skin ton brighten with daily uses.

Purchase Acai Damage-Minimizing Serum – Kiehl’s from NeimanMarcus.com