Skin Care: Don’t Believe What Those Bottle Tells Ya

October 6, 2008     Posted in Body

cram.jpgLike most ladies, the way my face looks is pretty important to me. I like to minimize bright red zits, reduce the black circles under my eyes after a long night at the ‘brary, and generally not look like a 45 year old woman at the ripe old age of 22.


By Lauren

And like most ladies I load up on every product that will keep my face looking fresh, clean and daaaamn good.

But according to a recent article in The New York Times, most ladies are pretty dumb for buying into all that facial cream mumbo jumbo.

No matter how smart we are, we all want to believe that a skin cream can fix all of our problems. Yes, even relationship issues. And it doesn’t hurt when the beauty companies throw scientific terms into the mix, furthering our beliefs that this product is different, and that one really will work!

But if what all the experts in this article say is true, we could get the same effect from a wash cloth and some basic soap that we would get from purchasing a $40 bottle of “rejuvinating night cream.” The same goes for all those “cellular level cleansers,” “biomolecular” eyecreams, and that “microsmoothing” face serum.

Yes, the stuff works, but it really doesn’t take much to do what those bottles are doin’.

I don’t know about you, but I just feel sorta dumb. The cabinet under my sink is full of miracle bottles that promise to make me look like Jennifer Garner even after a night of binge drinking and dancing on tables. But it’s all a sham.

A big fat lie.

It looks like the only thing that we need to keep our faces lookin’ so fresh and so clean (clean) is a cheap bottle of soap and a nice thick layer of concealer.

8 Comments on "Skin Care: Don’t Believe What Those Bottle Tells Ya"

  1. Olivia says:
    Mon, 6th Oct 20087:06 am 

    Not only does warm water and a face cloth work just as well as those fancy creams, many of them have a lot of toxic chemicals and preservatives that will most likley hurt your skin in the long run.

    I am blemish free and all I do is wash my face twice a day with warm water.

    Obviously this simple method won't work for everyone, but chances are those fancy skin products are just a whole bunch of overkill.

  2. Brittney says:
    Mon, 6th Oct 20087:18 am 

    I've been thinking this for the longest, and wondered when people would catch up to these silly magical potions. Gosh, I'm so ahead of my time. :P lol

  3. meg says:
    Mon, 6th Oct 20082:59 pm 

    but all those lotions and creams make me feel fancy!

  4. Bunny says:
    Mon, 6th Oct 20083:58 pm 

    I reckon a good exfoliator (a loofah or exfoliating gloves are equally as effective and last much longer than a bottle of exfoliating cream), a good moisturiser, a primer (a transparent foundation that basically smoothes a flat layer on your skin, over any little bumps or lines or dark circles) a mineral foundation and a concealer that matches your skin really well will keep ya looking fabulous :}

    xox

  5. rochelle says:
    Tue, 7th Oct 20087:10 am 

    i've noticed that a bar of dove soap and a washcloth does wonders for my skin, it works better than any cleanser i've used in the past, and its so much cheaper! but i do you use moisturizer after… and every week and a half to two weeks i use burts bees citrus scrub (i think thats what its called). hmmm

  6. Steph says:
    Wed, 8th Oct 20081:02 pm 

    Hmmmm. Interesting. Well, I guess I'll be changing my drug store budget. No need to buy that expensive crap. Maybe CC should do an article on the best facial products.

  7. Jacks says:
    Tue, 14th Oct 20086:05 pm 

    I don't know..I've recently started using the Cosmedicine line (available at Sephora) on my skin..I use the facial cleanser and the mattifying lotion. My skin has NEVER looked better.

  8. Anna says:
    Wed, 19th Nov 200811:31 am 

    hey – i'm a mark. cosmetics sales representative & i just thought i'd let you all know that mark. sells face washes, moisturizers, creams etc. for way cheaper than some of those fancy kinds & it actually work great! For example, the moisturizing cream is $5.

    http://www.mymarkstore.com/annarice

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