Why Did You Have Be So Good? When only the best will do...

Sometimes you can’t avoid it. Only the good stuff works. Deep down we all want to believe that the good (i.e. expensive) products are just over-marketed, over-hyped, Vaseline in a jar. But as most of us know, that isn't so. Sometimes that miracle in a jar is worth the price. So what is a cheap (broke) girl to do?

My secret weapon- www.ebay.com!  Let me clarify “the good stuff”. I am not  speaking of the la prarie ($10,000 per jar) in a Hollywood star’s home; I’m talking about the products that you would find in a medical spa.

For example:   

• Murad Skin Care,
• Dr Brandt
• Perricone
• Obagi
• MD Skincare,
• Skin Medica,
• Skinceuticals 

Unfortunately, Dr. Perricone has the best eye cream this side of the Mississippi, and his new Acyl-Glutathione, works so well on any lines, it gets rid of any creases. However at full price, they are $95.00 and $175.00 respectively.

On ebay I’ve been able to buy the travel sizes for anywhere from $12.00-$25.00. I recently just purchased 12 “trial size” Arbonne lift gel (it is an eight hour face lift) for $12.00.

The only negatives are neighbors commenting on how often the ups truck stops at my door ;p.

So happy ebaying and remember to never pay more than $40.00 of a trial/travel size anything! Some people can get taken for a ride.

Stranded on an Island. Now What?

So I'm getting my morning routine done and I'm thinking about "stranded island" situation. Of course my family, faith and all that wonderful substantive stuff. Now living in vapid land, what would I not be able to live without? Besides the two products that I posted about prior, the next item is something I found eight years ago and I've tried EVERY other product that claims to be able to do the same thing. Ladies: Line Fillers!!!

I‘ve been using Avon’s Solutions Line Filler and I swear by it.  It’s only $6.00 at from MY local Avon Lady and the tube lasts about 2 months (with as much as I use it,  that’s a lot). Here’s what I’ve tried that does NOT work:

• ·        Heidi Klum’s: In an Instant- this, I found out, is face primer-like. Nothing magical, L’Oreal studio primer does the same thing and it’s much cheaper.
• ·        Olay’s Fill and seal- nope and it crumbles after you put your makeup on.
• ·        Neutrogena- minimal results. If I pile it on and let it “seep” in, small result. Not better than Avon however. Told you I was OCD.

Again I want to go the cheapest route to get the best effects- my husband is a penny pinching German;p. I can buy line filler for $200.00 or get injections.

6.00- for lines gone for over 5 hours=good value!!