Is your face cream doing enough?

Applying moisturizer used to be a feel-good experience for complexion and psyche.

Here are my tips to finding your next best thing.

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Their skin may look amazing, but that doesnt mean their moisturizer will have the same affect on you.

Pay attention to your face.

Recognize the red flags of a bad moisturizer

Too often women toss a perfectly good moisturizer due to impatience.

M.A.C. Hyper Real SkinCanvas Balm Moisturizing Cream; Kiehl’s Since 1851 Ultra Facial Cream; Innisfree Green Tea Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Moisturizer

It can take six to eight weeks to see visible results from a new face cream.

Stick with proven ingredients for soft, dewy skin

Its easy to get sidetracked by buzz and dramatic claims.

No moisturizer will deliver facelift-like firming and lifting or filler-like plumping.

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Everything else is gravy.

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Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Rich Cream; Neutrogena Hydro-Boost Gel-Cream Extra Dry; e.l.f. Holy Hydration! Face Cream Fragrance-Free