Clarins on Shine

Does a Higher Price Really Equal Better Skin Care? We Put it to a Real World Test

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It's an on-going debate: are drugstore skin care products just as good (or better) than fancy department store products? Since I'm one of those people who are constantly tempted by pretty packaging (a.k.a. over-priced products), I'd like to believe that the more you spend, the better the results will be. However, I know this isn't always true (as this research shows).

After our umpteenth debate in the office over our favorite bargain and splurge products, we decided to put our money where our mouths were (so to speak) and have real women compare drugstore and department store anti-aging products.

The Stress Test: We test drove six new skin-revitalizing kits

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Car batteries, gym attendance, and stressed skin can all require jump-starts. We test drove six new skin-revitalizing kits. More from Allure:

Clarins Body Treatment Oil: Body oil that does important stuff, too

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I'm kind of crazy about products with oil in them right now. I can't get enough of the facial ones from Liz Earle and

Reader Q: What's a good eye cream with SPF?

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Dear Wendy,

Do you know of a passable under eye cream that has some sort of SPF to it?

Sincerely, Poppy

Lots and lots of companies are starting to realize that hey, sunscreen hurts when you get it in your eyes, so they're adapting their eye creams to have a little protection with less sting. Go them!

Hangover helper for dull skin

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It's funny how a few glasses of wine with dinner is totally fine, but the same amount of wine on an empty stomach translates into a hellish hangover with a hot mess of a complexion to match. My sin was the latter last night, and since I'm so into peels this week, instead of the 12 steps I should probably look into, I summoned the big guns in the form of a new two step regimen from Clarins. The fabulous results, after the jump...

Clarin's researcher says facials may be bad for your skin

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Last week I posted some excerpts from a rather long press release announcing Clarins's latest creation, Younger Longer Balm. Naturally, I'm a big Clarins fan and I can't wait to get my hot little hands on this new number. But something in the release's Q&A between a member of...