The 16 Products That Will Make You Cancel Your Botox Appointment
by The Candidly Team
First of all, we do not “need” any of this stuff. Just like we don’t “need” Botox. And the idea of aging skin being somehow less attractive than younger skin is a bold-faced lie constructed by the machine of commerce to make sure we always feel less-than, battered down, and beholden to their overpriced “cures” which keep rich people rich, and keep regular people like us confused and desperate.
THAT SAID.
Don’t we also just want to have the glowiest, bounciest, dewiest, most rested-looking skin of our life? Especially now that we see it losing some luster? We sure do. And there’s no shame in wanting it.
But we refuse to spend money on things that make big promises and don’t actually “do” anything. REFUSE!
So we rounded up the 16 products where we’ve found the biggest bang for our buck, seen the most impressive results, and gave us skin that matched how we feel inside.
Here they are.
1. Paula's Choice RESIST Intensive Wrinkle-Repair Retinol Serum
Why we love it: Retinol is one of the few ingredients that is fully backed and endorsed by science, dermatologists, and countless studies. This one has enough to really make a noticeable difference.
Price: $44
2. Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Retinol Serum
Why we love it: This entire line is excellent for aging skin, but this product in particular gives pretty immediate results. Expect smoother skin and diminished looking pores.
Price: $72
3. Trinny London Miracle Blur
Why we love it: This one isn’t even skincare! It’s sort of a…putty? Smear it on before applying makeup and all your lines and spots and wrinks are all magically filled in. Truly. Just look at the before and after photos.
Price: $35
4. Estée Lauder Perfectionist Pro Rapid Firm + Lift Treatment
Why we love it: The peptides in this product actually rebuild your skin. You can expect (nay, demand) a firmer looking jawline, smoother cheeks, reduced appearance of pores, and softened laugh lines and 11s.
Price: $120
5. Tatcha The Dewy Serum Resurfacing and Plumping Treatment
Why we love it: A game-changer for that fun combination of fine lines AND texture.
Price: $89
6. Foreo Luna Mini 3
Why we love it: Yes. This will totally affect your skin. Use this daily with your favorite cleanser and watch your pores shrink, your lines diminish and your skin feel more supple under makeup.
Price: $179
7. Laneige Time freeze Sleeping Mask
Why we love it: First of all the name is excellent. This is our favorite product for extremely lazy people (us!) who want to improve their skin by making very little effort. Slap this on a couple nights a week and you’ll absolutely see a difference.
Price: $39
8. Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream
Why we love it: The price is insane. But so are the results. Click HERE to see the before and after.
Price: $280
9. Nuface Trinity Facial Toning Device
Why we love it: Seems like a scam. But it isn’t. If lifting is what you’re after, forget threads and needles. Just use this.
Price: $339
10. Paula’s Choice Ceramide-Enriched Firming Eye Cream
Why we love it: Sometimes those crows feet are actually just dehydration lines. This gives them a big drink of water and sends what could have become a permanent wrinkle, on its way.
Price: $49
11. Dr. Brandt Needles No More™ Wrinkle Smoothing Cream
Why we love it: Simply put, the most remarkable product for forehead lines we’ve ever tried.
Price: $89
12. PCA Skin Total Strength Serum
Why we love it: Filled with a potent cocktail of our favorite plumping, brightening, and firming ingredients.
Price: $98
13. Kate Somerville Wrinkle Warrior™ 2-in-1 Plumping Moisturizer + Serum
Why we love it: If you just can’t with 14 different products for different results, just slap this on every morning. It has everything you need in one jar.
Price: $98
14. L’Oréal Revitalift Anti-Aging Night Face Mask
Why we love it: The best anti-aging drugstore product we’ve tried. Hands down.
Price: $28
15. Wildling Empress Stone
Why we love it: Wriggle it on your 11s, curve it up your jaw line. Gua sha isn’t bullshit. Do it religiously and you’ll absolutely notice a difference in the overall shape of your face. Take a photo before you start using it, use it for 30 days, and take a photo after.
Price: $69
16. SolaWave Wand
Why we love it: Red light therapy helps with dark spots, brightening, texture, acne scarring, redness, and under eye puffiness. We don’t have time for pro treatments, but we do have time to run this gadget over our face for 5 minutes a day for before and after results like these. Take a look.
Price: $149
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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