Top 10 Skin Best Beauty Buys

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Updated Sep 06, 2012 @ 9:58 am
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Top 10 Skin Best Beauty Buys

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Bliss Triple Oxygen Mask

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BEST MASK FOR NORMAL SKIN
In five minutes or less, thislight, refreshing mask deliversa "quick antioxidantblast" to perk up dull, tiredskin, says Elissa Lunder, adermatologist in Wellesley,Mass.

$52/3.4 oz.; at

blissworld.com.

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Clinique Exfoliating Scrub

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BEST EXFOLIATOR FOR DRY SKIN
Spherical beads sloughaway dead cells withoutscratching skin the waygrainy particles tend to, says Francesca Fusco, aN.Y.C. dermatologist. Shealso praises how effortlesslythe creamy scrubrinses away.

$18/3.4 oz.; at

clinique.com.

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Shiseido White Lucent Emulsion

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BEST BRIGHTENER
Loaded with vitamin C,this light lotion evens outskin tone, fades sunspots,and increases skin?s overallbrightness, says SusanTaylor, a dermatologist inPhiladelphia and N.Y.C.

$54/3.3 oz.; at

sephora.com.

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Neocutis Lumière

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At a microscopic .05 millimeters, the skin around the eyes is the body’s thinnest, so it’s especially prone to drying out. This non-sensitizing formula won’t cause additional inflammation, says Dr. Mitchel Goldman. Even more, the moisture douse can “temporarily make fine lines disappear.” 

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SkinMedica Calming Masque

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BEST MASK FOR SENSITIVE SKIN
This green tea andChamomile-infused claymask is so soothing, doctorsuse it to calm patients'skin after in-office chemicalpeels and microdermabrasion,says Rosemarie Ingleton, a N.Y.C.dermatologist. "It?s also great forwindburn or winter-irritated skin."

$33/2 oz.; at

askderm.com.

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Skinceuticals Clay Masque

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BEST MASK FOR OILY SKIN
Blemish-prone complexionsare no match for thispowerful treatment.Lactic, glycolic and fruit acids blast pore-cloggingbacteria; a gentle blend ofkaolin and bentonite clayabsorb excess sebum. "Itgets the job done withoutoverdrying," saysdermatologist David McDaniel.

$42/2 oz.; at

skinceuticals.com.

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Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash

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BEST CLEANSER FOR OILY SKIN
Unusually potent for anover-the-counter facewash, this gentle grainscrub "contains 2.5 percentsalicylic acid-enough tokill the bacteria associatedwith breakouts," says N.Y.C.dermatologist MacreneAlexiades-Armenakas.

$8/6 oz.; at

drugstore.com.

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La Roche-Posay Nutritic

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BEST INEXPENSIVE NIGHT CREAM FOR DRY SKIN
Heavy-duty hydratorsdon't have to feelleaden on the skin. This"superfine emulsion" isabsorbedalmost instantlyand works to boost collagenproduction, explainsN.Y.C. plastic surgeonMauro Romita.

$27/1.3 oz.; at

laroche-posay.us.

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Neutrogena Healthy Defense SPF 45

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BEST DAYTIME MOISTURIZER WITH SPF FOR NORMAL SKIN
The star ingredient in thismoisturizer: Helioplex, asuperstable UVA/UVBblocker that protects skintwice as long as other sunshields. It also containsvitamins C and E to guardagainst skin-damagingfree radicals, says ArielleKauvar, an N.Y.C. dermatologist.

$13/1.7 oz.; at

drugstore.com.

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Olay Regenerist

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BEST INEXPENSIVE NIGHT CREAM FOR NORMAL SKIN
A collagen-building blendof green tea, vitamin E andamino peptides firms skin;powerful humectants likeglycerin draw in water fornongreasy hydration, saysWashington, D.C., dermatologistElizabeth Tanzi.

$18/1.7 oz.; at

drugstore.com.

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