Top 10 Skin Best Beauty Buys

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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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.

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.

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.” 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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