I am lucky, I have been blessed with great genes, courtesy of my mum and my grandmother. To this day, and I am the wrong side of 39 as of a few months ago, I am thankful for this and also thankful I didn't embark on a path of buying expensive moisturisers and skin care products.. You see, I'm an Olay girl, it was good enough for my mum and my grandmother, so it is good enough for me. The only challenge that comes with that is actually admitting to people that is what I use, especially my beautician. Up until recently I never told anyone but my closest friends my 'secret" (mixed with the good genes).
Until now. Recently I was strolling through Cronulla, a wonderful beach side suburb in Sydney and I stumbled upon an independent book shop. I spent ages just browsing and I found a book by Paula Begoun - WOW, what an eye opener. It's called "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me", the 7th edition. Honestly, it only confirmed what I thought I already knew about skin care products, but it was an interesting read (okay, the book is over 1000 pages, so I haven't read it all). It is carefully crafted and rates hundreds of brands of skin care based on ingredients and cost, amongst other things. Turns out that Olay is good (I should point out I use the Regenerist range, which for what it is and the cost, rates very well) and some of the others I have been "sucked" into using over the last few years are definitely not.
So, I have thrown off the shackles and now proudly admit that I use Olay and throw in the line about being blessed with great genes for good measure. I'd encourage you to purchase the book or at least go on line and search for information if you are serious about your skin and what you use on it. It's educational and proves great skin care products need not cost you 100's if not 1000's of dollars.
At the end of the day there are no miracle creams, but this book can put you on the right path and help you choose what you put on your skin and what you should not (who knew witch hazel was as bad as alcohol!).
You will find more information at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Begoun
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