
It's a beautiful night in New York City, but I'm stuck inside. Some sneezy, sniffly allergy thing. I'm on the couch with my wonton soup watching reality TV, which I pretty much never do. First up, "Shear Genius," and who's on there, but Orlando Pita and Linda Wells!! Wow, Allure comes to life. Then I flipped to "America's Next Top Model" and there's Vogue's Andre Leon Talley and fab fab fab 70s supermodel Pat Cleveland! I love that Tyra respects the industry icons. Andre's great, predictably, and breaks out some kooky fashion speak. "You are the blase broken doll." "You have double entendre eyelashes."
And then "High Society." Has anyone watched this? Talk about a hot mess. This show has to be scripted. Somewhere, Grace Kelly is cringing.
Anyway, I meant to blog tonight about the recent Consumer Reports study on serums. Not only did they pooh-pooh serums, they kind of dissed the serum I have been using for THE PAST TWO YEARS. (High Resolution Collaser-5X, in case you're wondering.) I think they tested it for 21 days. (21 versus 365x2? Anyone?)
I love my Collaser. Any time I stop using it, my skin does not look as good. (I layer it under Secret de Vie moisturizer morning and night.) Interestingly, they didn't test Skinceuticals. A lot of people, beauty editors included, swear by those serums. And several girls in the office layer it with their Lancome moisturizer.
Any serum users out there? Feel free to weigh in.
People always ask me about skincare. If there's one thing I can definitively say, it's that people who take care of their skin have better skin. It's that simple. Whether this means eating right, limiting your sun exposure and using only moisturizing, or layering six different products, serum included, a.m. and p.m. is up to you. But do something and find the routine that works for you, your skin type and your pocketbook. You'll notice a difference.
