TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.5* Why: One woman says, "the packaging is the only good thing about this serum: It's airtight and the pump looks kind of scientific, so you don't get bacterial contamination. However, I saw only the slightest lessening of lines. It's a thick serum and doesn't dry quickly or produce any firming. It did not irritate my eyes like most drugstore brands, but since I saw almost no results, I don't recommend it." Another agrees saying, "the price was high and I did not see much difference. The packaging was impressive, but not the product." One reader says, "still waiting for results."
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.4* Why: Readers say they expected more for the price: "For $95, I expected a fabulous product. I was very disappointed. Love the fragrance, however, I broke out when using it. Tried it for a month and will return it today." Another reader had a similar experience saying, "loved this product for the first week or so. It made my skin very smooth and improved its appearance. However, after a couple of days, I noticed white bumps on my skin. Just a couple at first, and I didn't want to relate it to this product because I initially liked it so much. After several more days, the breakouts became much worse. I stopped using the Generation 6, but it took weeks for my face to clear up."
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.3* Why: Readers say this product is "expensive and sooo NOT worth the price" and is a "disappointment." It's "very greasy, made my skin really oily, and did nothing to firm or make my skin look better. [If it was] a $70 moisturizer, I would buy it for my nighttime cream, but for the cost of what this is, no way." Another agrees saying, "I'm disappointed that a product of this price point from a company with so many resources could be so profoundly disappointing." She said it was a "heavily perfumed cream with a waxy texture that failed to sink into my skin."
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.2* Why: Readers say, "this product burned my eyes, [and] made [the area] underneath my eyes red. Now I try a sample of any eye cream before I buy it because of this product!" Another reviewer had a similar experience saying, "when I put this cream on [my eye area, it] would burn real bad. Tried it for about a week and still had the same effect. Also, it dried my eyes out."
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 5.1* Why: One woman says, "to be honest, this is just your average lotion packaged well with an interesting consistency. With this amount of money, you can find a better product that will do more for your skin." Another says, "it purports to do a lot, from restoring moisture and reducing discomfort to rebalancing stressed-out skin and healing irritation. [Yet,] while the cream itself is light, it leaves a greasy sheen on your skin that can't be removed with just water, but needs a cleanser to fully come off. Luckily it didn't make me break out or dry out my already sensitive skin -- but I have to say I just don't understand why it would cost $75."
Are you afraid of aging? It's OK to say yes. It's a legitimate fear for women and men today for more than one reason.
First, thanks to our deteriorating economy, Medicare budgets have been seriously slashed. And second, thanks to global warming and pollution, wrinkles, lines and spots are showing up even earlier. This second factor is why we all continuously spend a couple bucks (OK hundreds -- don't judge) on anti-aging skin care products. We're desperate to hold on to our youth.
And while some products really do reduce fine lines and diminish age spots, many of the potions and creams available are as good as a smoke screen for a bad magic show. And when these anti-aging products masquerade as our friends, making grandiose claims of turning back time on our face, but don't follow through, we get really upset.
Well, to help save you from getting hurt by these products that don't deliver, we're here to share a list of the anti-aging items our readers have tried, tested and rejected. Check them out and be sure you don't spend another dime on a lying, ahem, disappointing anti-aging skin care product ever again.
