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Splurge: Serum for Wrinkles
If anti-aging is your skin concern, a retinol serum should be the first ingredient on your skin care must-have list. As you work your way up to a prescription-strength retinoid, a more gentle retinol serum is a great place to start. This serum is infused with hyaluronic acid, so you'll avoid the flakiness and irritation that can come from a retinol-based product and go straight to smoother skin.
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Save: Serum for Wrinkles
You don't necessarily have to drop top dollar or deal in unpronounceable ingredients to tackle fine lines. Neutrogena's take on an anti-aging serum combines ingredients we love like hyaluronic acid, retinol SA, and a glucose formula for an "accelerated" assault on fine lines. If you're looking to drop a few years in time for your high school reunion, this just might be your best bet.
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Splurge: Serum for Lifting
It's the plain truth that as we age, skin becomes less elastic. But firmness isn't just a sign of youth or a recent facelift -- keeping skin healthy and moisturized can help reverse this classic sign of aging. Ole Henriksen's serum contains collagen stimulators to rebuild firmness, while hyaluronic acid plumps up dry skin.
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Save: Serum for Lifting
The old saying "you can't fight gravity" was coined before today's innovations in skin care. Olay Regenerist has diehard fans who swear by the range for firmer skin. It's made with vitamin E for moisture and a host of peptides to plump up your skin. Since you can't just lift without toning, this serum also works to minimize fine wrinkles and fine lines.
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Splurge: Serum for Acne
It's a cosmic joke that acne doesn't necessarily go away by the time we're old enough to start caring for wrinkles and fine lines. Skin can have its own identity crises -- are you a teenager or entering middle age? If you're noticing crow's feet and still dealing with hormonal acne (hand up right here!), Clinique's serum tackles both issues at once, formulated with pore-cleansing salicylic acid and anti-aging antioxidants and peptides.
