If Nothing You’ve Tried Has Helped Your Wrinkles And Dry Skin, Here Are 12 Underrated Products That Really Work
by The Candidly Team
As gals over 35, we all have bottles rattling around our drawers that we’ve abandoned because they do, well, absolutely nothing. Some eye cream that burned, a moisturizer that somehow made our skin MORE DRY, and a bunch more bits and bobs that we look at and sigh.
We were tired of spending money on things that don’t work, so we rounded up 12 of our favorite effective products that target issues of aging, laxity, dark spots, saggy necks, eye bags, and the rest of the charming features that come with age. And remember, we can accept aging as a beautiful part of life, while also fighting like hell to banish things we don’t like. Two things can be true at once!
Ok. Done with the speech. Let’s dive in.
1. For Wrinkles And Pores
A313 Retinol Pommade Anti-Aging Night Cream
Simply put, the best over the counter retinol product we’ve ever gotten our hands on. And it’s French Pharmacy. And 2 derms we spoke to approved it. And it’s on Amazon. You almost can’t NOT try it.
Price: $19
2. For A Visibly Tighter Jawline And Neck
The before and afters are utterly staggering. Trinny and team found a magic ingredient that helps neck laxity and we don’t know about you, but it’s like we woke up one morning and poof, we had a wattle. We didn’t like it. So we use this now.
Price: $88
3. For Crows Feet And Dark Circles
Lancôme Advanced Génifique Wrinkle & Dark Circle Eye Cream
One of us here on The Candidly team has truly extreme dark circles and bags and has tried every single product on the market. This is the only thing that’s made a dent.
Price: $82
4. For An Insanely Hydrating Affordable Daily Moisturizer
Eau Thermale Avène XeraCalm A.D Lipid-Replenishing Balm
A dupe for a ludicrously expensive, viral moisturizer (that we do love, it must be said, before and after photos HERE) but we made it our mission to find a reasonably priced dupe that felt just as hydrating. And this is it.
Price: $29
5. To Wake Up Glowing Each Morning
SkinCeuticals Renew Overnight Dry
Used in conjunction with the retinol above, you will actually love how your skin looks when you wake up. Not greasy, not dry, but bright and balanced and dewy.
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Price: $78
6. For Very Puffy Eyes
Vichy Mineral 89 Eyes Serum with Caffeine and Hyaluronic Acid
This product is specifically for puffiness. We keep it in the fridge and use it sometimes with THIS device. The difference in puff afterwards is startling.
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Price: $27
7. For Refreshing During The Day
We do get excited about mists and sprays, but we sort of never thought they really “do” anything except give us a lovely spray of cool moisture. But this one is different. Not only does it protect our face against blue light (which can cause hyperpigmentation and barrier breakdown), it’s immensely hydrating and we’ve been known to use it IN LIEU of moisturizer on hot days.
Price: $38
8. For Supremely Dry Skin
Jurlique Activating Water Essence+
We haven’t typically trafficked in an essence (it just feels unnecessary) but we were sent this to try, and we are now hooked. The moisture comes from marshmallow root extract (!!!), and it’s one of those products to try if you feel like you always buy thick products yet you never quite feel hydrated enough. Use it under your current moisturizer and you’ll be astounded.
Price: $44
9. For Super Hydrating, Skin-Perfecting SPF
CeraVe Hydrating Mineral Tinted Sunscreen
Another product we drone on about, but there is absolutely, unequivocally no better tinted SPF. It instantly fills in pores, creates a blinding glow, and for most of us, takes the places of an everyday foundation. It’s crucial to use a mineral SPF, which this is. Otherwise you’re just not getting full sun protection. And given that 90% of all skin cancer is from sun exposure, using SPF can literally save your life.
Price: $17
10. For Overall Brightening
True Botanicals Vitamin C Booster
The best, purest form of vitamin C is powder—it degrades the moment it touches liquid. So we use a few drops of this each morning just tapped into our moisturizer. It’s not gritty, and feels like nothing. Nothing touches vitamin C when it comes to overall skin brightening, and along with SPF and retinol, it’s the most the important product on this list if you want to see near immediate results.
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Price: $95
11. For Dark Spots
The reviews and before and after photos sort of say it all, don’t they?
Price: $90
12. For A Glowing, Youthful Body
Nécessaire The Body Wash Hinoki
Is a body wash actually going to do anything other than smell good for a few seconds? This one is. It contains AHAs to keep your cell turnover high, aka, it reveals fresh, smooth, baby-soft skin every time you shower. Follow with the lotion below and your crepey elbows and knees are a thing of the past. Oh, and it smells like Japanese cedar and vetiver, and it’s intoxicatingly gorgeous.
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Price: $25
13. For A Hydrated Body
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Fluid Multi-Purpose Nourishing Moisturizer
We write about this body cream incessantly and for good reason. It smells more beautiful than any other lotion we’ve ever tried, it’s cheap, and it’s French. What three things could be better?
Price: $36
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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