Good Housekeeping’s recent issue features their favorite picks for skincare, hair and makeup products. GH’s beauty lab scientists evaluated over 1,000 products and published the top 75.
The good news; many can be purchased at your local drugstore and are reasonably priced. To save you time, here are several (for women in Act 2.5) that made the list:
Face, Neck and Eyes
Anti-agers
- Mary Kay’s Timewise Age Minimize 3D Day Cream – $32
- Roc’s Retinol Correxion Max Daily Hydrating Cream – $28
- No7’s Restore and Renew Face and Neck Multi-Action Serum – $44
- Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Night Moisturizer – $22
- L’Oreal Paris Age Perfect Eye Renewal – $14
- No7 laboratories Line Correcting Boost Serum – $42
Cleansers
- Dermalogica Rapid Reveal Peel – $85
- Acure Brightening Facial Scrub – $10
- Cetaphil Daily facial Cleanser – $9
- Pond’s Cleansing Balm – $10
Makeup
Mascara
- Maybelline New York Total Temptation – $9
- LaRoche-Posay Respectissime (waterproof) – $25
Eyeliner
- Physicians Formula Instaready Glide-on Gel – $6
Foundation
- Bare Minerals Original Foundation (Powder) – $29
- Armani Beauty Luminous Silk – $64
Concealer
- It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye – $26
- Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-place Flawless Wear – $29
Brow-Definer
- L’Oreal Paris Unbelievable Brow – $17
Lipstick
- Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Luxe Matte Lip Color – $37
- YSL Rouge Pur Couture the Slim Matte – $39
- Chanel Rouge Allure Liquid Powder – $30
- No7 Stay Perfect – $13
Blush
- Covergirl Cheekers Blush – $4
- Elizabeth Arden Cool Glow Cheek Tint – $27
Body
Wash
- Olay Fresh Outlast Body Wash Orchid and Black Currant – $5
Lotions
- Dove DermaSeries Dry Skin Relief – $11
- Eucerin Advanced Repair – $15
- Aveeno Skin Relief Hand Cream – $7
Sunscreen
- Banana Boat SunComfort SPF 50 – $8
- Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport Water-Resistant Spray SPF 50 – $50
Bronzer
- Sally Hansen Air-Brush Legs Illuminator – $10
Hair
Volumizing
- Garnier Fructis Full and Plush Shampoo and Conditioner – $4 each
Color Protecting
- Tresemme Keratin Smooth Color Shampoo and Conditioner – $5 each
Hydrating
- Dove Daily Moisture Shampoo – $4
Hair Color
- Clairol Nice ‘N Easy color Care – $8
Color Touch-up
- Clairol Root Touch-up by Nice ‘N Easy – $7
Detangle
- Garnier Whole Blends, Milk Oat Delicacy – $7
Shaping Mousse
- Not Your Mother’s Blue Sea Kale and Pure Coconut Water Sea Minerals Weightless Mousse – $10
To learn more about new makeup techniques that will soften the aging process without breaking the bank visit our Makeup Conundrum article.