Best of Beauty by Allure Magazine

Best of Beauty: Skin Care

Puffy-eye relief. Fast zit zappers. The toughest wrinkle creams. These are the products that truly deliver.

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CLEANSER

NORMAL SKIN

L'Oréal Paris Youth Code Foaming Gel Cleanser has a touch of salicylic acid to keep skin polished. It gets extra credit for the floral scent and the jumbo pump bottle that seems to last forever.

CLEANSER

OILY SKIN

We love that the menthol-infused Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Oily Skin Formula gently removes impurities while fruit extracts help reduce oil production over time.

CLEANSER

DRY SKIN

Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser has the silkiest, mildest lather. Yet it's remarkably good at lifting away makeup, oil, and dullness.

CLEANSING WIPES

Some wipes are so saturated and filmy that you need to rinse after using them. Not so with Pond's Wet Cleansing Towelettes. The nubby texture of the Exfoliating Renewal wipes gently sloughs skin in the A.M., while the Evening Sootheones coddle with chamomile.

INSTANT BRIGHTENER

We tap on Clarins Beauty Flash Balm whenever we want dewy skin—stat.

ANTI-AGERS

ANTIOXIDANT

Dermatologists love the combination of vitamin C and ferulic acid in SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF Gel; we're obsessed with the new nonsticky formula that dries to a satiny finish.

ANTI-AGERS

FOR WRINKLES

Apply Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Night Moisturizer before bed, and the first thing to greet you in the morning will be softer, plumper skin.

FOR DISCOLORATION

Elure Advanced Skin Lightening Lotion dissolves dark spots in four weeks. Unlike hydroquinone, this brightener isn't at all irritating.

EYE CREAM

ANTI-WRINKLE

StriVectin-SD Eye Concentrate for Wrinklesuses peptides to smooth skin and absorbs so quickly, you'll have no problem layering concealer on top.

EYE CREAM

DEPUFFING

Jet lag (or even Chinese takeout) is no match forGarnier Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller Gel. Its caffeine and glycerin work almost instantly.

EYE CREAM

DARK CIRCLES

Clinique Even Better Eyestackles the darkest shadows with botanical brighteners and gentle exfoliants.

SCRUB

Rather than bullying skin into submission, Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion takes gentler measures: Lactic acid and microcrystals suspended in soothing aloe and chamomile soften as they speed up cell turnover.

ZIT CREAM

Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatmentshrinks acne (even the cystic kind) with 2 percent salicylic acid.

ACNE TREATMENT

We appreciate La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo's two-pronged approach: Benzoyl peroxide zaps zits on the spot while lipo hydroxy acid gently unplugs pores.