Everything Worth Buying at Dermstore’s Anniversary Sale
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It’s time for a restock of your medicine cabinet, becauseDermstore’s Anniversary Saleis officially live. Starting today, you can take up to 25 percent off over 6,000 products with the code CHEERS, and Dermstore members can earn up to triple points on purchases for future rewards. That is alotof products, so I did the digging for you to find the best deals on the beauty essentials we’ve written about, tested, and generally obsessed over. Scroll on to find everything I recommend adding to your cart — from our best overallface sunscreento rarely-on-saleOlaplex shampootoRio’s go-to pimple patches— or find everything that’s on salehere. The sale runs through 11:59 p.m. PT on August 17, but don’t dillydally if something catches your eye, as popular products may sell out.
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Rio has called this CosRx snail mucin “a trulyskin-changing product, with seriously devoted followers,” because of how it can combat practically any issue — whether it be dullness, dryness, or acne.
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Now in brand-new packaging (don’t worry, the formula is the same), EltaMD’s UV Clear is ourbest overall facial sunscreen. It’s fragrance free, noncomedogenic, and can even help protect against skin-damaging free radicals, according to one dermatologist we spoke to.
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ComedianAtsuko Okatsuka, who says she was born “so hairless,” likes this serum, noting that “it actually made my lashes longer and thicker over the course of six weeks.”
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Despite the high price point, this Augustinus Bader moisturizer is quite popular with Strategist readers. The brand’s “super-repairing”night creammade the Cut’s former beauty director,Kathleen Hou’s, skin look “healthier, sort of like there was a good bra holding things up under it.”
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The bestFrench pharmacymoisturizer is the Embryolisse cream. Several makeup artists we’ve spoken to say it’s ideal for prepping skin thanks to its creamy texture and non-irritating formula.
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The face-sculpting NuFace, which uses low-level electrical currents to lift and firm the skin, was hugely popular with Strategist readers (andeditors) last month. This all-in-one kit also includes a brightening skin cream and a brush to apply the hydrating gel.
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Sunday Riley’s all-in-onevitamin Caddresses everything fromhyperpigmentationto dullness and fine lines. It’s formulated with THD ascorbate, a highly stable form of vitamin C that’s tolerated well by most skin types.
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TheOlaplex No. 4shampoo adds shine and reduces frizz over time, which is especially good for colored, bleached, or relaxed hair. (And if you’ve been watching season two ofThe Summer I Turned Pretty,you might be interested to know that authorJenny Hanuses it and says her hair has never looked better.)
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Hairstylists have told us that the (rarely on sale)Olaplex No. 3visibly strengthens strands, reduces breakage, and improves the overall look and feel of your hair.
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CosRX’s clear hydrocolloid stickers have been one of our favoritepimple patchesever since Riorecommended themin her original skin-care Google Doc. “If you pop or pick a zit, put this on immediately afterward, go to bed, and in the morning, you’ll see what I’m talking about and thank me,” she writes.
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I’m purchasing this micellar water from Bioderma, which we’ve named our best overallmakeup remover. It gently breaks down makeup and oil and works well for sensitive skin becauseit’s alcohol, fragrance, and paraben free.
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La Roche-Posay’s Cicaplast balm, which Dr. Idriss likes, acts as an occlusive to seal in skin-care products. It’s also effective at soothing inflammation andhealing nicks and scrapes.
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If your hair’s feeling dehydrated from this summer’s heat waves, Christophe Robin’s hair serum can turn crunchy, dehydrated hairsilky. Kathleen Hou, former beauty director at the Cut, says that just a few drops makes her hair bouncy and looking as if “it meets itshydration goalson the daily.”
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Our best (less expensive) scrub to combatkeratosis pilarisis from First Aid Beauty (though Strategist editorMaxine Builderalso likes it for prepping her skin for shaving). It has a 10 percent blend of glycolic and lactic acids as well as pumice buffing beads and soothing vitamin E.
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And for KP on the face, two dermatologists we spoke to recommended this gentle exfoliating facial cleanser from Glytone. (It’s also our favoritecleanser to use while pregnant or nursing.)
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Another pregnancy-safe skin-care product we love is this peptide serum. Consultant dermatologist and mother Dr. Justine Kluksaysthat peptides act as “messengers,” sending signals to the skin to produce more collagen or elastin.
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If you’re new to double cleansing, DHC’s olive-oil-based, fragrance-freecleansing oilis a good place to start.
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Dermatologist David E. Bank recommends this antioxidant-richeye creamformature skin. It’s formulated with a blend of caffeine, vitamin C, collagen-boosting peptides, and growth factors (which are “proteins that promote the growth, development, and maturation of cells and play a role in maintaining the firmness and elasticity of skin,” Bank explains).
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Obagi Medical’svitamin C serumcontains many of the same ingredients asour best-in-class pick, with an added boost of moisture in the form of hyaluronic acid.
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Rio suggestsusing thissalicylic-acid-based exfoliating toner “on clean skin in areas with congestion or breakouts (most often the T-zone), avoiding any sensitive areas.”
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Dermatologist Dr. Rachel Westbay says thisSPF-infused moisturizer“has a creamy texture that melts into skin without leaving it feeling greasy” and doesn’t leave behind a white cast.
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