Instanatural Vitamin C Serum; Simply the best

Instanatural Vitamin C Serum
&17.97 Amazon Prime

Why do I stray???

Well, every now and then I wonder if I can do better.  Sometimes I'm too lazy to swipe right on my Amazon app.(Yup. Doesn't get lazier than that!)   Trials of other serums from La Roche Posay, L'Oreal and Olay were just OK.  

Finally I caved...back to my tried and true, beloved Instanatural Vitamin C Serum.  It arrived in two days with Amazon Prime a service I'm sure I overpay for somehow, but nonetheless,  can no longer live without.

Mea Culpa! I.O.U.

Lovelies!  Forgive me.  I totally forgot that I promised one of you my new Holy Grail Drugstore Mascara, Maybelline Colossal Spider Effects Mascara.

My search for the perfect cheap and cheerful mascara has concluded after 35 years.  To celebrate, I picked up an extra and decided to give one away.

My long overdue, randomly chosen winner is Rachel. Entrants left comments on my blog and my FB page.  Rachel my dear, congrats!  I hope you will love it as much as I do! Please remember that my first coat of mascara is always the primer from L'Oreal's Voluminous Superstar Mascara. Spider Effects then acts as my second coat.

For everyone else, I don't think you'll be disappointed. My lashes are long, full and lush everyday, it washes off fairly easily and the price can't be beat.

Do give it a whirl...

xox,
DD

Allure's 9 Best Anti-Aging Drugstore Finds

A few of Allure.com's picks for best anti-aging products available at drugstores and mass merchants

One of my regular beauty reads is Allure.com, (though I'm still a little cranky about their firing their Founder and 20 year Editor, Linda Wells.  I liked Linda and her monthly letter to her readers was one of the few I actually read, though I can't deny Allure needing a reboot.)

Every one of my senses perks up when I see an article about excellently rated drugstore beauty buys. As I was downloading this into my beauty file, knowing that I was getting perilously close to the bottom of my beloved Exuviance Age Reverse Cream and pondering my next purchase, I also thought I should share it with you.  All of the choices were recommended by top dermatologists, who actually refer them to their patients.

I'm leaning toward trying either the Garnier Ultra-Lift Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream or the Avene Yesthereal Anti-Wrinkle Cream, since I am currently using their Cicalfate Cream during the day and I am quite liking it.

Drugstore Beauty Buys

It occurred to me after reviewing my DivaDebbi Best of 2013 Skincare and Beauty blogs, that I had nothing on either list that could be purchased at your average drugstore chain.

When I first started blogging, I frequently wrote about my CVS hauls. I'm not sure how I have gotten so far away from drugstore beauty purchases. All of my recommendations came from Sephora or Ulta.

My wonderful Mother-in-Law Joan, who discreetly sends me email with any grammatical mistakes I've made on this blog, (P2 their/there), recently gave me a gift card to CVS.