With so many fancy creams and serums out there, promising incredible results for not-so-incredible prices, it can be tough to deduce which luxe skincare brand is actually worth investing in. On that front, we can offer a helping hand, having slathered our faces and bodies in many a pricey formula over the years.
Now, let's address the elephant in the room - or perhaps we should say, stacked bathroom cabinets - yes, as beauty journalists, we are sent a fair amount of skincare for testing and reviewing purposes. It's a perk and definitely a privilege, but it does come with its own unique set of drawbacks. Namely, being sent a luxe best face moisturiser, for instance, using it, loving it, inevitably finishing it, and then being faced with the decision of whether to try and forget its transformative effects or to fork out the money to restock it (excuse us while we play our tiny violins). This sort of scenario, though, does offer some pretty invaluable insight into which premium brands are game-changing enough to warrant their price - and those that aren't.
