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Health
Claire Sutherland

The basic skincare products that leave the luxury brands for dust

If you're paying top dollar for skin care, you may just be paying for the packaging. Photo Getty

Nowhere is the adage ‘you get what you pay for’ less true than in the world of skincare. Unless, of course, what you’re happy to pay for is packaging and the chance to smell a bit like Gwyneth Paltrow.

Dermatologist Dr Katherine Armour sees patients who have spent up to $1400 on a single moisturising cream.

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