You are about to spend $300
on a jar of cream.
We will tell you whether to.
Every review ends in a straight answer — worth it, worth it if, or skip it. We buy what we review, we accept no sponsorship, and we will happily tell you when the $12 alternative does most of the same job.
Bought at retail
Every product is purchased with our own money. Nothing is gifted, loaned, or sponsored.
A straight answer
Worth it, worth it if, or skip it — stated at the top of every review, before the argument.
The honest alternative
When something cheaper does the same job, we name it. Even when it earns us nothing.
From the Collection
The verdicts everyone asks for
La Mer
Crème de la Mer
The most argued-about jar in skincare. Here is the honest arithmetic.
Augustinus Bader
The Rich Cream
The cream with the most credible science behind it. That is a low bar — it still clears it.
NuFACE
NuFACE Trinity+
It works. The question is whether you will actually keep using it.
Before You Buy Anywhere
This is the most counterfeited category on the internet.
The fakes are good — good enough that packaging alone will not tell you. There is one reliable rule, a handful of tells worth knowing, and a discount pattern that should always stop you. It takes four minutes to learn, and it applies wherever you shop.
How to Spot a Fake- 01Check 'Sold by' — not 'Ships from'. They are different fields, and only one of them matters.
- 02A meaningful discount on a brand that never discounts is a warning, not a bargain.
- 03Batch codes should match between the box and the container itself.
- 04If the scent or texture is wrong, stop using it. Trust that over the packaging.
The Short List
Everything we have rated worth it
A short list, kept short on purpose.