Another Popular Home Acne Treatment Is Salicylic Acid

But now that I’m a famous beauty and style blogger, I decided to do a top ten count down where I sing the praises of products and retailers that have surprised me with their wonderfulness in 2010. Because no one has ever thought of doing a year’s-end top 10 list before.

Let’s start with an eye product. Now, while no one has convinced me that there’s a product out there that surpasses Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift Eye Cream, which if you click on that link, you’ll be pleased to discover is on sale via Amazon for $3.05/jar. (I just ordered three of them.)

For moisturizing without giving me milia, this eye cream is tops. But it does nothing for puffiness.

Which is why I’m giving a Poppy’s Top 10 award to Clinique’s All About Eyes Serum De-Puffing Eye Massage.

Now, under-eye bags and puffiness are not my biggest concern. My big concern is under-eye shadows. Mine are very dark. I have under-eye shadows as in cue the opening credits to Dark Shadows. And this roller doesn’t help with them at all.

But after a night of not-enough sleep, or the Morning After? This roller is a gift from the gods. It’s so cool and refreshing and just what the doctor ordered.

I got mine as part of a gift with purchase the last time I stocked up on Clinique’s acne products for the teenagers. As far as not-really-necessary beauty products go, at $25.50/15 ml., it’s not cheap.

To soften the sting, you could find a Clinique GWP by doing some research on GWP Addict. (Here’s a link to Lisa’s Top 3 listings: Clinique, Estee Lauder and Lancome GWP.)

You could also look on eBay–lots of eBay sellers resell extra GWP size products–some in sets of three, which is the same amount of product as you’d get in a full-size bottle.

You could also try drugstore alternatives, because there are a bunch out there: Olay Regenerist, Garnier Nutritioniste, and even one from L’Oreal Paris,
which rather hilariously, is marketed for men.

Do these eye rollers make that much of a difference? Maybe not. But when you wake up on January 1st, you’ll be glad you have one on your bedside table.

• For more on roll-on eye serums, see Prime Beauty’s review.

• Full disclosure: I have an Amazon Associates account, which means that when I link to stuff on Amazon–and I just did, big-time–if someone clicks over from my blog and buys it, I make a small commission. Just so you know, this Amazon Associates deal has so far added up to an $11.52 gift card.