Just when I found something I liked…

Singer Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips once told me I had great skin.  She asked me what my secret was, and I told her I drank a lot of water and stayed out of the sun.  My beauty regimen has always been on the low-maintenance side, but it didn’t hurt that I was just 22 years old at the time.  I had youth on my side!

Youth can only carry you so far, so I finally started using Olay Orignal Active Hydrating Beauty Fluid in my late 20′s.  In the last few years I have needed something a little more heavy-duty, and I discovered Olay Definity Intense Hydrating Cream.  It lives up to its name, as I have never had a patch of dry skin on my face since switching to it.  The product glides on easily, and feels silky smooth.  It barely has any scent, making it great for anyone who is sensitive to overpowering perfumes.  The cream is powerful yet gentle, great for someone like me who has a history of reacting to products with harsher ingredients.  I even recommended it to a friend with cancer who was dealing with face rash issues as a result of chemo treatment, and he told me it really helped!

They say all good things come to an end, and you can probably guess where this story is going… the entire Definity line has been discontinued.  I can’t say I’m surprised, because I tried a few of the other Definity products and I was not impressed.  But I love the Intense Hydrating Cream, so in a move a friend says is reminiscent of Elaine buying up the sponges on Seinfeld, I have been buying up all the cream I can find!  Santa brought me some of the replacement product for Christmas, but I’m holding off on trying it until I exhaust my supply… much of which was bought on clearance (score)!  The reviews for Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream (the replacement) are good, so I hope I end up liking it.