One thing you should know about my mom is that beauty is practically in her blood. My grandma has been a stay-at-home hairstylist since before my mom was born (no, really, she has a salon built into the house and full roster of clients), which meant that my mom got actual salon treatment every morning before school. Hair was always her knack, but now, at 53, my mother has turned her beauty expertise towards something a bit more timely—skincare, and facialists mistake her for younger time and time again because of it.
She’s always been an advocate for sunscreen (my younger siblings and I were always slathered in pasty SPF before mineral sunscreens got with the program), but my mom credits more than just sun protection for her youthful appearance. Though her skincare routine is highly effective, it’s by no means lengthy—think of it as a skincare capsule collection, tailored and fit to her busy schedule. Her daily routine takes a mere ten minutes, from face wash to sunscreen, and she only relies on three budget-friendly products to achieve time machine skin.
But my mom is what you’d call a “villager,” so she shares the wealth with her friends—putting them on to trusted, game-changing products that have also earned spots in their daily routines. Below, a breakdown of her ride-or-die skincare capsule collection that gets all the moms talking.
Mom’s Skincare Capsule Collection
Best Serum: Drmtlgy Needle-less Growth Factor Serum
Drmtlgy
Needle-Less Growth Factor Serum
My mom is a bona fide Drmtlgy stan because of the brand’s medical-grade skincare with real, noticeable results for a reasonable price. Her latest obsession comes in the form of this black bottle, though, as the growth-factor boosted version of the brand’s original Needle-less Growth Serum has been a total game-changer for her skin.
“It makes my skin immediately look firmer and plumper,” she tells me over the phone. “I noticed a difference within 3 weeks of introducing it to my routine.” After washing her face every night, my mom follows up with this absorbent serum, resulting in instantly tighter, more youthful skin—but with heaps of hydration to boot. This happens due to a proprietary mixture of peptides that mimic human proteins, which encourage cell repair and regeneration. My mom loves the glowy, bright skin she achieves with this lightweight, fast-absorbing serum so much that she’s put her friend group onto it, and they, too, have been reveling in the glory of this fast-acting elixir.
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