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Skin Care Secrets from a Celebrity Facialist

It's no surprise that esthetician to the stars Olga Lorencin-Northrup has a flawless complexion, so naturally we wanted to find out her skin care secrets. Here's a look inside her personal stash of skin care products

by Sharon J. Yi

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A good chemical peel For your skin to be thoroughly clean, Lorencin-Northrup says the secret is to "peel, peel, peel -- especially if you have a lot of blackheads and acne. Impurities make space for themselves and do not leave on their own. They need an eviction notice." However, she concedes that not everybody can walk into a spa and get a $160 facial on a regular basis, so what's your alternative? Peel and exfoliate at home. "Hold back on scrubs and invest in a really good chemical peel," she says. She recommends Dr. Dennis Gross Skin Care Alpha-Beta Daily Face Peel, $78.

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Love the Vitamin C serum and the rest of the items. Taking strong oral doses of Vitamin C (it is virtually non-toxic and any excess is excreted naturally) makes a huge difference in skin.

by GigiSD Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 11:48AM Report as inappropriate

Sounds great.. Umh..and pricey :D

by richamor Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 11:45AM Report as inappropriate

Very nice variety of products in this article. Minus the Dr. Denis Gross face peel, which has a hefty dosage of alcohol. Which causes free-radical damage, irritation, dryness, and hurts the skins ability to heal. Otherwise, good list.

by hiddenexpose Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 01:27PM Report as inappropriate

I liked this article a lot I\'ve been looking for a good chemical peel so I\'m excited to try theese out

by Kbhaber Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 08:03AM Report as inappropriate

that sounds great

by LittleBunny Monday, January 7, 2013 at 11:56AM Report as inappropriate

Nice article

by EricaC123 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 04:47PM Report as inappropriate

I'm 58 years old and the best skin product I have ever used is Dr. Dennis Gross' Extra Strength Alpha Beta Daily Face Peel, which she recommends. This product will produce astounding results with the FIRST use. It is my desert island product!!

by festivelady826 Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 12:16PM Report as inappropriate

The featured foundation is phenomenal!

by robyne00 Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 07:32AM Report as inappropriate

Great Article, I love Skincueticals, but a cheaper and just as good QUality is Mad Hippie's Vitamin C..it has ferulic in it as well and a very nice texture. You can get it on amazon or OPENSKY mall with a joining credit and it comes out to $20 each or amazon is $27 as opposed to the $145 1 oz CE skincueticals or amazon travel sizes of 6 which combine to add up to 1 oz and stay fresh long because they are less exposed to air.

by Lani702 Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 03:23PM Report as inappropriate

Agree with her recommendation on SkinCeutical's C E Ferulic - but she forget to mention SkinCeutical's Phloretin CF, another antioxidant, that works real well for skin that tends to be on the normal to oily side and for those with hyper pigmentation. I'm an esthetician and just love these products. I use them and my skin has been transformed! Save your home instead of going out to a club or that shopping spree, your skin deserves it. You get what you pay for in this case =)

by pmenchaca Monday, November 19, 2012 at 06:17PM Report as inappropriate