Stacked Skincare stands out in this lineup because founder and esthetician Kerry Benjamin sells modern gadgets in addition to traditional products. To the delight of many, she specifically catered to a demand for at-home dermaplaning and microneedling, and the two devices consistently rank as bestsellers.

Product Pick: The Stacked Skincare Microneedling Face Refining Tool 2.0, $125, boasts over 1,000 reviews and a 5-star rating on Benjamin's website, and more of the same on Sephora. The tool helps refine skin texture, lightens hyperpigmentation, and targets laxity.

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Beloved skincare brand Naturopathica was founded by Barbara Close in the mid 90s. Her mission was to provide naturopathic products and methodologies that improved her clients' well-being from a holistic perspective. In addition to holding credentials in clinical aesthetics, Close also has a master's degree in therapeutic herbalism, and boasts credentials in advanced massage as well as aromatherapy.

Product Pick: Think of Naturopathica's Calendula Essential Hydrating Cream, $64, as a big drink for your skin. It's made with healing and soothing calendula, skin-conditioning borage seed oil, moisture-retaining XAX, and hydrating trehalose.

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