skincare - what can you recommend?

I love Ultraceuticals, it's expensive compared to supermarket stuff, but cheap for salon stuff.

For supermarket skincare I've been pleasantly surprised by Aveeno stuff, it's actually really good. The do a great SPF30 daily moisturiser. I find it far better than Nivea, Olay etc.

I use a mixture of fancy stuff and supermarket these days, and I really like the Garnier nutritionist its about $20. Also the red garnier one is good, especially the night cream. DH uses the nutrogena gel cleanser, its really nice, so I have ditched my expensive one and find that just as good, in fact possibly better than my joyce blok one, although that does smell gorgeous

I love the 'simple' products, fragrence free, no nasties in it, non-greasy and feels real light on skin. Though since I've been pregnant my skin has been lovely and clear- for once in my life

My skin went crazy when I got preggers and I started using clinque, best stuff I've ever used! I found out what ones I needed to buy by going into farmers and then went on trademe and got it cheaper hehehe.

I just use the nivea 'young' (??) facewash, need the TINIEST bit of it. Its blue and is really nice. Even DH uses it occasionally! (He's a soap and budget shampoo kinda man, so thats a big deal )
I also use one other facewash.. Think its clearasil. And I also have a Neutrogena one sitting there..
I use Dove spf 30 moisturiser. Occasionally will use Nivea young toner (but not very often- I don't see what it does?!)

Although one hint I was given was to occasionally swap facewash/moisturisers to another brand, just because you don't feed yourself the exact same thing every day, so why should you feed your skin the same stuff? Since I mix it up (try to use a different brand facewash every few days) I've found my skin is in WAY better condition. I also do this with my shampoo/conditioner and mix it up-my hair is so much nicer aswell!

I use aveeno too it is great! Just the clenser and moisturiser. I also use their baby stuff as it is the only bodywash etc that DD can use without reacting to it!

Oh yea, forgot about eye cream! I use the Natio one too. Its good stuff!

I use the Trilogy range which you can get from Farmers, more expensive than supermarket but not as expensive as say Clinique etc.

Bec- I have used mixture of clinique & elizabeth arden over the last 5years, plus a few cheap moisturisers in between when poor and I have never been entirely happy.

I decided I had had enough of my dull skin last Sunday and went into farmers and spoke with the Elizabeth Arden lady for her reccomendations. I came home with 'Intervene'products by Elizabeth Arden which have been great so far. The cleanser/toner is an all in one face wash....so much easier. And a day moiseriser with spf15. I will aventually go back for the night and eye stuff during their next sale, but she gave me a bunch of testers in the mean time.

My skin is already feeling and looking better just after a few days. So I suggets you actually speak to someone who knows the range and can steer you in the right direction of which specific products to use.

Also- check out 'strawberrynet'. you can get most well known products for cheaper and they are not fakes.

I've just switched to Trilogy products since having bubs and we can't afford the Dior (!! ) stuff I used to use. They smell amazing and are lovely to use. Again, a bit more expensive than supermarket, but is available in chemists and Farmers. And it's a NZ company!