Much like career or dating advice, when you seek recommendations for beauty or skin care products, everyone will have an opinion. While your best friend and your mom likely can be trusted, for the crème de la crème of endorsements, it’s smart to turn to your dermatologist. Because they’ve not only seen a variety of conditions, but they’ve also developed solutions to fix them, they have tested and tried a slew of brands and lines, making their judgement experienced and trustworthy. SkinMedica, a professional-grade skin care line, is among the most valued brands by dermatologists. This brand, according to Dr. Dendy Engelman, a board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon in New York, has some of the most sophisticated formulas that can help with a wide variety of skin concerns, from fine lines and wrinkles to hyperpigmentation to dullness and dehydration. Here we sat down with Dr. Engelman to give us three of SkinMedica’s bestsellers, along with an explanation of the ingredients and properties that set them apart from the rest of the skin care solutions out there.
Lindsay Tigar is a travel and lifestyle journalist who contributes to a myriad of publications—from Travel + Leisure and Vogue to Glamour and countless others. She's a digital nomad who works from every corner of the globe, scoping out the best coffee, collecting artisan crafts and testing every beauty product she can find. You can find a collection of her work at LindsayTigar.com.