It’s no secret that my face needed a much-needed boost after our recent trip to Grand Cayman. Between the sun soaking up every bit of hydration, the extra wrinkles that seemed to come home with me despite my endless wearing of sunglasses and the intense discoloration, something had to be done. Skincare is something that I have always been interested in as I am a firm believer that your makeup and overall appearance is only going to look as good as your natural base layer [your face]. Add in the fact that I prefer wearing zero make-up more days than not, I need my skin to not be terrifying to people as I pass them in the grocery aisle. Recently, I’ve made it more of a mission to find a product(s) that would help with a few things: brighten, even, diminish the look of wrinkles and hydrate. Insert Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate from Kiehl’s.

So what is it you ask? Well, the Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate is a serum that is full of Vitamin C. It instantly improves the appearance of lines, radiance and texture, gives skin a healthy glow and serves as a natural antioxidant on your skin. If there was one thing I needed after all of that Vitamin D, Vitamin C was it apparently. After just TWO weeks of using the product morning and night [I simply apply after washing my face] I noticed a dramatic difference.

The proof below — On the left is the before photo, a day after our vacation and the photo on the right is after using the Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate. My skin tone was much more even, a heck of a lot brighter, very well hydrated and even those pesky little wrinkle lines around my eyes seemed to be a lot less noticeable. I am sold. Vitamin C, you never cease to amaze my friend.

If your skin is begging for a non-surgical facelift in the new year, I can’t recommend this product more. It is one I am not letting go of anytime soon [shoot, I even bought some for my mom for Christmas after I told her about it and she demanded she would love to try it]. Also, embrace your natural face – we are beautiful creatures, make-up or not. If you get your hands on this Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate I would love to hear your results! Also, be sure to check out these other anti-aging products from Kiehl’s! I can’t wait to try the Powerful-Strenth Line-Reducing Eye-Brightening Concentrate next! Bright eyed and bushy tailed for 2018, just the way I like it.

Disclosure: Thank you to Kiehl’s and ShopStyle for sponsoring today’s post.

photos by tina herschberger photography