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Beauty Heroes has their annual summer 20% off sale for the next few days. I like to take advantage and stock up on Marie Veronique oil cleansers.

BeautyPass: You've perfected your facial skincare routine... now it's time to give the rest of your skin the same love. Tomorrow, we're sending your body on an Italian vacation, no passport required.

Keep your phone close tomorrow at 1 PM EST and act fast, as these will go quickly! Limit one per customer, while supplies last.

In celebration of Doctor Rogers’ 50th birthday, the entire site is 50% off until midnight. Good opportunities to try things!

The Nordstrom Anniversay Sale is currently going on and there are some excellent deals in Beauty. Jumbo sizes, duo packages, significant price drops, etc. on a nice variety of brands and products: https://www.nordstrom.com/browse/anniversary-sale/beauty-exclusives/skincare?breadcrumb=Home%2FAnniversary%20Sale%2FBeauty%20Exclusives%2FSkin%20Care&origin=topnav&postalCodeAvailability=10003

Let’s use this thread to speak directly about Vitamin C we swear by and why/what it has done for your skin or contribute to your routine. I’m in the market for a new one in the coming weeks and I’m curious what everyone is using.

Use this megathread to post any products - new or gently used - you'd like to sell or swap within the Elite Skincare community. A few simple rules:

* You must include a photo of each product with its label easy to identify and include a piece of paper with your username on it and the date you are posting. If the product is brand new and sealed, then leave it so; if it is opened/used, include as many images as possible of it to show its condition.

* Be explicit about whether you'd like to sell or swap, or if you are open to either. Include pricing inclusive of shipping in your post.

* Please provide a few sentences about where and when you purchased the product and why you are interested in selling or swapping. It's helpful for others to know if you've had a reaction, if it just doesn't work for your skin type, or if you simply want to try something new.

* If a product is used, do your best to gauge how much is left and price fairly/accordingly.

* All products should have fresh batch codes/not be within a short window of expiration. There are many resources to locate and decipher a batch code if a product does not have an explicit production and/or expiry date; if you are unable to find accurate or consistent information, please email the brand directly to learn more about the batch code before posting.

* Do not communicate or negotiate about the sale or swap of the item within the thread. DM or chat one another outside of the sub directly. EliteSkincare is not responsible for any communication, agreements, sale or exchange of goods.

* When/if your item has been sold/swapped, please update the thread accordingly.

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25% off everything except Plated. Great time to stock up on more expensive things like Skinmedica TNS, Anteage, Neogenesis, Osmosis, etc.

What are you all using and loving for SPF this summer?

I'm a diehard Marie Veronique Color Free Zinc for my face - it's thickish but still runny, looks and smells almost like tahini, full of good oils, carsonine for anti-glycation, and uses on non-nano zinc oxide. Feels kind of greasy for the first few minutes of rubbing it in (on humid days I'll just do the MV Protective Day Oil plus the SPF and not do a moisturizer) but then the color disappears entirely from my stubble and I've got a GLOW. I've worn this on several high UV vacations (Mexico, Orlando) and it's kept my face totally protected with just one thick application in the AM.

I also use Lancer Universal Tint mineral sunscreen as a back up, mainly on day when I haves/mornings after I've shaved because it goes on really nicely. As soon as I have any stubble though, it gets in the cracks and isn't appealing.

For my body, I've just been really into the Trader Joe's invisible spf that I believe is a knockoff of Supergoop? Feels and smells great. Even my kid loves putting it on. For heavy duty beach days, it's Elta MD UV sport.

I just posted in the Deals and Discounts megathread that Dr. Diamond Metacine is on sale 50% off on the viewyourdeal site. I know a lot of people are interested in giving that brand a try, so that's a great opportunity. They also have Oak Essentials up today; I've always been curious about their ritual oil...

Has anyone ever used her products? I’m always intrigued when I see them at Credo and think the purple packaging is very appealing…

Has anyone ever used her products? I’m always intrigued when I see them at Credo and think the purple packaging is very appealing…

Has anyone ever used her products? I’m always intrigued when I see them at Credo and think the purple packaging is very appealing…

Full disclosure, I had an advanced copy of the record a few weeks before its release and had exclusively been listening to that one because the mix was generally louder and I'm a basic b like that. I had neglected the Dolby Atmos version up until just a few days ago and now, I'm like, wow, this is a different record. The things I am hearing in the mix are WILD. The attention and care to the production is even better than I already had believed.

Some highlights: the funky sounds in "Provincetown" that kind of swim in and out of the speakers during the verses; the incredible ending of "Blue Lotus," particularly Tori's singing of the word "steeples" had been hidden a bit in the version I was listening to; "St. Theresa" is even more colorful and moody with all of the layers of guitar, bass, and synthesizers; THE SYNTHS IN "PYRITE"! Even more interesting and cool than I'd heard before - really hope she busts this out live in the US; Tash's dueting vocal on "Strawberry Moon" is so much closer and more prominent in the DA mix, just gorgeous (on the advanced copy she sounds more distant, like a background vocalist); and the stunning strings and synths of "Song of Sorrow" and "Flood" are even more colorful and immersive.

Gah. What a record. I have not tired of it in the past month and it's truly moved its way rapidly into my top 5 records. Are there other moments y'all hear in the brilliant mix that you want to shoutout?