Posted on May 29, 2009 at 4:26AM
The Working Girl divulges a secret while singing the praises of Murad Post-Acne Lightening Treatment
The skincare giants have turned me on to their Post-Acne Spot Lightening Gel. I get the occasional breakouts and I'm a picker.
I pick scabs.
I pick zits.
TMI.
Call it OCD, call it boredom, but I have never let my acne heal correctly. From this obsessive picking, I have small scars, which are not noticeable when camouflaged with makeup. However, I know they're there.
Murad Post-Acne Lightening Treatment is cooling, clear, and effective. It transformed my small scarred blemishes into mere nothingness. The main ingredient, Hydroquinone, has been proven to help fade acne. AHA clarifies and tones the skin. Licorice and allatonin reduce irritation and inflammation of the skin.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! Antiaging Bonus points! Murad Post-Acne Lightening Treatment not only reduces acne scars but gets rid of unwanted age spots and freckles created by the sun's damaging rays.
Brains on Beauty: Any woman can start loving their skin again for only $60, compared to laser treatments that will run you up to $1000.
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Posted on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:05PM
I'm so excited to share with you the sleeping pill that will blow the OTCs, RX's, and plain Jane Melatonin out of the water. Dun-da-da-da-da-da! Murad Sleep Reform Dietary Supplement.
Murad has done it again with this good-for-you pill that not only optimizes RESTFUL and DEEP sleep but has ingredients that support increased collagen production and cellular renewal. It gives beauty sleep a whole new meaning...and truth.
Key ingredients include melatonin, glucosamine, B vitamins, Omega 3s, and patent-pending Repair Enhancing Matrix.
I went to bed a half an hour after gulping down the two yellow pills. Eight hours later, I popped right out of bed at the sound of the first of my three alarms.
No groggy feeling.
No sleepy, half awake walk to the bathroom.
No snooze button for me.
I felt great all day and could definitely tell I had a good -- no, great night's rest.
Loves me some Murad Sleep Reform! Kudos! 
$49.95 at www.murad.com
Reviewed by Jamie
Posted on Feb 29, 2008 at 6:00AM
I think Lady Macbeth must have been referring to her age spots when she muttered, "Out, damn'd spot! out, I say." As you girls may know, I have tried to get rid of my "damn'd"
age-induced freckles or
sun spots for some time now. Recently I have been test-driving Lumedia Facial Brightener on one hand and Murad's hyperpigmentation treatment on the other hand.
Lumedia Facial Brightner is a 100 percent hydroquinone-free blend of pigment lightening agents specifically developed for overall facial brightening. What it is formulated to do: This light emulsion is specifically formulated to reduce visible discoloration, spots, blotching, and uneven skin tone resulting from photoaging and environmental factors, while a unique full-spectrum luminizer helps restore the translucent clarity of a fresh, "baby-like" complexion. (Sephora $90)
Murad's Hyperpigmentation Treatment targets and protects against unwanted pigmentation. Smoothes texture and helps reverse hyperpigmentation caused by environmental exposure, while preventing future damage. (Sephora $135 for $85)
The war between these two lighteners is over. Murad wins this battle. The spots on the Murad hand were much lighter than the spots on the Lumedia hand. I now use sunscreen on my hands to prevent further damage, but The Spotted War continues. In the immortal words of John Paul Jones, "I have not yet begun to fight."
(Images: Sephora)
