5 Promising New Skin Creams
Cutting-edge options at drugstores and department stores? Yes! Here are five you might try.
By Jenny Bailly
![DDF Advanced Firming Cream DDF Advanced Firming Cream](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/200909/omag/200909-omag-skin-cream-101-350x263.jpg)
DDF Advanced Firming Cream
In this rich cream, DDF has managed to distill turmeric, a pungent spice often used in Ayurvedic medicine, into a cosmetically agreeable form that still retains its complexion-protecting antioxidant strength.
$130; DDFSkincare.com
$130; DDFSkincare.com
![Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/200909/omag/200909-omag-skin-cream-102-350x263.jpg)
Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex
This serum boasts a cocktail of antioxidants as well as a synthetic version of an enzyme found naturally in the skin that repairs damage caused by smoke and pollution.
$48; EsteeLauder.com
$48; EsteeLauder.com
![L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair 24HR Eye Duo L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair 24HR Eye Duo](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/200909/omag/200909-omag-skin-cream-350x263.jpg)
L'Oréal Paris Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair 24HR Eye Duo
The double-sided wand has a silky morning eye cream (with SPF 15) on one end, a richer nighttime undereye treatment on the other. Both contain retinol, a vitamin A derivative well proven to soften fine lines and smooth crepey skin.
$20, drugstores
$20, drugstores
![Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Concentrate](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/200909/omag/200909-omag-skin-cream-104-350x263.jpg)
Lancôme Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate
With moisturizers and a chemical exfoliator, this light serum (it works well under makeup) aims to brighten the complexion by stimulating certain proteins in the skin. In October Lancôme will launch a version for the eye area.
$78; Lancome-USA.com
$78; Lancome-USA.com
![Prevage Day Ultra Protection Anti-aging Moisturizer SPF 30 Prevage Day Ultra Protection Anti-aging Moisturizer SPF 30](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/200909/omag/200909-omag-skin-cream-105-350x263.jpg)
Prevage Day Ultra Protection Anti-aging Moisturizer SPF 30
Four years ago, Prevage launched the first skincare product with idebenone, an antioxidant that has outdone the competition (vitamins C and E, kinetin) in some independent tests. The company has now (finally!) included this powerful antioxidant in a moisturizer with SPF; look for it in October.
$125; ElizabethArden.com
$125; ElizabethArden.com
From the September 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine