Get that girlish glow for the holidays with All Golden

Face it — if that’s not too awful a pun — most skin care lines for the age 45+ crowd treat women like they’re something to be fixed up in a hurry. All Golden has a different philosophy. This beauty line is more about celebrating your good looks simply. I was happy to be hosted to experience it!

One core part is replacing all water with cactus fruit, to protect the skin’s microbiome. If you’ve ever had “dishpan hands”, you understand what water can do to ravage your skin. There’s also a vegan acid system gentle enough to use around the eyes.

Eye-Luminator Cream attends to crepiness around the eyes — so easy to get in the winter wind — to hydrate and brighten. I thought by the name that it would be some iridescent glitter cream that just masked problems. No, a drop of the rich lotion is all you need to smooth and comfort for real, not just for show. All without puffing up the area, which would defeat the purpose.

Glow Lotion (for “plumping and youthing”) is very, very rich without being greasy or waxy. If you need something lighter on your face, don’t forget your neck and decollete. It has hyaluronic acid and extract of bitter melons, some top ingredients in coveted skincare. It has a cooling sensation, so you don’t have to feel all flushy while moisturizing.

Go Velvet Primer is for blurring and smoothing: they even suggest that you go bare while wearing it! Well, if all you were planning was applying a CC cream, I’d say sure, it’s no-makeup makeup. But for all of us imperfect goddesses, it will be a primer. My yard stick is, how quickly does it dry? Does makeup apply easily or does it “pill”? So, it takes a minute or so to dry. But once on, both sheer and more full-coverage foundation goes on like a dream.

360 Firming Eye Patches are for depuffing. They come in a little different shape than you’re used to: they go over above the eye socket AND below the eye. That tackles all the puffiness you may have. They don’t leave gloopiness, either. They say you can even use them over makeup, which I must confess, I didn’t do.