Shoppers Who Get Mistaken for ‘Looking 10 Years Younger’ Swear By This On-Sale French Face Cream

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When it comes to treating fine lines and wrinkles, there’s an abundance of products that promise to renew your skin and make it look years younger. But most don’t come through, and leave you right back at the beginning of your search for a skincare product that actually solves your concerns. Fortunately, our fellow shoppers found a face cream that not only delivers, but is super gentle on the skin as well. It’s from a French drugstore brand that celebs like Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Sydney Sweeney, Liv Tyler, Irina Shayk, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all shouted out at one point. Best part? It’s currently on sale during Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Haul.

Avène’s RetrinAL Intensive Cream is described as a product made to “visibly reduce the appearance of deep wrinkles and and furrows,” while smoothing skin and leaving it with a radiant glow. Thanks to the cream’s powerful formula, fast noticeable results aren’t impossible. The formula contains retinaldehyde, which is said to be more potent than skincare’s most popular ingredient: retinol. Within the cream’s ingredients list, you’ll also find vitamin E, which smooths skin and protects against free radical damage, as well as pro-elastin peptides, which help the skin look fuller and plumper.

As someone who’s tried numerous Avène products including the celeb-loved face mist and the Hailey Bieber-used product for irritated skin, I can’t recommend them enough. Every product I’ve tried actually helped my skin in some way, so I have no doubt their retinol alternative is the same.

If the formula isn’t enough to grab your attention, the near-perfect reviews from shoppers might.

“I have been trying to use tretinoin for the past two years, but my skin never acclimated to it. I read about the vitamin A in this product — how it is very effective but not irritating. Within four days of using this wonderful product, my skin stopped being flaky, red and sore,” one wrote. “Instead my skin looks and feels soft, plump and my skin is hydrated. The small spots of hyperpigmentation are fading. I am thrilled with the results that I am seeing so far and am excited to see how much better my skin can be,” they added.

Another shopper wrote, “my skin looks smoother after a couple of days of using. No adverse reactions.”

A final reviewer also confirms that the intensive cream provides results. “I’m closer to 60 than I want to admit and have been using this product (or its French predecessor) since I was in my 30s … People still guess my age as 10 years younger than I am. I call this my ‘French potion.’ When someone asks me if it’s truly the secret to my smooth eyes (I have no wrinkles around my eyes at all), I respond, ‘I’m not going to quit using it to find out!'”

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