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Episode 34: Shelf Wars — Drugstore vs Luxury Skincare and What's Actually Worth It
Is expensive skincare really better, or is it just better marketing? In this episode, Dr. Dustin Portela and PA Austin Lee go head-to-head breaking down drugstore, mid-tier, and luxury skincare products to figure out what's actually worth your money.
They walk through every major category, including cleansers, vitamin C, retinol, moisturizers, sunscreen, and eye creams, explaining where you can save, where it makes sense to splurge, and where price makes little to no difference. The conversation cuts through common marketing buzzwords like "dermatologist recommended," "clinically tested,"…
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