LEGENDARY! The best dupe for SkinMedica's recently discontinued TNS Advanced+ Serum

 

Recently SkinMedica discontinued the TNS Essential Serum and their TNS Advanced+ Serum is seen as the upgraded version.  But Beauty Wonkette doesn't care about the so-called "upgrade."  Despite the ridiculous price, Beauty Wonkette has been a dedicated user of the TNS Essential Serum.  Tired of hunting around the internet for secondary sellers on Ebay, Poshmark, etc., Beauty Wonkette started searching for a possible dupe.  Ah but where to look?!?!

Time to pay a visit to SKINSKOOL is the world's first ingredient-based discovery algorithm and it couldn't be easier to use — it's a game changer for skincare obsessives. And, sure enough, the Skinskool Compare algorithm found a game changing dupe, one that scored 93 pts when compared to TNS Essential Serum  AND AT ABOUT 1/3 THE PRICE!THE PRICE!

So what, pray tell, is this magic elixir? Meet Reviv Serums’ Ultimate Serum. Also containing those sought after growth factors, the Ultimate Serum also includes 42 of the ingredients in the TNS Essential Serum. 42!

Beauty Wonkette's question was what about the TNS patent? The fact is that patents are super easy to legally and legitimately work around.  And the way Reviv gets around it, is to provide their growth factors in a different conditioned media.

And just to repeat, Reviv Serum's Ultimate Serum is 70% larger than the TNS product and is also about a third of the price of its more famous counterpart.

Thank me later lovelies.....

Calling all Frugalistas!! Beauty Wonkette brings you PERFECT (90-100% matches) dupes for your favorite pricey skincare.....

   

 

    Have you ever purchased a Barbara Sturm product, even ENJOYED a Barbara Sturm product, and wondered why the hell it cost so much?  Well, there's a new Barbara Sturm in town and her name is Dr. Lara Devgan. This famous NYC plastic surgeon and media darling has her own line of products selling at all the beauty gatekeeper retailers like Sephora, Violet Grey and now Netaporter. Prices are jaw dropping and range from $65 to $300. 

     Yikes!  This stuff must be INCREDIBLE.  Check out what they're saying about Dr. Lara Devgan Scientific Beauty: "Luxury medical-grade skin care by a renowned beauty expert. Intelligent, clinically effective, clean beauty products based in the heart of New York City. As seen in Vogue, Allure, Harper’s Bazaar, and Forbes." And, surprise, surprise, just like Barbara Sturm, she credits celebrity fans like Kim Kardashian and Bella Hadid for really moving the needle for her brand.

     Rather than babble on, Beauty Wonkette thinks it best to just cut to the chase.  Essentially every product in the line has a 98% - 100% comparable dupe selling at a fraction of the price. As shocking as it is, it really looks very likely that this is just a private label line with customized packaging.  Beauty Wonkette has NOTHING against private label lines. In fact, Beauty Wonkette kinda loves them. Many doctor’s offices or estheticians have their own brands, and yes, sometimes what they sell start out as a product from a private label line to which they add professional grade or proprietary ingredients, but it’s rare to see a private label line marketed so aggressively and at more than 3X the price of comparable products.  If you're wondering how an elite level retailer like Violet Grey could have missed this before they not only carried the line, but featured it, you might conclude that they could care less, because if consumers buy what is marketed to them, it’s on us?  Beauty Wonkette is just saying it's certainly food for thought.

     Because this seems to be an increasingly common practice, Beauty Wonkette is going to make it a practice to feature dupes of products that are often available at a fraction of the cost.  Sometimes, they may be an identical match, sometimes perhaps and 80 or 90% match.  Either way, Beauty Wonkette will let you know.  Kim Kardashian and Bella Hadid may not give a crap, but us working chicas have to be smart.

    Here are a few super affordable Dr. Lara Devgan dupes:

Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Advanced Recovery Cream $145 Smart DRMTLGY Soothe and Recovery Cream $39 Match Score 100% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Advanced Revitalizing Cleanser $65 Smart DRMTLGY Essential Cleanser $26 Match Score 94% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Clarifying Cleanser $65 Smart DRMTLGY Gentle Acne Cleanser $23 Match Score 99% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Hyaluronic Serum $245 Smart DRMTLGY Needle-Less Serum $69 Match Score 100% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Microdermabrasion Scrub $65 Smart DRMTLGY Microdermabrasion Scrub $16 Match Score 99% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Peptide Eye Cream $215 Smart DRMTLGY Age Reversal Eye Cream $51 Match Score 100% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Platinum Long Lash Serum $150 Smart Maxine Dean Advanced Eyelash Growth Serum $50 Match Score 98% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Resveratrol Night Cream $220 Smart Replenix Restorative Nighttime Bio-Therapy $72 Match Score 100% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Retinol + Bakuchiol 2.5x Serum $300 Smart Dr. Angela Sturm Smooth Skin Retinol Treatment $92 Match Score 100% Splurge Dr. Lara Devgan Vitamin C+B+E Ferulic Serum $145 Smart DRMTLGY Vitamin C E + F $69 Smart 98%