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Okay, not to be all blow jobby, but I think RéVive's new baby finally, after all the exorbitantly-priced skin care products I've sampled over the years, just caused me to say to one of my girlfriends, in a completely frank tone of voice, "Hey ya know what? Four hundred bucks isn't that much to pay for good serum, right?! Right?!" To which she responded with a moment of silence, perhaps in shock that I, a drugstore cowgirl if ever there was one, would ever utter such words. Can I just say that it feels right?

The main ingredient is olive oil, which accounts for the fact that it's geared toward moisturizing very dry skin. (Actually, I used to work with a glamorous, gorgeous Italian fashion stylist named Sciascia Gambaccini who always told me the beauty secret of the Italians was indeed, olive oil, in the hair, on the skin, in the mouth, etc.) It's also got conditioning meadowfoam, lineolic acid to reduce inflammation, loads of vitamin C (the orange peel smell is wonderful), and the ever controversial Epidermal Growth Factor, a.k.a. EGF. Even though it's soooo rich, it sinks right into your skin. I tried to blot off the extra oiliness that I had automatically anticipated, but nothing showed up on the tissue! This morning I woke up with baby soft skin, and it might have been a bit extravagant, but I spread it on a tiny patch of dry skin on my upper arm, and it cleared that up too. Eh, life is short.

Of course, I may still be experiencing after glow. If you want to do some real research, check out this no-holds-barred look at expensive serums. RéVive and EGF are mentioned! Also, one thing I always wondered is if the EGF is really that efficacious, are we just human lab rats waiting to see what the long-term effects of unnatural rapid cell turnover will entail? And while we're asking the big questions, can I ask you: how much have you ever spent on a skin care product? Was it worth it? And for the love of God, what was it?!