This one won't get you very far in terms of using up your gift card - but I've started using an enzyme scrub by Wishful that I think does make my 50 year old skin look and feel better:

https://www.sephora.com/product/wishful-by-huda-yo-glow-facial-enzyme-scrub-P455676?om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-AysPbYF8vuM&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=AysPbYF8vuM&affid=AysPbYF8vuM-R9o.sWvBzCR81d7TciloVA&ranEAID=AysPbYF8vuM&ranMID=2417&ranSiteID=AysPbYF8vuM-R9o.sWvBzCR81d7TciloVA&ranLinkID=10-1&browserdefault=true

Unfortunately Sephora doesn't carry the two lines that steal most of my skincare $ - Obagi and Skinceuticals - or I'd recommend some of those products.

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Anonymous wrote:I like the Sulwhasoo face cleansing oil, it smells good and is in a pump bottle.

Agree -- this is also a staple for me! But you can get it (and other Korean brands like Dr. Jart, La Neige, etc.) for half the price from Korean websites like Stylevana, so I've stopped buying it from Sephora.

Ooh, tell me more! What other sites do you use?

- DP

Also check out Olive Young Global, YesStyle, Jolse! They're all great. Shipping is longer than US-based sites (can take up to a month) but the prices are much better so I usually do a bulk order of staples 1-2X per year.

DP here - What do you buy? I love K skin care.

La Mer - creme de la mer, the emulsion fluid, gel cleanser.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like the Sulwhasoo face cleansing oil, it smells good and is in a pump bottle.

Agree -- this is also a staple for me! But you can get it (and other Korean brands like Dr. Jart, La Neige, etc.) for half the price from Korean websites like Stylevana, so I've stopped buying it from Sephora.

Ooh, tell me more! What other sites do you use?

- DP

Also check out Olive Young Global, YesStyle, Jolse! They're all great. Shipping is longer than US-based sites (can take up to a month) but the prices are much better so I usually do a bulk order of staples 1-2X per year.

Anonymous wrote:Anything Laura Mercer especially eye shadow sticks.
Tarte concealer
Urban decay naked pallette eye shadow
Nars products
Brushes

You are so wrong to recommend that cakey tarte concealer to a 50 yo.

Anonymous wrote:Olaplex is really for people who color their hair, if you have natural hair I would recommend only trying one product (maybe the oil) and seeing how that works out before you get more.

I highlight my hair and Olaplex does not work on my hair.

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Anonymous wrote:For your dry skin - Gucci Westman complexion drops - great for your skin and lightweight dewy finish - like a really high end tinted serum.

Also for your dry hair - Olaplex 4 and 5 are game changers. Use them one or twice a week and your hair will be much less dry.

I have dry hair and Olaplex 4 and 5 make it worse. My stylist said "Yeah, Olaplex is not for everyone." YMMV, OP.

I’m not a fan of any of the Olaplex products either. I bought some shampoo and conditioner by Amika at Sephora that I love.

I’d consider the Dyson hairdryer. If you don’t have a LED mask, I’d buy one (I bought the Dr. Denis Gross LED mask from Sephora).

Olaplex is really for people who color their hair, if you have natural hair I would recommend only trying one product (maybe the oil) and seeing how that works out before you get more.

Red light mask
Dr. Dennis Gross Every day Peel

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Anonymous wrote:I like the Sulwhasoo face cleansing oil, it smells good and is in a pump bottle.

Agree -- this is also a staple for me! But you can get it (and other Korean brands like Dr. Jart, La Neige, etc.) for half the price from Korean websites like Stylevana, so I've stopped buying it from Sephora.

Ooh, tell me more! What other sites do you use?

- DP

Anonymous wrote:I like the Sulwhasoo face cleansing oil, it smells good and is in a pump bottle.

Agree -- this is also a staple for me! But you can get it (and other Korean brands like Dr. Jart, La Neige, etc.) for half the price from Korean websites like Stylevana, so I've stopped buying it from Sephora.

Bobbi Brown shadow sticks
Nude Stix Roses 'n Honey Nudes trio
Tatcha the Silk Canvas skin primer
Makeup by Mario MoistureGlow Plumping Lip Serum
Sunday Riley CEO Brightening Serum
Sunday Riley Good Genes
Buxom lip plumper
Benefit They're Real mascara

I also say get Oribe shampoo and conditioner. The products are amazing.

K18 products for your hair, rather than olaplex.

And I usually buy the Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Eye gel patches