Click here to follow AskMen Fashion on Twitter.I’ve been shopping for my toothpaste, shampoo and shaving cream at the drugstoresince I was a young man, but along the way I got lost in the land of $200 eye cream (notmy fault -- the sales girl bum-rushed me) and $25 toothpaste. Well, I am back to thedrugstore. Back to my tried-and-true products that are a fraction of the high-end storeprices -- and that work just as well.
Here are my top eight picks, in no particular order, based on expert recommendations,industry professionals and my usage of hundreds of products over the years. Note: Often,high-end products have exactly the same active ingredients as their drugstore cousins --for real.
Hair Products

Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Deeeeep ConditionerPrice: $3.99Buy it here A few years ago a hairstylist friend of minelet me in on a secret after finding out I spent over $100 (that’s groceries for aweek) on hair products at a top salon. He recommended the Aussie line of products,especially the 3 Minute Miracle Deeeeep Conditioner for $3.99. Yes -- $3.99. If you, likeme, have less than perfect hair, you will be amazed at how great your mop can look. Once aweek shampoo first, then use this stuff, and by the time you finish the rest of yourshower you can rinse and you’ll be done.
American Crew Molding ClayPrice: $16.99Buy it here
If you want to look like you spent a lot of money and no time in the mirror taming yourmane (nothing is worse than looking like you tried), you’ll love the Molding Clay.It is on par with anything found in top salons (Kerastase is fantastic, but so expensive)and is less than half the price at about $16.99 for about four months’ worth. Facial Products

Burt’s Bees Lip BalmPrice: $2.99Buy it here
I was an avid user of ChapStick for years. It was like I was addicted or something andcouldn’t stop applying it. When I didn’t use it I ended up with cracked lips(freaking painful). Then a friend of mine, Dr. Shirley Madhere, recommended Burt’sBees Lip Balm, which is the same price and actually heals dry, chapped lips. Withingredients like acai berry, coconut and sunflower oil, it is 100% natural and sociallyconscious (a tube contains 50% postindustrial recycled plastic). Also comes with SPF.L’Oreal Men’s Expert Vita Lift Anti-Wrinkle And FirmingMoisturizerPrice: $11.99Buy it here
Like it or not, in this day and age it is shown that how young we look has becomeincreasingly important, so $11.99 on an anti-wrinkle cream is well worth the investment.Trust me, I have used the $200 anti-wrinkle cream and I am more pleased with theL’Oreal version. One of the active ingredients is Pro-Retinol, which revitalizesskin, reduces wrinkles and firms the face. In four weeks of regular use you will seeresults. I swear by this stuff. You will look less tired and puffy, which means youngerand more handsome. Continue Reading

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