LED masks, microcurrent tools and cleansing devices for at-home use, tested for comfort, routine time and visible results over weeks.

The Nural backs off its heat as it nears your scalp and pauses itself when set down. It is a real feature, but cheaper high-speed dryers dry hair almost as fast.

The viral drugstore mascara delivers real length and clean separation for $13.99. It does not out-volumize the best prestige formulas, and the washable version trades staying power for easy removal.

A ceramide tub that costs about a dollar an ounce in the big size and works on face and body. It is thick, jarred and wrong for oily skin in humid weather, but for dry skin nothing cheaper does more.