Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare

Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare is claimed to be a “breakthrough” line of anti-aging products that revitalize your skin and help it look younger, while also improving problem skin, protecting from sun damage, and reversing the signs of aging.

Christie claims to have created the product line to “share her secret,” for gorgeous skin, which was gained “after a career with access to leading scientists.” She purportedly enlisted the help of a cosmetic dermatologist and medical journalist Dr. Doris Day, who “provided key formulation feedback throughout development.”

Overall, Christie Brinkley’s Authentic Skincare line promises to embody her passion for anti-aging and being ecologically conscious. She claims to have been “personally involved in every step in the process.”

There’s no doubt that Christie Brinkley’s name immediately conjures images of timeless beauty and supermodel status. But does this necessarily mean that her Authentic Skincare line will provide any benefits, or that it’s worth the money? This review will answer these questions and help you decide if this skincare line is right for you.

Product Line

Overall, 13 products make up the Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare line:

• Recapture 360 Night Anti-Aging Night Treatment: As you sleep, this product is claimed to contain a “unique peptide,” and a Bio-Copper Complex that smoothes and rejuvenates your skin.

• Uplift Firming Neck & Décolleté Treatment: Targets the neck, décolleté, and chest area to improve firmness and elasticity, tighten and brighten skin, and smooth the neckline.

• Complete Clarity Facial Cleansing Wash: A foaming gel cleanser claimed to remove makeup, balance moisture, and leave your skin refreshed.

• Close Up Instant Wrinkle Reducer and Treatment: An instant firming treatment that tightens and smooths fine lines around the eyes, mouth, and forehead.

• Forever Flawless Professional Finish Foundation – SPF 40: A double-duty foundation that protects your skin from sun damage while providing peptides and other ingredients that bind moisture to the skin.

• Secrets and Lines Under-Eye Concealer: A lightweight, skin-soothing formula for enhancing and brightening your skin while hiding age spots, discoloration, dark circles, and other signs of aging.

• Strobes Show Natural Glow Stick Highlighter: This skin refiner illuminates your skin for a subtle sheen that blends well and melts on contact with your skin.

• Cheek Chic Color and Contour Powder Blush: A light pink contour that adds a pop of color to your complexion while providing a smooth finish and minimizing your pores.

• Sun-Kissed Bliss Sheer Powder Bronzer: This powder bronzer comes as a weightless formula that delivers warmth to your skin for natural, sun-kissed color.

• Prime Time Day to Night Nudes Eye Shadow Palette: A curated palate of velvety eye shadows to help you create a range of elegant looks for any occasion.

• In a Blink Instant Volumizing Mascara: Mascara with a “peptide-powered” formula to give you ultra-black eyelashes that are clump-free, flake-free, and fortified for further growth.

• Take a Bow Brow Defining Pencil: Color, shape, and add density to your brows with this non-smudge pencil that includes a teardrop-shaped tip for extra precision- no sharpening required.

• Lip Beautifully Moisture-Rich Lipstick: A non-feathering, no-fade lipstick that lets you hydrate your lips with a rich, emollient formula.

A Closer Look at the Ingredients

Like most skincare and anti-aging products, Christie Brinkley’s line of products contain a lot of ingredients, so we’d strongly recommend reviewing the full list for the particular product you’re interested in, as well as to identify any possible allergic reactions.

With this said, the vast majority of Christy Brinkley Skincare’s active ingredients are proprietary formulations, including Neodermyl, Elix-IR, Sytenol A, K Vita C, Mitostime, Vederine, Phormistim G, Aquaxyl, and several others.

And while you may experience some benefits from these, there is insufficient third-party clinical evidence available showing that they work as advertised.

On the other hand, some products within the Authentic Skincare line do include “natural” ingredients, including niacinamide, horse chestnut seed extract, magnolia super extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, caffeine, salicylic acid, aloe powder, and glycerin.

Of these ingredients, the primary benefits (when applied topically) are moisturization, anti-irritant, and anti-inflammatory. However, these alone may not necessarily provide the level of anti-aging you’re looking for.

Possible Side Effects

Overall, most of Christie Brinkley’s Skincare products should be well tolerated by most individuals. And although we encountered very few online customer reviews that critiqued these products or cited allergic reactions, keep in mind that niacinamide can cause flushing and redness, while salicylic acid can lead to dry, peeling skin.

Finally, you should look for products that have had the toxic substance esculin removed. Products that contain horse chestnut can cause side effects such as dizziness, headache, stomach upset, and itching.

Analysis of Customer Reviews

Here at HighYa, more than 40 readers have left reviews for Christie Brinkley, averaging 1.6 stars. We’ve summarized their comments below so that you can get a better sense of what people are saying.

Common Compliments:

• Products helped users look and feel much younger
• Helps remove forehead wrinkles even for younger people

Common Complaints:

• Online ordering can be frustrating
• Must pay for return shipping, even for sample products
• Some users inadvertently signed up for auto-ship
• Difficult to cancel orders

It’s important to note that the majority of our negative reviews for Christie Brinkley Skincare are related to the company’s trial offers and subscription programs, rather than the quality of the products themselves. Use this as perspective when looking at this company’s average rating on HighYa.

Pricing and Refund Policy

Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare products are priced as follows:

• Recapture 360 Night Anti-Aging Night Treatment: $79.95 for 1-oz
• Uplift Firming Neck & Décolleté Treatment: $79.95 for 1.7-oz
• Complete Clarity Facial Cleansing Wash: $32.95 for 3-oz
• Close Up Instant Wrinkle Reducer and Treatment: $79.95 for 0.33-oz
• Forever Flawless Professional Finish Foundation – SPF 40: $28 for 1.2-oz
• Secrets and Lines Under-Eye Concealer: $14 for 0.16-oz
• Strobes Show Natural Glow Stick Highlighter: $22 for 0.3-oz
• Cheek Chic Color and Contour Powder Blush: $22 for 0.3-oz
• Sun-Kissed Bliss Sheer Powder Bronzer: $22 for 0.3-oz
• Prime Time Day to Night Nudes Eye Shadow Palette: $27 for 0.6-oz
• In a Blink Instant Volumizing Mascara: $18 for 9.2-g
• Take a Bow Brow Defining Pencil: $18 for 0.006-oz
• Lip Beautifully Moisture-Rich Lipstick: $19 for 0.14-oz

Shipping is currently free for all orders. Unlike in the past, Christie Brinkley no longer offers any trial offers or auto-ship programs for your purchase.

In the past, this company offered a 30-day trial for Recapture-360, where customers paid $3.95 for a month’s worth of product. However, if you didn’t return the sample within that time you would be billed the full price of $69.95 and be enrolled in a monthly auto-ship program for more products at the same price. As stated above, this program was a common complaint in customer reviews.

Today, all Authentic Skincare products come with a 30-day refund, minus return shipping charges. Even empty containers qualify for this guarantee. To request a refund, you’ll need to contact customer service at 800-566-7897.

The Bottom Line

Overall, Christie Brinkley’s Authentic Skincare line appears to come with decent customer ratings, especially when you discount the negative comments due to the company’s past auto-ship program.

There’s clinical evidence that many of the ingredients within this product line will provide positive skin benefits. However, choosing an anti-aging product is a very personal decision, so what works well for others may not be your cup of tea, whether due to preference, skin type, and more.

If you do decide to give Authentic Skincare a try, the company appears to stand behind their products with a 30-day return policy, although you’ll be out a small amount for return shipping.