Did you purchase a store-brand night moisturizer that saved you cash but, well, is just slightly ho hum? According to legendary cosmetics expert Adrien Arpel, you can transform a skimpy night cream into an enriched vitamin skin treat by adding one-eighth teaspoon of liquid vitamin C and the contents of a 100-IU vitamin E capsule to four ounces of the lotion base. Blend well. Your skin will look and feel more nourished than with plain generic night cream.

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