NoahJenda asks…I’m very curious to know what the Beauty Brains think about Nancy Boy’s Ultramarine Night Cream. It’s also sold as an eye cream. I find their descriptions of the product unusually frank. For example, when discussing eye creams, they say “None, including ours, do anything for dark circles or puffiness (even though some of them claim to) because no product can…The only under-eye problem that can be addressed with an over-the-counter product is fine lines and wrinkles.” I also find it interesting that they claim their cream has the same ingredients as other products costing ten times as much. What do the Beauty Brains think of the ingredients, and of the claims for this product?
The Beauty Brains respond:
Wow. Nancy Boy has the most refreshingly honest product descriptions I’ve ever seen!
Why is Nancy Boy so different?
If you read their website you’ll see that they say things you’ve never been told by any beauty company, like:
- “All that any anti-wrinkle product like this one can do is to diminish their appearance, and the way they do that is to shrink and plump them…” (As we’ve said time and time again, there’s not much functional difference in expensive anti-aging creams.)
- “every manufacturer, including us and …La Mer, Clinique, Prescriptives, M-A-C, Origins, Aveda, etc…has the same access to state-of-the-art anti-wrinkle technology…” (We’ve been telling you this for years!)
- When it comes to spending a lot on beauty products “savvy consumers should read each brand’s ingredients listing to get the best deal.” (Sound familiar, Beauty Brains reader?)
- “…the marine-based active complex in our ultramarine night cream is not alas, exclusive to us.” (Sounds different than companies that tell you they’re the only ones with specific technology!)
They also bash the fanciful source of an expensive ingredient used in Estee Lauder’s cream. To get a full appreciation of their positioning (and their sense of hum0r) you have to read their website for yourself! (See links below for some examples.)
What do their claims really mean?
Nancy’s straight up approach is very refreshing but be careful not to get caught up in everything they say. For example, they repeat claims about peptides, hyaluronic acid and vitamin C that are not as well established as they would lead you to believe.
Is Nancy Boy worth it?
We couldn’t agree more that Nancy Boy products work as well as products that cost hundreds more. At $55 for 2 ounces they have drastically undercut many of the ridiculously over-priced products on the market. But their logic works both ways – there are still plenty of products that cost less than $55 that can work the same way to plump up your skin. If your goal is to get a cheaper version of Estee Lauder’s formula, then Nancy Boy will save you some bucks. But if all you want to do is moisturizer wrinkly skin, you can save even more by shopping around.
Reference:
http://www.nancyboy.com/Ultramarine-Night-Cream-22p33.htm
http://www.nancyboy.com/Ultramarine-Night-Cream-21p34.htm
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So now the question is: does that formula work well? These “lab proven” results they reference… is it legit?
I think they’re going to get people to buy their products because they want to reward that honesty!
Beauty Brains, this sounds like a great product, but is it better than Retin-A? Right now I’m using Tazorac and Anew ultimate night cream in the evening. Would buying Nancy Boy’s product improve the situation at all? I am asking because my dermatologist just said yesterday that the Tazoracs of the world are the only things that really work.
Thanks so much!
Marie
@Marie: This product won’t have the skin “resurfacing” properties of retinol. Tazorac is a prescription medication – it’s a different type of retinoid. Your Derm is right – no over the counter cosmetic product will work as well.
Thank you!!
Wow, this absolutely makes me want to support this brand. The concept of actually being able to read a label and BELIEVE it?! Seriously, takes so much guesswork and frustration out of buying products. If only the whole industry were held to these standards
I like how u still had criticisms for them
I’ve actually been using the Ultramarine Night Cream for a couple of months now, and I think it’s terrific. Although it’s not one of the listed benefits, the cream has almost completed cured a problem with chronic redness on my forehead that no other product has helped. I use a few other Nancy Boy products, and I’ve been very happy with all of them. Great customer service too, with a discount for joining their email club and lots of free stuff.
this is great. i am gona use it with AE.
thanks cheryl.
Hmm… so is it better to get botox then??
No topical cosmetic product will work better than a Botox injection.
I love every Nancy Boy product I’ve ever used. I am not a big ‘product’ user in general – very few lotions and potions – and Nancy Boy is the only product I’ve ever bought on-line. But once I tried their soap, I couldn’t live without it. I then went on to their shaving cream (after a lifetime of using soap) and even risked bubble bath, though every bubble bath I’ve used in the past gave me a yeast infection. Their bubble bath ROCKS! I am almost out and I am feeling panicked! Time to reorder.
I’ve been using Eric & Jack’s (the Nancy Boys) night cream (and other items) since May 2010 (I save their email newsletters, they’re that funny) and can attest to a refreshing honesty over a swell product line. They’ve got hair care, soaps, scents… even laundry stuff, home spray, candles — AND a home furnishings store in San Francisco (read their ABOUT page for a few giggles.)
I’ve tried several of their items over the years — they offer great discounts and special samples with purchase — but nothing’s been as right for me as the ultramarine cream. And I still keep trying their other offerings because I love doing business with an online (to me) ittybiz that rocks the real. And I’m a hero every time I turn a friend on to them, and that’s worth a lot these days. (And thanks to Monique here, I just may try the bubble bath next!)
See you on the interwebs~
@TheGirlPie