You know when you see a beautiful woman of impossible-to-guess age? Second to the attitude (magically light-hearted and sophisticated at once) it’s all about the skin. It’s the skin on a woman’s face and neck that betrays her– or wonderfully acts in her favor. When a woman cheeks radiate youthfullness and glow and her eyes are bright and shining, you will not believe her when she talks about a son who has gone off to college or a daughter who is expecting her second baby. “What?” you cough, “You have kids in their twenties/thirties?” “I don’t believe it!” you say, but what you really want to ask is, “What kind of beauty products do you use?” 

When D’Andra Simmons products sent me a 2ml sample of their Hard Night Good Morning Facial Cocktail I read how this aloe-based facial serum supposedly tightens, tones and firms, containing all sorts of register trademarked ingredients with names like “Osilift” and also powerful antioxidants and soothing essential oils. They claimed their formula invigorates ones complexion to reveal “refreshed, beautiful skin and provide and instant glow.”

I tried it. I opened up the packet and put in on my face instead of my normal moisturizer and instantly liked the way it felt on my fingertips. I could tell it was incredibly moisturizing without being oily, and there was enough thickness and elasticity to it for me me to believe it had some tightening capabilities . I put it on my face and my face felt quenched…and yes I did notice a little glow. The real surprise though came at 4pm in the afternoon when I was riding in the passenger seat on a drive with my husband. I pulled down the visor mirror to put on some lipstick and was caught off guard by how nice my face looked. My skin genuinely still held a glow and the “turning 30″ crows feet around my eyes seemed gone all-together.

That is when I thought of the lady with indiscriminate age. So this is their secret…I bet these women who look miraculously timeless as their kids continue on into adulthood, use a product like this. I give Hard Night Good Morning Facial Cocktail two “magically light-hearted and sophisticated” thumbs up. This, of course, is just my initial impressions. A more thorough review would require more than just a 2ml sample size to test. But, the prospects for the product look good.