secret Skin savers.(skin care)

secret ?Skin savers

Scientology, watch your back. These little-known creams, cleansers, and serums are inspiring a cult following of their own. By Jenny Bailly

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tis no secret that skin-care fanatics are on a constant quest for the most elusive blemish-clearing, line-smoothing, ?radiance-imparting elixirs. But Tennessee beauty-boutique owner Linda Roberts takes that imperative to the extreme. My poor husband has stood outside of every pharmacy from Patmos to Paris,I she says. And while Roberts usually only picks up a few things to share with her best customers, on a trip to Rio a few years ago she bought $10,000 worth of a sunscreen she discovered at the hotel boutique. The dollar was so strong, and this stuff really was amazing,I she says in her defense. So we lugged four huge boxes homeountil two of them broke in the middle of the airport. My husband looked like he was going to kill me as he chased bottles through the terminal.I It was worth the effort. Back in Nashville, those bottles kept rollingoright off the shelves at Robertsis store, Private Edition. Further proof that, while quality ?is certainly important (The Brazilians really know sunblock,I Roberts says), limited supply and a strange name (It was in PortugueseoBotanica something?I) go a long way toward generating the word-of-mouth buzz that can earn a product cult status. On our own ...