Dr. Obagi has little patience with people who want a sweet-smelling, feel-good cream and expect it to improve their skin.  So he has simple advice for those who just want to feel good:  have a martini.

“If you want to look good,” he says, “use products with a high concentration of retinol.”

Then again, there are people who want to do both!  For 2008-2009, sales of luxury cosmetics and skincare were up 63%.  Sales of vodka were up 81% , and sales of rum were up 226%!  Of course, if you drink too much, everyone else will look better too!

productsimple advice for anyone wanting to feel better:  have a martini.