Every time we step into Costco we’re amazed at the new beauty companies that have signed on to have their products featured in big, flat, plastic packaging as if it were a curling iron on the shelves at WalMart. (Wait, that’s not a good analogy. Costco is similar to Walmart, only with better produce and a membership fee.)

Still, it’s strange to see high end beauty products like Sisley Ecological Compound bound in hard plastic, not able to breathe, begging passers by to please take it home. Except that passers by in places like this would rather feed their arm to a pack of pitbulls than spend a C note on moisturizer.

But us? We’re much wiser. Because we know that this exact product retails at Saks Fifth Avenue for $190.00. That’s a NINETY ONE DOLLAR DISCOUNT. Who cares if it’s wrapped up so tight we need industrial sized scissors to let it loose.

We love Costco.

Sisley Ecological Compound 4.2 oz at COSTCO, $99

A business trip to Las Vegas this week found us standing in front of the Sisley counter at Saks Fifth Avenue on the Las Vegas Strip.

We have never before used Sisley, a french skincare line that uses botanical products and essential oils to accelerate surface microcirculation and promote toxin elimination, resulting in radiant skin.

Our favorite product by far is the Sisleya Eye/Lip Contour Cream, which after only three days has left the delicate skin around our eyes more firm and hydrated than it has ever been.

(We normally use La Mer eye cream, which, according to the lovely Sisley representative, we have been doing ALL WRONG! Apparently, after applying La Mer eye cream, you need to seal with a layer of Creme de La Mer in order to hold the moisture in and allow the eye cream to penetrate the skin. Lovely Sisely Representative used to work for La Mer which is how she knows this very important detail about applying their eye cream, but OHMYGOD why didn’t anyone tell us this when we bought it?)

In addition to the incredible eye treatment, we have been literally blown away by their other products, especially the Intensive Night Cream and the Buff & Wash Facial Gel. The only drawback is that we might have to sell our car in order to keep up with this regimen.

Sisley Sisleya Eye and Lip Contour Cream, $165