First of all, this is my first post so welcome to my blog!
I was not always interested in my looks, in fact before I hit puberty I only took a bath once a fortnight, I never brushed or combed my hair, and never washed my face. Call this bad parenting on my mothers part, but in reality I was stubborn kid, things like hygiene just didn't occur to me, being out playing with my friends was my priority, which is the way it should be for a kid, but when I did eventually hit puberty I was cruelly smitten by that force of evil that is 'acne'. Moreover a holiday in Florida left my nose terribly burnt, add to that naturally frizzy hair, and you can imagine I wasn't the most attractive teenager. So over the years I have gradually gained more of an interest in skincare to the point where now, compared to my sister I am little O.C.D (though she still has much better skin than me-curse you hormones!).
Here is a list of products I just brought and am using right now, I don't usually buy things this expensive, but since a had a little money to spare I splashed out. Here is the website I brought them from they have top notch products (though expensive), and good informative reviews.
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| This is a moisturiser that is a spray, you can use it on your body, hair, and face, it smells (expensive)divine, and gives a dewy finish, apparently it's really popular in Paris (Nuxe is a French company so..yeah). I bought the 20th anniversary addition- but it's really just the same as the ordinary version, as a moisturiser it really is lovely, though I already have oily skin, I thought I'd buy this for when parts of my skin dry out from other products, and I wasn't wrong. |
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| This is a facial mask,(by another French company, but check out their other products they're really good!) I think I read some where in the wisdom of the world wide web that is it best to do a facial once or twice a week, I took that advice, and it is actually a good idea as by the end of week my skin seems to get progressively worse, anyway, I read really good reviews about this product and I have to say it really did detox my oily combination skin well, two thumbs up. |
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This product is the one that does all the work (and the most expensive at £31.50), I apply it after cleansing every other day to ex-foliate, it repairs the damage done to my collagen by the sun. It contains Glycolic acid, which is derived from sugar cane, it's useful in cosmetics between the concentration of of 5% to 10%, this product is 5% so it will not harm your skin, so don't be wary of using it because it contains the word acid. So far it has been an amazing, skin changing product, but take the advice of me and many other reviewers of applying sun screen the next day as your skin will be very sensitive, this product has helped clear up my mild acne and even out my skin tone, very impressive. |
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This cleanser (yet again another French company- why are you French so good with skincare? this explains a lot about why the women are so beautiful) is the best cleanser I have ever used sometimes I go to bed using nothing else but this cleanser it's that good, the first time I used it I noticed an instant change, my skin was softer, less irritated, not to dry or oily, it is quite literally genius. |
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| Out of all the products I brought this is the only one I'm not that keen on, I had read mixed reviews about it, but had heard it was apparently good for reducing acne scars (which I have a little of from my early teens), it did reduce the scarring a little but seems to do precious little else, but I probably haven't used it long enough or consistently enough to justify that statement, so I shall try again and we shall see. |
