http://www.boots.com/en/Liz-Earle-Daily-Essentials-Kit-for-Normal-Combination-Skin_1654099/
Today I have a nice little review for you guys, I have been so excited to review these products but I wanted to test them for at least a week to let you know how they are, first impressions are great but they're not always correct, except in the case of these products...
A couple of years ago I tried to delve into the world of Liz Earle skincare, I did not have the budget for it and I did not give much of a shit about my skin, being in my 20's now, these things matter a little bit more to me (hello anti ageing, yes, partying like a wild animal through my teens has not done me any favours) also now I have some dollar dollar bills to spend on the good stuff. Usually I try to avoid stuff like this I'm all about the natural route, coconut oil, hot water, cold water, vitamin e oil to moisturise. I noticed with this that my skin was looking dull, I wanted to try something not completely harsh and full of badness but something with a bit more BAM (if you catch my drift).
I went to Waterloo station the other day as you would have read in my diary and got talking to one of the Liz Earle reps in boots, she gave me a free tester and I thought I would give it a try, what's the worst that could happen? I might break out, oh no, story of my fucking life, I always have a spot somewhere on this gorgeous face. I might make my pores worse, I might get dry skin. Whatever, I'm walking on the wild side, I started thinking, God damn, what if this actually makes an enormous difference and it has.
Now I can't say for sure that anyone else might have noticed but I can assure you, I, have noticed. My breakouts are still happening but nowhere near as bad as they were and side note, I am on my period for literally the 3rd time in the last 4-6 weeks (fucking pill) so that is going to cause some problems. My pores have tightened and certainly aren't as noticeable, I'm not going to lie and say they're gone, that will never, ever happen, but this stuff really gets in there and cleans them out. The main thing though, my complexion, I'm fucking glowing, I'm glowing so much I could pass as a UV accessory and I dig it.
The kit was £45 but you get, Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser 100ml, Instant Boost Skin Tonic 200ml, Skin Repair for Normal/Combination skin 50ml, Gentle Face Exfoliator 50ml PLUS 2 muslin face cloths. Which in all honesty, is not actually that bad, I was quite pleased.
Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, I still haven't even touched the one that I brought, I'm still working my way through the 30ml sample and I use it twice a day, if I'm wearing make up I use 2 applications and I've had the sample now for over a week and a half, so a little goes a long way. It smells amazing, it is especially great in the morning to wake yourself up because its got like a eucalyptus/minty smell, I don't know exactly, but it's nice. This is step one, you massage into face and neck in circular motions, heat up the cloth until it's hot to the touch, wring the cloth out and wipe the cleanser off your face using different sections of the cloth so you aren't cross contaminating, once all the cleanser has been rinsed off you splash your face with cold water, or do what I do and put freezing water on the cloth after rinsing it and press it over my face section by section to close my pores.
Instant Boost Skin Tonic, I like this, I needed a toner and I have never found one that doesn't make me feel like my skin is about to rip off of my face because of how tight it gets. This toner is really hydrating and doesn't leave that dry/tight feeling or sticky residue, this too smells lush. This is the second step, so you whack a fair amount to douse a cotton pad and sweep it over your face and neck, although I'm not much of a sweeper, more of a patter. I let it dry and move on to the next step which is...
Skin Repair for Normal/Combination skin, I'm not a fan of thin consistency moisturisers but I'm not letting my bias stand in my way of this trial run. Once I have let my toner air dry I dot this over my face and neck and massage it in. Quick anecdote, totally relates to this product by the way, I was on the bus the other day when I was heading out to my friends gig, which I mentioned in my diary last week, linked above, while I was sitting there I could just smell something, kind of wet doggish but not really, I assumed it was the guy behind me, he looked hot and the bus was baking, when I got off the bus I got over it and moved on and enjoyed myself at the gig. Annnnnywayy, when I got home and completed the routine in the evening, I smelt it again, it's the fucking moisturiser, now, it doesn't smell horrendous, it's just not as pleasant as the rest of the range. Wet doggish is maybe a bit harsh but I don't particularly like the smell, that being said the moisturiser is very hydrating and absorbs into the skin quickly which I love.
Gentle Face Exfoliator 50ml, I am not head over heels in love with this, I prefer my own homemade scrubs which I have improvised on and looked at other random articles to get recipes for, but I will say, it was a free gift in the set, it's not going to be ground breaking, its nice, it does it's job and it smells good, the beads aren't too harsh on the skin and that's about as much as I can say on the product.
Overall, I'm really pleased with the set, price and the results, unfortunately I am a massive plonker and forgot to do a before and after shot of my skin #dickheaaad, but I've got a spot treatment product review coming up and I pinky promise I will make sure I have before and afters on that post! I hope you enjoyed my review, I am not sponsored unfortunately so I don't get paid for this, but it goes to show how much I love the products and I feel they're totally worthy of over an hour of my writing time to tell you about them! I promise if I ever reach a stage of ultimate blogger fame, I will not sell out, I will always give my honest opinion on everything, sponsored, un-sponsored, you name it, I'll still be Jenny from the block, if you will...
No comments:
Post a Comment