Showing posts with label combination skin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label combination skin. Show all posts
I’ve noticed that as I grow up (read: age horribly), my skin issues and skincare routine have changed as well. Other than getting rid of blackheads, I never used to be that fussed about pore size, or the appearance of pores – there are quite a few products out there that can be used to minimise or hide the look of pores, so I never really gave it a second thought.
However, things change and the other week, I found myself looking at those awful nose pore strips that were so popular c.2006 – you know, the ones that look like giant plasters, except they shrink like concrete onto your nose and essentially feel like they’re ripping off the top layer of your skin. Could I really put myself through that again?
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Porefessional Skin With Benefit Instant WipeOut Mask & Matte Rescue Gel
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My New La Roche Posay Skincare: Effaclar BB Blur & Hydraphase Intense Serum
Here it is - the results of my VICHY beauty trial! Last month, I went to the launch of VICHYs new Normaderm Night Detox Cream. (see the launch deets in my post VICHY Normaderm Night Detox Launch)
I have been trialling three lovely Normaderm products for the last few weeks (because, let's be honest, no one can write a proper review on skincare if you've only used it twice) And you know what? The results have been very mixed : which I personally think is great because I was starting to worry that I just loved ALL products.... bwaah.
The Good.
First up, we're looking at my favourite - as in, I love this so much that I can't even leave it til last to build up some suspense through this post.. It's the Normaderm Day moisturiser!
What do you look for in a cream? My perfect cream would be, on one hand, medicinal and mattifying (like a teatree oil and salycylic acid vibe) but on the other hand, with a lovely texture which will make my skin feel like it's drinking up goodness.
Lovely and light, but also very creamy, this Normaderm Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care is the perfect emulsion for combination skin. It's got the goodies to help keep skin clear, but is also hydrating enough to keep skin plump. I really like this moisturiser - I'm so glad I got to try it, and I would definitely buy it!
Next up, another GOOD EGG.
This is the VICHY Normaderm 3 in 1 - it's a cleanser, scrub AND mask. Oh mannn, I love a multitasker - it saves space in your cupboard and in your suitcase and basically change your WORLD.
Ever have one of those super clearing-out moments when you're like, I'M JUST GOING TO SORT OUT MY LIIIIFE?
Face Value Tip: Do what I did! Use this VICHY 3 in 1 to slather a mask on, bin your half-used, year-old products, watch an episode of Orange Is The New Black and then dampen, massage and wash off to reveal lovely smooth skin! BOOM.
Overall, this was good - I really liked it but I didn't love it. I like that the scrub isn't too scrubby and the cleanser is soothing and fluid given that it's clay based. As an individual cleanser, I don't think it's as good as some other cleansers I've used but big thumbs up on the multitasking side!
The Not-So-Good
I was really excited to try this new Night Detox cream - designed to prevent that greasy skin feeling when you wake up, it sounded an absolute DREAM.
Upon first application, I really liked it - it was mattifying and absorbent but with the texture of a cream, not a gel. Dreaming of beautifully matte skin like this when I woke up, I went to bed and, for the FIRST ever time in my life, I was eager to see my face the morning after!
Unfortunately, when I woke up, my skin was greasy as ever, I don't know whether my skin is just RIDICULOUSLY greasy, but it just didn't work for me.
I still would use the Normaderm Night Detox as a night cream as it's still surprisingly hydrating. However, it doesnt feel as comfortable as the original Normaderm Moisturiser which is more creamy in feel.
So there we go - three Normaderm products with three very different results!
I really wanted to love the Night Detox but for me, it was the original Normaderm moisturiser which won my heart...
Have you tried any of these?
What do you look for in a cream? Do you have a favourite moisturiser?
Do you ever find that you just love ALL products too?!
By Zoe Dubs
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VICHY Normaderm Part 2: The Results!
Wake up. Look at face. Grimace. Repeat. There are those days when my skin doesn't just need a little help, it needs a full SOS custom paint job. Red rings around my nose, dark circles under my eyes - foundation just doesn't always cut it.
Enter, stage left, the Amazing Cosmetics Amazing Concealer! Could a product sound any more sure of itself?!! Used by the likes of SJP and Gwyneth Paltrow,the Amazing Concealer is a bestseller from the Amazing Cosmetics range.
I've not tried Amazing Cosmetics before so (like every beauty junkie out there) I was so excited to try this new brand and this new concealer!
I don't want to a) ruin the surprise and b) be lazy with my adjectives BUT Amazing Cosmetics Concealer is....well, amazing!
Okay okay, I'll give you some more detail in a bit but lets say that no one's getting sued by Advertising Standards anytime soon.
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The Amazing Concealer from Amazing Cosmetics!
Before I went through this whole holiday/move flat double combo, I went to a great event with Vichy. Instagram friends will have probably spotted it alll over my feed but here's the real down-low on what happened.
Vichy has been high on my beauty radar for a while now but especially their Normaderm range as it's for oily and combination oily skin. ie. IT'S MADE FOR ME.
This launch event was to mark the incoming of the latest VICHY Normaderm product - the Night Detox cream. Held in the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, there was a cinema screening, lovely cocktails and a whole host of fun canapes..
I ended up with three VICHY products to test - the new Night Detox cream, the Normaderm moisturiser and the Normaderm 3-in-1 cleanser - how did I get on with them?
Read on to see what happened at the event
Vichy has been high on my beauty radar for a while now but especially their Normaderm range as it's for oily and combination oily skin. ie. IT'S MADE FOR ME.
This launch event was to mark the incoming of the latest VICHY Normaderm product - the Night Detox cream. Held in the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, there was a cinema screening, lovely cocktails and a whole host of fun canapes..
I ended up with three VICHY products to test - the new Night Detox cream, the Normaderm moisturiser and the Normaderm 3-in-1 cleanser - how did I get on with them?
Read on to see what happened at the event
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VICHY Normaderm Night Detox Launch: Part 1
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